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Johnson, Kristofer David W. Foster Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan; Ranglos, Christopher; Harvey, Amelia RE: Form letter from Planning & Development services about a rezoning request at my address Monday, January 5, 2026 12:22:13 PM image001.png image002.png

Hi David, Thank you for your email regarding Community Change Request #10 for the south side of Sioux Drive. I understand your concern, particularly given that the request includes your property and was not submitted by you. I appreciate the opportunity to clarify how this process works and to respond to your questions. Regarding how the request came to include multiple properties, staff followed up with the community member who submitted the land use change request to clarify (not suggest) the geographic extent of the request, as this was not inherently clear in the original submission. The requester confirmed that their request would apply to the south side of Sioux Drive between Pawnee Drive and Thunderbird Drive. This request for a land use change as part of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update is different than a rezoning request, but they are easily confused, so I will offer an explanation. The land use defined in the Comprehensive Plan describes a future vision for an area that may evolve over the next 20 years. It does not change the zoning of an individual property (ie, the legal code that regulates uses, building dimensions, etc.) and does not guarantee that change will indeed occur. During a Comprehensive Plan update, any community member may request a land use change to any property, or group of properties, in the city. Staff review these requests for consistency with the plan’s policies and eventually Planning Board and City Council will decide whether or not to approve a change. Rezoning is different in that it is typically done as part of a redevelopment application on an individual property and can only be requested by the property owner or developer. The intent of the notification you received is to ensure that property owners who did not submit a request themselves are made aware of requests potentially applying to their properties in advance of the scheduled public hearings. To address your remaining questions: 1. How to submit feedback and meeting logistics We encourage you to submit your feedback in writing by email so that it can be included in the Planning Board and City Council memo packets which will be distributed to them on January 12 and 15 respectively. If you wish to send written comments, here are some details: Before 8:00 am, Jan 12 – please send comments to future@bouldercolorado.gov and staff will include them in both Planning Board and City Council memo packets. Note, we will go ahead and include your

original email in the packet. After 8:00 am, Jan 12, and up to 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board meeting on Jan 20, you can contact Planning Board directly at boulderplanningboard@bouldercolorado.gov. Up to 24 hours in advance of the City Council meeting on Jan 22, you can contact City Council directly at this website: https://bouldercolorado.gov/contact-city-council-and-staff. You are also encouraged to attend the public hearings and provide comments directly to the Planning Board and City Council. Here are more details: Planning Board on Jan 20 begins at 6:00 pm and is hybrid (you can attend inperson or via Zoom). There are other items earlier on the agenda, so we anticipate the item regarding Community Change Requests will begin around 7:30 pm. There will be an opportunity for public comments after the staff presentation. You can learn more about participating in Planning Board public hearings here: https://bouldercolorado.gov/public-participation-planningboard-meetings. City Council on Jan 22 begins at 5:30 pm and is also hybrid (in-person or via Zoom). There are also earlier agenda items, so we expect to begin the Community Change Request item to start around 6:30 pm. You can learn more about participating in City Council meetings here: https://bouldercolorado.gov/services/participate-city-council-meetings. Note, you must register to speak on public hearing items at City Council. You can do that here: https://bouldercolorado.formstack.com/forms/sign_up_for_public_hearing.

2. Clarification regarding rezoning language in the notification letter The request under consideration is for a land use designation change as part of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update. It is not a rezoning request and does not change the current zoning or development regulations for your property, or any others. The sentence in the letter stating that “only property owners who voluntarily choose to pursue a rezoning could initiate future changes to their own properties” is intended to clarify that even if a land use designation were to change, only a property owner may initiate a rezoning application for their own property. Any rezoning would require a separate, voluntary application by the property owner and would be subject to its own public review and approval process. One final note of clarification is that the public hearings scheduled for Jan 20 and Jan 22 are only to review the list of requested changes received by staff and determine which of them should be considered further. Planning Board and City Council will not be approving or denying the change itself, only whether or not it should be studied more as part of the Comprehensive Plan update.

