Theobald Study
A Framework for Evaluating Land Use Planning Alternatives: Build-Out Analysis of OurayCounty
DAVID M. THEOBALD, PH.D.
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1499
(970) 491-5122; (970) 491-1965 (FAX)
davet@nrel.colostate.edu
http://nrel.colostate.edu/~davet
Like many Colorado counties, Ouray County is growing. If the County is to preserve its quality of life, careful land use planning will have to take place. The County Commissionersand Planning Commission are at a crossroads in making decisions about how to direct growth in the County. They need to direct growth in ways that will benefit all the citizens of the County while preserving natural and scenic resources that make Ouray County “the jewel of the Colorado Rockies.”
Professor David Theobald, an expert in land use planning, has generously offered to do a study of land use alternatives in Ouray County at no cost to the County. His study will provide County planners and citizens with more complete information than is currently available for making choices among land use alternatives.
The process employed by Professor Theobald consists of two parts, requiring several months to complete:
1. Stakeholder discussions that identify the planning scenarios that Ouray ounty wants Professor Theobald to analyze.
The Stakeholders appointed by the BOCC are:
Ranchers: Tom Harrington, Ted Collin Environmentalists: Ken Lipton, Sara Coulter Developer: John Peters, Brian Kolowich Towns: John Clark for Ridgway, Karen Risch for Ouray At-Large: Rene Tegtmeyer
2. Computer analysis of the selected scenarios showing their impact at build-out, using all of the data available in the State on Ouray County and its ecological region. Professor Theobald already has a large amount of data available to him because he helped produce the COMap (Colorado Ownerhip Management and Protection) that incorporates data from established sources (www.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/comap/overview.html).
This is a great opportunity for Ouray County to benefit from state-of-the-art resources and expertise at no cost to the County. By meeting the challenge of growth with informed choices, Ouray County can set the standard for Colorado.
Resources:
There is a videotape or DVD of Professor Theobald's Ouray County presentation available for check-out at the Ridgway Library. The slides for the presentation are available here.
The build out study for Summit County, which is a possible model for the Ouray County study, is available atwww.ecologyandsociety.org/vol6/iss1/art5/.
Theobald Materials
Professor David Theobald site
Presentation Slides (PDF 1.2 MB)
Stakeholders' Meeting News
Summit County Study (PDF 2.1 MB)
Ouray County Master Plan
Ouray County Land Use Code
Theobald Final Report
(PDF) Ouray County Build-out Analysis (.2 MB)
(PDF) Executive Summary - Two Pages (53 KB)
Final Report Maps
(PDF)Zoning (.3 MB)
Urban Growth Boundaries (.1 MB)
Scenic Corridors (1.2 MB)
Riparian Areas (1.8 MB)
Irrigated Agricultural Lands (1.7 MB)
Ridgelines (1.8 MB)
Parcel Size Classes (1.8 MB)
Agricultural Land Use (1.7 MB)
Economically Important Wildlife (2.3 MB)
Rare & Imperiled Species (2.1 MB)
Vehicle Miles Traveled (1.9 MB)
Land Owership/Management (1.4 MB)
Scenario: Current Conditions (1.8 MB)
Scenario A: Existing Zoning (1.9 MB)
Scenario B: 35 Acres, 17.5 Acres/Unit (1.9 MB)
Scenario C: 105 Acres, 26 Acres/Unit (1.9 MB)
Scenario D: Urban Growth Boundaries (1.9 MB)
Scenario E: Scenic Corridors (1.9 MB)
Scenario F: Scenic Corridors Transfer (1.9 MB)
Scenario G: Clustered Development (1.9 MB)
Scenario H: 70 Acres at 1 Unit/70 (1.9 MB)
DAVID M. THEOBALD, PH.D.
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523-1499
(970) 491-5122; (970) 491-1965 (FAX)
davet@nrel.colostate.edu
http://nrel.colostate.edu/~davet
Like many Colorado counties, Ouray County is growing. If the County is to preserve its quality of life, careful land use planning will have to take place. The County Commissionersand Planning Commission are at a crossroads in making decisions about how to direct growth in the County. They need to direct growth in ways that will benefit all the citizens of the County while preserving natural and scenic resources that make Ouray County “the jewel of the Colorado Rockies.”
Professor David Theobald, an expert in land use planning, has generously offered to do a study of land use alternatives in Ouray County at no cost to the County. His study will provide County planners and citizens with more complete information than is currently available for making choices among land use alternatives.
The process employed by Professor Theobald consists of two parts, requiring several months to complete:
1. Stakeholder discussions that identify the planning scenarios that Ouray ounty wants Professor Theobald to analyze.
The Stakeholders appointed by the BOCC are:
Ranchers: Tom Harrington, Ted Collin Environmentalists: Ken Lipton, Sara Coulter Developer: John Peters, Brian Kolowich Towns: John Clark for Ridgway, Karen Risch for Ouray At-Large: Rene Tegtmeyer
2. Computer analysis of the selected scenarios showing their impact at build-out, using all of the data available in the State on Ouray County and its ecological region. Professor Theobald already has a large amount of data available to him because he helped produce the COMap (Colorado Ownerhip Management and Protection) that incorporates data from established sources (www.nrel.colostate.edu/projects/comap/overview.html).
This is a great opportunity for Ouray County to benefit from state-of-the-art resources and expertise at no cost to the County. By meeting the challenge of growth with informed choices, Ouray County can set the standard for Colorado.
Resources:
There is a videotape or DVD of Professor Theobald's Ouray County presentation available for check-out at the Ridgway Library. The slides for the presentation are available here.
The build out study for Summit County, which is a possible model for the Ouray County study, is available atwww.ecologyandsociety.org/vol6/iss1/art5/.
Theobald Materials
Professor David Theobald site
Presentation Slides (PDF 1.2 MB)
Stakeholders' Meeting News
Summit County Study (PDF 2.1 MB)
Ouray County Master Plan
Ouray County Land Use Code
Theobald Final Report
(PDF) Ouray County Build-out Analysis (.2 MB)
(PDF) Executive Summary - Two Pages (53 KB)
Final Report Maps
(PDF)Zoning (.3 MB)
Urban Growth Boundaries (.1 MB)
Scenic Corridors (1.2 MB)
Riparian Areas (1.8 MB)
Irrigated Agricultural Lands (1.7 MB)
Ridgelines (1.8 MB)
Parcel Size Classes (1.8 MB)
Agricultural Land Use (1.7 MB)
Economically Important Wildlife (2.3 MB)
Rare & Imperiled Species (2.1 MB)
Vehicle Miles Traveled (1.9 MB)
Land Owership/Management (1.4 MB)
Scenario: Current Conditions (1.8 MB)
Scenario A: Existing Zoning (1.9 MB)
Scenario B: 35 Acres, 17.5 Acres/Unit (1.9 MB)
Scenario C: 105 Acres, 26 Acres/Unit (1.9 MB)
Scenario D: Urban Growth Boundaries (1.9 MB)
Scenario E: Scenic Corridors (1.9 MB)
Scenario F: Scenic Corridors Transfer (1.9 MB)
Scenario G: Clustered Development (1.9 MB)
Scenario H: 70 Acres at 1 Unit/70 (1.9 MB)
