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

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  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

Plan Area (Proposed Revised Rural Communities) DRAFT 4

Plan Outline 5  Vision Statement  Existing Conditions & Findings  Goals, Policies & Actions  Future Land Use Map  Appendix: Design Guidelines  Mesa  Highway 65  Powderhorn

Vision Statement – Key Topics DRAFT 6  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

Future Land Use (Draft) DRAFT 7

Future Land Use 8  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

Goals, Policies & Actions 9  GOAL: a general statement of an achievable future condition or end  POLICY: a guiding principle or general course of action  ACTION: tasks to implement the Plan and achieve Goals or Policies

Goals, Policies & Actions 10 SERVICES TRANSPORTATION LAND USE COMMUNITY IMAGE & CHARACTER ENVIRONMENT PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN LANDS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

SERVICES 11  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

TRANSPORTATION 12  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

LAND USE 13  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

COMMUNITY IMAGE/CHARACTER 14  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

ENVIRONMENT 15  Water resources  Raw water supplies  Irrigation  Mineral & energy resource development  Agricultural land conservation  Creeks, washes, riparian areas, floodplains  Wildlife & fish

PARKS, RECREATION & OPEN LANDS 16  Recreation enhances the community  Trails  Powderhorn  Hunting & fishing  Viable entity for construction, maintenance, operations (Public Improvement District)  Coordinate with Powderhorn facilities & services

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 17  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

Design Guidelines 18  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

Next Steps 19  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)

For More Information 20  Website: http://www.mesacounty.us/planning/mesapowderh ornplan.aspx  E-Mail: mclrange@mesacounty.us  Phone: (970)255-7189

Comments/Discussion 21  Thank you for your participation