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Planning Commission Public Meeting starting at 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 15, 2023

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View the revised Boulder County Planning Commission agenda, March 15, 2023

March 15, 2023 agenda items:

Docket DC-22-0004: Floodplain Land Use Code Change
Public testimony will be taken
Text Amendments to the Land Use Code related to floodplain regulations in Article 4-400 and 4-802.
Website: www.boco.org/DC-22-0004
Action Requested: Recommendation to BOCC
Staff Planner: Kelly Watson
Docket SU-22-0011: REED Vacation Rental
Public testimony will be taken
Request: Special Use review for a Vacation Rental on a 2.4-acre parcel located at 18651 Peak to Peak Highway.
Location: 18651 Peak to Peak Highway (State Highway 7), located on the east side of Peak to Peak Highway, approximately 0.6 mile northwest of the intersection of State Highway 7 and State Highway 72 in Section 32, Township 3N, Range 72W.
Zoning: Forestry (F) Zoning District
Applicants/Owners: Deborah Schoenwald & Micci S. Reed
Website: www.boco.org/SU-22-0011
Action Requested: Recommendation to BOCC
Staff Planner: Pete L’Orange
Docket SI-22-0002: CO 119 Safety and Mobility and Bikeway Projects
Public testimony will be taken
Request: Areas and Activities of State Interest (1041) review for combined projects along Colorado Highway 119 (CO 119) related to safety and mobility improvements and construction of a bikeway from approximately 47th Street/Foothills Parkway in the City of Boulder to milepost 54.2 in the City of Longmont.
Location: Colorado Highway 119 (CO 119) from approximately 47th Street/Foothills Parkway, Boulder, to milepost 54.2, Longmont, in Sections 2, 3, 9, 10, 11, 15, and 16 of T1N, R70W; Sections 25, 35, and 36 of T2N, R70W; and Sections 17, 19, 20, and 30 of T2N, R69W.
Zoning: Agricultural, Rural Residential, Commercial, Light Industrial, Niwot Rural Community Districts I and II
Applicants: Colorado Department of Transportation c/o Adnana Murtic and Boulder County Community
Planning & Permitting c/o Stacy Proctor, and Regional Transportation District c/o Ali Imansepahi
Website: www.boco.org/SI-22-0002
Action Requested: Recommendation to BOCC
Staff Planner: Pete L’Orange
Kanemoto Estates Conservation Easement Termination
Public testimony will be taken
Request to terminate a conservation easement pursuant to the terms of the conservation easement to allow the annexation of Kanemoto Estates into the City of Longmont for the construction of a mixed housing development.
Website: www.boco.org/KanemotoEstates
Action Requested: Approval
Staff Planner: Hannah Hippely

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Planning Commission Information

The Boulder County Planning Commission (PC) conducts public hearings and takes action on Land Use Code Updates and Development Applications Under Review and advises the County Commissioners of those actions and on planning matters. The PC has statutory responsibility to make, adopt, and amend the Boulder County Comprehensive Plan.

The commission also has a role in reviewing and acting on revisions and amendments to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan as authorized under the four-body intergovernmental agreement between the City of Boulder and Boulder County.

See Guidelines for Planning Commission Hearings for more information and meeting protocol.

Meeting Schedule

The Planning Commission usually meets on the third Wednesday of each month.

Past Meeting Videos, Agendas and Information Packets

Video recordings of Planning Commission meetings held since April 15, 2020, are posted to the Community Planning & Permitting YouTube channel. Live streaming and archiving of Planning Commission meetings began on Nov. 16, 2016, and are available on the Boulder County Open Meeting Portal.

2018-2023 Past Agendas and Minutes

Older Past Agendas and Minutes

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Past Special Sessions and Subcommittee Meetings

Joint Study Session. Oct. 15, 2019

The Board of County Commissioners and Planning Commission held a Joint Study Session on Telecommunications Planning Topics on Oct. 15, 2019. Planning Commission (PC) requested a joint study session with the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to address the following topics:

Understanding the relationship between height, density, and emissions for macro-cells and small cells;
Feasibility, analysis, and incentives for co-location;
Third party verification; and
Small Cell Wireless Facilities Design Requirements and Guidelines associated with proposed Small Cell Wireless Code provisions (Docket DC-19-0001).

The study session outcomes will informed changes to the Design Requirements and Guidelines that staff presented to the BOCC when seeking approval for the proposed Code provisions for Docket DC-19-0001: Proposed Boulder County Land Use Code Amendments to Article 4-514 Small Cell Telecommunication Facilities. The session also helped identify additional steps that may be appropriate regarding potential future policy or Land Use Code amendments related to telecommunications.
Documents: Staff report for Oct. 15, 2019

Joint Study Session, March 5, 2019

The Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Commission held a joint study session on March 5, 2019 concerning the E-Bike Pilot Study for Open Space Trails.
Documents:

Public Meeting: Planning Commission Subcommittee Consideration of input for draft Boulder County Regional Affordable Housing Strategic Plan – Sept. 7, 2017

Planning Commission was presented with an overview of the Draft Boulder County Regional Affordable Housing Strategic Plan in May. The plan is currently undergoing revision based on input from stakeholders. At its August meeting Planning Commission determined it would like to submit comments on the draft plan as an entity and decided to hold a subcommittee meeting to discuss topics in greater depth. At the September 20 Planning Commission meeting the subcommittee reported back on outcomes and provided a draft of comments for the Planning Commission to finalize prior to submitting. View more information about the draft plan.
Meeting Materials:

Current Members

Appointed Volunteer Participants (Citizens)

Ann Goldfarb (term ends Feb. 28, 2025)
Sam Libby (term ends Feb. 28, 2023)
Mark Bloomfield, Chair (term ends Feb. 28, 2024)
Sam Fitch (term ends Feb. 28, 2023)
Lieschen Gargano (term ends Feb. 28, 2023)
Dave Hsu (term ends Feb. 28, 2024)
Gavin McMillan, Vice-Chair (term ends Feb. 28, 2024)
Chris Whitney (term ends Feb. 28, 2025)
Conor Canaday (term ends Feb. 28, 2025)

Staff Participants

Dale Case, Director
Kim Sanchez, Deputy Director – Planning
Hannah Hippely, Long Range Planning Manager
Richard Hackett, Communications Specialist
Others as needed

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