Project Description:

The Town adopted the Compass Master Plan in September of 2022. This plan, which included extensive community engagement, provided guidance on a wide range of community development and land use issues ranging from infrastructure expansion, development of vacant properties, and rethinking housing density and affordability as it relates to the unique setting of Silverton. Since beginning our partnership with the Town, CPS has completed a very wide range of projects, evaluations, and research in an effort to implement the Compass Master Plan. Of note, the CPS team has added capacity to the Silverton town staff to facilitate and guide applicants through the land use review process, completed an assessment of the land use regulations to identify where the current regulations were not aligned with the vision of the Compass Master Plan, and a constraints analysis of Shrine Hill. Furthermore, CPS has been instrumental in guiding the Planning & Zoning Commission and Board of Trustees to better understand the impacts of land use decisions and options to meet the unique needs of the Town.

As we continue to foster our relationship with the Silverton Community, CPS is managing a comprehensive update to the land development regulations to further implement the goals and strategies of the Compass Master Plan in addition to the findings of the Development Readiness Assessment which gauged how ready the towns regulations, standards, and procedures are to address the anticipated increase of land use applications.