City Council Agenda and Packet 2005 01 25 Joint Meeting

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CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION ~ 1-4 consulted for background information and language throughout the planning process. The most relevant plans consistent with this Comprehensive Plan are summarized below. All existing plans are available through the Planning Department. Comprehensive Planning History The City's original Comprehensive Plan was developed in 1973 when the City had only 2,600 residents. The plan was updated in 1975 and fully revised in 1983. The 1983 plan expanded the growth area west to Davidson Mesa, north to Baseline, south to US 36, and east to a realigned US 287, slightly smaller than today's City limits. 1989 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. As growth pressures increased, a 1989 policy document amended the 1983 Plan, doubling the potential land area of the City from less than 7 square miles to 14 square miles (3.5 square miles of land south of US 36 and 4 square miles north of Baseline beyond Arapahoe Road). While the 1989 Plan contains a number of policies regarding the preservation of housing stock and its historic character in the downtown residential area, it contains heavy emphasis on economic development and on providing sufficient supply of land for commercial and retail uses and affordable housing. In the early and mid-1990s, the City did not pursue the 1989 policy of annexing additional land supply for new growth and development, as the Council had an interest in preserving the character of the community. A series of goal statements were adopted, which had the effect of limiting residential development to the current land supply and redirecting the revenue stream from residential permit revenues to sales tax revenues. Today, outer City boundaries are relatively fixed, encompassing 7.9 square miles, and have been further defined by open space acquisitions through a series of Comprehensive Plan Intergovernmental Agreements (IGA's). NORTHWEST SUBAREA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN (1993). This study applied to 85 acres of unincorporated rural land near McCaslin and South Boulder Road, now known as the Gateway Subdivision. Some portions of the Northwest Subarea were annexed but never fully developed. The 2005 Comprehensive Plan takes precedence over the Northwest Subarea Plan. LAFAYETTE/LOUISVILLE BUFFER COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT PLAN IGA (1996) including First Amendment (1997) and Second Amendment (1999). This 20-year IGA ^ January 25th, Study Session Draft