Master Plan | Town of Mount Crested Butte

The Town of Mt. Crested Butte has hired Norris Design out of Frisco & Gunnison to lead us in a master planning process for the town. They specialize in mountain and resort planning, and have pulled together a great outreach plan for this process, which includes broad public engagement, focus group meetings, Town Council, Planning Commission, DDA, and other various stakeholder meetings.

WHAT IS A MASTER PLAN?
A master plan is an advisory document that guides decision-making for a community to achieve its vision and goals. The plan will help guide town staff, elected officials, and the overall community on important future decisions for Mt. Crested Butte through the use of action-oriented policies, programs, and projects. This action-oriented plan will provide strategies for Mt. Crested Butte to achieve the community’s goals regarding economic development, future land use, recreation and tourism, and public services for the next 10-15 years.

The master plan will complement the Strategic Plan adopted by town council in April 2021, which has the following guiding principles:

Leads collaboration across the valley
Promotes environmental stewardship
Plans for responsible and intentional growth
Balances full-time resident, part-time resident, and tourist needs
Supports recreational and cultural opportunities accessible for all
Maintains a fiscally responsible government

PROCESS
The Town of Mt. Crested Butte is launching a recalibration of the draft master plan. To ensure a community-driven process, the town will have several engagement opportunities for our stakeholders, boards, and the public.

The plan will be revised and expanded to include goals, policies, and action items while identifying partners to implement the plan vision over the next 10 years. These plan elements will be built on a foundation of our town’s key values and priorities and will be more comprehensive and inclusive of base area revitalization and how to sustainably direct future development of the town. Additionally, it will holistically consider how growth and development will influence community housing, town character, transportation and transit, parks and open space, and economic impacts.

SCHEDULE

Scope Step	Deliverable	Timeline
Stakeholder Reengagement	Reach out to base area stakeholders to inform them of the Master Plan recalibration	Completed April 2022
Joint Work Session Town Council + Planning Commission	Outline how the development of Draft 2.0 will address feedback and comments received	April 19, 2022
Technical Studies + Analysis	Water, Traffic, Economic Impact	Gothic Road Capacity Study: Completed July 1, 2022 Transit Analysis: Completed July 1, 2022 Water + Economic Studies: In progress
Draft Revised Content	Recalibrate the Master Plan Draft 2.0 based on all current information and community input to date.	April-July 2022
Stakeholder Advisory Group Meetings	Draft Master Plan 2.0 Content	June-July 2022
Base Owner Meetings	Share and present Master Plan 2.0 with stakeholders and the community for feedback	April – June 2022
Town Council + Planning Commission Meetings	Finalize the Master Plan, addressing comments gathered during the Master Plan 2.0 review	July-September 2022
Final Draft Completion and Adoption	Finalize document based on comments received from base owners, stakeholders, Planning Commission and Town Council	October-December 2022

Final Draft Adoption

Adoption of the final Master Plan

January 2023

WAYS TO ENGAGE

To receive periodic updates or submit comments or questions, please contact Hillary Seminick, AICP, Deputy Community Development Director at hseminick@mtcb.colorado.gov or 970-349-6632, ext. 119.