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Pitkin County staff flags water, floor‑area caps and TDR updates as top code priorities
Summary
Staff told the Planning & Zoning Commission that high‑priority code updates tied to the Vision 2050 draft include water‑adequacy and groundwater standards, square‑footage and floor‑area tiering, and changes to the transferable development‑rights program; those items will be advanced once the plan is referred and adopted.
Planning staff used the implementation matrix to identify near‑term code updates that will accompany the comprehensive plan. The highest‑priority code items are concentrated in two areas: water and the built environment.
Water-code priorities listed as high in the matrix include updated water‑adequacy requirements for new development and redevelopment, well‑pump testing and metering, standards…
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