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Paonia Comprehensive (Master) Plan Updates

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Background on the Current Comprehensive (Master) Plan

Through the assistance of a DOLA Planning Grant, the Town of Paonia selected Phoenix Rising Resources, LLC through a competitive bid process to complete a Comprehensive (Master) Plan. This plan is the most important Land-Use Planning document that Paonia (and other municipalities) uses to help define and enumerate the vision and goals of a community. The existing Comprehensive (Master) Plan dates back to 1996, and although multiple draft iterations were completed since 1996, none of them have been approved. Once completed, the Comprehensive (Master) Plan will provide the framework for Land-Use policies and is extremely important in addressing the needs for long-term balanced growth and development as well as addressing current needs. 

2023  Paonia Master Plan Presentation from Phoenix Rising Resources, LLC
 

Paonia Comprehensive (Master) Plan Schedule

Community Engagement Session #1

April 27, 2023

Stakeholder Interviews

(5) Group Interviews & (3) Individual Interviews

Community Engagement Session #2

June 10, 2023

Planning Commission Work Session: Future Land Use Element and Map 

(comments accepted until March 18)

March 3, 2024

Planning Commission Public Hearing: Infrastructure Element 

(comments accepted until March 27)

March 13, 2024

Planning Commission Public Hearing: Economic Development and Governance and Community Participation Elements 

(comments accepted until April 17)

April 3, 2024

Planning Commission Public Hearing: Transportation and Parks & Recreation Trails and Urban Forest Elements 

(comments accepted until May 15)

May 1, 2024

Plan Submitted to Staff 
DRAFT - 2024 Comprehensive (Master) Plan 20240621

June 21, 2024

Joint Board of Trustees & Planning Commission Meeting:  presentation of plan and determination of process and timeline for adoption

July 18, 2024

Planning Commission Marked Up Plan Document

July 18, 2024

Planning Commission Comments on Draft Due

August 2, 2024

Planning Commission Meeting to Discuss Final Draft of Comprehensive Plan

August 5, 2024

Planning Commission Meeting to Discuss Final Draft of Comprehensive Plan

August 19, 2024

Board of Trustees Meeting to Discuss DOLA Extension on Grant and Set Deadline for Planning Commission to Adopt the Comprehensive Plan by 2/28/2025

August 27, 2024

Compiled PC Responses to Comprehensive Plan Comments

September 3, 2024

Joint Meeting of the Board of Trustees and the Planning Commission Meeting to Discuss Comprehensive (Master) Plan Completion

September 4, 2024

Draft Infrastructure Element Submitted by Town Administrator (as Requested by Planning Commission) Sent to Commissioners for Review

September 18, 2024 

Draft Housing Element Submitted by Town Administrator (as Requested by Planning Commission) Sent to Commissioners for Review

September 26, 2024 

Comments from Planning Commissioner Watson, and Commissioner Howe:

#3 Zoning Plan to Comply With Statute

Healthy Natural Environment

Infrastructure Comments

October 6, 2024 

Compiled and Edited Draft of the Comprehensive Plan Completed by Town Administrator and Planning Commissioner (as Requested by the Planning Commission)

October 9, 2024 

Planning Commission Meeting to Discuss Revised Final Draft of the Comprehensive (Master) Plan

Clean Version of the 10.15.2024 DRAFT Paonia Comprehensive Plan

October 15, 2024

Comments from Planning Commissioner Howe on Dark Skies Policies for Infrastructure Element

October 22, 2024

Planning Commission Meeting to Discuss Revised Final Draft of the Comprehensive (Master) Plan

November 4, 2024