Module 2 Feedback due Feb. 1
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Time is growing short — there’s just one week left to provide feedback on the Chaffee County Land Use Code (LUC) for Module 2.
Since October 2022, county staff, Board of County Commissioners, Planning Commission, LUC Community Advisory Committee, and several policy advisor stakeholder groups have been debating the core policies covered within Module 2: Application Submission and Review Procedures, Subdivision Standards, and Development Standards. The big picture for the Land Use Code project is here.
According to the Board of County Commissioners (BoCC) and their consultants Logan Simpson, the Document Review Portal is now ready for a first pass of public review and comment. This initial set of drafts will be adjusted based on feedback received prior to the BoCC scheduling formal adoption hearings later in the spring.
Module 2: Application Submission and Review Procedures, Subdivision Standards, and Development Standards
Once on the portal, the navigation at the top and bottom of the page allows anyone to easily select the chapter they wish to review (Chapter 4 – Subdivision Standards, Chapter 5 – Development Standards, or Chapter 6 – Administration). Users may also choose the Next or Previous buttons to toggle from one chapter to the next. A search box at the top of the page allows the reviewer to jump to any keyword they choose, such as “fire” or “septic”.
Once in a chapter a reviewer can scroll from top to bottom and click at any point to engage the “+ bubble” and add a comment, question, suggested revision or technical edit. You’re asked to leave your name and email but this information is only for the County and the consultants. When done, remember to click on the “Add Comment” button to save your comment to the database. Your comments are not seen by others nor can you view others. Help is available by clicking the ? icon in the lower right of the screen.
Those wishing to take a deeper dive can click here for a redlined version of Module 2 for reference, to better understand what is new language and what is existing.
Together Chaffee County Land Use Code timeline as of January, 2023
You’re asked to please review and share your thoughts at https://bit.ly/LUCModule2 now through February 1, 2023.
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I conceive you have observed some very interesting points, appreciate it for the post. All new development must be consistent with the goals, objectives, policies and maps in the Comprehensive Plan.
Though this is waaaaay over my head, I notice the glaringly obvious problem from what is posted – and from what is removed in section 4.01. All protections – noise, odor, time of operation, wildlife issues, etc… are not replaced elsewhere that I could find. These are the things that destroy current residents like us. There are no protections for current residents. Only for open space, wildlife and businesses. Additionally the current method of traffic studies is not acceptable. One only needs to try to exit Scanga intersection or the intersection across from our hospital to know this. The damage is already done and increasing anything another 25% here for example on C.R. 153/165 and 291 intersections would make conditions worse along with the lights pointing directly in our homes where there used to be NO traffic. This needs people with better understanding and… not those like me, but those who matter to complain. If not, you too could be stuck with non-stop noise day and night from idle semis, construction, dump trucks, excavation equipment and workers camping around your homes at the cost of your health, sleep and quality of life.