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9-2-25 Planning Board Meeting
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AI-read · unreviewed44 mentions; quotes verbatim from the captions or agenda, chosen by a model, unchecked by a personthe board will recall that we brought an ordinance through this spring related to wildfire hardening
water conservation to support Boulder's long-term water supply strategy
It really relates to the use of non-functional turf, so there's definitions that we have in the memo
Restricted the future use of non-functional turf. Which is not those recreational areas, or picnic areas, or high-use areas
moving forward with meeting the state bill, you can see that that scope has increased with the adoption of the House bill this year
with climate change and things of that nature, urban heat island effect
to not penalize those projects with minor amendments or minor modifications or a site review
get more shadow to mitigate the urban heat island effect. There's a lot of support for that
Daily, we try to address the urban agriculture concern and making it clear of where urban agriculture can work
And these are some of the relevant BVCP policies. Relevant to the project.
Do we have measurable goals or standards for, like, where we're trying to get to, with tree canopy?
In 2018, we passed our Urban Forest Strategic Plan, which set an overarching goal to maintain
mitigating for urban heat island effect come into play, and then there's any number of ways that you can meet that
The landscaping plan shall consider and attempt to avoid shading of new trees onto a solar zone
so I checked with the, person on our staff that does the energy code. That's been since superseded
in meeting the goal of enhanced water conservation to support Boulder's long-term water supply strategy
within the wildland-urban interface, a reduced plant density is permissible to deter wildfire spread
that same standard in the WUI didn't make as much sense, because it might, you know, could spread wildfire
We also have to follow our accessibility standards, so anything we put on the website still has to follow those standards
how does that apply in situations like condominium ownership or manufactured housing communities, where the actual property line
does that then require the whole property to come into compliance if it's a condo association or a mobile home park?
Planting areas for urban agriculture and annual crops are allowed. If maintained to reduce dead material and not to exceed 3 feet in height.
we know that concrete increases the heat island, and it's very carbon heavy
Take that money and bring it here! We've got budget, you know, I read about
And instead, we're bleeding babies dead in Gaza. We're, you know, no water for them, no nothing.
You need to make your recommendations to the City Council to get out of Gaza and get out of Palestine!
So, on that topic, we wouldn't consider an ADU a new dwelling unit, nor would we consider it a new principal building.
some of the projects that have come in that are annexations, where it is a very large property
I would recommend that we do not over-regulate food gardens and other forms of urban agriculture.
we are going to have to make more choices, and those choices are between, Non-functional turf grass
The impact fee could address gaps in the IH program, and would ensure equity in how residential development and additions contribute to affordable housing
The impact, the proposed impact fee would be around $80,000. In today's dollars, the cash in lieu
state law pretty much lays out all the requirements for, Imposing these fees, most notably, an impact fee must be based on a study
But in general, there was support for exemptions for small additions, modest-sized homes, ADUs
if you are actually creating an ADU and renting it out
Those fees collected, would be earmarked for affordable housing. So restricted solely for the construction purchase and maintenance of affordable housing
a tool, like this is an important one in helping to address some of these inequalities and also meeting our affordable housing objectives
it's through the budget process. They update all of the fees across the city, including impact fees every year
I'm sorry, wouldn't that fall under the existing inclusionary housing ordinance and not this one?
and we already have an inclusionary… a pretty extensive inclusionary housing spreadsheet.
So, you can't charge, a 25% IH requirement on less than 4 units, right?
And the obscene starvation of a whole community of people, the Palestinians, they did nothing
panel regarding the homeless… homeless community for youth that's closing in Boulder.
This impact fee should be much, much higher. Otherwise, I mean, I support having an impact fee.