Your feedback is an important part of the public process, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective. Please feel free to reach out to me directly if you have additional questions. Best regards, kj

Kristofer Johnson, AICP, PLA Comprehensive Planning Manager (Pronouns: He/Him/His) What's This?

O: 303-441-4277 johnsonk3@bouldercolorado.gov Department of Planning & Development Services 1739 Broadway | Boulder, CO 80302 bouldercolorado.gov

From: Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan <future@bouldercolorado.gov> Sent: Friday, January 2, 2026 8:47 AM To: David W. Foster <fosterdavidw@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: Form letter from Planning & Development services about a rezoning request at my address

Hello David, Thank you for reaching out with your questions. I wanted to confirm that we have received your message. Due to the holidays, staff availability has been limited this week. However, I am working on getting answers to your questions and expect to be able to follow up early next week. Thank you for your patience! Sincerely, Amelia Harvey Project Coordinator

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City of Boulder and Boulder County Planning Team www.aboulderfuture.org future@bouldercolorado.gov

bouldercolorado.gov | bouldercounty.gov

From: David W. Foster <fosterdavidw@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, December 29, 2025 5:32 PM To: Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan <future@bouldercolorado.gov> Subject: Form letter from Planning & Development services about a rezoning request at my address

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. Hello, I received a letter dated Dec 1, 2025 and postmarked Dec 20, 2025 about a request to rezone my property at 4790 Sioux Dr. The letter is unsigned, but gave this email address for further questions. I went to the ABoulderFuture.org and eventually was able to find that my address was included in Request #10 I did not make this initial request, but found the requestor who told me it was only for his property, not for the entire block. But then "somebody" called him to ask if he wanted to expand the request to the entire block and he said yes. Is it really that easy to include whatever addresses you want?? I am not in favor of this ill-advised request #10, I likely only represents the desires of the owner of a single property. My remaining immediate questions are: 1. How can I submit my feedback, besides attending/calling the Jan 20 Planning Board meeting, then the Jan. 22 city council meetings. The times of these meeting is not listed! With 25 requests submitted, how can I know when Request #10 is discussed?

2. What does the sentence from the letter "....only property owners who voluntarily choose to pursue a rezoning could initiate future changes to their own properties" mean? Certainly a non-owner has already initiated future changes in request #10! Regards, David Foster 303 818 8380

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Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan Margaret LeCompte Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan; Ranglos, Christopher RE: A question about your notice to Property Owners and an alleged request for a change in property zoning Tuesday, January 6, 2026 8:43:10 AM image001.png

Hi Margaret, Thank you for your email regarding Community Change Request #10 for the south side of Sioux Drive. I understand your concern, particularly given that the request includes your property and was not submitted by you. I appreciate the opportunity to clarify how this process works and to respond to your questions. The intent of the notification you received is to ensure that property owners who did not submit a request themselves are made aware of requests potentially applying to their properties in advance of the scheduled public hearings. This request for a land use change as part of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update is different than a rezoning request, but they are easily confused, so I will offer an explanation. The land use defined in the Comprehensive Plan describes a future vision for an area that may evolve over the next 20 years. It does not change the zoning of an individual property (ie, the legal code that regulates uses, building dimensions, etc.) and does not guarantee that change will indeed occur. During a Comprehensive Plan update, any community member may request a land use change to any property, or group of properties, in the city. Staff review these requests for consistency with the plan’s policies and eventually Planning Board and City Council will decide whether or not to approve a change. Rezoning is different in that it is typically done as part of a redevelopment application on an individual property and can only be requested by the property owner or developer. The request under consideration is for a land use designation change as part of the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan update. It is not a rezoning request and does not change the current zoning or development regulations for your property, or any others. The sentence in the letter stating that “only property owners who voluntarily choose to pursue a rezoning could initiate future changes to their own properties” is intended to clarify that even if a land use designation were to change, only a property owner may initiate a rezoning application for their own property. Any rezoning would require a separate, voluntary application by the property owner and would be subject to its own public review and approval process. We encourage you to submit your feedback in writing by email so that it can be included in the Planning Board and City Council memo packets which will be distributed to them on January 12 and 15 respectively. If you wish to send written comments, here are some details: Before 8:00 am, Jan 12 – please send comments to future@bouldercolorado.gov and staff will include them in both Planning Board and City Council memo packets. Note, we will go ahead and include your original email in the packet but you are welcome to send additional comments.

