The public is invited to share their input for the recently-launched Chaffee County Land Use Code update project by completing a brief survey at bit.ly/LUCSurvey.
The questionnaire asks basic questions about the current LUC regulations and solicits suggestions on areas for improvement and code update priorities.
This survey is a first phase of on-going community engagement for the LUC update that will continue through the duration of the project. The input received through the questionnaire, alongside in-depth technical review of existing master plan documents such as the 2020 Comprehensive Plan and evaluation of the current zoning and land use regulations, will help guide the LUC update process and its priorities as the project moves forward. The updated LUC will aim to be reflective of best practices; supportive of sustainability goals, smart growth, and emerging trends in the community; simplified, graphically formatted, and user friendly; and consistent with other relevant guiding plans, standards, and policies within the County.
The consultant team from Logan Simpson and White & Smith, LLC, who are facilitating the code update, spent last week touring Chaffee County with staff and elected officials and meeting with numerous community representatives to better understand the local landscape and many factors under consideration. Their project approach will include updating the LUC through at least four distinct modules, each focusing on a subset of code sections. Topics for the first module are being determined now and should be finalized by April.
With Logan Simpson’s help, the County will be holistically updating its LUC over the next ~20 months through a combination of technical analysis, current code diagnosis, substantial community engagement, collaborative drafting, and public adoption processes.
Information and ongoing updates for the Land Use Code Update project will be shared at www.TogetherChaffeeCounty.org, the site where the public can also sign up to receive updates directly through email, and on Facebook at @togetherchaffeecounty and Instagram at @togetherchaffee.
