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Department of Community Development

Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan

Douglas County Department of Community Development Planning Services Division

Douglas County, Colorado

Adopted by the Douglas County Planning Commission June 16, 2014

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS On behalf of the Douglas County Planning Commission, staff would like to thank all those who participated in this incredible effort to aid in Douglas County’s development well into the future.

Special thanks to all of the citizens who have Douglas County Community Development Staff participated in the 2035 Comprehensive Master Terence T. Quinn, AICP, Director of Community Plan Update. Without your input, the Plan Development would not be possible. Randy Burkhardt, Assistant Director of Parks, Planning Commission 2014 Trails & Building Grounds Pam Schenck Kelly, Chair Edward Brewer Jennifer Eby, Manager of Community and Jim Dullea Resource Services Clarence Hughes Scott Kirkwood Steve Koster, AICP, Assistant Director of David Simonson Planning Services Stevan Strain Bill Vincent Update Team Krystal Woodbury Joe Fowler Dustin Smith, Alternate Kati Rider, AICP Michael O’Muireadhaigh, Alternate Curt Weitkunat, AICP Lloyd Whittal, Jr., Alternate Editing and Graphics Former Planning Commissioners Kim Smith Gary Dani Gary Weaver Contributing Staff Dan Avery, AICP Board of County Commissioners Jeanette Bare, AICP Roger A. Partridge, Chair Chris Boyd Jack A. Hilbert Donna Coffin Jill E. Repella Dan Dertz Tina Dill Doug DeBord, County Manager Nancy Gedeon Judy Hammer Legal Review Breanna Howerton Lance Ingalls, Douglas County Attorney Matt Jakubowski, AICP Kristin Decker, Senior Assistant County Attorney Carol Konecny Carol Kuhn Douglas County Public Affairs Krystal Marquez Wendy Holmes, Director Tim Murrell Rhonda Gentry Becky Nelson Cindy Perez Technical Support Brett Thomas, AICP Douglas County Geographic Information Kristin Wehri Systems Lynne Wilson Joel Hanson, Manager Caitlin Zeiler Julie Barrett Mark Rankin Gail Stere

CMP Logo Chris Vodnik, Douglas County Information Technology

Photography Michael Cairy Holly Carrell

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1: Introduction Page 1-1 SECTION 2: Urban Land Use Page 2-1 SECTION 3: Nonurban Land Use Page 3-1 SECTION 4: Rural Communities Page 4-1 A. Franktown Page 4-1 B. Louviers Page 4-11 C. Sedalia Page 4-15 SECTION 5: Community Resources Page 5-1 SECTION 6: Community Services Page 6-1 SECTION 7: Transportation Page 7-1 SECTION 8: Water Supply Page 8-1 SECTION 9: Environmental Quality Page 9-1 SECTION 10: Wildlife Page 10-1 SECTION 11: Amendments and Updates Page 11-1 APPENDIX A: Glossary Page A-1

Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan LIST OF MAPS

MAP 1.1: Comprehensive Master Plan Land Use Map Page 1-10 MAP 2.1: Chatfield Urban Area Page 2-17 MAP 2.2: Castle Pines Village SUA Page 2-18 MAP 2.3 Pinery SUA Page 2-19 MAP 2.4: Roxborough SUA Page 2-20 MAP 2.5 Castle Rock Municipal Planning Area Page 2-21 MAP 2.6: Parker Municipal Planning Area Page 2-22 MAP 2.7: Lone Tree Municipal Planning Area Page 2-23 MAP 2.8 Larkspur Municipal Planning Area Page 2-24 MAP 3.1: Nonurban Subareas Page 3-10 MAP 3.2: Chatfield Valley Subarea Page 3-11 MAP 3.3: Cherry Valley Subarea Page 3-12 MAP 3.4: Indian Creek Subarea Page 3-13 MAP 3.5: High Plateau Subarea Page 3-14 MAP 3.6: Northeast Subarea Page 3-15 MAP 3.7: West Plum Creek Subarea Page 3-16 MAP 3.8: Pike National Forest and Foothills Subarea Page 3-17 MAP 4.1: Rural Communities Page 4-19 MAP 4.2: Franktown Rural Community Page 4-20 MAP 4.3: Franktown Village Page 4-21 MAP 4.4: Franktown Subarea Soils and Riparian Corridors Page 4-22 MAP 4.5: Louviers Rural Community Page 4-23 MAP 4.6: Sedalia Rural Community Page 4-24 MAP 8.1: Water Supply Zones Page 8-5 MAP 8.2: Bedrock Aquifers in the Denver Basin Page 8-6 MAP 9.1: Class 3 Hazards and Environmental Constraints Page 9-9 MAP 9.2: Steeply Dipping Bedrock Page 9-10 MAP 10.1: Wildlife Resources Page 10-4

Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan Introduction Section 1 Vision Statement • The Safe Environment • The Sense of Community The Douglas County Comprehensive Master Plan (CMP or Plan) reflects, acknowledges and • Water Supply balances the common values, rights, and needs The value statements for each category of all County residents and landowners, and can be found in the Chatfield Basin Public honors and protects its unique, diverse commu- Involvement Process Report, available from nities and resources. This intent is most effec- the Community Development Department. tively realized through citizen understanding of, Subsequently these values were validated as and participation in, land-use review processes being applicable on a County-wide basis. and public forums. This Plan builds on these community The CMP clearly states the desired com- values in developing goals, objectives, and munity vision for the future and establishes the policies to guide land-use decisions and shape guiding policies needed to achieve sustainable development. A future land use map is includ- growth over a twenty to thirty year period. ed to demonstrate how this Plan’s policies guide the desired location, use, and intensity The CMP has been developed as the of land development. Each of these compo- foundation for the County’s future growth and nents of the CMP is described below: development, and as such, is intended to provide decision makers with guidance on • Goals provide general statements how to maintain and improve identified reflecting County desires regarding community values. land-use, decision-making processes. The first County Comprehensive Master • Objectives establish a more specific Plan was completed in 1974 and conditions framework for the larger goal. in the County have been changing ever since. • Policies provide the guidelines for direction Therefore, the Comprehensive Master Plan or action. must be periodically updated to ensure the • The Comprehensive Master Plan Land community vision is achieved. Use Map illustrates future land uses and In the State of Colorado, it is the duty of the important geographic features based on county planning commission to draft and adopt this Plan’s goals, objectives, and policies. a comprehensive plan for the unincorporated Plan components address growth-related territory of the county, pursuant to C.R.S. topics such as land use, transportation, com- §30-28-106(1). munity resources, parks and open space, The CMP uses community values as the water supply, environmental quality, and basis for goals, objectives, and policies to wildlife. shape and guide future growth. An extensive This Plan is divided into land use, environ- process was followed to identify community mental, and service sections that detail the values in the Chatfield Basin area, an area community’s desired goals, objectives, and previously identified for future growth, during policies by topic and geographic area. Sec- this update. The community identified values tion background and Plan amendment pro- in 10 categories: cesses are provided to assist with using and • Access and Transportation maintaining the relevance of the document. • The Natural Environment The CMP is the instrument that establishes • The Planning Process long-range general policies in a coordinated and unified manner. Decision makers can use • Property Rights and Property Values this Plan for guidance on resource allocation, • Quiet, Peacefulness, and Privacy zoning of land, the subdivision of land, capital • Recreation improvement plans, budgeting, and County • The Rural/Unique Area work programs.

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RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER The CMP is actually a group of documents. This Plan’s sub-elements provide additional PLANS AND REGULATIONS information, and in some cases, are referenced The CMP is supported by many other plan- in the primary Comprehensive Master Plan ning documents that serve to shape develop- document. The sub-elements include: ment and the provision of County services. • Transportation Plan The chart in Figure 1.1 lists all relevant docu- • Mineral Extraction Plan ments and depicts the context within which the CMP is considered. • Parks, Trails, and Open Space Master Plan • Recreation and Tourism Plan Figure 1.1 MUNICIPAL COMPREHENSIVE AND MASTER PLANS WITHIN DOUGLAS COUNTY

DRCOG Clean Water and State Implementation County External Metro Vision Basin Authority Plan for Air Quality Intergovernmental 2035 Plan Plans Agreements

Referenced Documents Departmental Facilities Master Fairgrounds Master Budget Plan Plan Strategic Plans Other Departments Adults with Wild Land Fire Emergency Douglas County Developmental Annual Operating Medical Services Emergency Disabilities Plan Plan Subsidy Plan Operations Plan

DOUGLAS COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN

Sub-elements Supportive Documents Implementation Documents Population and Zoning Resolution Parks, Trails and Recreation and Subdivision Development and Planned Open Space Tourism Plan Resolution Master Plan Report Developments

Douglas County Mineral Extraction Transportation Plan Building Codes Landmark Plan Designation

Capital Matters of State Improvements Interest (1041) Program (CIP) Regulations

Parks, Trails Roadway Design and Building and Construction Grounds CIP Standards

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Figure 1.1 also shows the relationship Douglas County is home to a diversity of between the CMP and its supporting docu- wildlife including deer, elk, coyote, mountain ments and the implementation and long range lion, fox, hawk, black bear, the Preble’s plans produced by neighboring municipalities meadow jumping mouse (a threatened and outside agencies. species), and is the nesting ground of the The Metro Vision 2035 Plan is established Sharp-tailed Grouse. by the Denver Regional Council of Govern- ments (DRCOG). Metro Vision 2035 identifies DEVELOPMENT CONTEXT such things as future transportation invest- The County’s coveted natural amenities ments, growth trends, regional open space accommodate a wide array of lifestyles ranging needs and opportunities, and air and water from pastoral agricultural settings to faster paced quality standards over a 27 year horizon. urban living. It is no wonder that over 286,000 The County is a signatory to the Mile-High people choose to call Douglas County home. Compact, a voluntary agreement between Douglas County is one of the fastest growing members of DRCOG to manage growth counties in Colorado. In 2007, the County’s throughout the region by implementing Metro growth rate decreased to a modest 1.8% from Vision 2035. The CMP has historically en- the 2006 growth rate of 4.5% in 2006. Al- couraged planning goals and values highly though the growth rate between 2000 and consistent with those in Metro Vision 2035. 2010 is projected to slow, the projected popu- lation growth total of 140,000 by 2010 exceeds PHYSICAL CONTEXT the 115,000 population gained in the 1990s. Douglas County, Colorado lies close to the The County’s rural character has been center of the state along the I-25 Corridor maintained simultaneously with the more urban between the major urban activity centers of growth in the County’s northern tier, providing Denver and Colorado Springs. It encompasses a diverse sense of place and identity for new over 540,000 acres of mountain vistas, dra- residents. In 2008, the County is home to seven matic ridgelines, hills, and grass covered incorporated municipalities including Castle plains. Elevations can range from a low of Rock, Larkspur, Lone Tree, Castle Pines North, 5,400 feet in the northeastern areas to the high Parker, Littleton, and Aurora. Combined, these point of 9,836 feet at Thunder Butte in the municipalities make up almost 39% of the Pike National Forest. County’s total population. The incorporated areas After the Rockies were thrust skyward, the of the County currently have 110,000 residents. volcanic, seismic, and erosive forces of nature Recreational opportunities abound within created the layers of sandstone that act as the County. Local and regional parks; ball aquifers today. Those same forces also carved fields; trails; Castlewood Canyon, Chatfield, the striking rock formations that remain. and Roxborough State Parks; and the Pike Douglas County’s vegetation is as varied National Forest are examples of some of the as its topography. Pine, spruce, and fir trees recreational amenities to be enjoyed. cover the mountains of the Pike National Douglas County has experienced significant Forest. The foothills are home to Gamble Oak, job growth since the year 2000. From 2000 to Mountain Mahogany, and Choke Cherry. The 2006, the labor force grew by 30,700, for an numerous riparian ways running throughout average of nearly 6,140 new jobs per year. While the County play host to Cottonwood trees, the jobs in the County are still mostly in the willows, and lush grasses. The mid-grass service industry; professional, technical, and prairies prevalent in the County are populated health care employment opportunities are with blue gramma, switch grass, and winter growing rapidly. This growth in the number and wheat grasses. types of jobs available has increased the possibil- ity that Douglas County residents will find employment within the County.

