HomeMy WebLinkAbout980229.tiff TOWN OF BERTHOUD
328 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE•P.O.BOX 1229
BERTHOUD,COLORADO 80513
TOWN HALL POLICE DEPARTMENT
(970)532-2643 CCJ71Y�n� t (970)532-2611
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RE: Town of Berthoud Land Use Plan Update. `
Dear Monica,
I am writing to you today as a follow up to the meeting we had on December 19, 1997 regarding
the Town of Berthoud's efforts to update our Land Use Plan for areas within both Weld and Larimer
Counties. The meeting which focused on the Towns goal of updating our plan was very
informative and will be extremely helpful to us in completing this project. As you requested the
Town of Berthoud has enclosed information for you to review pertaining to the proposed process
and the Town of Berthoud's Planning Commissions Goals and Objectives.
To restate why the Town of Berthoud is requesting Weld County's participation we offer the
following. In the Fall of 1997 the Town of Berthoud bonded for approximately $5 million. Of the$5
million, approximately $2 million was identified for improvements to our existing wastewater plant
including a new digester and a new sewer line, lift station and pumping station for the I-25/State
Highway 56 interchange. The Town of Berthoud knows that when this line is constructed, the I-
25/State Highway 56 area will experience increased pressures for development and in order for
the Town to plan for this growth we propose working with Weld County to adopt a Land Use Plan
for this area. The Town of Berthoud has reviewed your plan for the MUD Area and believes that
your plan for that area is what should be the goal for the Town of Berthoud to develop with your
input for this area. While the Town of Berthoud does not have the resources available to complete
an exact replica of this plan we would hope that we could at least define Urban Growth Areas, and
a conceptual Land Use map that would identify general uses (i.e. Residential, Commercial and
Industrial)which would allow the Town and County to begin a process of working together towards
an agreed upon vision.
The final goal of this process would be that the Town of Berthoud and Weld County sign an
Intergovernmental Agreement and adopt this Land Use Plan or at the very least come to an
agreement on standards to be used in this area should property develop within the County that the
Town could not annex at that time. The Town's staff and Commissioners are excited about the
potential for the Town and both Counties to work together on this important process and I look
forward to hearing from you soon.
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The meetings for this update are held on the first Thursday of each month and last for two hours.
The starting time has been 6:00 p.m. and may be moved to 7:00 p.m. to allow for others to make
the trip to Berthoud. Each meeting is held in the Town of Berthoud Library Meeting Room and
directions to the facility will be enclosed in your packet.. Each week prior to the meeting the Town
of Berthoud will mail information to each participant and enclose the agenda for the meeting. All of
our meetings are open to the public and each agenda is published in the Berthoud Recorder one
week in advance.
I hope this information is helpful to you and the Weld County Commissioners and the Town of
Berthoud hopes that you will send a representative to participate in our discussions. I thank you
for your time and consideration and if you or any of the Commissioners have any questions please
feel free to call me at(970)532-2643.
Sincerely,
Town of Berthoud
Donald L. Burchett
Director of Planning
Enclosures
cc: File
Town Board of Trustees
Town of Berthoud Planning Commission
Town Administrator
Weld County Board of County Commissioners
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To: Town of Berthoud Planning Commission
From: Don Burchett,Director of Planning
Date: November 12, 1997
RE: Land Use Plan Tasks and Events
1. Establish a list of Goals and Objectives—The Planning Commission must create and adopt
a list of goals and objectives that will guide this process from start to finish.
2. Definitions-- All terminology that is vital to the success of the plan must be defined.
Examples include Urban Growth Management Area,Area of Influence, Planning Area, Urban,
Rural, Prime Farm Land,etc.
3. Establish the Planning Area Boundaries—The Planning Area Boundaries must be defined
by the Planning Commission so staff can gather information for these areas. This defined area
will establish a beginning point for our process.
4. Division of Planning Area into Study Areas-- To do a thorough job of classifying and
completing the proposed land use map for the planning area it is important to have areas
defined that are manageable. The Planning Commission must divide the map into workable
sections so that we can complete one area at a time.