After 8:00 am, Jan 12, and up to 24 hours in advance of the Planning Board meeting on Jan 20, you can contact Planning Board directly at boulderplanningboard@bouldercolorado.gov. Up to 24 hours in advance of the City Council meeting on Jan 22, you can contact City Council directly at this website: https://bouldercolorado.gov/contact-city-council-and-staff. You are also encouraged to attend the public hearings and provide comments directly to the Planning Board and City Council. There is no need to attend the County meetings as they will not be reviewing this request since it is in the city. Here are more details on the city meetings: Planning Board on Jan 20 begins at 6:00 pm and is hybrid (you can attend in-person or via Zoom). There are other items earlier on the agenda, so we anticipate the item regarding Community Change Requests will begin around 7:30 pm. There will be an opportunity for public comments after the staff presentation. You can learn more about participating in Planning Board public hearings here: https://bouldercolorado.gov/public-participationplanning-board-meetings. City Council on Jan 22 begins at 5:30 pm and is also hybrid (in-person or via Zoom). There are also earlier agenda items, so we expect to begin the Community Change Request item to start around 6:30 pm. You can learn more about participating in City Council meetings here: https://bouldercolorado.gov/services/participate-city-council-meetings. Note, you must register to speak on public hearing items at City Council. You can do that here: https://bouldercolorado.formstack.com/forms/sign_up_for_public_hearing. One final note of clarification is that the public hearings scheduled for Jan 20 and Jan 22 are only to review the list of requested changes received by staff and determine which of them should be considered further. Planning Board and City Council will not be approving or denying the change itself, only whether or not it should be studied more as part of the Comprehensive Plan update. Your feedback is an important part of the public process, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective. Please feel free to reach out to me directly if you have additional questions. Best regards, kj

Kristofer Johnson, AICP, PLA Comprehensive Planning Manager (Pronouns: He/Him/His) What's This?

O: 303-441-4277 johnsonk3@bouldercolorado.gov

Department of Planning & Development Services 1739 Broadway | Boulder, CO 80302 bouldercolorado.gov

From: Margaret LeCompte <margaret.lecompte@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, January 5, 2026 7:59 PM To: Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan <future@bouldercolorado.gov> Subject: A question about your notice to Property Owners and an alleged request for a change in property zoning

External Sender Notice This email was sent by an external sender. Dear Planning and Development Team; On December 24th I received a notice from your department dated December 1, saying that "a community change request has been submitted for your property as part of the 2025 update to the Boulder Valley Comprehensive Plan. Our records indicate that you did not submit this request directly." That is absolutely correct. Not only did I not submit such a request, I knew absolutely nothing about it. What I do not understand is the following statement: "the proposed land use change could affect the types of uses allowed on your property in the future, however only property owners who voluntarily choose to pursue a rezoning could initiate changes to their own properties." [My emphasis added] I have learned that the individual who requested the change did so because it would change the zoning on both his and my property from R-1 to a higher density that would allow multi-unit uses---duplexes, triplexes and small apartment buildings. I am completely puzzled. If I have not initiated and do not want and, in fact, am deeply opposed to, such "upzoning," how is it that somebody else can request it for my property, especially without my knowledge or consent? My second question is, what recourse do I have to protest this action, which I view as deeply destructive to the fabric of my neighborhood and its quality of life? I plan to appear at the meetings of the City of Boulder Planning Board on Jan 20 and the Boulder City Council on Jan 26, since I live in the city, and I plan to object strongly to this action. Are there other avenues open for us to speak to this action? My further question is: should I also appear at the County meetings on the 21st and 27th? Thank you for your attention. Margaret LeCompte

290 Pawnee Drive Boulder CO 80303