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DEMOGRAPHICS AND is expected to reach 484,000 people. (See Figure 1.2) GROWTH Douglas County has moved from being a After the release of the 2000 Census predominately rural county with a small popu- population estimates, Douglas County made lation to being a significant portion of the national news as the fastest growing county in expanding Denver Metropolitan Area suburbs. the United States between 1990 and 2000. As Douglas County continues to grow, the During that period, the population almost type and location of housing, the number and tripled to over 175,000. Between 2000 and type of jobs, and population trends for the 2010, the County gained another 110,000 next several years will diverge from historic people, which was a 62 percent increase in development patterns. population. By the year 2040, the population

Figure 1.2 Douglas County Population Projections 2000-2040

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Figure 1.3 To protect the rural patterns of develop- ment, the County has adopted policies that Douglas County Urban and guide growth to designated urban areas and Non-Urban Population municipalities in the northern portion of the Shares, 2013 County. Most of the County’s population lives in the designated urban areas which make up a mere one fifth of the County’s land. (See Figure 1.3) In 2013, the incorporated communities in the County had a combined population of close to 121,000 persons, which is a little more than forty percent of the total County population. (See Figure 1.4) Plan policies will encourage the incorporated communities to increase their share of the urban population over time. 90% Urban 10% Non-Urban

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Another sign of change in Douglas County increased in the past few years. The highest is its increased share of the Metro Area popu- annual County housing growth rate occurred lation. In 1990, Douglas County residents in 1996 while the lowest occurred in 2011. were a small portion of the Denver Metro (See Figure 1.6) Area. By 2005 estimates from the U.S. Census The type of housing built has also changed Bureau showed Douglas County with almost over the years. In 1990, there were very few one tenth of the Metro Area population. (See apartment units in Douglas County. By 2000, Figure 1.5) that total had tripled. In 2013, all multifamily The County housing growth rate has housing, including condominiums, townhous- slowed considerably since the 1990’s. The es, duplexes, and apartments, were over one recession in 2009 brought the housing market fifth of the total housing stock. to a near standstill, but building activity has

Figure 1.4 Figure 1.5 Incorporated and Unincorporated 2011 Denver Metro Area Douglas County Population Population Shares by County, Shares, 2013 State Demography Office

59% Unincorporated Area 21.8% Denver 10.6% Boulder 41% Incorporated Area 20.5% Arapahoe 10.3% Douglas 19.0% Jefferson 2.0% Broomfield 15.9% Adams Figure 1.6 Douglas County Annual Housing Growth Rate, 1990-2012 0.16 0.14

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The number of wage and salary jobs (not waste services. As of 2012, retail trade including sole proprietors) located in Douglas continued to be the County’s largest employer County has been increasing steadily over the followed by government, and accommodation past two decades, except for during the and food services. recession in 2009. The total number of jobs in In the past Douglas County had very low 2012 was over 95,000, which was a new percentages of people over the age 65. As the high. By 2040 total employment in the population ages, the percentage of the senior County could reach 195,000 jobs. (See Figure population will increase to be one fifth of the 1.7) County population by the year 2040. The County industries experiencing the largest county will have to adjust many of its current increases in jobs from 2007 to 2012 were policies in order to meet the needs of seniors. health care and social assistance, professional (See Figure 1.8) and technical services, and administrative and

Figure 1.7 Douglas County Employment Projections 2000-2040 200,000 195,000 180,000 159,000 160,000 140,000 124,000 120,000 100,000 89,824 80,000 56,655 60,000 40,000 20,000 0 2000 2010 2020 2030 2040 Figure 1.8 Douglas County Age Group Share Projections 14.0%

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GROWTH IMPLICATIONS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT The unincorporated county population will As Douglas County continues to grow, the increase by nearly 93,000 people by the year vision for the future has turned toward pre- 2040. Based on 2013 estimates and densities, serving the quality of life residents enjoy. that is like adding another Highlands Ranch in County officials and residents understand the the unincorporated areas of the County. need for a balance between environmental It is important to remember that the char- quality and adequate services in the face of acteristics of the future population are project- new growth. To address the need for balance, ed to change in comparison to what the the CMP incorporates the concept of sustain- county has experienced in the past. Adjust- ability as part of the community vision. ments to plan policies and budget priorities Overall, sustainability has many definitions will need to be considered to meet the needs and means different things to different people. of a different population. In Douglas County, the definition of sustain- Based on trends and growth projections, ability is rooted in the ability of residents to live the County can plan for the future by focusing their desired lifestyles well into the future. To on growth related topics. These accomplish this, the County will have to include:Develop new areas for urban levels to balance growth in a way that protects resources help preserve the open spaces and nonurban while providing desired services and amenities. areas of the County. To ensure balance is maintained as growth • Create communities suited for a senior occurs, the County must have strong building population. blocks of sustainability. Each building block is described below: • Support development of renewable water resources while emphasizing conservation • Economic – ensure goods and services are efforts. easily distributed. The County must have jobs to ensure a strong tax base so services • Develop viable alternative transportation can be maintained. systems that do not rely heavily on the automobile. • Social – have services and governance so County residents’ needs can be met and • Consider and evaluate services for resi- maintained over time. dents of all ages. • Environmental – maintain or improve the • Promote housing diversity. quality of the environment and preserve • Increase open space preservation activities. natural resources through such means as • Identify and protect important viewsheds implementation of green infrastructure principles. • Identify areas for commercial activities. Policies that support sustainability can The clear goals and expectations of the help the County face critical issues like Comprehensive Master Plan must be used to providing water, preserving open spaces, guide how development will look and where it expanding the job base, and establishing will go. The Comprehensive Master Plan is the services to meet the needs of the elderly. primary tool for establishing a vision and shaping development. By focusing on the The beautiful physical environment, stated growth topics, staff and officials can proactive County government, and desirable better prepare the County to meet the chal- lifestyles are primary reasons why Douglas lenges of growth while protecting the resources County is such an attractive place to live. The and natural amenities of the County to main- CMP establishes the policies to keep these tain a high quality of life. County lifestyles and environment sustainable over time. • 1990 • 2000 • 2010 • 2020 projected

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COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND design, separated urban areas, rural heri- tage, housing, public and private partner- PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ships, and economic development. The 2030 Comprehensive Master Plan • One Day Workshop update public outreach process began in The One Day Workshop was an all-day November of 2006. The outreach process was event hosted by Douglas County at the designed to reach as many Douglas County Wildlife Experience. There were four main citizens as possible. A variety of media, topics targeted for discussion including technologies, and more than 40 public meet- water, growth management, transportation, ings in public and private venues using differ- and sustainability. ent formats were used to gather input on the themes and topics most important to the • Small Group Meetings - Chatfield Basin County’s citizens. Input is used to formulate In the Chatfield Basin area of the County, the County’s vision through goals, objectives, additional public input processes were and policies. Below is a list of activities used employed. Small group meetings of area to collect public comment: residents were held to identify the values most important to them. These values • Internet shaped the goals objectives, and policies A project web site was created to provide for the subareas within the Basin. a location on the internet where people could track project status, public meetings, • Meetings-To-Go educational materials and the latest drafts The Meetings-to-Go were designed to of plans and maps under discussion. The allow groups of people to conduct a web site included a means for citizens to visioning session in the privacy of their submit comments or questions about the own homes. Each meeting host was given plan and the update process electronically. a bag that included all of the materials that they would need to host a meeting with • Open Houses – Louviers, Castle Rock, up to ten people and provide input to staff. Lone Tree, and Highlands Ranch Open houses were designed to familiarize • Written Communication the public with the current CMP policies Staff used surveys to elicit feedback on the and provide information on the update issues on the public’s mind, the best process. means of meeting and communicating with the public, and the effectiveness of • Community Specific Meetings our communication efforts. Comment These meetings were designed to focus on cards were available at all meetings for the communities in the eastern, southern, use by citizens not comfortable speaking and central regions of Douglas County. in a public setting. Staff coordinated with Staff utilized a variety of processes to other public agencies, homeowners gather public input about the issues and associations, and private groups to include values specific to these areas. meeting announcements and information- • Small Group Meetings: Franktown, al materials in existing community news- Parker, Highlands Ranch, and letters. Meeting announcements and Castle Rock informational materials were distributed to Small group meetings encouraged the all interested parties by e-mail and tradi- public to dig deeper into the topics they tional mail. Meetings were announced on felt were most important for the Plan posters and electronic message signs update. The specific topics the meeting placed in public gathering places through- participants discussed included transporta- out the community. tion, growth management, sustainability,

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IMPLEMENTATION: HOW THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN IS USED Implementation of the CMP is the most important step in achieving the County vision. While approval criteria for various land-use applications require a finding of compliance with this Plan, the competing values of the Plan must be balanced through the public review process to achieve the larger vision of the community. Decision makers use the goals of the CMP to ensure proposals and programs meet public desires and expectations. The public also has a key role in the implementation of the CMP - providing feedback to Douglas County through develop- ment review processes on how well the community’s vision is being implemented through the CMP. The County continually strives to improve this participation by utiliz- ing the latest technologies and techniques in distributing information to, and soliciting feedback from, the public about development review and other County activities. CONCLUSION The Douglas County Comprehensive Master Plan guides and shapes new growth to ensure development is well-served and that resources and amenities are preserved. The CMP evolves over time and through its regular updates responds to a changing economy, anticipated growth, population trends, and changing needs and values of County residents. The CMP represents a shared vision of the citizens of Douglas County as expressed by the Planning Commission. It seeks to find an appropriate balance in land use that will provide opportunities for preservation of open space and wildlife habitat, while meeting the needs of daily life, including jobs, housing, recreation, and services appropriate for both urban and nonurban lifestyles. The CMP incor- porates general policies about how and where growth and development should occur, while offering a broad, yet realistic plan for the County now and into the future.

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T 7 To Palmer Lake To C olorado Springs To C olorado Springs To Woodland Park El Paso County To Woodland Park R 68 W R 67 W R 66 W R 65 W R 71 W Teller County R 70 W R 69 W S:\gisproj\CM P\2035 _New\Maps\8.5x1 1\Map_ 1-1_LandUse_8.5x11Lan dscape.mxd 12/11/2014 1:31:09 PM URBAN LAND USE SECTION 2 Urban development is generally character- For ease of reference and use, goals, ized by residential uses at a gross density objectives and policies specific to the Chat- greater than one dwelling unit per 2.5 acres, field Urban Area are presented immediately although densities of a particular development following the General Urban Land Use goals, within an urban area may be lower. Commer- objectives and policies on page 2-7. cial, business, and industrial zoning, including uses within a planned development that are of GENERAL URBAN LAND USE a similar scale and character are also consid- ered to be urban. Urban land uses are directed Goal 2-1 primarily to the northern portion of the County, including the Primary Urban Area, Chatfield Focus public and private resources in Urban Area, and municipalities, as well as improving and enhancing existing existing Separated Urban Areas as depicted on infrastructure; supporting healthy the Land-Use Map. living; reducing vehicle miles traveled; The Plan includes information and ideas maintaining air quality standards; and compiled from public input and planning staff analysis conducted in the preparation of this conserving open space. update. The urban land use section also Objective 2-1A draws from the Metro Vision 2035 Plan, adopted by the Denver Regional Council of Direct urban development to designated Governments (DRCOG) in recognition and urban areas. support of regional goals and objectives for POLICY 2-1A.1 open space, freestanding communities, a Limit and direct urban development to the balanced transportation network, urban Primary Urban Area (PUA), Separated Urban centers, environmental quality, and senior- Areas (SUAs), Chatfield Urban Area, and friendly development. Municipal Planning Areas depicted on the Urban development in Douglas County Comprehensive Master Plan Land-Use Map. should always consider green infrastructure, and environmental and visual resource con- cepts that include wildlife, habitat, recreation, and sense of place. Balancing these values as the County grows will ensure a high quality of life for current and future citizens. This section of the Plan also includes a subsection devoted to the new Chatfield Urban Area. This is an urbanized area within the greater Chatfield Basin, as shown on the Land Use Map. An extensive public outreach effort was conducted with the help of the POLICY 2-1A.2 consulting firm Kezziah Watkins to determine Prioritize the build-out of developing urban what the residents and landowners of the areas over approval of new urban development. Chatfield Valley area valued about that part of the County. Ten larger, value-based themes, as Objective 2-1B found in Section 1 of the CMP, were expressed Encourage development that supports by area citizens through the outreach effort. “healthy communities.” Goals, objectives, and policies were devel- oped based on these themes for inclusion in POLICY 2-1B.1 the Plan. Encourage health-promoting design through the development review process.

