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Douglas County launches six-month diagnostic review of zoning and subdivision regulations
Summary
Consultants from Lehi/Clarion presented a six-month diagnostic to identify strengths, gaps and modernization opportunities in Douglas County's zoning and subdivision regulations; commissioners pressed for public engagement and clarity on how the review will relate to Plan 2040.
Elizabeth Garvin, a planning consultant who said she is with Lehi and Associates, told the Douglas County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 28 that the county has launched a six-month diagnostic review of its zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations to identify strengths, gaps and opportunities to modernize code language.
The review team described the work as an issue-identification phase that will produce an "issues list" for staff, the planning commission and the board, followed by a public draft and an opportunity for community comment. "So Clarion Associates is a land use planning firm out of Denver and Chapel Hill," Garvin said, explaining the firm's experience and adoption…
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