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Draft BVCP land‑use framework would simplify designations, add greenways and civic hubs; council debates university label and WUI risks
Summary
Staff proposed a revised future land‑use framework classifying neighborhood types, hubs, greenways and rural lands; councilors asked staff to clarify how the map will represent future vs. current conditions, whether university parcels should be a distinct designation and how WUI evacuation and agriculture will be accounted for.
City planners presented a proposed future land‑use framework on Dec. 11 that reduces the number of categories, introduces a new greenways designation and civic hubs, and aims to make the plan more navigable and adaptable at a neighborhood scale. Tess Shorn, planner on the project team, said the draft map will be developed through layered analysis of existing land use, transit corridors, floodplains and wildland‑urban interface constraints.
"The map is meant to describe a desired future vision for the community," Tess Shorn said. Staff…
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