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POLICY 2-1B.2 POLICY 2-2A.3 Support community efforts that provide Any new development should include a healthy lifestyle choices. comprehensive trail study that considers wildlife, habitat, wetlands, and local and Objective 2-1C regional connections for all users. Studies should Ensure development in designated urban account for off-site conditions and impacts. areas is consistent with the CMP. POLICY 2-2A.4 POLICY 2-1C.1 Any new development shall provide Achieve consistency among land-use and appropriate trail improvements and significant development regulations, the Capital Improve- open space. ments Program, and this Plan through careful Goal 2-3 review and coordination during the develop- ment review process. Provide density-appropriate connected POLICY 2-1C.2 parks, trails, and recreational facilities. Determine the actual density or intensity of development at time of subdivision or site Objective 2-3A improvement plan by considering the poten- Demonstrate adequate provision of tial environmental and visual impacts; avail- neighborhood and community parks, ability of community facilities and services; trails, and recreational facilities for the and compatibility with existing, adjacent or use of all segments of the population. planned uses. POLICY 2-1C.3 Support the rezoning of urban zoned lands to be consistent with the Plan’s goals, objectives, policies, and Land Use Map.

Goal 2-2 Support environmental systems com- prised of water, wildlife, and wildlife habitat, recreation and sense of place.

Objective 2-2A POLICY 2-3A.1 Balance development with preservation of Ensure new development proposals provide environmental and visual resources parks and trails that are accessible to special populations including young children, teenag- POLICY 2-2A.1 ers, the disabled, and the elderly. Any new development should include a comprehensive study and inventory of inter- POLICY 2-3A.2 connected habitats, wildlife movement corri- Strongly encourage multi-use trails to connect dors, and habitat linkages. urban residential development to parks, open spaces, schools, recreational facilities, neigh- POLICY 2-2A.2 borhood and community activity centers, to Any new development shall support, through other neighborhoods, and to a network of the provision of significant open space, the public trails. Ensure that amenities such as conservation of those habitats, wildlife move- benches, tables, rest rooms, and drinking ment corridors, and habitat linkages as indi- fountains are provided where appropriate. cated in the study.

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POLICY 2-3A.3 POLICY 2-4A.2 Encourage the construction of recreation Plan neighborhood centers as a focal point centers in new residential development or and a gathering space for residents, including, contributions toward the expansion of the but not limited to, the following uses: existing facilities, to lessen the burden on • Elementary school existing public facilities. • Neighborhood park POLICY 2-3A.4 • Small single- and mixed-use retail and Ensure that tot lots, pocket parks, and other residential development recreational facilities are provided in urban developments. • Recreation center or other public or neighborhood facility • Open space • Linked trails/pedestrian paths POLICY 2-4A.3 Link neighborhood centers to residential development through a system of trails and sidewalks. POLICY 2-4A.4 Plan neighborhood centers that are easily accessible, centrally located, and visible to the community. POLICY 2-4A.5 Goal 2-4 Design neighborhood centers to reflect and enhance surrounding development by using Establish public space or gathering places high-quality design that considers compatible in new and existing neighborhoods. scale, form, color, materials, and other archi- tectural characteristics. Objective 2-4A POLICY 2-4A.6 Locate community gathering places and/ Design neighborhood centers to be or activity centers to serve as the heart pedestrian oriented and supportive of a wide of a smaller community, to provide a range of transportation choices. sense of community identity, to act as a POLICY 2-4A.7 gathering place, and provide a place for Use complementary paving, fencing, signage, community services. lighting, landscaping, and street furnishings throughout neighborhoods, where appropriate. POLICY 2-4A.1 Consider existing or planned, adjoining oal development when calculating neighborhood G 2-5 center needs and design neighborhood centers Design development to complement to serve residential development within a both the natural and man-made walkable distance. historic landscape.

Objective 2-5A Minimize the impact of development on natural and historic resources.

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POLICY 2-5A.1 Goal 2-6 Locate development away from environmen- tally and visually-sensitive lands, including, Achieve compatibility between residen- but not limited to, primary ridges, bluffs, and tial and nonresidential land uses, in horizon lines. terms of land use and design. POLICY 2-5A.2 Protect the integrity of urban areas by protect- Objective 2-6A ing, where appropriate, views to and from Locate new residential development significant natural features. adjacent to compatible land uses. POLICY 2-5A.3 POLICY 2-6A.1 Design drainage ways to reflect or comple- Locate residential development away from ment the natural landscape, incorporate and areas that exceed an outside noise level of enhance natural vegetation, minimize hard 65dB (A). improvements, and to provide wildlife habitat and recreational amenities. POLICY 2-6A.2 Mitigate noise using setbacks, berms, and POLICY 2-5A.4 building materials. High sound walls located Use creative design and planning approaches adjacent to the street pavement or sidewalk to mitigate environmental and visual impacts without landscaping or berming, that creates a on the natural terrain, such as bluff lines, open tunnel effect or limits important views, are spaces, hogbacks, major drainage ways, or inconsistent with this Plan. other adjacent topographical features. POLICY 2-6A.3 Locate residential development away from intensive industrial uses that emit noise, dust, fumes, odors, refuse, smoke, vapor, light, and vibration, including wastewater treatment plants, environmentally hazardous areas, or other land uses that pose a threat to public health and safety.

Objective 2-6B Use design techniques and land-use elements to provide compatibility between POLICY 2-5A.5 residential and nonresidential uses and Encourage compact development patterns that create a sense of community identity. conserve natural resources. POLICY 2-5A.6 POLICY 2-6B.1 Encourage the documentation, conservation, Use natural landscape features to define and/or re-use of historic resources and the development boundaries where appropriate. vocabulary of man-made historic resources to POLICY 2-6B.2 create the character of new development. Blend the existing character of adjoining POLICY 2-5A.7 developments with the design of new Minimize impacts of new development developments. adjacent to state parks through the establish- POLICY 2-6B.3 ment of appropriate land uses, provision of Support the establishment and enhancement open space, visual buffering and screening, of community separators by creating open- and other techniques as appropriate.

Page 2-4 Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan SECTION 2 URBAN LAND USE space buffers, utilizing natural land forms and Objective 2-6D significant tree plantings to help screen views Integrate site and architectural variety, and provide wildlife habitat. and provide housing choices in neighbor- Objective 2-6C hood design. Design urban streets to provide an POLICY 2-6D.1 aesthetically-pleasing environment while Provide diversity in residential design through maintaining conveyance, convenience, variation in color, façade treatment, and lot size. and public safety. POLICY 2-6D.2 POLICY 2-6C.1 Design a varied and interesting streetscape Align streets to optimize views of open space, that includes the use of street trees. unique site features, and community focal POLICY 2-6D.3 points, as appropriate. Provide transition, through appropriate POLICY 2-6C.2 design techniques, from residential develop- Establish a street hierarchy that provides a ment to open space areas, and to adjacent sense of order and scale with a pattern that nonurban areas. makes it easy for service providers and the POLICY 2-6D.4 public to find their way. Encourage house design that places the garage behind the front entrance plane of the building. POLICY 2-6D.5 Encourage mixed residential densities to create a diversity of housing types, sizes, and price ranges.

Objective 2-6E Ensure nonresidential development located outside of community activity centers is compatible with surrounding POLICY 2-6C.3 land uses and the natural environment. Encourage connectivity between adjoining POLICY 2-6E.1 neighborhoods and community facilities and Locate nonresidential development in the services by connecting local and collector PUA, SUAs, Chatfield Urban Area, and the streets, where appropriate, and minimizing the municipalities. Concentrate this development use of cul-de-sacs. in nodes, clusters, or centers; strip or isolated POLICY 2-6C.4 development is inconsistent with this Plan. Provide landscaped medians within arterial POLICY 2-6E.2 streets, where possible, to break up street Encourage uses such as office, institutional, expanse and provide safety islands where and open space as transition areas between pedestrians can pause when crossing the streets. residential and major commercial or POLICY 2-6C.5 industrial areas. Create interesting streetscapes along arterials POLICY 2-6E.3 and collectors using plantings, lighting, Locate and design intensive nonresidential land special paving, etc. uses to minimize conflicts with residential developments, agricultural uses, wildlife areas, and environmentally or visually-sensitive areas.

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Objective 2-6F POLICY 2-7A.2 Ensure nonresidential building design, Incorporate mixed-use development in new and existing communities. scale, and orientation are compatible with the natural and built environment. POLICY 2-7A.3 Encourage communities with a variety of POLICY 2-6F.1 housing types. Design large structures to visually break up building mass. POLICY 2-7A.4 Encourage redevelopment at a higher intensity POLICY 2-6F.2 by using urban forms and development Use high-quality materials in the construction patterns that encourage vibrant, economically of buildings. sustainable, healthy communities in appropri- POLICY 2-6F.3 ate areas of the PUA. Design nonresidential development to Objective 2-7B emphasize human scale and create pedestrian and transit connections, where appropriate. Promote development patterns and community design that meet the needs POLICY 2-6F.4 Use landscaping to complement and soften of residents as they age. nonresidential development, and provide POLICY 2-7B.1 buffering, screening, and shade. Support community form that provides access to services and transportation that meets the Objective 2-6G needs of all residents. Design lighting as an integral element of POLICY 2-7B.2 development. Encourage building and site design that POLICY 2-6G.1 provides safety, security, and mobility. Design lighting to minimize off-site illumina- tion into residential and public-use areas, in conformance with the Douglas County Zoning Resolution. POLICY 2-6G.2 Encourage the use of light fixtures that adhere to dark-sky practices in residential and non- residential development.

Goal 2-7 Promote balanced communities.

Objective 2-7A Objective 2-7C Promote economic development and Promote high quality food production employment opportunities in proximity for health, food security, and economic to housing. opportunities in developed areas. POLICY 2-7A.1 POLICY 2-7C.1 Attract industries requiring the skills of the Promote limited container and small pot Douglas County labor force through public– gardening, community gardens, and edible private sector cooperation. landscaping within urban areas.

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POLICY 2-7C.2 POLICY 2-9A.2 Promote farmers markets and produce stands, Ensure that new development mitigates where appropriate, within urban areas. impacts to existing services and infrastructure.

Goal 2-8 Conserve resources.

Objective 2-8A Minimize energy use in residential and nonresidential development. POLICY 2-8A.1 Encourage energy-efficient design in buildings construction in accordance with LEEDs principles or other similar programs. POLICY 2-8A.2 CHATFIELD URBAN AREA Encourage development that incorporates VISION STATEMENT green building standards. The Chatfield Urban Area should be POLICY 2-8A.3 subject to variable development density Provide opportunities for solar energy utiliza- constrained by the infrastructure that the area tion through subdivision and building design. can likely support and the need to preserve its POLICY 2-8A.4 characteristic open spaces, viewsheds and Support the development and use of wildlife corridors, but sufficient to offer the renewable energy resources. residents the benefits of a multi-faceted POLICY 2-8A.5 community that can provide the residential, Encourage development patterns that conserve commercial, medical, recreational, and energy resources. educational services that they require. POLICY 2-8A.6 Goal 2-10 Encourage on-site recycling centers and the recycling of building materials. Utilize environmental systems comprised of water, wildlife and wild- oal G 2-9 life habitat, recreation, and sense of Ensure development occurs concur- place as the basis for community form rently with necessary services and within the Chatfield Urban Area. infrastructure . Objective 2-10A Objective 2-9A Balance, conserve and preserve sensitive Encourage urban development in areas environmental and visual resources as with existing and planned capacity in open space in areas adjacent to and with- services and infrastructure. in proposed urban areas. POLICY 2-9A.1 POLICY 2-10A.1 Evaluate the capacity of existing services and Any new development within the Chatfield facilities to support growth. Urban Area should include a comprehensive study and inventory of valley-wide, intercon- nected habitats, wildlife movement corridors, and habitat linkages.

