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City staff outline major BVCP edits: fewer policies, consolidated open‑space mapping and new ‘Greenways’ designation
Summary
Planning staff told the Open Space Board that the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan draft (posted Mar. 3) reduces policies from 210 to 102, would consolidate open‑space land‑use categories (retiring OSO, bringing OSDR features into an open‑space designation), and introduce a Greenways designation for riparian corridors; staff sought OSBT recommendation in May.
City planning staff presented the status of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan (BVCP) update and discussed major changes to how the plan will treat open space and regional trail connections.
"We've reduced the number of policies from 210 down to 102," said Christopher Johnson, Comprehensive Planning Senior Manager, describing an effort to make the plan clearer and more resilient by focusing language on aspirational policy statements rather than long implementation narratives.
Staff proposed streamlining the open‑space land‑use framework. Under the draft, Open Space Acquired (OSA) would remain, OSDR (open space development…
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