Planning Board

The Denver Planning Board is established through the Denver Revised Municipal Code, Chapter 12, Article II, Division 2.  The Planning Board advises the Mayor and City Council on the Denver Comprehensive Plan, supplements to the Comprehensive Plan, and various components of land regulation including zoning and view planes.  The Planning Board follows the ordinance and the Planning Board By-Laws.

Meeting Time and Location:
1st & 3rd Wednesday of each month at 3 p.m.
Webb Municipal Office Building
201 W Colfax Ave, Room 4.F.6 and 4.G.2 

 

Current Agenda

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


1.


Call to Order

2.

Approval of Meeting Record

May 1, 2015

3.

Public Comment (limited to 2 minutes per speaker)

4.

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

BREAK
  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

5. Manager/Chair Time 

6. Adjournment

Contact Us

For general inquiries, contact us at planning.board@denvergov.org.
 

Board Members

Membership:
Eleven members
Three year terms
Appointed by the Mayor
 
Brad Buchanan, Chair
Andy Baldyga
Shannon Gifford
Kenneth Ho
Anna Jones
Brittany Morris Saunders
Sharon Nunnally
Susan Pearce
Arleen Taniwaki
Julie Underdahl
Dave Webster
 
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