5. Data Collection— What types of information do we need to collect and review to base our
decisions on? Suggested items include: location,size and capacities of water and sewer lines
(Both Town and Lithe Thompson), ditches, roads, prime farmland,trails,parks,open space,
municipal building sites,land uses,the regional plan and population projections. Location of
utilities, gas,electric,fiber optics, natural areas,floodplains,wildlife habitats, FEMA flood plain
maps,traffic counts on major arterials and collectors and school boundaries. Recognize and
define established boundaries of other municipalities including Johnstown, Mead, Loveland,
Larimer County and Weld County (i.e.County Boundaries,Town Limits, UGMA, Planning
Areas and Areas of Influence) and existing land uses in the area.
6. Create Overlays of the Variables-- Create individual overlays for each type of data(existing
residential development,water&sewer lines,etc.)that we have collected. This will allow the
Planning Commission and staff to identify prime areas for preservation and areas appropriate
for development.
7. Define and Identify"Area's"-- After the Planning Commission and staff have reviewed the
information gathered and assessed the potential impact on the areas surrounding the Town
the Planning Commission should then determine the boundary lines for the Urban Growth
Management Area(s)the Area of Influence and the Planning Area.
s. Defining "Fixed Land Uses"-- The Planning Commission will need to determine where
"Fixed Land Uses° (i.e. parks,trails,open space and other items as required by state statues)
will be located in the future. These items will be identified and marked as a general location on
the Land Use Map.
9. Establish Sighting Requirements and Standards for"Fixed Land Uses"— The placement
and sighting of fixed land uses will be very controversial and to prevent anyone from
perceiving that these items were sighted on a whim,the Planning Commission must establish
standards and guidelines that will be followed when making site selections.
to. Sight Axed Land Uses-- The Planning Commission will need to sight the individual elements
identified in the previous meetings on the Land Use Map based on the accepted criteria
established in#9.
it. Landowners input— For this plan to be successful and accepted by the County
Commissioners the Town must involve the people who will be most impacted by their property
being classified in our land use plan. This will mean inviting the landowners of the property
within each study area to come and participate in determining what they would like their
property to be conceptually"zoned". Staff will explain how we would propose handling this
process.
12. Prepare Rough Drafts for Each Study Area-- As we complete the process for each Study
Area we should prepare a rough draft and allow for additional public input and comments.
After the review of the comments the Planning Commission should incorporate any changes
deemed necessary by 2J3rds of the Planning Commission and submit the rough draft for
review by the County in which this area is located.
13. Public Meeting/Adoption of the Plan-- After review and comment by the Town Board and
County,the Planning Commission should hold a public meeting on the adoption of the Plan.
14. Town Board Adoption— After adoption by the Planning Commission the Plan should be sent
to the Town Board for Adoption. While this is not required by State Statue,the Town Board as
a representative body of the Town should adopt this by Resolution or Ordinance.
is. County Adoption-- After adoption by the Town Planning Commission and the Town Board
the Plan should be sent to the County Commissioners for adoption.
TOWN OF BERTHOUD MEMORANDUM
TO: TOWN OF BERTHOUD PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: DON BURCHETT,DIRECTOR OF PLANNING
SUBJECT: TERMS TO BE DEFINED
DATE: JANUARY 1b,1998
CC: FILE
Community Growth Management Area(CGMA)—(a.k.a. UGMA)
Community Influence Area(CIA)—(a.k.a.ACI)
Cooperative Planning Area(CPA)--
Planning Area(PA)—
Cluster Development—
Open Lands—
Open Space—
Rural Areas—
Rural Development--
Urban Areas—
Urban Development--
Community Separators—
Community Gateways—
Natural Areas—
Development—
Fixed Land Uses—
Affordable Housing—
Capital Facilities—
Master Plan--
Prime Farm Land--
Wetlands—
Watershed—
Parks—
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
1 . Get Property Owners involved .
2 . Make sure the plan allows flexibility .
3 . Update Areas of Influence .
4 . Update Urban Growth Management Area .
5 . Incorporate "Right to Farm Policy" .
6 . Incorporate clustering so it is compatible with Larimer and
Weld County definitions .
7 . Buffers and Open Space
S . Quality Growth
9 . Quality of life .
10 . Maintain the character of Berthoud .
11 . Update current Land Use Plan .
12. Recognize that there are variables in growth - i . e. economic
considerations , etc.
13 . Encourage diversity.
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