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POLICY 2-10A.2 POLICY 2-11A.4 Any new development within the Chatfield Encourage enhanced east-west roadway Urban Area shall support, through the provi- capacity between US Highway 85 and the sion of significant open space, the conservation Chatfield Basin area. of those habitats, wildlife movement corridors, POLICY 2-11A.5 and habitat linkages as indicated in the study. As an aid to controlling infrastructure costs POLICY 2-10A.3 within this Area, the County should promote Any new development within the Chatfield cooperation between stakeholders for the Urban Area should include a comprehensive creation of scalable infrastructure including, trail study that considers wildlife, habitat, but not limited to, central water with wetlands, and local and regional connections sustainable sources, central sewage, road for all users. Studies should account for off-site capacity, and multi-modal transportation conditions and impacts. alternatives, all designed to be capable of being expanded economically to serve the POLICY 2-10A.4 future needs of the Area. Any new development within the Chatfield Urban Area shall provide appropriate trail POLICY 2-11A.6 improvements and significant open space. Encourage development within this Area to offer existing and future residents the benefits Goal 2-11 of a multi-faceted community that can provide the residential, commercial, medical, recre- Design density appropriate development ational, and educational services that they to complement both the natural and require, while preserving the open spaces, man-made historic landscape. viewsheds, and wildlife corridors characteristic of the area. Objective 2-11A Use density sensitive design techniques and land-use elements to provide compatibility between residential and nonresidential uses, create a sense of community identity, and avoid overburdening the infrastructure that the Area can reasonably support. POLICY 2-11A.1 Protect the integrity of the Chatfield Basin by protecting, where appropriate, views to and from significant natural features. Goal 2-12 POLICY 2-11A.2 Provide density-appropriate connected Support the establishment and enhancement parks, trails, and recreational facilities. of community separators by creating open- space buffers, utilizing natural land forms and Objective 2-12A significant vegetative plantings to help screen Demonstrate adequate provision of views and provide wildlife habitat in the neighborhood and community parks, Chatfield Urban Area. trails, and recreational facilities for the POLICY 2-11A.3 use of all segments of the population. Protect the integrity of the Chatfield Basin by promoting dark-sky practices for residential and commercial development.

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POLICY 2-12A.1 PRIMARY URBAN AREA Within proposals for urban development in the Chatfield Urban Area, ensure that The Primary Urban Area (PUA), depicted community-wide recreational opportunities as orange on the Land Use Map, has been are provided. classified for this purpose because it demon- strates the following attributes: Goal 2-13 • Access to shopping, facilities, and services. Ensure the cohesive implementation of • Proximity to existing and developing major employment centers. community-identified values in the • Access to major transportation corridors. Chatfield Urban Area as expressed by this Plan. • Land generally suited for urban development in terms of its environmental conditions. Objective 2-13A • Investments in existing infrastructure. Evaluate development proposals based Key reasons for directing growth to this on the key determinants of community area are to minimize investments in public character. and private infrastructure, thereby maintaining POLICY 2-13A.1 taxes at reasonable levels, and to minimize Any land-use proposal within the Chatfield sprawl, thereby preserving valued open lands. Urban Area shall provide for cohesive devel- opment of the built environment by demon- strating and facilitating coordination of the mix, location, and character of land use, transportation, and utilities, as well as devel- opment phasing. POLICY 2-13A.2 Any land-use proposal within the Chatfield Urban Area shall respect community-identi- fied values, such as those identified in the Kezziah Watkins report, through integration of natural system elements including, but not limited to, wildlife corridors and habitat areas, A major focus of this Plan is to create land character, sense of place, and significant compact, urban form in the PUA, and build community view corridors. new residential development in mixed-use POLICY 2-13A.3 Community Activity Centers. In unincorporated Ensure community-identified values, such as Douglas County, Community Activity Centers those identified in the Kezziah Watkins report, have been planned for the Highlands Ranch are addressed so development meets the Town Center and the Lincoln Station Transit- needs of the Chatfield Urban Area and sur- Oriented Development. The Ridgegate Planned rounding communities. Development (City of Lone Tree) includes a town center, complete with a new town hall. POLICY 2-13A.4 Such centers are encouraged elsewhere in the Encourage participation of all stakeholders in PUA where opportunities occur for infill and the identification and implementation of redevelopment. community-identified values.

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Goal 2-14 Objective 2-14C Promote a multimodal transportation Establish vibrant community network that provides access to major activity centers. collectors and arterial highways, Objective 2-14A transit, sidewalks, and trails and links Encourage economic development oppor- activity centers. tunities by promoting higher densities and POLICY 2-14C.1 a mix of use in activity centers. Design streets to reduce travel speeds and include wide or detached sidewalks and safe POLICY 2-14A.1 pedestrian crossings. Design activity centers as high-intensity, compact centers with many amenities to POLICY 2-14C.2 generate vibrancy and vitality. Locate community centers on primary transit corridors, integrate them into the regional POLICY 2-14A.2 transportation system, and provide bicycle Construct the principal community amenity, parking and storage facilities. such as a central park or plaza, prior to 25 percent build-out of the community activity POLICY 2-14C.3 center. Encourage circulator bus service, through RTD or private van shuttles, in activity centers. POLICY 2-14A.3 Encourage the conversion of old “big box” POLICY 2-14C.4 centers into community activity centers. Link centers to other community uses and neighborhoods via bicycle lanes adjoining Objective 2-14B roadways and a pedestrian and bicycle trail Design pedestrian-oriented activity centers. system, where appropriate. POLICY 2-14B.1 POLICY 2-14C.5 Orient buildings close to each other and to the Provide adequate access for all users from street. major collector and arterial streets, consistent with the intent of community activity centers. POLICY 2-14B.2 Provide pedestrian-scale amenities at the POLICY 2-14C.6 street level. Support the creation of corridors for public transit and light rail. POLICY 2-14B.3 Reduce the visual impact of parking areas in community activity centers. POLICY 2-14B.4 Establish minimum densities for community activity centers. POLICY 2-14B.5 Address the visual impacts and scale of retail and commercial development through design that supports a pedestrian-oriented environ- ment and encourages alternatives to “strip” and “big box” development.

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SEPARATED URBAN AREAS • Finding a suitable location for an elemen- tary school in proximity to the Castle Pines Douglas County’s 1986 Master Plan recog- Village Planned Development, a private nized previously-zoned, isolated, urban devel- gated community. opments called Separated Urban Areas (SUAs). • Balancing the historic character of Daniels These areas include Roxborough, Castle Pines Park Road with transportation and park Village and The Pinery. These developments are user needs. located outside of the Primary Urban Area and were previously zoned for urban development The Castle Pines Village SUA enjoys the as early as the 1970s. type of permanently established community separation buffer contemplated by this Plan. Previous master plans recognized the SUAs The lands surrounding Castle Pines Village as distinct land planning areas and established include Cherokee Ranch to the west, Interstate policies broadly covering these areas. The 25, agriculture, and estate-lot development to unique character, locations, and varying levels the east, and Highway 85 and the East Plum of service have resulted in different develop- Creek riparian corridor to the south serve as a ment patterns and issues for each of the SUAs. physical boundary. Urban uses have been This Plan recognizes both the differences and established within the City of Castle Pines on similarities, and therefore proposes a set of its northern and eastern boundaries. common land use objectives, as well as indi- vidually crafted policies for each SUA. THE PINERY SUA Expansion of these areas is generally not supported; however, in some cases limited PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS expansion may be supported based on a compelling public benefit, such as supporting The 5,114 acre Pinery SUA has three the fiscal health of special districts and lower- distinct natural areas: (1) the eastern portion, ing overall indebtedness and tax rates for at the edge of the “Black Forest” characterized residents. In addition, limited expansion may by significant stands of Ponderosa Pine; (2) be supported when a transfer of development the central area comprising the Cherry Creek credits offers a benefit to the County, including valley; and (3) the western area, characterized enhancement of community-separation buffers by shrubland, grassland, and undulating terrain or the elimination of inappropriate zoning. rising to the bluffs of the High Plateau region. CASTLE PINES VILLAGE SUA PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS Castle Pines Village encompasses 2,680 acres of upland Ponderosa Pine and shrub lands. Significant changes in elevation occur, giving rise to dramatic cliffs and rock outcrop- pings. DEVELOPMENT ISSUES With the incorporation of the City of Castle Pines in 2008, the renamed Castle Pines DEVELOPMENT ISSUES Village SUA has taken on a more compact Primary development issues relate to form, primarily encompassing the community lands surrounding and adjacent to The Pinery. of Castle Pines Village, as well as adjoining A-1 Approval of any additional dwelling units on zoned lands to the east. adjacent lands must consider the goal of Issues identified by residents include the maintaining community separation surrounding following: The Pinery.

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Build-out of The Pinery and rapid growth in DEVELOPMENT ISSUES Parker has congested the transportation network used by residents to access shopping and The Roxborough Park Metropolitan District employment, primarily to the north. The County was established in 1972 to provide fire protec- and the Town of Parker have transportation tion services, water, and sanitation services to plans that address long-term needs. Any new the area. It was in bankruptcy from 1977 to development approvals must address transpor- 1997 and today is financially sound. tation concerns in accordance with these plans. In 1999, fire protection services moved Concerns raised by residents include from the Roxborough Park Metropolitan maintaining the community character, enhanc- District’s jurisdiction to the West Metro Fire ing the community-separator buffer, protecting Protection Department. Subsequently, the views of the bluffs and Rocky Mountains, District changed its name to the Roxborough preserving wildlife habitat, and ensuring new Water and Sanitation District (RWSD). development is compatible with the character The Roxborough Village Metropolitan of the original Pinery. District (RVMD) is a separate district that The Pinery Water and Wastewater District provides the basic infrastructure improvements is concerned about adequate wellhead protec- necessary to serve the Roxborough Village tion for its alluvial wells in the vicinity of portion of the Roxborough Separated Urban Cherry Creek, and it has established a ground- Area. The inclusion of the Chatfield Farms water protection zone where future develop- Planned Development into RVMD in 1999 ment should be particularly sensitive to represented a significant benefit to the area. potential impacts on water quality. In 2007, RWSD shut down its wastewater treatment plant (located upstream of Chatfield ROXBOROUGH SUA Reservoir) and regionalized its wastewater services with the Littleton/Englewood Waste- PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS water Treatment Plant. In late 2010, RWSD executed an agreement with the City of Aurora Located immediately adjacent to the to provide the Roxborough community with a foothills and lying on both sides of the hogback, permanent surface water supply which will Roxborough enjoys one of the most stunning provide adequate water for the RWSD’s total landscapes in the County. build out; thus addressing one of the previously on-going concerns of the community. RWSD currently serves the entire Roxborough Sepa- rated Urban Area (Village and Park) with approximately 3,400 residential customers including a small commercial base. A major complication for development has been swelling soils and heaving bedrock. Inadequate mitigation of hazardous soils significantly damaged home foundations and infrastructure east of the hogback in Roxbor- ough Village. More recently, a technique of “over excavation” has been required for all The portion on the eastern side of the new development in areas to mitigate for swell- hogback is characterized by grazed prairie ing soils. Use of this mitigation technique has grass and limited riparian vegetation along contributed to the increase in development Little Willow Creek. The western side lies activity. between the hogback and the mountain sides In recent years, the County has facilitated of Pike National Forest, featuring substantial the acquisition of significant areas of open red rock outcroppings.

Page 2-12 Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan SECTION 2 URBAN LAND USE space in the vicinity, including the 625-acre Objective 2-15B Southdowns parcel and the 1,288-acre Willow Develop communities with adequate Creek Ranch. These lands augment the natural public facilities and services. area and wildlife habitat of Roxborough State Park. POLICY 2-15B.1 Additional concerns raised by residents Support funding methods to acquire and include: improve needed public facilities and services. • Renewable water supplies for the region. POLICY 2-15B.2 • Sufficiency of the transportation network. Ensure development or redevelopment en- hances existing community services such as • Safety of Waterton Road. utilities, fire protection, schools and water • Preservation of open space and wildlife supply. habitat. POLICY 2-15B.3 STRUCTURE OF THIS SECTION Support efforts to ensure the fiscal health of special districts. This section is organized by subject matter. General policies regarding the integrity of the POLICY 2-15B.4 SUAs, access, the built and natural environ- Support special district facility and infrastruc- ment, and community separators have been ture upgrades needed to build-out the SUAs. developed for all SUAs. Policies regarding POLICY 2-15B.5 specific SUAs have been identified with the Encourage the construction of adequate roads, name of the appropriate SUA following the connectivity to adjacent neighborhoods, and policy number. emergency service access. Goal 2-15 POLICY 2-15B.6 Encourage the construction of additional local Preserve the integrity of the Separated and regional trails, sidewalks, and parks, Urban Areas. where appropriate, to increase pedestrian safety and active and passive recreational Objective 2-15A opportunities. Support the logical build-out of SUAs. POLICY 2-15B.7 POLICY 2-15A.1 Encourage wildfire mitigation measures by the Timing of development should be concurrent County, the fire protection district, and indi- with capital improvement plans of the County vidual property owners. and of special districts, where improvements POLICY 2-15B.8 (CASTLE PINES VILLAGE are needed. SUA) POLICY 2-15A.2 Encourage inclusion of the Castle Pines The creation and designation of new Separated Village SUA into an appropriate public trans- Urban Areas is inconsistent with this Plan. portation district or similar service provider. POLICY 2-15A.3 Expansion of SUAs is not supported by this Plan, unless compelling public benefit is provided that outweighs potential impacts. POLICY 2-15A.4 Support dwelling unit transfers within SUAs from inappropriate to more appropriate locations.

