Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2024 04 11

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Planning Commission Staff Report April 11, 2024 investment, and timing by near (1-2 years), mid (2-3 years), and long term (3-5+ years) items. The Plan provides snapshots of the major components on individual pages for easier digestion with more detail in subsequent pages or appendices. The goals and strategies are summarized on page 4 of the Executive Summary. The 13 action items are summarized on page 29. Housing Plan Community Engagement The Plan was informed by community and stakeholder input over the course of 2023. This included numerous focused interviews with community members and affordable housing providers, a well -attended public open house, and multiple City Council and Planning Commission meetings to iterate on the Plan's development. The Plan summarizes this community engagement on pages 8-9 and in more detail in the Plan's community engagement appendix. Comprehensive Plan Integration The Housing Plan ("Plan") acts as an important foundation for the City's Comprehensive Plan update that Planning Commission is actively engaged in. It frequently references the desired integration with the Comprehensive Plan update, which is updated every ten years and currently underway. The Plan does not set population or housing unit target numbers or recommend specific locations for any zoning and land use changes. It does, however, objectively state what the future housing need would be based on a continuation of Louisville's current share of Boulder County housing units (see page 24). The Plan also acknowledges the City's goal that 12% of Louisville's housing be permanently affordable by 2035 as part of the Boulder County Regional Housing Partnership (City Council Resolution 58, Series 2017). The Plan also includes action items to evaluate where residential development may be appropriate where it is currently prohibited or not listed as a use by right by zoning and to evaluate zoning code barriers to the Plan's housing goals and strategies. City staff expects that these and other action items will be further refined or potentially implemented as part of the Comprehensive Plan update that is scheduled for adoption by late 2025 and includes extensive community engagement. Next Steps City staff are planning to bring the draft Housing Plan to City Council for consideration of adoption on May 7. Planning Commission input at the April 11 meeting will inform any changes to the draft Plan to present to City Council at that time. REQUEST FOR PLANNING COMMISSION FEEDBACK City staff request input on the draft Housing Plan in Attachment 1 from Planning Commission to inform any changes to the draft to be presented to City Council. The Commission may consider making a motion for a resolution to recommend that City Council adopt the plan as drafted, or with any relevant conditions or amendments. 162