Eagle County Land Use Regulations Reform
"Rural approaches should limit exposures to hazards, preserve natural resources, and mitigate risks by severely limiting new development, encouraging long-term resource conservation, avoiding geo-hazards, and facilitating contextually-appropriate economic opportunities." .....From the slides, Meeting 5. We agree!
The Land Use Regulation Reform Project is aimed to revise existing land use regulations through a detailed Module breakdown and review with the Board of County Commissioners, Land Use Reform Advisory Committee, and both the Eagle County and Roaring Fork Valley Planning Commissions. All meetings are public meetings and we will be accepting feedback through email and through an online portal.
January 21 BoCC Joint Worksession
Here are links to the various pages for the January 21 BoCC Joint Worksession.
Eagle County Land use Regulations Reform Project webpage.
Virtual Public Comment Link - When you click on the link it will take you to a google sheet. You will need to put your first and last name in the form and hit submit. Once you do that, the next page will provide the googlemeet link for the BoCC Joint Work Session. For time constraints, kindly remember that we will not engage in the joint discussion but will have an opportunity to provide feedback at our February committee meeting. Date to be determined.
ecgtv.com Link (tune in at 1:30 p.m. for the live video feed) or anytime after 5 p.m. for the recorded meeting.
Eagle County LUC Reform Webpage (Administrative Content, meeting recordings, etc.)
The new Eagle County Land Use Code Reform Portal is HERE! (Allows online commenting)
Share the link:
https://online.encodeplus.com/regs/eaglecounty-co-plan/doc-viewer.aspx#secid-340
KMOHR Board Members have a Seat at the Table
KMOHR President, Karen Moculeski, and Communications Director/Treasurer, Susan Sullivan share a "seat" on the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) for the Eagle County Land Use Code Reform project.
This is a select committee of stakeholders that meet to inform the direction of the code BEFORE drafts are released for public comment. We will share information on this website, and gather your inputs to take back to the committee.
If you have input or would like to be part of a "Core Group" that works together on the Land Use Code Reform, please email keepmohrural@gmail.com
KMOHR is participating in the Land Use Code Reform Project
......to insure that zoning matters that directly impact MO Heights preserve the current zoning density;
strengthen provisions to insure that commercial endeavors are not permissible; and
give additional rights to those opposed to changes in land use during hearings.
Contact KeepMOHRural@gmail.com if you'd like to participate.
Matt Scherr, Eagle County Commissioner, Thanked us for our Letter to the Editor and Participation!
"Commissioner Jeanne McQueeney noted she’s talked with people who want the county to expand its current standard of dual access points for new developments. But Messenger cautioned against putting too many new roads into rural areas, and recommended giving the county’s engineering department more responsibility for road standards."
Code rewrite work sessions will continue into December
"Stewardship was a big part of the latest update to the Eagle County Board of Commissioners about rewriting Eagle County land use regulations. Todd Messenger, an attorney with Fairfield and Woods, is working on that rewrite. Messenger and Assistant County Attorney Beth Oliver provided that update, which focused in part on how land use policy can affect stewardship."
The Vail Daily's article on the Land Use Regulation Re-write mentions KMOHR!
Eagle County’s land use code rewrite could allow much more workforce housing _ VailDaily.com.pdf