Title
An informational presentation updating the City Council on the Neighborhood Planning Program and the Southeast Strong Community Plan
(Legislative)
Presenter:
Hannah Van Nimwegen, Senior Planner, Planning and Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Community Development Director
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Summary:
An informational presentation updating the City Council on the Southeast Strong Community Plan and the Neighborhood/Community Planning Program. This presentation will provide an overview of program's work to select a consultant, kick off a second neighborhood plan ("Plan 3A") for a portion of western Colorado Springs, and recent coordination with CONO. This presentation will also dive into the efforts of the Southeast Strong Community Plan's Steering Committee, chaired by Councilor Avila, over the past year and other active efforts to support the Southeast Strong Community Plan and prepare it for Council adoption.
Background:
PlanCOS, Colorado Springs' comprehensive plan, states small area land use plans are essential for implementation of the PlanCOS vision. PlanCOS sets the overall vision and framework, but neighborhood plans are necessary to apply this larger vision in a practical manner by creating an avenue for planning and implementation at scale that can address the unique characteristics and needs of different sub-areas of the city. As a direct recommendation from PlanCOS, the Neighborhood Planning Program is now underway and manages the creation and implementation of these "community plans."
The City of Colorado Springs' Comprehensive Planning Division of the City Planning Department divided the city into twelve community planning areas, generally dividing each City Council district in half. Comprehensive Planning staff are currently drafting language for the Southeast Strong Community Plan which is identified as plan area 4A in the attached map (see "Community Plan Boundary Map" attachment). Note that these initial boundaries are ...
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