Commission reviews framework for sweeping Land Use Code update to implement General Plan 2045

May 13, 2026

Consultants presented a multi-stage Land Use Code update to implement Arcada’s General Plan 2045, proposing objective design standards, zoning map changes, Valley West form-based code, and improved procedures; commissioners and public raised issues such as setbacks, build-to lines and outdoor lighting.

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Arcada City’s Planning Commission spent the second half of its May 12 meeting reviewing a consultant-led framework for a comprehensive Land Use Code update to implement General Plan 2045. The multi-year effort will revise Title 9 to align zoning districts with the new general plan, add objective design standards, streamline procedures and craft a form-based code for the Valley West infill area.

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