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POLICY 2-15B.9 (PINERY SUA) POLICY 2-15C.6 (CASTLE PINES VILLAGE Encourage inclusion of the balance of the SUA) Pinery SUA into an appropriate public trans- Encourage the establishment of design guide- portation district or similar service provider. lines for residential and non-residential development that reflects the character of POLICY 2-15B.10 (PINERY SUA) Castle Pines Village. Support efforts of the Pinery Water and Waste- water District to continue providing safe and POLICY 2-15C.7 (CASTLE PINES VILLAGE reliable supply of potable water, particularly SUA) with respect to the protection of alluvial Design residential development using natural groundwater. materials and discreetly designed infrastruc- ture. Require tree plantings on lots adjoining POLICY 2-15B.11 (ROXBOROUGH SUA) existing development and major road view- Improve the safety of Waterton Road through shed corridors. cooperative efforts with Jefferson County, Denver Water Board, Colorado Department of POLICY 2-15C.8 (CASTLE PINES VILLAGE Transportation, and area property owners. SUA) Design commercial development at a small POLICY 2-15B.12 (ROXBOROUGH SUA) village scale using natural materials and Encourage inclusion of the Roxborough SUA extensive building articulation. Incorporate into an appropriate public transportation appropriate tree plantings adjacent to residen- district or similar service provider. tial development. Objective 2-15C POLICY 2-15C.9 (PINERY SUA) Develop in a manner that complements Minimize visual impacts and preserve the and enhances the character of the built integrity of the High Plateau bluffs in the and natural environment. development of land on the west side of Cherry Creek. POLICY 2-15C.1 POLICY 2-15C.10 (ROXBOROUGH SUA) Develop in a manner that complements and Transfer of development credits from inappro- enhances the existing development pattern of priately zoned locations within the SUA to adjoining neighborhoods, including density, adjacent lands is encouraged, provided the scale, and landscaping. proposal is consistent with applicable Com- POLICY 2-15C.2 prehensive Master Plan and Roxborough SUA Identify, adequately protect, and buffer policies. The land use status of the sending site significant open space and natural areas in, should result in expansion of Roxborough and adjacent to, new developments. State Park or other open space lands. POLICY 2-15C.3 POLICY 2-15C.11 (ROXBOROUGH SUA) Encourage environmental protection and view New development adjacent to the SUA shed protection as a primary design value for boundaries must be consistent with County all development proposals. objectives regarding preservation of the POLICY 2-15C.4 mountain backdrop, must serve as a logical Include the use of environment-enhancing extension of development, and must clearly features in development. fiscally benefit either or both of the Roxbor- ough special districts. POLICY 2-15C.5 Provide wildlife movement corridors within new development where appropriate.

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MUNICIPAL PLANNING AREAS Municipal development plays a key role in the evolving landscape of Douglas County. The impact of municipalities on the natural and built environment, on adjoining communities, and on the provision of services can have far-reaching consequences. Similarly, develop- ment in the unincorporated County can have the same impacts. Municipal influence areas are planning areas established by the municipality’s master Objective 2-15D plans or intergovernmental agreements with Establish community separators sur- the County. Municipal influence areas often rounding all SUAs with compatible and surround, or are adjacent to, a municipality’s appropriate land uses. municipal planning area. While municipal development is not planned for these areas, POLICY 2-15D.1 they are considered important to jurisdictions Encourage coordination with other jurisdic- because of the potential impact development tions that may influence land development could have from an economic, visual, decisions within areas adjacent to the SUAs. environmental, urban service, or water POLICY 2-15D.2 quality perspective. Approve only low-intensity land uses such The following goal, objectives, and policies as open space, agriculture, recreation, and are intended to guide development decisions by residential development in areas adjacent to the County for proposed land uses within the SUAs, in accordance with Nonurban Area unincorporated lands located in designated policies in Section 3, and any intergovern- municipal planning and influence areas. mental agreements with municipalities and Policies affecting unincorporated residents the County. are also established to provide direction POLICY 2-15D.3 to municipalities. Encourage the provision of open space within Policies serve as a framework for intergov- and surrounding the SUAs to provide a frame- ernmental agreements, and further a coopera- work of separation. tive relationship between jurisdictions in the POLICY 2-15D.4 21st century. Incorporate the development of parks and the purchase of open space in accordance with Goal 2-16 the goals and policies of the County Parks, Develop a coordinated Comprehensive Trails & Open Space Master Plan and the County Transportation Plan. Master Plan for the County and municipalities.

Objective 2-16A Mutually agree upon major land use planning concepts. POLICY 2-16A.1 Develop a coordinated, strategic approach to address major land use issues such as annexa- tion and adjacent development.

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POLICY 2-16A.2 POLICY 2-16B.5 Maintain open communication, build relation- Mitigate potential land use impacts of new ships, and coordinate and address areas of unincorporated development adjacent to mutual concern between the County and municipalities. Encourage municipalities to municipalities. mitigate land use impacts on adjacent unin- corporated Douglas County development. Objective 2-16B POLICY 2-16B.6 Ensure development inside Municipal Plan- Land use applications for development on ning Areas is consistent with the Douglas unincorporated lands within the Municipal County Comprehensive Master Plan. Planning Areas shall be consistent with the POLICY 2-16B.1 goals, objectives, and policies of this Support the annexation of existing, unincorpo- Section 2, Urban Land Use. rated planned developments within Municipal Planning Areas. POLICY 2-16B.2 In order to protect the municipal sales-tax base, encourage owners of undeveloped, unincorporated lands within Municipal Planning Areas to petition municipalities for annexation and development. POLICY 2-16B.3 Municipal annexations by non-Douglas County based municipalities that may adverse- ly impact the fiscal viability of special districts, municipalities, or planned communities, or that do not conform to Nonurban designations and uses, are inconsistent with this Plan.

POLICY 2-16B.4 Support annexation of a total community into a municipality to give residents a greater say in land use issues affecting their community. Annexations of only commercial development, leaving the residential component under County jurisdiction, are inconsistent with this Plan.

Page 2-16 Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan Chatfield Urban Area Map 2.1 Comprehensive Master Plan 2035 Date 2014

Chatfield Reservoir

Chatfield Urban Area Elk Run

Dupont

5 ³ ±

T 6 S

R69W R68W T 7 S

Dupont

Woodhouse Pike National Sharptail Forest Ridge

Aurora Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Legend Tree Chatfield Parker Chatfield Urban Area Lakes Urban Castle Area Pines 35-Acre Developments Intermittent Lakes Subdivisions Streams 0 0.375 0.75 Castle Rock Zoned, Unsubdivided US Highway Miles 47,520 25 Major Road !"#$ Open Space DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 3/4 mile

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Glendale Farm

T 6 S R 68 W R 67 W T 7 Rueter-Hess S Reservoir Backcountry Wilderness Area of Highlands Ranch

Castle Pines

Castle Pines ¨¦§I-25 Castle Pines Cherokee Ranch Village SUA

Solitude

Castle Castle Rock Rock

Aurora Legend Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Tree Castle Pines Village SUA Lake Parker Castle Pines Castle Village SUA Castle 35-Acre Developments Streams Pines

Subdivisions Interstate 0 0.375 0.75 Castle Rock Zoned, Unsubdivided US Highway Miles Rock Major Road 47,520 !"#$25 Rural Site Plans DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 3/4 mile

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T 6 S R 66 W R 65 W T 7 S Kinney Creek

Parker Hungry Horse

PPiinneerryy SSUUAA

Bayou Gulch Regional Park Bayou Gulch

Castle Rock

Hidden Legacy Mesa Pines

Legend Liittlleton Aurora Douglas County, CO Lone Pinery SUA Intermittent Lakes Tree Parker 35-Acre Developments Streams Pinery Castlle SUA Piines Subdivisions State Highway 0 0.375 0.75 Castlle Zoned, Unsubdivided Major Road Rock Local Road Miles County Open Space Within Incorporated Areas 47,520 !"#$25 DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 3/4 mile Municipalities All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, Open Space including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Larkspur Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user Parks acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user.

General questions about this or any other Douglas County GIS products, including errors, omissions, corrections and/or Townships updates should be directed to the Douglas County GIS Division at (303) 660-7416.

Douglas County GIS Division Lakes Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. Vicinity Map Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_2-3_Pinery_SUA_8.5x11.mxd 12/11/2014 1:26:57 PM Roxborough SUA Map 2.4 Comprehensive Master Plan 2035 Date 2014

Chatfield State Park

214 ³ ±

5 ³ ± T 6 S R 69 W R 68 W River T Canyon 7 Roxborough S Village

Roxborough Woodhouse Park

Sharptail Ridge Young Red Mesa Ranch

Roxborough State Park Eagles Nest

Pike National Forest

Nelson Ranch

Aurora Legend Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Tree Roxborough SUA Lake Roxborough Parker 35-Acre Subdivisions Streams SUA Castle Pines Subdivisions Major Road 0 0.375 0.75 Castle Zoned, Unsubdivided Local Road Miles Rock Gated Access Rural Site Plans 47,520 !"#$25 Private DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 3/4 mile Open Space All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Parks Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Larkspur Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of Pike National Forest the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user.

County Boundary General questions about this or any other Douglas County GIS products, including errors, omissions, corrections and/or updates should be directed to the Douglas County GIS Division at (303) 660-7416. Townships Douglas County GIS Division Vicinity Map Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. Vicinity Map Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_2-4_Roxborough_SUA_8.5x11.mxd 5/27/2014 1:04:11 PM Castle Rock Municipal Planning Area Map 2.5 Comprehensive Master Plan 2035 Date 2014

Glendale Farm Backcountry Wilderness of Highlands Ranch Parker Daniels Park

Kenney Ranch

Castle Pines Hungry Horse Cherokee Ranch

Belfield

Castle Pines Bayou Gulch Solitude Colorado Regional Park Solitude Colorado Parcels Bayou Gulch Duncan Ranch

Hidden Mesa Legacy Pines

Elk Ridge Estates T Castle Rock T 7 7 S Municipal S R 68 W R 67 W Woodlands Gateway R 66 W R 65 W T Bowl Mesa T 8 Planning Area 8 S S Pine Cliff Ranch

Fairgrounds Regional Park

Quarry Mesa Quarry Mesa Jones Ranch

Castle Castlewood Canyon Rock State Park

Sellers State Creek Land Keen Ranch Board Ranch Prairie Preserve Canyon Ranch

Dawson Butte Ranch

Life Estate Maytag J A Ranch Columbine Spencer Spenser Bear Spenser Dance Aurora Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Legend Ramsour State Tree Castle Rock Municipal Planning Area Boundary Townships Land Parker Castle Rock Castle Board Lakes Municipal Pines Community Separation Buffer Planning Municipal Planning Area (Incorporated) Intermittent Lakes Area 0 1 2 Castle Municipal Planning Area (Unincorporated) Streams Rock Miles Separated Urban Area (SUA) Interstate 126,720 !"#$25 DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 2 mile Municipal Planning Area Inclusive of County PUA/SUA State Highway All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Open Space Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, Toll Highway including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Larkspur Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of Other Incorporated Areas the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user Major Road acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user. Parks General questions about this or any other Douglas County GIS products, including errors, omissions, corrections and/or Local Road updates should be directed to the Douglas County GIS Division at (303) 660-7416. County Boundary Douglas County GIS Division Vicinity Map Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. Vicinity Map Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_2-5_Castle_Rock_MPA_8.5x11.mxd 5/29/2014 3:28:40 PM Parker Municipal Planning Area Map 2.6 Comprehensive Master Plan 2035 Revised August 2014

