HomeMy WebLinkAbout07267ORDINANCE NO. 7267
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PUEBLO REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT
PLAN — 2002 TO INCLUDE A RECREATIONAL AND TOURISM USES ELEMENT AS REQUIRED
BY COLORADO REVISED STATUTES SECTIONS 30 -28 -106 AND 31 -23 -206
WHEREAS, the Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 30 -28 -206 and 31 -23 -206 relating to
the adoption and content of Master Plans for cities and counties, was amended on November 6,
2001 to include a requirement that Master Plans contain a recreational and tourism uses element,
and
WHEREAS, in response to this mandate, the Pueblo Area Council of Governments
( PACOG) commissioned a recreation and tourism study for the PACOG area, which is inclusive of
all of Pueblo County, and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Commission pursuant to Section 12 -5 of the City
Charter recommends that the Pueblo Regional Comprehensive Development Plan — 2002 be
amended to include the Recreation & Tourism Element of Pueblo's Comprehensive Plan, and
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby find and determine that the Pueblo Regional
Comprehensive Development Plan — 2002 should be amended to include the Recreation &
Tourism Element of Pueblo's Comprehensive Plan, and
WHEREAS, the City Council does hereby further find and determine that such an
amendment would be in furtherance of and consistent with Pueblo Regional Comprehensive
Development Plan. NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The Pueblo Regional Comprehensive Development Plan is hereby amended to include the
Recreation & Tourism Element of Pueblo's Comprehensive Plan in compliance with Colorado
Revised Statutes Sections 30 -28 -206 and 31 -23 -206.
SECTION 2.
The Pueblo Regional Comprehensive Development Plan -2002 heretofore adopted and
approved by the City Council together with the modification thereto set forth in Section 1 hereof are
advisory only and shall apply to all land located within the jurisdictional boundaries of the City.
SECTION 3.
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage and approval.
INTRODUCED
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January 10. 2005
Michael Occhiato
Councilperson
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ATTESTED BY:
CITY CLERK
PASSED AND APPROVED January 24, 2005
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Background Paper for Proposed
ORDINANCE
AGENDA ITEM # Z/
DATE: JANUARY 10, 2005
DEPARTMENT: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT /JIM MUNCH
PLANNING DEPARTMENT /JIM MUNCH
TITLE
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE PUEBLO REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE
DEVELOPMENT PLAN — 2002 TO INCLUDE A RECREATIONAL AND
TOURISM USES ELEMENT AS REQUIRED BY COLORADO REVISED
STATUTES SECTIONS 30 -28 -106 AND 31 -23 -206
ISSUE
Should City Council amend the Pueblo Regional Comprehensive Development
Plan - 2002 to include a recreational and tourism uses element as required by
Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 30-28 -106 and 31 -23 -206?
RECOMMENDATION
The Planning and Zoning Commission at their June 9, 2004 Regular Meeting
voted 6-0-0 to recommend approval of the proposed amendment. Following the
revision of the plan to address the concerns of the Greater Pueblo Chamber of
Commerce, the Planning and Zoning Commission at their December 8, 2004
Regular Meeting voted 5-0-0 to recommend approval of the proposed
amendment with the changes included that addressed the Chamber of
Commerce's concerns.
BA CKGROUND
The Colorado Revised Statutes Sections 30- 28-206 and 31 -23 -206 relating to the
adoption and content of Master Plans for cities and counties was amended on
November 6, 2001 to include a requirement that Master Plans contain a
recreational and tourism uses element. In response to this mandate, the Pueblo
Area Council of Governments ( PACOG) commissioned a recreation and tourism
study for the PACOG area. The "Recreation & Tourism Element° was prepared
in February, 2004 by GreenPlay, LLC a private consultant. The text amendment
sets forth the adoption of a plan that identifies the recreational and tourism needs
of residents of the county and visitors to the county through delineated areas
dedicated to, without limitation, hiking, mountain biking, rock climbing, skiing,
cross country skiing, rafting, fishing, boating, hunting, shooting, or any other form
of sports or other recreational activity, as applicable, and commercial facilities
supporting such uses. At the public hearing on the ordinance to amend the
Pueblo Regional Comprehensive Plan 2002 to include a Recreational and
Tourism Uses Element, the staff from the Greater Pueblo Chamber of Commerce
(Chamber) expressed concerns about including more data and information about
tourism within the Pueblo Region, as well as more details on the Chamber's
ongoing efforts to promote tourism within the region. Based on these concerns,
the City planning staff met with staff from the Chamber and provided revisions to
the Recreation and Tourism Plan to the project consultant. These changes have
been incorporated into the revised plan and endorsed by the Chambers
Executive Director, Rod Slyhoff.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
None.