The Town of Taos is updating its Comprehensive Plan, based on community engagement and your direct feedback.
The Comprehensive Plan is an official public policy document that the Town Council adopted as a policy guide to future decisions about priorities for the community.
The Town of Taos issued an update to its new Comprehensive Plan in June 2022. The revised document is available for download as a 40 MB PDF.
The first opportunity to submit public comments took place on January 19th, 2022 at the joint Historic Preservation Commission / Planning & Zoning Commission workshop. The public could join via on the Town's website.
Thank you for your participation and support to improve your community!
Material from our first public meeting is available for download from our resource library.
Draft Goals and Policies are available for public review and discussion from the link below. Our second online public meeting was on Wednesday, November 10, 2021.
An audio recording of the online meeting is also available (165 minutes). If your web browser is unable to display the embedded media player below, you can also download directly.
Date | Start | End | Event Description |
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Wednesday, October 13th: | |||
11:00 AM | 2:00 PM | Planning team available for questions, comments, & discussion | |
4:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Planning team available for questions, comments, & discussion | |
Thursday, October 14th: | |||
11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | Presentations with discussion to follow: Project intro, Topics Overview & Survey Results (LM + SB) | |
1:00 PM | 2:00 PM | Planning team available for questions, comments, & discussion | |
4:00 PM | 5:00 PM | Project team available for questions, comments, & discussion | |
5:00 PM | 6:00 PM | Presentations with discussion to follow: Project intro, Topics Overview & Survey Results (LM + SB) | |
6:00 PM | 6:30 PM | Issues & Opportunities: A semi-focused open discussion lead & facilitated by planning team followed by event close-out & outline of next steps |
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We've been listening to your input through two survey campaigns:
Stay tuned for next steps and additional opportunities to participate in building a better Taos!
A draft version of the Town of Taos Comprehensive Plan is now available for public and official review.
Existing Plans to be Updated and Integrated into the Plan Update:
Existing Plans as Background and Reference for the Plan Update:
Draft Population Projections from September 24, 2021:
Taos Population Projections (Draft PDF)News and plan development announcements:
September 22, 2021 - The Town of Taos is in the process of updating its Comprehensive Plan and as a first step to gather community input, distributed a community survey to all Town utility customers. Anyone wishing to fill out a survey may do so online at taoscompplan.org. Click the orange Community Survey button.
The Town's Comprehensive Plan was last fully updated in 1999, known as the Vision 2020 Plan. The updated 2021 Taos Comprehensive Plan will represent the community's vision for Taos and provide a policy framework to guide decision-makers and development over the coming decades towards that vision. This plan update will incorporate, update, and integrate the considerable community planning work that has been done in recent years, including the Strong at Heart Downtown Strategy of 2017-18 and the Affordable Housing Plan of 2020 and will cover topics including land use, economic development, parks and recreation, housing, transportation, facilities and utilities, environment, and hazards mitigation. Additional project information is available on the plan website, taoscompplan.org.
The plan is designed to reflect the values and priorities of the community and input from the community survey will help the team identify community values, priority projects, areas for improvement, and opportunities and issues facing the community.
A robust response in community surveys will provide essential groundwork for the plan, and everyone in the community is encouraged to fill out a survey and let your friends and family know to do the same. The survey will close on October 12, 2021.
Additional opportunities to participate are planned but still under development due to public health measures. Planning efforts will be announced on the Town's website (taosgov.com) and social media, via email (sign up on the plan website), and through local print and broadcast media.
A survey to identify community resources is also available for local community organizations to describe their work and ongoing projects for inclusion in the plan. If you represent a community group or know of one you think should participate and be included in the Comp Plan update, you can find that survey link - to share or fill out - at taoscompplan.org, look for the blue Organization Survey button.
For additional information on the Town of Taos Comprehensive Plan project please visit taoscompplan.org.
The Comprehensive Plan is an official public document adopted by Town Council as a policy guide to decisions about the physical development of the community. This Town of Taos planning effort consists of two tasks:
This Comprehensive Plan Update 2021 and Code Analysis provides a concise overview of the initiative: Comprehensive Plan Overview (PDF)
The planning team presented a plan progress report at the Town of Taos Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. TOTCP Progress Report (PDF)
This information has been updated since presentation to Town Council on 9/28 to reflect a project extension that was granted on 9/29. The extended public outreach schedule is under development and will be released soon.
The most recent public meeting was on Wednesday, November 10, 2021. The planning team will post information upcoming events as they are scheduled.
Mr. Burstein is a senior certified planner and demographer with 31 years of experience in regional, community and urban design-related planning. He has expertise in land use planning, long-range and inter-jurisdictional planning, and a strong background in quantitative analysis, policy analysis and code writing.
As a project manager and planner with Architectural Research Consultants, Incorporated (ARC) since 2014, Ms. Miller has worked in communities throughout New Mexico on comprehensive, downtown metropolitan redevelopment area, housing, growth management, and hazards mitigation plans, and provides community context for facilities planning.
The Town of Taos Vision 2020 Master Plan, adopted in 1999, must be updated with a Town of Taos Comprehensive Plan in accordance with state statute. The plan update will integrate a number of existing plans, plan amendments and updates with new and revised planning material into a single, streamlined, and up-to-date plan that addresses all comprehensive planning needs through 2040.
The plan update will integrate and update existing planning work on several comprehensive plan topics including housing, land use, transportation, facilities, economic development, water and sewer, and parks and recreation.
The Comprehensive Plan update is an opportunity to review and consolidate various existing community plans, and build on those efforts through extensive community engagement, analysis, and research to develop an integrated comprehensive plan update that aligns planning priorities across topics and reflects contemporary community aspirations and values.
The updated Comprehensive Plan will be a guide to decisions about the physical development of community. It will present in a general way how the community wants the town to develop in the ensuing 20 to 30 years and will assist decision-makers in preparing for the future by anticipating change and providing guidance for maximizing strengths and addressing weaknesses. The plan will set policies to address critical issues facing the community, achieve goals according to priority, and coordinate public and private efforts.
The Town of Taos and the Taos community has a rich planning history and has worked, throughout the years, to build a broad foundation of community planning covering a range of topics. The Comprehensive Plan update provides the opportunity to review, consolidate, align, and integrate these plans. Several plans will be foundational to the Comprehensive plan update including, the Taos Vision 20/20 Plan (1999), Community Economic Development Strategic Plan (2013), Water and Sewer Master Plan (2015), 40 Year Water Plan, Park Master Plan (2018), Youth & Family Center Plan (2018), Taos County Hazard Mitigation Plan (2018),Community Tree Care Plan (2018), and the Strong at Heart Plan (2018).
Existing Plans to be Updated and Integrated into the Plan Update:
Download Source PlansExisting Plans as Background and Reference for the Plan Update:
Download Reference Plans (PDFs)Town of Taos Planning, Community & Economic Development Director
Phone: (575) 751-2035
Architectural Research Consultants, Incorporated
Phone: (505) 842-1254
Senior certified planner and demographer with 31 years of experience in regional, community and urban design-related planning.
Project organizer and ongoing consultant.