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Berthoud board directs staff to pursue updated growth-management IGA with Larimer County
Summary
Trustees voted to direct staff to develop an updated intergovernmental agreement and accompanying growth-management-area overlay with Larimer County, aiming to better align county reviews with Berthoud’s comprehensive-plan vision and annexation policy; staff will return with draft language and outreach plans.
The Town of Berthoud Board of Trustees instructed staff to proceed with drafting an updated intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with Larimer County that would define a growth-management-area (GMA) boundary and, if adopted by the county, an accompanying overlay zone to better implement Berthoud’s comprehensive-plan policies outside town limits.
Community Development Director Anne Johnson introduced the initiative as an action called for in the town’s comprehensive plan and said it would bring the county and town into closer coordination on annexation policy, application review, and long-range land-use goals.
Matt Lafferty, principal planner for Larimer County, said the county often adopts overlay zone districts to ensure greater alignment with a municipality’s policy statements in the GMA and noted the objective is to get “90% of the way” toward implementing the town’s vision. Lafferty explained that an overlay zone would involve public outreach in the unincorporated areas, county public hearings and ultimately a recorded IGA if both parties agree.
Trustees asked for clarification about where the overlay would apply, how county codes and town codes would be reconciled, and how the county would involve the town in reviews. County staff said the process begins with agreed language and public outreach (open houses), followed by county public hearings on an overlay zone district. Staff acknowledged the need to compare code differences before finalizing the IGA.
Trustee Wing moved to direct staff to proceed with development of the updated IGA and to return to the board with a proposed agreement for consideration; the mayor pro tem seconded. The motion passed on roll-call vote.
What happens next: Town and county staff will draft IGA language, prepare outreach to unincorporated property owners, and bring a proposed agreement and the overlay-zone approach back to the board for further consideration.
