11.5 Town of Nederland
Nederland last updated its Comprehensive Plan in 1994 (Nederland
1994). Some of the fundamental assumptions used for land use
planning include:
- Due to ownership, deed restrictions and topographical conditions, Nederland’s
only meaningful growth area beyond present limits is to the north. This is
not to exclude the annexation of the Eldora ski area if such annexation were
determined to be mutually beneficial to the ski area and the Town.
- The Town should emphasize and encourage infill development and redevelopment
of land already within the Town’s corporate limits.
- The Town recognizes tourism as its most important source of revenue and
will pursue a development/redevelopment program consistent with maximizing
those revenues while preserving and protecting the Town’s quality of
life and natural resources.
- One of Nederland’s most basic needs is mapping of the numerous factors
which affect land use and development. Nederland should map all available
data on wildlife habitat and migration trails, wetlands, flood plain, subsidence
potential, slope conditions, vegetation, soils and the host of other information
which may impact development decisions.
The Development Plan Map
indicates that an area to the southeast of the current corporate
boundary and adjacent to the MEPP Planning Area would be considered
for residential development. Boulder County has since acquired the
private land in this area for open space. There is also some Forest
land that could only be developed if the land was sold or exchanged
by the Forest Service.
