The FAN club takes place the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. November 19, 2008 LA Historical Society 1921 Juniper Los Alamos, NM December NO FAN CLUB Happy Holidays! January 21, 2009 PEEC 3540 Orange Street Los Alamos, NM LACDC pages 1,2,3 SBDC pages 4 CHAMBER pages 5-7 MAINSTREET pages 8,9 LAMVB pages 10,11 Event Photos page 12 1st Thursday of every month at UNM-LA 7:15 - 7:30 a.m. -Networking 7:30 - 8:30 a.m. -Program December No Business Breakfast January NM Health Underwriters Health Insurance Overview Please contact Katy Korkos at [email protected] for info on future topics. BUSINESS BREAKFAST WHAT'S INSIDE: FAN CLUB November/December 2008 Downtown Plan Review The Planning & Zoning Commission launched an effort on October 10th to review the Downtown Master Plan. The Downtown Plan was adopted into the County’s Comprehensive Plan in 2002. It covers the physical area roughly between Canyon School to the east, Oppenheimer Street to the west, Los Alamos Canyon rim to the south, and Iris/Nectar Streets to the north. Key concepts in the plan included providing for increased density of development, allowing for a broader range of uses, relaxing arbitrary design standards and restrictions, and providing a more attractive pedestrian environment. One issue that the review could resolve is to improve the documentation of the plan. At the time of its adoption in 2002, the plan consisted of a selection of pages from a study by the MainStreet Futures Committee together with several modifying statements created by the County Council at the time. The County never took the step of consolidating what was adopted into a unified document, and that has been confusing to some people. LACDC and Chamber Executive Director Kevin Holsapple provided information about the history of the plan and its adoption at a P&Z workshop in early October. “There is very little ‘corporate history’ at the County or on the P&Z with respect to the genesis of the plan and LACDC will work to help with that,” said Holsapple. Chamber members are invited to share their views and ideas so they can be considered through the Chamber’s participation in the review process. Contact Holsapple or Member Services Coordinator Katy Korkos if you would like to offer input. After the plan’s adoption in 2002, it took until mid-2004 to get the County’s Development Code revised to reflect the plan. The Development Code embodies the rules and regulations governing the specifics of land development and redevelopment. Although the plan was initiated in 2000, it has only been fully in effect with complementary development regulations for a little more than four years. Since the plan was conceived, a variety of projects have changed the downtown landscape and several potential redevelopment projects have been motivated. Two new buildings, 999 Central and an office building at Central Park Square have been built and occupied. A Central Avenue streetscape makeover is nearing completion. And very significant redevelopment projects have been enabled, conceived, and are being pursued at Trinity Site, 15th & Trinity, and Los Alamos Plaza (old LA Inn site). Several other projects have received serious consideration as well. Designated Los Alamos Downtown
Mind Your Business .. newsletter of the Los Alamos Commerce & Development Corporation; December No Business Breakfast January NM Health Underwriters Health Insurance Overview 1st Thursday of every month at UNM-LA January 21, 2009 PEEC 3540 Orange Street Los Alamos, NM November 19, 2008 LA Historical Society 1921 Juniper Los Alamos, NM The FAN club takes place the 3rd Wednesday of every month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. December NO FAN CLUB Happy Holidays! November/December 2008 Please contact Katy Korkos at [email protected] for info on future topics.
