Historical Museum Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2025 05 21

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LCityof Louisville HISTORICAL MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD COMMUNICATION ITEM COLORADO • SINCE 1878 SUBJECT: COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DISCUSSION DATE: MAY 21, 2025 PRESENTED BY: JEFF HIRT, AICP, PLANNING MANAGER PURPOSE The purpose of this agenda item is to update the HMAB on the status of the Comprehensive Plan ("Plan") and request targeted feedback on the Plan's goals and strategies to inform the Plan's drafting. BACKGROUND The City is updating its Comprehensive Plan that will be adopted by City Council and required by state law. The Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) Section 17.64.050 also requires a Plan update at least every ten years. The last Plan update was in 2013. The Plan update is an opportunity for the community to refresh the City's overall vision, values, and policies on a range of topics including but not limited to land use, development, and infrastructure. The time horizon the Louisville Comprehensive Plan will address is about 20 years. The Plan is not the City's official zoning map and is not regulatory, but it does articulate official City policy that guides a range of decisions. 1 The Community Development Department is managing the Plan update in close coordination with City Council, Planning Commission and numerous other City boards, commissions, and departments with a consultant team led by Design Workshop with subconsultants Fehr and Peers (transportation), Economic and Planning Systems (economics analysis), and Spirit Environmental (sustainability, resilience, etc.). The project is approaching its final stages with a target adoption date of late Summer 2025. To date, several thousand residents have provided input on the Plan. This input guided development of the Plan's Vision Statement and Core Values and is guiding the Plan's drafting. Link 4 is a summary of the Plan's most recent community engagement. City Council has also recently provided direction on the Plan's future land use framework that will identify areas where there is a desired change (or not) in land use and development to implement City policies, including but not limited to the Louisville Housing Plan and economic vitality goals. Attachment 2 provides a more detailed summary of this direction. HPC COMMUNICATION