DENVER PLANNING BOARD
Special Meeting – Planning Board Retreat
Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 2:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Webb Municipal Office Building
201 West Colfax Avenue, Room 4.F.6/4.G.2
AGENDA
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Call to Order
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Approval of Meeting Record
May 1, 2015
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Public Comment (limited to 2 minutes per speaker)
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Planning Board 2013 Retreat
Review: Planning Board Authority
Review: Board Chair and Member Roles
Review: Role of City Attorney at Planning Board Meetings
Overview: Plan Implementation – Big Picture Priorities for 2013-14
Overview: Plan Implementation – Infrastructure and Partnerships
- Implementing an adopted plan – what does it look like?
Discuss: Possible New Planning Board Roles and/or Activities
- Planning Board members as “ambassadors” for good planning in Denver
- Advise/provide feedback to Manager and Mayor on city-wide planning initiatives
- Opportunities for future learning sessions – The CIP, OED initiatives, PW policy/planning and parking management
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BREAK
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Discuss: Plan Implementation - The Denver Zoning Code
- In context of Board deliberations, what’s working well and what’s not?
- Where are there gaps in plan implementation? (e.g., range of zone districts, building form standards, range of uses allowed, etc.)
Discuss: Design Review at Planning Board
- In context of Board deliberations, what’s working well and what’s not?
- Overview of How to Conduct Design Review
Heads Up - Discuss in Future Work Sessions: Plan Implementation – Review of Regulatory Actions by Planning Board
- Rezonings
- Comprehensive Sign Plans
- View plane Variances
- General Development Plans
- Regulating Plans
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Manager/Chair Time
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Adjournment |