Planning Commission

The Planning Commission is an appointed board

It reviews developments and land use codes. Board members must be legal residents of the Town of Nederland and serve for a 4-year term. The current members of the Planning Commission are:

James Rawsthorne, Trustee Liaison
Roger Cornell, Chairman (until 2022)
Steve Williams, Vice Chairman (until 2021)
Ralph Hunt (until 2022)
Stephanie Herring (until 2019)
Chris Perret (until 2022)
Lindsey Danforth (until 2021)
Linda Glasser (until 2019)
Jim Reis (until 2022)

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Email the Clerk for the Commission

The Planning Commission meets on the fourth Wednesday of the month in the Nederland Community Center.

Due to increase in size of Planning Commission packets, they will be now

be posted through the iCompass Web Portal platform.

To view the most current Agenda and Packet, please click link:

The Town of Nederland – Meeting Information

Approved Meeting Minutes prior to iCompass conversion:

PC Minutes 9.26.2018 (signed) 475.94 KB

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PC Minutes 8.22.2018 (signed) 212.48 KB

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Planning Commission minutes 7.25.2018 (signed) 289.47 KB

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PC Agenda and Packet 4.25.2018

PC Packet 4.25.2018 6.00 MB

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PC Agenda 4.25.2018 125.20 KB

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PC Agenda and Packet 3.28.2018 (broken into sections due to file size)

PC Agenda 3.28.2018 126.74 KB

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PC Packet 3.28.2018 - Part I (Regular Business and Action Items) 2.48 MB

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PC Packet 3.28.2018 - Part II (IGA discussion item) 4.73 MB

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PC Packet 3.28.2018 - Part III (IGA discussion item- Letters of opposition to Evans Parcel Annexation) 7.49 MB

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PC Packet 3.28.2018 - Part IV (IGA discussion item- McCoy Letter of opposition and Climate Change report to Evans Parcel Annexation) 3.07 MB

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PC Packet 3.28.2018 - Part V (750 W 5th Street Rezoning discussion item) 3.13 MB

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Older PC packets

PC Minutes 2.28.2018 (approved) 970.60 KB

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PC Agenda 2.28.18 116.21 KB

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PC Packet 2.28.2018 7.98 MB

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Part 1 - BCHA PUD Drawings for PC 2.28.2018 7.13 MB

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Part 2 - BCHA PUD Drawings for PC 2.28.2018 5.32 MB

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Nederland Affordable Housing GTECH Report 3.21 MB

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Part 1 Nederland Multifamily CHFA Market Study 6.95 MB

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Part 2 Nederland Multifamily CHFA Market Study 392.09 KB

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ESA for PC 2.28.18 928.87 KB

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Draft WDR 2.30 MB

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Response to Boulder County Housing Authority Project below:

Includes all comments received on 2.27.2018 by 4pm

Housing Postcard responses - updated 2.27.2018 as of 5pm 220.95 KB

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Letters of Opposition to BCHA Project applications - updated 2.27.2018 at 5pm 2.92 MB

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Letters of Support for BCHA Project applications - updated 2.27.2018 by 5pm 764.55 KB

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Agendas / Packets / Documents

Nederland Zoning map (updated 8.30.2018) 3.18 MB

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PC Minutes 2.28.2018 (approved) 970.60 KB

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PC Packet 3.28.2018 - Part IV (IGA discussion item- McCoy Letter of opposition and Climate Change report to Evans Parcel Annexation) 3.07 MB

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PC Packet 3.28.2018 - Part V (750 W 5th Street Rezoning discussion item) 3.13 MB

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PC Agenda 3.28.2018 126.74 KB

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PC Packet 3.28.2018 - Part IV (750 W 5th Street Rezoning discussion item) 3.13 MB

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Letters of Support for BCHA Project applications - updated 2.27.2018 by 5pm 764.55 KB

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Housing Postcard responses - updated 2.27.2018 as of 5pm 220.95 KB

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Letters of Opposition to BCHA Project applications - updated 2.27.2018 at 5pm 2.92 MB

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Part 2 Nederland Multifamily CHFA Market Study 392.09 KB

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Part 1 Nederland Multifamily CHFA Market Study 6.95 MB

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ESA for PC 2.28.18 928.87 KB

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PC Agenda 2.28.18 116.21 KB

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PC Packet 2.28.2018 7.98 MB

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Part 2 - BCHA PUD Drawings for PC 2.28.2018 5.32 MB

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(see below for older agendas/packets/documents)

The Planning Commission’s Current Work Plan consists of a concentration on policies related to housing goals set by the Board of Trustees. Subjects they will be working on in 2016/2017 include: 1) Short-term rentals, 2) Rental Housing licensing, 3) Accessory dwelling units, 4) Tiny homes, 5) Administrative streamlining of multi-family units (2-4 units). Also, the Work Plan will include efforts related to planned workforce housing at the old Town Maintenance Shops site on West 5th Street.

BOT 2016-2018 Goals Adoption Resolution (91.3 KiB, 0 hits)

Plans and Maps

2013 Comprehensive Plan (adopted) (3.8 MiB, 3,933 hits)

Nederland Aerial Map (6mb PDF)

Nederland Design Standards (1.4 MiB, 5,236 hits)

Mission

The Planning Commission is created for the following purposes (NMC Sec. 2-272):

1. To prepare and maintain, subject to periodic revision as necessary, a Master Plan as described by state statutes.
2. To implement the provisions of Chapters 16 and 17 of this Code, and to perform all functions and powers referred to in said chapters where reference is made.
3. To study and recommend to the Board of Trustees amendments to the Zoning Map of the Town.
4. To study and recommend appropriate zoning classifications for all annexations to the Town.
5. To exchange information with the various governmental agencies charged with planning and zoning responsibilities and with the Board of Zoning Adjustment.
6. To have all other duties and powers incidental to the above and any and all powers and duties set out by state statute, except that nothing herein shall permit the Planning Commission to make amendments to changes in the zoning of the Town, such powers expressly being reserved by the Board of Trustees.