GMF.Comprehensive Plan Update

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Town of Elizabeth Comprehensive Plan Update

• We are calling this effort a Community Plan to
  reflect the fact that Elizabeth is more than just
  what is inside the Town Boundaries.
• Why update the Adopted 1995 Plan Now?
• State statute requires Colorado Towns to have a
  Comprehensive Master Plan
• Most Towns update their plans every 5-10 years.
• Town received a grant from the State of Colorado
  to assist in this effort
• Change is occurring on all sides of the Town
  Limits

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Contact Information

• Community Matters
• 5601 S. Nevada Street
• Littleton, Colorado 80120
• [phone]
• barbcole_at_commat.com
• cmi_at_commat.com

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Step 1 Startup and Issue Identification

• Identify Measures of Success
• Confidential Reconnaissance Interviews
• Refine work plan
• Data reconnaissance efforts
• Review of 1995 Plan

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Step 2 Data Collection and Analysis
Step 3 Preferred Future

• Base Mapping
• Land Use and Zoning
• Environmental Conditions
• Boundaries
• Utilities
• Transportation
• Socio/Economic

• Establish Steering Committee to guide the effort
• Visual Preference Survey
• Mapping Exercise to discover what your vision is
  for the future of Elizabeth

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Last Step Plan Development

• Growth Projections
• Alternatives to Accommodate Change
• Draft Plan
• Public Review

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What a Plan Should Do

• Establish an overall framework that will provide
  guidance to community decision-makers.
• Provide clear direction for land development
  projects, whether public or private.
• Let others from outside the Town know what the
  community expects and desires.
• Ensure that changes in the community occur in a
  predictable and orderly fashion.
• Consider the needs and wishes of all members of
  the community when setting public policy and
  making decisions.
• Ensure that citizens are aware of major issues
  and are allowed to participate.

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Community Plan Process
Urban Growth Area
Future Land Use Plan
Planning Framework Plans
Final Plan
Where to Grow
Servicing Anticipated Growth
Implementation
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What has changed since the last Plan was
completed in 1995?

• Population in town is now 1,501 people. In 1995,
  it was 1,053.
• Growth in Unincorporated Elbert County will
  become increasingly significant- 17,194 in 2000
  20,361 in 2006

• Population forecast for Elbert County
• 2010 25,848
• 2015 32,307
• 2020 42,430
• Douglas County continues to grow
• 175,766 in 2000
• 265,470 in 2006

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What has changed in the area?

• Most of growth in Douglas County has occurred in
  Castle Rock and Parker
• Castle Rock Parker have basically doubled in
  size in 6 years
• Castle Rock 2000 20,224 and 40,967 in 2006
• Parker 2000 23,558 and 41,428 in 2006
• Most of the growth in Douglas County has been in
  towns not unincorporated areas.

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What has changed since the last Plan was
completed in 1995?

• Since 1995, there have been approximately 450
  lots created in the county that are within the 3
  mile area.
• Most of the lots created prior to 1995 were
  unimproved- housing development restarted in
  1994.

• Since 1995, the Town has annexed 425 acres into
  the Town limits.
• Total acres in 1995 359
• Total acres in 2008 784
• The geographic size of the town has more than
  doubled.

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Change in Town Limits1995 to 2008
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Zoning in Town
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Images as Part of the Community

• We want your reaction to these images
• What does a positive score mean?
• What to preserve What more of it in community
  Great community asset
• What does a negative score mean?
• No more in Town detracts from what makes
  Elizabeth special

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A Vision for Elizabeth

• What do we value?
• What do we want to change?
• What do we want to protect?
• What do we want to promote?
• What do we want to avoid?

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Mapping Your Ideas

• Assets to Protect
• Opportunities to Take Advantage of
• Problems to Fix
• Areas of Concern
• Ideas to Consider
• Messages to Convey