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Council adopts new fiscal-impact review criteria for rezonings and PUDs; adds use-by-special-review scope
Summary
Council approved on first reading an ordinance adding fiscal-impact review criteria for rezonings, planned unit developments and PUD amendments (staff to prepare fiscal analyses). Council expanded the criteria to cover use-by-special-review applications; a proposed greenhouse-gas amendment failed in debate.
The City and County of Broomfield advanced new land-use review standards after council voted on first reading to add fiscal-impact evaluation as a standard for rezonings, planned unit development (PUD) plans and PUD amendments.
Planning staff said the change does not force applicants to produce a fiscal analysis or require a positive fiscal outcome for approval; rather, it obligates staff to consider and summarize the projected revenues and service costs associated with proposed land-use changes and present that information to the Land Use Review Commission and council.
Council debated scope and thresholds. Mayor Promlim successfully moved to extend the new fiscal-impact review standard to use-by-special-review applications (the amendment passed). Council Member McKenzie proposed adding a limited greenhouse gas (GHG) review to the standards; that amendment failed after extended discussion about feasibility, baseline assumptions and enforcement. Staff said the ordinance will be accompanied by outreach to developers (a June 30 outreach meeting) and that a second reading is scheduled July 28.
Supporters described the change as adding fiscal transparency to land-use decisions; some council members urged caution about additional procedural burdens on applicants and emphasized that the analysis is one of multiple review criteria.
