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Posts Tagged ‘BVCP’

Paradise Lost: Big Changes Are Proposed for CU’s South Campus

Paradise Lost: Big Changes Are Proposed for CU’s South Campus

Two related occurrences—a proposal to build a massive berm to control flood waters and reconsideration of land use designations as part of the current Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update process likely leading to an annexation [...]

‘First, Do No Harm’: A Hippocratic Oath For Public Officials Making Land Use Decisions

‘First, Do No Harm’: A Hippocratic Oath For Public Officials Making Land Use Decisions

The northern end of the Hogan-Pancost property on the morning of Sept. 12, 2013 (photo from http://ramadda.org/repository/entry/show?entryid=27d13820-6805-4912-b096-370cf97c376e) At a PLAN-Boulder County forum on Friday, December 4, 2015 about [...]

City Proposes Changes to Planning Reserve Process

City Proposes Changes to Planning Reserve Process

City staff have proposed a subtle but important change to the policies governing the Planning Reserve.  Current rules require any development in the area to show that it meets a need that can't be satisfied in the already-developed area of the [...]

Add Your Voice to the Comp Plan Revisions

Add Your Voice to the Comp Plan Revisions

Despite the rather gloomy predictions by the Blue Line's  Steve Pomerance of the value of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, not participating is not an option.  The vacuum created by your absence will be exploited by folks on all sides of the [...]

Why Bother with the Comp Plan?

Why Bother with the Comp Plan?

As Boulder prepares to go through another five year update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan, maybe it’s time to ask, “Why bother?” Other than requiring agreement between the City and County for certain annexations, it appears that the [...]