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Planning Commission <br />Meeting Minutes <br />November 29, 2012 <br />Page 2 of 11 <br />Comprehensive Plan Update. Planning Commission will be asked to endorse <br />one of the framework options. <br />Case Manager: Troy Russ, Director of Planning and Building Safety <br />Russ presented the staff report via PowerPoint. He requested the Commissioners <br />ask questions during the presentation. The purpose of tonights discussion is to have <br />the Planning Commission endorse a concept and not adopt the plan. <br />Prior to 1973 the City didn’t have a Comp Plan. <br />The City was founded because of the coal mining and not because it was at a <br />cross roads. <br />Land uses followed the streets. <br />The Boulder Turnpike was built in 1952. <br />Most development in the City occurred between 1970 and 1989. <br />The current process is updating the 2005 Comprehensive Plan. <br />Staff is requesting the Planning Commission to select a framework to move <br />forward with a recommendation to City Council. <br />The Framework Plan and the Vision Statement/Core Values will create the <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />Development Patterns seen in the City today include: <br />o Urban <br />o Suburban <br />o Rural <br />Russell asked about the area north of South Boulder Road and why it should be <br />considered Urban – is HWY 42 and South Boulder Road urban in character. <br />Russ stated he believes the area north of South Boulder Road, Steel Ranch and <br />North End, are urban forms. Christopher Village and Louisville Plaza are not urban <br />areas because they are not oriented towards the street. <br />After reviewing the three (3) development pattern characteristics Russ asked the <br />Commissioners for their thoughts regarding the characteristics. <br />Tengler stated Steel Ranch and North End seem to be more Suburban than Urban <br />because of the parks. <br />Russ said it is the pattern of development and not the intensity. <br />Russ then presented the five (5) Area Types currently existing in Louisville: <br />Center <br />Neighborhoods <br />Corridors <br />Special District <br />Parks and Open Space <br />Russell asked how important it is to agree with the description of Corridors. Do you <br />really think the entire length of Via Appia is considered a Corridor?