The Comprehensive Section of the Planning Division is responsible for many of the longer range planning and special projects activities of the Department.

Examples of Comprehensive Section responsibilities include:

  Updating and monitoring elements of the County Master Plan

Topical Elements:
Master Plan for Mineral Extraction - February 8, 1996
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County-Wide Policy Plan
      Small Area Comprehensive Plans
        Black Forest Preservation Plan
             Trails Addendum
         Ellicott Valley Comprehensive Plan
         Falcon/ Peyton Comprehensive Plan
         Highway 94 Comprehensive Plan
         Southwestern Area Comprehensive Plan
         2000 Tri-Lakes Comprehensive Plan
         Ute Pass Comprehensive Plan

  Evaluating land use requests for consistency with the Master Plan

  Formation of Special Districts

  Special projects such as -
          - Water Authority
          - Front Range Mountain Backdrop Study
          - Baptist Road Rural Transportation Authority and Task Force 
          - Pikes Peak Multi-Use Plan     

  Liaison with regional planning committees

  Source of regional planning data