Aurora Aurora

Challenger Regional Park

Lone Tree

Parker

T 6 S Parker T Parker 6 Municipal S R 67 W R 66 W R 66 W R 65 W T T Planning Area 7 7 S S

Castle Pines

Bayou Gulch Regional Park Castle Legend Aurora Douglas County, CO Liittlleton Lone Aurora Parker MRunoicicpakl Planning Area Boundary County Boundary Tree Parker Parker Community Separation Buffer Townships Castlle Municipal Piines Lakes Planning Municipal Planning Area (Incorporated) Area Municipal Planning Area (Unincorporated) Intermittent Lakes 0 0.625 1.25 Castlle Rock Separated Urban Area (SUA) Streams Miles 79,200 !"#$25 Primary Urban Area (PUA) Interstate DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 1-1/4 mile

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Norton Farm

Highland Heritage Regional Park Challenger Regional Park

Bluffs Regional Park

Lone Tree Lone Tree Municipal Planning Area

Backcountry Wilderness Area of Highlands Ranch

Glendale Farm Rueter- Hess Parker T Reservoir 6 Daniels Park S R 67 W R 66 W T 7 S

Cherokee CASTLE PINES Castle Pines Ranch Ranch VILLAGE

Legend Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Tree Lone Tree Municipal Planning Area Boundary Lone Tree Parker Townships Lone Tree Influence Area Municipal Castle Lake Planning Pines Municipal Planning Area (Incorporated) Area Streams 0 0.5 1 Castle Municipal Planning Area (Unincorporated) Rock Interstate Miles Separated Urban Area (SUA) 63,360 !"#$25 DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 1 mile Primary Urban Area (PUA) State Highway All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products Toll Highway are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Municipal Planning Area Inclusive of County PUA/SUA Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Larkspur Open Space Major Road Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user. Other Incorporated Areas Local Road General questions about this or any other Douglas County GIS products, including errors, omissions, corrections and/or Parks updates should be directed to the Douglas County GIS Division at (303) 660-7416. Douglas County GIS Division Vicinity Map County Boundary Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_2-7_LoneTree_MPA_8.5x11.mxd 5/29/2014 3:36:32 PM Larkspur Municipal Planning Area T Map 2.8 9 Comprehensive Master Plan 2035 DAWSON S Date 2014 BUTTE LIFE ESTATE MAYTAG DAWSON BUTTE RANCH COLUMBINE

BEAR RAMSOUR DANCE STATE J A LAND IRON RANCH BOARD BEAR HORSE DANCE DANCE MARTINEZ

SNORTLAND

BIG BIG JAKSCH "D" DOUGLAS PERRY PARK VALLEY LAKE GULCH GATEWAY ESTATES LAKE GULCH Larkspur EBERLE J A RANCH Municipal Planning Area 60 ³± LAKE GULCH Larkspur

T GREENLAND T 9 RANCH 9 S S R68W R67W R67W R66W T T 53 10 ³± 10 S S GREENLAND GREENLAND RANCH ¨¦§I-25 RANCH

CHRISTENSEN RANCH BLUE ROCK RANCH SPRUCE MEADOWS

GREENLAND GREENLAND RANCH SCHOOLHOUSE 105 RANCH SCHOOLHOUSE ³± GREENLAND TOWNSITE

EAGLE SPRUCE MOUNTAIN SPRUCE MEADOWS

Pike National Forest CHRISTENSEN SPRUCE RANCH MOUNTAIN

TRUE MOUNTAIN

GREENLAND RANCH

Legend Aurora Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Larkspur Municipal Planning Area Boundary Streams Tree Larkspur Parker Larkspur Influence Area Interstate Municipal Castle Planning Area Pines Municipal Planning Area (Incorporated) Major Road 0 0.75 1.5 Castle Municipal Planning Area (Unincorporated) Local Road Miles Rock Private Road 95,040 Open Space !"#$25 DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 1.5 miles

Pike National Forest All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, County Boundary including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user Larkspur Townships acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user. General questions about this or any other Douglas County GIS products, including errors, omissions, corrections and/or Lakes updates should be directed to the Douglas County GIS Division at (303) 660-7416. Douglas County GIS Division Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. Vicinity Map Intermittent Lakes Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_2-8_Larkspur_MPA_8.5x11.mxd 5/29/2014 3:33:21 PM NONURBAN LAND USE SECTION 3 The Douglas County Comprehensive Master NATURAL AREAS Plan enhances the quality of life for residents by protecting the natural landscape, rural Douglas County citizens have placed a areas, and historic sites of the County. Spe- high value on the conservation of the natural cific nonurban subarea policies have been and rural character of the nonurban areas of established to protect and preserve the rural the County. character, heritage, wildlife habitat, viewsheds To maintain the character of the rural and historic townsites of the County. The Plan portions of the County, the CMP supports also identifies individual nonurban subareas to efforts by landowners to continue the agricul- allow policies to reflect specific needs within tural lifestyle they enjoy. these areas. The protection of nonurban areas The County is rich in historic and cultural is further implemented through zoning, which features that should be preserved for future establishes maximum thresholds for intensive generations. The CMP supports efforts to keep land uses that may not be supported by rural lands open between the urbanized areas nonurban area goals. to maintain a sense of place and retain com- munity character. The commitment to maintaining the rural areas of the County comes with a responsibil- ity for stewardship of these lands. This section of the CMP contains policies to ensure that investments in land preservation are protected through proper management. Land use proposals must take into consid- eration the significant wildlife habitat found within and adjacent to riparian corridors, including, especially, Cherry Creek, East and Nonurban development is supported in West Plum Creeks, as well as the wildlife that these subareas to preserve the County’s rural depends on those resources for survival. heritage while providing compatible outdoor Archaeological and historic resources have recreation and educational opportunities. also been identified as important features to be Nonurban land uses are generally low-intensity considered and protected, whenever possible. activities that include farming, ranching, large PIKE NATIONAL FOREST lot residential, limited-service commercial, parks and open spaces. To support and The southwestern portion of Douglas protect community values for nonurban County is dominated by the foothills and residential and agricultural communities, forested mountains of the Pike National Forest appropriate commercial, service, or civic land and contains important habitat for numerous uses are established. wildlife species. The Pike National Forest Nonurban land uses fall into two primary offers exceptional scenic beauty and recre- categories: semi-rural and rural development. ational opportunities. The mountains and Semi-rural development is generally defined at forests create incredible vistas. a density of one unit per 2.5 acres to one Private property and old mining claims dwelling unit per 17.4 acres, while rural occur sporadically through the area. The few development allow a maximum density of one roads are narrow and winding, many are dwelling unit per 17.5 acres. gravel, and large portions of the area are inaccessible through the winter. Groundwater occurs inconsistently and is unreliable in this

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region. The wildfire danger is high and fires in increased wildfire and flood hazard and other these areas can be very intense and cause sub- obstacles. Rural cluster regulations are appro- stantial damage. Areas that have been impact- priate. Wildfire risk should be mitigated ed by wildfire are subject to flash flooding. wherever possible. Infrastructure and services are limited. NONURBAN DEVELOPMENT The Pike National Forest is controlled by the United States Forest Service (USFS); Residents of Douglas County value the Douglas County has limited control over land “small town” feel and the quietness that the uses on the National Forest itself. However, rural areas provide. Through the Zoning and land use policies found in this document Subdivision Resolutions, the CMP provides a apply to non-Federal lands in the Pike Nation- basis for good design to accomplish preserva- al Forest Area. Nonurban land use policies are tion of the rural landscape, natural habitats, appropriate in this rural area. critical viewsheds, and community separators. Design concepts are applied that respect rural With its proximity to the Denver Metro- communities, vegetative cover, ridgelines, politan area, the Pike National Forest is a wetlands, critical wildlife habitat and move- popular recreational area, offering hiking, ment corridors. In conjunction with the camping, hunting, fishing, mountain biking, Douglas County Water-Supply Overlay Zone equestrian use, motor sports, and wildlife District, the CMP defines areas that can viewing. The Pike National Forest area has a physically support new development. wide variety of wildlife and is home to the Platte River gold medal fishery. It also boasts a Design policies compel development to large and complex system of motorized and conserve and showcase important natural and non-motorized trails. Managing the negative rural features of the County. The CMP seeks to impacts to recreation resources is a challenge establish and preserve, through its policies, the South Platte Ranger District is addressing the values expressed by citizens for scenic through proactive planning. views, dark skies at night, wide open spaces, undeveloped ridgelines, protected riparian Commercial operations and water devel- areas, and agricultural landscapes. opment have always been included in the US Forest Service’s multiple-use philosophy. Douglas County encourages the opportunity for local resource harvest and development. Any development or land-use should respect the unique character of the Pike National Forest and minimize impacts to the local community and natural setting. Management is critical to keep the forests healthy and the infrastructure intact. Some management activities are intensive and require heavy equipment; examples include timber harvest, controlled burning, restoration of burned areas, road and bridge reconstruc- As part of the land-use review process, tion, stream stabilization and sediment wildfire hazards, geologic hazards, and visual removal. Activities such as wildlife manage- impacts must be evaluated and mitigated, to ment, weed control, watershed management, the extent possible. The process also requires and beetle control may be less intensive but demonstration of a dependable, long-term just as important. water supply in accordance with Section 18-A, Water Supply-Overlay District, of the Residential development opportunities are Douglas County Zoning Resolution, as well as constrained by limited access, services, water,

Page 3-2 Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan SECTION 3 NONURBAN LAND USE review of other important services. The provi- POLICY 3-1A.2 sion of local and regional trails and potential Preserve open space through the purchase of new connections to existing trails should also land or conservation easements, donations, be considered as part of land-use proposals. acquisitions, partnerships, or other appropri- ate land-conservation tools. NONURBAN SUBAREAS There are six distinct nonurban subareas Objective 3-1B identified in this Plan: Chatfield Valley, Cherry Support opportunities for owners of rural Valley, High Plateau, Indian Creek, Northeast, lands to continue ranching and farming. and West Plum Creek. The subareas were POLICY 3-1B.1 established to create goals and policies that Diminish the impact of development to address their individual and unique character, existing agricultural operations by buffering circumstances and needs. them from incompatible uses. HOW THIS SECTION RELATES TO OTHER SECTIONS IN THE COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN Policies in this section of the Plan primar- ily deal with land use in the nonurban area, heavily emphasizing rural character, scenic views, open space, and design issues. Topics such as community resources, transportation, water supply, wildlife habitat preservation, and open space opportunities are addressed in other sections of the Plan, including the urban land use section, and should be re- POLICY 3-1B.2 viewed simultaneously with nonurban land Encourage opportunities for the expansion of use policies. agricultural operations in the nonurban area. POLICY 3-1B.3 Goal 3-1 Promote edible landscape plantings in Protect and conserve the natural and nonurban areas. rural character of the nonurban area. Objective 3-1C reserve rural historic structures and sites Objective 3-1A P . Preserve land that is characterized by POLICY 3-1C.1 ranching, farming, significant wildlife Support restoration and management efforts of habitat, important biotic systems, or historic structures and sites as part of all rural land use applications. important scenic views, in perpetuity. POLICY 3-1C.2 POLICY 3-1A.1 Design new development to locate away from, To protect environmentally and visually sensi- and be compatible with, historic structures tive nonurban areas, use the sale and/or transfer and sites. of development credits to send development to areas in the County more able to support development, consistent with this Plan.

