Woodland Park schedules public hearing on ordinance to regulate natural medicine healing centers
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WOODLAND PARK, Colo. — The Woodland Park City Council on April 3 set a public hearing for Ordinance 14 94, a measure that would add a new Chapter 18.8 to the municipal code and amend zoning definitions and the table of permitted uses to establish local regulations for natural medicine healing centers.
Planning Director Karen Schmink told the council the ordinance follows multiple work sessions and a planning commission public hearing and recommendation. "This ordinance comes to you after a couple of work sessions that you all had and then, on behalf of the planning commission who then held their own public hearing, and are making a recommendation for you to review and adopt this ordinance," Schmink said.
The council voted to approve the ordinance on initial posting and — per staff — set the public hearing for April 17, 2025. At the initial-posting stage the council does not adopt the ordinance; the scheduled hearing will be the forum for public testimony and staff presentations before any final vote.
During the meeting's public comment period, Jason Friisma of Woodland Park said he had recently held a workshop on natural healing medicines and reported a state-level action: "the first department of regulations did, approve the first, healing center, in Denver on Monday. So, the ball is beginning to roll on healing centers opening across the state," Friisma said. That statement was made as public comment and was attributed to Friisma on the meeting record.
Staff told the council the ordinance would amend Title 18 to add local regulatory language, adjust zoning definitions (chapter 18.06) and the permitted-uses table (chapter 18.0909). The matter was scheduled for the April 17 public hearing to allow fuller public input and for council deliberation prior to any final action.
The council recorded its vote on initial posting as unanimous.
Next steps: staff will publish the public hearing notice and assemble the hearing packet for April 17, 2025, and the council will consider testimony and potential amendments at that hearing.
Planning Director Karen Schmink told the council the ordinance follows multiple work sessions and a planning commission public hearing and recommendation. "This ordinance comes to you after a couple of work sessions that you all had and then, on behalf of the planning commission who then held their own public hearing, and are making a recommendation for you to review and adopt this ordinance," Schmink said.
The council voted to approve the ordinance on initial posting and — per staff — set the public hearing for April 17, 2025. At the initial-posting stage the council does not adopt the ordinance; the scheduled hearing will be the forum for public testimony and staff presentations before any final vote.
During the meeting's public comment period, Jason Friisma of Woodland Park said he had recently held a workshop on natural healing medicines and reported a state-level action: "the first department of regulations did, approve the first, healing center, in Denver on Monday. So, the ball is beginning to roll on healing centers opening across the state," Friisma said. That statement was made as public comment and was attributed to Friisma on the meeting record.
Staff told the council the ordinance would amend Title 18 to add local regulatory language, adjust zoning definitions (chapter 18.06) and the permitted-uses table (chapter 18.0909). The matter was scheduled for the April 17 public hearing to allow fuller public input and for council deliberation prior to any final action.
The council recorded its vote on initial posting as unanimous.
Next steps: staff will publish the public hearing notice and assemble the hearing packet for April 17, 2025, and the council will consider testimony and potential amendments at that hearing.
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