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Alma, Colorado Comprehensive Plan 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE of CONTENTS Alma, Colorado Comprehensive Plan 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS This Comprehensive Plan update has been prepared through a collaborative effort CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE between the Town of Alma and the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments. Purpose of Plan .............................................................................................................. 5 This document updates Alma’s first official Comprehensive Plan, created in 1999, and supplements appropriate ordinances enacted by the Town’s Board of Trustees. Reason for Updating Comprehensive Plan ................................................................... 5 Legal Basis ...................................................................................................................... 5 Special thanks to: History of Alma .............................................................................................................. 7 Colorado Department of Local Affairs PPACG Project Team Historic Resources .........................................................................................................8 Robert MacDonald, Executive Director Community Resources ...................................................................................................8 Park County Town Services .................................................................................................................8 Craig Casper, Project Manager Town Budget .................................................................................................................10 Town of Alma Rachel Beck, Public Outreach Manager Physical Assets .............................................................................................................. 11 Zach Robertson, Police Chief Erica Hunter, Graphic Designer Regional Services .......................................................................................................... 11 Tim Zingler, Public Works Director Jennifer Valentine, Planner CHAPTER 2: VISION, GOALS AND OBJECTIVES .....................................................................13 Cindy Cole, Court Clerk Kevin Rayes, Planner Community Character, Design, and Identity ................................................................13 Nancy Comer, Town Administrator Scott Philips, Planner Economy and Economic Development ........................................................................14 Jara Johnson, Citizen Land Use and Planning, Housing, Growth Management, and Zoning ......................16 John Hanson, GIS Planner Environment ..................................................................................................................17 Alma Board of Trustees Recreation (Parks, Open Space, and Trails) ................................................................ 20 Gary Goettelman, Mayor Transportation ..............................................................................................................22 Saam Golgoon, Mayor Pro-Tem Intergovernmental Coordination, Community Services, and Infrastructure ............ 23 Goals Accomplished Since 1999 Comprehensive Plan ............................................... 23 Melena Kassel Minette Doss CHAPTER 3: COMMUNITY PROFILE ...................................................................................... 24 Projected Growth to 2050 ........................................................................................... 24 Andrew Zimmerman Gender Distribution ..................................................................................................... 25 Robert Ensign Racial Distribution ........................................................................................................ 25 Pete King Households and Families ............................................................................................. 25 Income and Employment Characteristics ................................................................... 26 Workforce Characteristics ........................................................................................... 26 Housing ..........................................................................................................................27 Existing Land Use ......................................................................................................... 30 CHAPTER 4: FUTURE LAND USE ............................................................................................ 32 Eligible Land Uses ........................................................................................................ 36 August 2016 Form-based Zoning ...................................................................................................... 37 Alma Comprehensive Plan 2016 3 Build-Out Scenarios ...................................................................................................... 38 Planning Influence Area (Three-Mile Plan) ................................................................. 39 CHAPTER 1: BACKGROUND & PURPOSE Annexations ................................................................................................................. 39 Local Economy and Economic Development ............................................................. 42 Goals and Implementation Strategies ........................................................................ 43 lma is a Statutory Town in northwest Park or regulations. Proposed regulatory provisions or revisions Intergovernmental Coordination, Community Services, and Infrastructure ............46 County, Colorado. The town is located at the should be reviewed for compatibility. junction of Buckskin Creek and the Middle Reason for Updating Comprehensive Plan CHAPTER 5: ENVIRONMENTAL FEATURES AND CONSIDERATIONS ...................................48 Fork of the South Platte River in a narrow valley that rises Geography ...................................................................................................................48 abruptly to alpine peaks on both sides; the town has a total The Town of Alma elected to update its Comprehensive land area of 0.362 square miles. Plan to develop the Town’s vision, guide future growth, Climate .........................................................................................................................48 and manage change that has impacted nearby areas in the The 274-person town is accessed by State Highway 9 and is Soils and Mining ..........................................................................................................48 past decade. Comprehensive plans are living documents approximately 6 miles northwest of Fairplay and 26 miles that should be updated every five to ten years to respond Flora and Fauna ..........................................................................................................48 south of Interstate 70 at Frisco. In the summertime, it is to changes in the community. The Alma Comprehensive Floodplains, Wetlands, and Watersheds ..................................................................... 52 possible to drive the 17-mile direct route to Leadville in ap- Plan has not been updated in 17 years, though conditions proximately one hour; in the wintertime the road is closed, Slopes ........................................................................................................................... 55 in Alma, as well as in the region, have changed. Wildfire Risk and Mitigation ........................................................................................ 55 and it is a 57-mile drive through Frisco. The state capital in Denver is a 90-mile, 2-hour drive (see Figure 1-1). The comprehensive planning process provides the commu- Environmental Quality and Sustainability ................................................................. 55 nity an opportunity to discuss At over two miles high (eleva- its future and update the com- CHAPTER 6: PARKS AND RECREATION .................................................................................68 tion 10,578 feet above sea lev- A comprehensive plan guides munity’s vision for the Town. el), Alma is recognized as the Existing Recreational Opportunities ...........................................................................68 local officials and private citizens in Implementation strategies are highest incorporated commu- Hiking, Fishing and Camping ....................................................................................... 70 then developed. nity in the United States. The making decisions on new development, Desired Parks and Facilities ..........................................................................................71 Town has a long and enduring historic preservation and core This plan includes: Accessing Public Lands ................................................................................................ 73 tradition as a small, close-knit infrastructure such as water, wastewater, • Current conditions, Resource Protection .................................................................................................... 74 community with a high quality transportation, recreation, including population, of life. The vision for this plan Recreation Goals and public facilities and services. housing, environmental is to ensure that the Town’s Implementation Strategies.......................................................................................... 75 features, transportation, unique mountain culture is and land use CHAPTER 7: TRANSPORTATION
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