MESA/POWDERHORN PLAN UPDATE Meeting 3 October 23, 2012 Agenda 2 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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MESA/POWDERHORN PLAN UPDATE Meeting 3 October 23, 2012 Agenda 2 Plan Purpose Plan Area Boundaries Plan Outline Vision Statement Goals, Policies and Actions Future Land Use Appendix: Design Guidelines Plan Purpose 3


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MESA/POWDERHORN PLAN UPDATE

Meeting 3 October 23, 2012

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Agenda

 Plan Purpose  Plan Area Boundaries  Plan Outline  Vision Statement  Goals, Policies and Actions

Future Land Use

 Appendix: Design Guidelines

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Plan Purpose

 Identify Future Land Uses

 Establish Goals, Policies and Actions  Services  Transportation  Land Use  Community Image & Character  Environment  Parks, Recreation & Open Lands  Economic Development

 Direct public improvements, infrastructure and

services

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Plan Area (Proposed Revised Rural Communities)

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DRAFT

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Plan Outline

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 Vision Statement  Existing Conditions & Findings  Goals, Policies & Actions

Future Land Use Map

 Appendix: Design Guidelines

Mesa Highway 65 Powderhorn

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Vision Statement – Key Topics

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DRAFT

 Rural & pastoral character  Mesa & Powderhorn as unique communities  Strong sense of community and family

atmosphere

 Healthy core business areas  Grand Mesa Scenic & Historic Byway  Watersheds and water resources

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Future Land Use (Draft)

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DRAFT

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Future Land Use

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 Rural Community

Mesa Tier 1 – Village of Mesa Mesa Tier 2 – Estate (2-5 acres)

 R/A 17  R/A 35+ A  LL R/A 35

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Goals, Policies & Actions

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 GOAL: a general statement of an achievable

future condition or end

 POLICY: a guiding principle or general course

  • f action

 ACTION: tasks to implement the Plan and

achieve Goals or Policies

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Goals, Policies & Actions

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SERVICES TRANSPORTATION LAND USE COMMUNITY IMAGE & CHARACTER ENVIRONMENT PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN LANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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SERVICES

 Cost-effective Services

Special District service plans

 Adequate Public Safety Services

Fire protection Wildfire hazards

 Services & Infrastructure meet needs

Growth concurrent with capacity of services Financially self-sustaining

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TRANSPORTATION

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 Multi-modal – pedestrians, bikes, equestrians,

winter sports

 Transportation Plan – identify new and

improved routes

 Trails Plan

Highway 65 detached path Connecting Grand Valley to Grand Mesa

 Traffic calming

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LAND USE

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 Mesa Rural Community Tiers

 Condensed Village of Mesa  Estate

 Mixed-use development in Rural Communities  Review & update older Planned Unit

Developments (PUDs)

 Consistency with service provider plans

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COMMUNITY IMAGE/CHARACTER

 Design Guidelines (Appendix) Mesa Rural Community design standards in Code Powderhorn area architectural control committee Highway 65 design guidelines  Rural character  Historic and cultural resources  Grand Mesa Scenic & Historic Byway

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ENVIRONMENT

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 Water resources Raw water supplies Irrigation  Mineral & energy resource development  Agricultural land conservation  Creeks, washes, riparian areas, floodplains  Wildlife & fish

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PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN LANDS

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 Recreation enhances the community Trails Powderhorn Hunting & fishing  Viable entity for construction, maintenance,

  • perations (Public Improvement District)

 Coordinate with Powderhorn facilities &

services

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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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 Goods & services to serve local population  Businesses with broader service area or draw  Improved infrastructure  Powderhorn and Grand Mesa as economic

driver

 Develop year-round tourism and recreation-

based businesses

 Agriculture

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Design Guidelines

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 APPENDIX to the Plan  Mesa

 Village of Mesa Overlay  Future Land Development Code amendment

 Highway 65 Corridor  Powderhorn

 Existing Covenants  Architectural Control Committee

 Do not apply to single-family and agricultural

permits

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Next Steps

 Complete Existing Conditions & Findings  Compile Final Draft Plan

 November 19 - DRAFT PLAN available

 Tuesday, December 4 - Community Open House  Thursday, January 24, 2013 - Planning

Commission public hearing (adoption)

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For More Information

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 Website:

http://www.mesacounty.us/planning/mesapowderh

  • rnplan.aspx

 E-Mail: mclrange@mesacounty.us  Phone: (970)255-7189

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Comments/Discussion

Thank you for your participation

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