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CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br /> Louisville AGENDA ITEM 8B <br /> COLORADO•SINCE 1878 <br /> SUBJECT: DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/ACTION — 2012 COMPREHENSIVE <br /> PLAN FRAMEWORK <br /> DATE: DECEMBER 18, 2012 <br /> PRESENTED BY: GAVIN MCCMILLAN, AICP AND TROY RUSS, AICP <br /> PLANNING AND BUILDING SAFETY DEPARTMENT <br /> SUMMARY: <br /> The Planning Division is leading a City-wide effort to update the Louisville <br /> Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is the official statement of the City's <br /> Vision and corresponding Core Community Values. The policies contained in the <br /> Comprehensive Plan cover a broad range of subject matter related to the long-range <br /> physical growth of the City. It is important to note the Comprehensive Plan is not <br /> regulatory. The vision and policies established in the Comprehensive Plan need to be <br /> advanced and implemented through Small Area Plans, Louisville Municipal Code (LMC) <br /> revisions, the City Budget, and other City regulatory tools. <br /> The Comprehensive Plan is being developed by City Staff following a five-phase public <br /> outreach process of Desire, Discovery, Design, Discussion, and Documentation. Staff <br /> expects the year-long process to be complete in February/March of 2013. <br /> Staff has asked the Planning Commission and City Council to endorse two key <br /> concepts which guide the direction of the Comprehensive Plan prior to adopting the <br /> entire document in early 2013. The first key concept, the Vision Statement and Core <br /> Community Values, was endorsed in June of this year. The second key concept <br /> needing endorsement now is the Framework Plan. The Framework Plan attempts to <br /> graphically represent Louisville's Community Character in a way that is consistent with <br /> the Comprehensive Plan Vision Statement and Core Community Values; it represents a <br /> long-range integrated land use, transportation and natural resource vision for the City. <br /> COMMUNITY CHARACTER <br /> To achieve the Comprehensive Plan Vision and reflect the Core Community Values, it is <br /> important for the Framework Plan to clearly reflect the community characteristics we <br /> want to see in Louisville. With this in mind, staff has used "character zones" as a way to <br /> organize the Framework Plan. Character zones reflect two variables: the patterns and <br /> types of development. <br /> Development Patterns <br /> Three development patterns are found in Louisville: urban, suburban, and rural. <br /> • The urban pattern, which is generally more compact and walkable, occurred in <br /> Louisville mostly before 1960, but some urban development has also occurred <br /> since 2008. <br /> CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />