bvcp key concepts and scenarios slides

B O U L D E R V A L L E Y C O M P R E H E N S I V E P L A N

A. Current Policy

B. Current Policy + Focus on Centers and Corridors

C. Current Policy + Focus on Light Industrial Areas

D. Nonresidential Growth Management

Designed to: Test land uses and tradeoffs about housing and non-residential uses; mix and match

and a

Hybrid “E”

1. Some positive (Scenarios B and C)for affordable housing opportunities outside of neighborhoods and in walkable centers

2. Some negative (Scenario B) for more housing along residential corridors

3. Some positive (Scenario C) for housing in industrial/innovation areas, with some reservations about business vitality

4. Strong positive (Scenario/Option D) with ideas to look at zoning changes to reduce jobs as well as pace commercial growth

Tracks of Work - 20161. Mix of strengths,

weaknesses relative to different objectives

2. Achievable (e.g., utilities)3. Implementation critical

and dependent on community goals


Tracks of Work - 20161. Land use/urban form

matters for travel choices (e.g., mixing intensities along corridors and in centers can reduce local congestion, improve mobility, reduce Ghgs).

2. Other local and regional transportation planning underway (TMP)


Tracks of Work - 2016

1. Changing land uses can help support some middle income housing goals (e.g., townhomes).

2. Additional policies and regulations (e.g., Inclusionary Housing and community benefits) will be necessary to ensure affordability

3. Neighborhood protection/character policies


Corridors, centers, industrial areas: Rowhouse/townhouse Live/work units micro unit, etc.

Economic analysis



What you like now… and want to see, for example:

• Heights

• Mix of uses

• Scale, setbacks

• Transitions to residential areas

• Arts and cultural amenities

• Public spaces and streetscape

• Connections and access

• Other features (energy generation)


• Current plan:– Regional commercial, big box

– Set back from street, parking lots

– Up to 35-feet, but higher with height modifications

Future Vision?


• Current plan:– Mostly local commercial,

not housing

– Set back from street

– Up to 35-feet, height modifications?

Future Vision?


Add map and sketches

• Current plan:

– Light manufacturing, single use, lower intensity

–40 foot height

Future

Vision?


• Boulderites love them!

–And, see loss of character (e.g., larger homes, occupancy, infill, changes nearby)

– affordability challenges

– lack of flexibility, exclusionary (infill)

– Local planning


• Neighborhood protection

• ADUs

• Affordable housing

• Subcommunity/area plans


May fit in somebut not all residential areas

Tracks of Work - 2016

1. Finalize analysis(i.e., transportation, utilities, economic, etc.)

2. Discussions with Boards/Commissions(Dec., Jan.)

3. Study Sessions:1. Jan. 10 2017 (Housing)2. Jan. 24, 2017 (BVCP)


bvcp key concepts and scenarios slides

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