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Objective 3-1D POLICY 3-2A.1 Establish community separators to main- Design should be of a scale and character that complements the rural character of the tain community identity and sense of place. nonurban area. POLICY 3-1D.1 POLICY 3-2A.2 Maintain community separators through the Where possible, fencing should be wildlife- identification of suitable land uses and appro- friendly, in accordance with standards recom- priate location of development. Land uses that mended by the Colorado Division of Wildlife. do not maintain community separation are inconsistent with this Plan. Objective 3-2B Design development to conserve and show- Objective 3-1E case important natural and rural features. Preserve and provide for the stewardship of open space and natural areas. POLICY 3-2B.1 Use building envelopes, clustering and other POLICY 3-1E.1 site-design techniques, where appropriate, to Identify and set aside, through the land use direct building away from environmentally- and development review processes, important and visually-sensitive lands. open spaces in tracts or easements, where appropriate. POLICY 3-2B.2 Design structures and site amenities with materials and colors that complement the natural landscape. POLICY 3-2B.3 Encourage the preservation and construction of drainageways and stormwater management facilities that complement the natural and rural landscape. POLICY 3-2B.4 Preserve vegetation, soils, and landforms by POLICY 3-1E.2 minimizing site disturbance. Overlot grading Require management plans, including forest- is strongly discouraged in the nonurban areas, and weed management plans, for conserved except as needed for clustering or to screen lands which are outside of residential lots or residential development. parcels, or within conservation easements, as POLICY 3-2B.5 appropriate. Management plans should Design landscape plantings to minimize water identify the managing entity, funding source, consumption and blend with native vegetation and stewardship responsibilities. using existing on-site trees and vegetation. Goal 3-2 POLICY 3-2B.6 Grade disturbed slopes to blend with the Ensure land use and design is compat- natural terrain and revegetate with native ible with the natural and rural char- grasses and vegetation. acter of the nonurban area. POLICY 3-2B.7 Encourage designs that minimize the use of Objective 3-2A resources to provide energy efficiency in both Ensure the nature and intensity of construction and operation. development is appropriate for the nonurban area.

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Objective 3-2C NONURBAN SUBAREAS Preserve the visual integrity of significant ridgelines, road viewsheds, horizon lines, Goal 3-3 views of the mountain backdrop, and Maintain the unique rural character other important natural features. of the Cherry Valley, Chatfield Valley POLICY 3-2C.1 (nonurban area), High Plateau, Indian Locate houses, utilities, and other structures Creek, Northeast, Pike National away from important ridgelines and horizon Forest and Foothills, and West Plum lines. Creek Subareas. POLICY 3-2C.2 Design development within the major high- Chatfield Valley Subarea way corridors to protect viewsheds in the nonurban area. Objective 3-3A Ensure development in the Chatfield POLICY 3-2C.3 Encourage residential site design and locations Valley Subarea respects the unique that complement the nonurban landscape and character of the area. minimize the impact of road noise. POLICY 3-3A.1 POLICY 3-2C.4 Low-intensity rural development is supported Minimize the impacts of light pollution from in the Chatfield Valley Subarea. Rural site commercial and residential uses through plans may be approved where they meet the lighting standards that support dark-sky goals, objectives, and policies of the Plan. principles.

Objective 3-2D Encourage rural development that sup- ports “healthy communities.” POLICY 3-2D.1 Require the provision of open space and trail corridors within residential development to allow access to natural features and to pro- mote recreation and exercise opportunities. POLICY 3-2D.2 Develop park facilities in the nonurban area POLICY 3-3A.2 for active and passive uses, where appropriate. Semi-rural development in the Chatfield Valley POLICY 3-2D.3 Subarea is not supported by this Plan. Develop local trail systems and a regional, POLICY 3-3A.3 interconnected system of multi-use trails that New development in the nonurban areas of links communities, recreation areas, open the Chatfield Valley Subarea should apply space, neighborhood trails, and trail systems, stringent water-conservation measures and including those outside of Douglas County. avoid water-intensive uses. POLICY 3-2D.4 POLICY 3-3A.4 Support the paving of shoulders along rural Support ongoing planning and management roads, outside of environmentally sensitive areas. efforts to ensure water quality is maintained now and into the future.

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POLICY 3-3A.5 POLICY 3-3B.3 New development within the Chatfield Valley Future development within the Cherry Valley Subarea should include conservation of Subarea should minimize any negative im- important grassland and other habitat areas, pacts on the riparian corridor of Cherry Creek and wildlife movement corridors that link and its sub-drainages. habitat areas. POLICY 3-3B.4 POLICY 3-3A.6 Preserve grassland areas in the Cherry Valley New development within the Chatfield Valley Subarea to ensure the survival of species such Subarea should identify and preserve signifi- as the Plains Sharptailed Grouse and Prong- cant archaeological and historic features, and horn Antelope. be incorporated appropriately into POLICY 3-3B.5 development plans. Maintain wildlife movement corridors through POLICY 3-3A.7 the Cherry Valley Subarea and to adjoining New development proposed within the subareas, including the Greenland/ I-25 Chatfield Valley Subarea should mitigate wildlife underpass. visual impacts to the mountain backdrop. POLICY 3-3B.6 Development in the Cherry Valley Subarea should minimize visual impacts within major viewsheds. POLICY 3-3B.7 Development within the Cherry Valley Sub- area should conserve and maintain buffers to support distinctive community form and boundaries around the Town of Castle Rock and Franktown Rural Community. POLICY 3-3B.8 Future trail projects should support a trail POLICY 3-3A.8 connection between Greenland Ranch and Development within the Chatfield Valley Prairie Canyon/Castlewood Canyon. Subarea should conserve a buffer around the communities of Louviers, Roxborough, High Plateau Subarea and Sedalia. Objective 3-3C Cherry Valley Subarea Ensure development in the High Plateau ubarea is consistent with this plan Objective 3-3B S . Maintain the agricultural lifestyle POLICY 3-3C.1 and rural character of the Cherry Low-intensity rural development is supported Valley Subarea. in the High Plateau Subarea. Rural site plans may be approved where they meet the goals, POLICY 3-3B.1 objectives, and policies of this Plan. Low intensity rural development is supported POLICY 3-3C.2 in the Cherry Valley Subarea. Rural site plans Development in the High Plateau Subarea may be approved where they meet the goals, should provide open lands adjacent to Interstate objectives, and policies of this Plan. 25, and cluster development adjacent to existing POLICY 3-3B.2 development at a density compatible with Semi-rural development in the Cherry Valley adjoining incorporated and unincorporated land Subarea is not supported by this Plan. uses, to protect important viewsheds.

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POLICY 3-3C.3 Northeast Subarea Semi-rural development is generally not supported in the High Plateau Subarea. Objective 3-3E Ensure development in the Northeast Indian Creek Subarea Subarea is consistent with this plan. Objective 3-3D POLICY 3-3E.1 Ensure development in the Indian Creek Support semi-rural development where it is Subarea is consistent with this Plan. logical infill, where approximately 50% of the property boundary is adjacent to zoned lands POLICY 3-3D.1 or parcel sizes consistent with the proposed Low-intensity rural development is supported development, and where site characteristics in the Indian Creek Subarea. Rural site plans can generally support it. may be approved where they meet the goals, objectives, and policies of the Plan. POLICY 3-3D.2 Semi-rural development in the Indian Creek Subarea is not supported by this Plan. POLICY 3-3D.3 New development in the Indian Creek Sub- area should apply stringent water-conservation measures and avoid water-intensive uses. POLICY 3-3D.4 Support ongoing planning and management efforts to ensure water quality is maintained now and into the future. POLICY 3-3E.2 Rural site plans in the Northeast Subarea may POLICY 3-3D.5 be approved where they meet the goals, New development within the Indian Creek objectives, and policies of this Plan. Subarea should include conservation of impor- tant grassland and other habitat areas, wildlife POLICY 3-3E.3 movement corridors that link habitat areas. Semi-rural development is supported in the Northeast Subarea where there is adequate POLICY 3-3D.6 public infrastructure to support the proposed New development within the Indian Creek development and where the other goals, Subarea should identify and preserve signifi- objectives, and policies of this Plan have cant archaeological and historic features, and been met. be incorporated appropriately into the devel- opment plan. POLICY 3-3E.4 Encourage connections to central water and POLICY 3-3D.7 sewer district systems, when possible. New development proposed within the nonurban areas of the Indian Creek Subarea POLICY 3-3E.5 should minimize visual impacts to the New development within the Northeast mountain backdrop. Subarea should take measures to protect the existing alluvial wells used as water supply in POLICY 3-3D.8 this area. Development within the Indian Creek Subarea should conserve a buffer around the commu- nity of Sedalia.

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POLICY 3-3E.6 POLICY 3-3F.5 New development within the Northeast Support build out of Perry Park to the extent that Subarea should be designed to minimize the development can be appropriately served by removal of vegetation and to use trees and roads, water, and sewer infrastructure without landforms to screen development, where undue harm to the natural environment. possible. Additional trees and vegetation POLICY 3-3F.6 should be planted, where necessary and Support limited transfer of development appropriate, to screen development. credits from platted portions of Perry Park that POLICY 3-3E.7 contain physical and environmental constraints, Maintain natural drainages for wildlife to more appropriate areas in the County. movement, as possible, and provide open space linkages within and between large-lot developments. POLICY 3-3E.8 Development along existing roads in the Northeast Subarea should be carefully sited and designed to minimize visual impacts, particularly of distant Front Range mountain views and open meadows.

West Plum Creek Subarea

Objective 3-3F Ensure development in the West Plum POLICY 3-3F.7 New development within the West Plum Creek Subarea is consistent with this Plan. Creek Subarea should avoid and mitigate POLICY 3-3F.1 impacts to the riparian corridor of East and Low-intensity rural development of the Coun- West Plum Creeks and their sub-drainages. ty’s rural site plan and 35-acre cluster regula- POLICY 3-3F.8 tions are supported in the West Plum Creek Development along major roads in the West Subarea. Plum Creek Subarea should be carefully sited POLICY 3-3F.2 and designed to minimize visual impacts, Semi-rural development in the West Plum particularly to the foothills, Front Range Creek Subarea is not supported by this Plan. mountain views, and open meadows. POLICY 3-3F.3 POLICY 3-3F.9 Parcels within, and directly adjacent to, the Strongly encourage land use and transporta- Perry Park development, that have been tion patterns that foster the establishment of rezoned to semi-rural and urban densities visually distinctive communities. under the provisions of previous Comprehen- POLICY 3-3F.10 sive Master Plans may proceed through the Support paving shoulders along major roads to subdivision review process. provide a safe place for bicyclists and all POLICY 3-3F.4 users. Support the establishment of Local Improve- POLICY 3-3F.11 ment Districts (LIDs) to improve internal roads Support establishment of a trail in the West and extend water and sewer infrastructure. Plum Creek area, with a connection to Green- land Ranch.

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Pike National Forest and POLICY 3-3I.2 Minimize the impact of development and Foothills Subarea respect the distinct character of the Pike Objective 3-3G National Forest during development review. Preserve the natural environment and POLICY 3-3I.3 scenic beauty of the Pike National Forest Support the use of the County’s 35-acre and Foothills Subarea, while providing cluster regulations. recreational opportunities. POLICY 3-3I.4 Ensure development proposed for the Pike POLICY 3-3G.1 National Forest, including, but not limited to, Support and encourage the conservation of mineral extraction, water storage, recreation, lands important as natural resources. major public utility facilities, and telecommu- POLICY 3-3G.2 nication facilities, is consistent with the Encourage actions to convert in-holdings to County’s Matters of State Interest (1041) Pike National Forest. Regulations, and the Zoning Resolution.

Objective 3-3j Provide appropriate resource harvest opportunities in the Pike National Forest and Foothills Subarea. POLICY 3-3J.1 Encourage the responsible private/commercial harvesting of timber. POLICY 3-3J.2 Support the responsible private/commercial harvest or extraction of other natural resources. Objective 3-3H POLICY 3-3J.3 Provide appropriate recreational opportu- Support the responsible improvement of the nities in the Pike National Forest. watershed and development of water resources. POLICY 3-3H.1 POLICY 3-3J.4 Support the development of appropriately Support industrial type uses specific to re- located trailheads and access to forest trails source harvest or development, such as saw from lands along the eastern boundary of the mills or wood product processing facilities Pike National Forest and Foothills Subarea. where appropriate infrastructure can be POLICY 3-3H.2 provided and impacts to the local community Support cooperative efforts to plan for natural can be minimized. resource protection, management, and recre- ational uses in the Pike National Forest.

Objective 3-3I Preserve the rural character of the Pike National Forest and Foothills Subarea. POLICY 3-3I.1 Urban or semi-rural development in the Pike National Forest and Foothills Subarea is inconsistent with this Plan.

