Sept 25, 2014 Visioning Meeting Heather Gutherless Jefferson County Planning & Zoning

Overall Agenda Overview of Update Demographics Visioning Exercise Steps

Hwy 285 Corridor North Turkey Creek Aspen Park Conifer Pine Junction Pine Grove Buffalo Creek

What is a Community Plan? Guide for future growth Advisory, not regulatory Used to evaluate rezoning cases

Zoning Allowed Use Rezoning Change of Use Plan does not Rezone What is a Community Plan?

Conifer Demographics Population increase is steady  1990 – 11,424  2000 – 13,740 (+2,316 : increase of 1.86% per year)  2010 – 16,500 (+2,760 : increase of 1.85% per year) Median Age – 47 (Jeffco – 40, State 36)  43% of Conifer residents over 50 (State 30%) Average commute time – 34 min. 2,300 people work from home  (12.5% of workforce – state 6%)

Projected 2020 Population: (2010 base population : 16,500)  19,860 (+ 3,360 : increase of 1.85% per year)  18,682 (+ 2,182 : increase of 1.25% per year)  17,780 (+ 1,280 : increase of 0.75% per year)

Conifer Demographics Median Household Income - $110,219 Median Home Values:  Conifer: $290,000  Unincorporated Jeffco: $286,000  All of Jeffco: $247,000 Mean Home Values:  Conifer: $320,000  Unincorporated Jeffco: $336,000  All of Jeffco: $290,000

Assets / Strengths What is it about Conifer that makes it a great place? What place/thing/event is special? What are you proud of?

Opportunities What can be made better? What do we need more of? What do you wish was available in Conifer?

Constraints What prevents us from accomplishing these opportunities? What physical / political/ perceived issues make it hard? What needs to be addressed / changed to allow the opportunities to be met?

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Next Steps: Information gathering Meet with various organizations Community Meetings Draft Plan Allow for public review and comment on Plan Planning Commission Hearing December 2015