Agenda Date: 11/19/2024
Subject:
Title
Resolution 114-2024: Affirming the City of Littleton Three Mile Plan
Body
From:
James L. Becklenberg, City Manager
Prepared by:
Teri Whitmore, Senior Planner
Presentations:
N/A
PURPOSE:
Staff is seeking city council support for renewal of the city's Three Mile Plan, with minor edits.
LONG-TERM OUTCOME(S) SERVED:
Sustainable Community with Natural Beauty; Robust and Resilient Economy
DISCUSSION:
State statute requires that local municipalities adopt a Three Mile Plan each year. Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS) Section 31-12-105(1)(e) provides that "no annexation may take place that would have the effect of extending a municipal boundary more than three miles in any direction from any point of such municipal boundary in any one year." The statute also requires that prior to annexing any property within the three-mile limit, a municipality must have a plan that generally describes the proposed location, character, and extent of such things as streets, waterfronts, playgrounds, parks, open space, public utilities, and transportation to be provided by the municipality, and the proposed land uses for the area. In addition, any municipality adopting a Three Mile Plan must update the plan on an annual basis.
BACKGROUND:
The city has not annexed any property since the Three Mile Plan was first adopted in 2009, so the boundaries of the plan have not changed. Several minor updates have been approved, including names of utilities and special districts and other land use planning documents. Only minor changes are proposed in this year's affirmation of the Three Mile Plan.
Prior Actions or Discussions
In 2009, the city council adopted its Three Mile Plan, which consists of an introduction and description, an explanation of how the plan addresses state requirements, and an annexation area map. The Littleton City Map and Littleton's COMPLAN were incorporated into this plan by reference.
In 2010 and 2011 there were no amendm...
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