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PRIMARY URBAN AREA Chatfield Valley Subarea

HIGH PLATEAU SUBAREA

Backcountry Wilderness Area of Highlands Ranch Elk Run

Dupont CHATFIELD URBAN AREA

LOUVIERS RURAL COMMUNITY

Dupont Chatfield Valley Subarea PIKE NATIONAL Woodhouse Henry FOREST & FOOTHILL Parcel- Cherokee SUBAREA Ranch INDIAN CREEK Pike National SUBAREA Forest SEDALIA Lambert Red Mesa Ranch RURAL Young Ranch COMMUNITY

Roxborough Sharptail State Park Ridge Belfield

Legend Aurora Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Chatfield Valley Subarea Pike National Forest Tree Chatfield Parker Nonurban Subarea County Boundary Valley Castle Subarea Pines Rural Communities Townships 0 0.625 1.25 Roxborough Separated Urban Area Lake Castle Miles Rock 35-Acre Developments Streams 79,200 !"#$25 Subdivisions US Highway DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 1-1/4 mile All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products Zoned, Unsubdivided Major Road are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, Local Road including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Larkspur Rural Site Plans Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user Municipalities acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user. General questions about this or any other Douglas County GIS products, including errors, omissions, corrections and/or Open Space updates should be directed to the Douglas County GIS Division at (303) 660-7416. Douglas County GIS Division Parks Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. Vicinity Map Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_3-2_Chatfield_Valley_Subarea_8.5x11.mxd 5/27/2014 5:04:43 PM Cherry Valley Subarea Map 3.3 Comprehensive Master Plan 2035 Date 2014

Quarry Mesa Jones Ranch

Castle Rock Sellers Creek Ranch State Keen Land Keen Prairie Ranch Board Ranch Canyon Ranch Dawson Butte Ranch Life Estate Estate Maytag Columbine Spenser Bear Dance Ramsour State Land Bear Iron Horse Board Dance Martinez J A Ranch Cherry Valley Snortland Jaksch Perry Subarea Park Greenland Park Eberle Gateway J A Ranch Eberle Lake Gulch Ranch Blackfoot Gateway Lake Gulch Palmer Palmer Cave Divide Lake Gulch Ranch At Cherry Creek State Land Board

Greenland Ranch

Blue Christensen Rock Ranch I-25 Ranch ¨¦§ Ranch Greenland School House Greenland Town Site Lincoln Eagle Lincoln Mountain Mountain Spruce Mountain Meadows

Pike National Spruce Forest Mountain True Spring Valley Christensen Mountain School Ranch

Greenland

Legend Aurora Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Cherry Valley Subarea Townships Tree Cherry Parker 35-Acre Developments Lakes Valley Castle Subarea Pines Subdivisions Intermittent Lakes

Zoned, Unsubdivided Streams 0 1.125 2.25 Castle Rock Rural Site Plans Interstate Miles 142,560 !"#$25 Divisions Without Subdivision Process State Highway DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 2-1/4 mile

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Backcountry Wilderness Area of Highlands Ranch

Woodhouse Henry Parcel- Cherokee Ranch

Lambert Ranch Young

Red Mesa I§ Ranch Sharptail Ridge Belfield WXYZû

Duncan Ranch

Nelson Ranch

IndianIndian CreekCreek Subarea Pike Hill Hill Nelson WXYZ[67 T Ranch 7 S R 69 W R 68 W Pike National T Forest 8 Pine S Cliff WXYZû

Aurora Legend Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Tree Parker Indian Creek Subarea Lake Indian Creek Castle Subarea Castle 35-Acre Developments Streams Pines

Subdivisions Interstate 0 0.375 0.75 Castle Rock Zoned, Unsubdivided US Highway Miles 47,520 State Highway !"#$25 Rural Site Plans DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 3/4 mile Major Road All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Open Space Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, Local Road including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Larkspur Parks Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of Gated Access the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user.

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HighlandHeritage Regional Park Callenger Regional Park

Bluffs Regional Park

Lone Tree

High Plateau Subarea

Backcountry Wilderness Glendale Area of Farm Rueter-Hess Parker Highlands Ranch T Reservoir 6 S ¨¦§I-25 DuPont DuPont R 68 W R 67 W T 7 S

Castle Henry Parcel- Pines Castle Pines Cherokee Cherokee Ranch Ranch

Castle Pines Belfield 85 Parcels Lambert 23 Ranch Duncan Solitude Ranch

Castle Rock

Hidden Mesa

Woodlands Gateway Bowl Mesa Pine Cliff

Aurora Legend Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Tree High Plateau Subarea Lake Parker High Plateau Castle 35-Acre Developments Streams Subarea Pines Subdivisions Interstate 0 0.75 1.5 Castle Zoned, Unsubdivided US Highway Miles Rock State Highway Rural Site Plans 95,040 !"#$25 Major Road DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 1-1/2 mile County Open Space Within Incorporated Areas All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products Local Road are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Municipalities Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Larkspur Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of Open Space the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user.

Parks General questions about this or any other Douglas County GIS products, including errors, omissions, corrections and/or updates should be directed to the Douglas County GIS Division at (303) 660-7416. Townships Douglas County GIS Division Vicinity Map Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_3-5_High Plateau_Subarea_8.5x11.mxd 5/30/2014 12:02:32 PM Northeast Subarea Map 3.6 Comprehensive Master Plan 2035 Revised August 2014

Norton Farm Aurora

Callenger Regional Park

Glendale Farm Lone Tree

Parker

Glendale Farm RRuueetteerr--HHeessss T RReesseerrvvooiirr 6 S R 66 W R 65 W T 7 NNoorrtthheeaasstt Kinney S SSuubbaarreeaa Creek

Hungry Horse Castle Pines

Bayou Gulch Bayou Regional Park Gulch Castle Rock

Hidden Legacy Mesa Pines

Legend Aurora Douglas County, CO Liittlleton Lone Aurora Northeast Subarea Tree Lakes Parker Northeast Castlle 35-Acre Developments Intermittent Lakes Subarea Piines Subdivisions Streams Zoned, Unsubdivided Interstate 0 0.75 1.5 Castlle Rock Divisions Without Subdivision Process State Highway Miles 95,040 !"#$2255 County Open Space Within Incorporated Areas Major Road DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 1-1/2 mile

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Red Young Cherokee Belfield Bayou Gulch Mesa Sharptail Belfield Ranch Regional Park Ranch Ridge Ridge Lambert 85 Ranch 23 Ranch Solitude Chatfield Solitude Bayou State Park Gulch Duncan Ranch Hidden Legacy Elk Hidden Mesa Pines Ridge Mesa Pike Nelson Estates Hill Ranch Castle Woodlands Gateway Bowl Rock Mesa

Pine Cliff

Quarry Mesa Jones Ranch Castlewood Canyon State Park

State Sellers Keen Sellers Land Prairie Creek Ranch Creek BoardCanyon I-25 Ranch Ranch Ranch Dawson Butte ¨¦§ Ranch Brooks Life Ranch Estate Maytag Columbine Bear Spenser Dance State West Plum Creek Ramsour Land Iron Horse Board Subarea Bear J A Big Dance Martinez Ranch "D" Snortland Perry Jaksch Park Greenland Eberle Palmer Gateway J A Ranch Eberle Lake Gulch Ranch Divide Ranch Lake Gulch Ranch State At Cherry Creek Larkspur Land Board Greenland Ranch

Christensen Blue Ranch Rock Greenland Ranch Greenland School House Ranch Greenland Town Site Lincoln Pike Eagle Eagle Spruce Mountain National Forest Mountain Mountain Meadows

I-25 Spruce ¨¦§ Mountain Mountain True Spring Valley Christensen True Mountain School Ranch Mountain

Greenland

Legend Aurora Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora West Plum Creek Subarea County Boundary Tree West Parker 35-Acre Developments Townships Plum Creek Castle Subarea Pines Subdivisions Lakes 0 1.5 3 Castle Zoned, Unsubdivided Intermittent Lakes Miles Rock Streams Rural Site Plans 190,080 !"#$25 DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 3 mile Divisions Without Subdivision Process Interstate All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Municipalities State Highway Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Larkspur Major Road Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of Open Space the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user. Parks General questions about this or any other Douglas County GIS products, including errors, omissions, corrections and/or updates should be directed to the Douglas County GIS Division at (303) 660-7416. Douglas County GIS Division Vicinity Map Pike National Forest Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_3-7_West_Plum_Creek_Subarea_8.5x11.mxd 6/30/2014 1:19:40 PM Pike National Forest & Foothills Subarea Map 3.8 Comprehensive Master Plan 2035 Date 2014

Chatfild State Park Glendale Daniels Glendale Farm Dupont Park Backcountry Wilderness Area Castle of Highlands Ranch Pines Woodhouse Castle Pines Henry Parcel- Cherokee Ranch Cherokee Sharptail Ranch Ridge Red Mesa Ridge Lambert Castle Ranch Ranch Eagles Ranch Belfield Pines Nest Parcels Solitude Roxborough Solitude State Park Duncan Ranch

Nelson Ranch Elk Ridge Pike Estates Hill Castle Rock

Pine Cliff

Quarry Mesa

Keen Ranch Preserve

Dawson Butte Brooks Life Ranch Estate Maytag Columbine Dawson Bear Butte Dance Butte Ramsour Pike National Forest & Bear IronIron HorseHorse Dance Martinez Foothills Subarea J A Ranch Big Snortland "D""D" Perry Park J A Gateway Ranch

T 9 S Larkspur Greenland R 69 W R 68 W Ranch T 10 S Christensen Blue Blue Ranch Rock Greenland School House Greenland Town Site Eagle Mountain Spruce Meadows Spruce Mountain True Mountain

Greenland

Legend Aurora Douglas County, CO Littleton Lone Aurora Pike National Forest & Foothills Subarea Townships Tree Parker Pike National Parker 35-Acre Developments Lake Castle Forest & Pines Subdivisions Streams Foothills Subarea 0 1.6665 3.333 Castle Zoned, Unsubdivided Interstate Miles Rock US Highway Rural Site Plans 211,200 !"#$25 State Highway DISCLAIMER: 1 inch equals 3-1/3 mile Divisions Without Subdivision Process All data and information ("Products") contained herein are for informational purposes only. Although such Products Toll Highway are believedto be accurate at the time of printing, Douglas County does not warrant that such Products are error free. Douglas County provides these Products on an "as is" basis without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, Municipalities including, but not limited to, warranties of title or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Larkspur Major Road Douglas County shall not be liable for any direct, indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages arising out of the use of such Products, or the inability to use such Products or out of any breach of any warranty. The user Open Space acknowledges and agrees that the use of such Products is at the sole risk of the user.

General questions about this or any other Douglas County GIS products, including errors, omissions, corrections and/or Parks updates should be directed to the Douglas County GIS Division at (303) 660-7416. Douglas County GIS Division Vicinity Map Pike National Forest Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_3-8_Pike_NF_Foothills_Subarea_8.5x11.mxd 5/27/2014 3:44:51 PM RURAL COMMUNITIES SECTION 4 Douglas County’s rural communities of future. The goals, objectives, and policies Franktown, Louviers, and Sedalia encompass included in the Franktown Subarea Plan much of the County’s unique frontier settlement adopted in 2005 have been incorporated into history. Currently, residents in and around this section of the Comprehensive Master Plan. these century-old rural communities continue to enjoy quiet, “sleepy-town” lifestyles. Goal 4-1 Rural communities are unincorporated Maintain Franktown’s historically activity centers, providing clusters of commer- cial, community, and related uses to serve rural character through: surrounding residential and agricultural areas. • Logically-defined land use areas Each rural community has a historic rural to manage growth. village associated with it. They are designated on the County Land Use Map for two main • A sensitive “crossroads” transpor- reasons: (1) to represent the historic rural town tation plan. pattern of development within a general • Protection of open space and boundary, and (2) to draw attention to the desire of these rural village residents to pre- scenic view sheds. serve their heritage as unique entities within • Preservation and protection of the County’s nonurban area. the Cherry Creek alluvium and riparian complex. • Additional community services and passive recreational opportunities. (Refer to maps 4.1 and 4.2 for land- use designation locations.) Area A and Area A/B Transition

Objective 4-1A Preserve for future generations a land- FRANKTOWN scape dominated by open lands around Franktown. Franktown was established as Douglas County’s first county seat in 1861. Named after POLICY 4-1A.1 James Frank Gardner, Franktown’s location Establish a clearly defined regional edge and along the original Cherry Creek stage route community separation buffer, in concert with road made it a natural point of interest and Objective 3-1D of this Plan. major center of activity in the 1860s and 1870s. POLICY 4-1A.2 The Franktown Subarea Plan, initially Maintain a distinct Franktown-area identity adopted as a separate document in 1989, outlined by natural boundaries of open space reflects the community’s desires and goals and development-free ridgelines. through 2020. Through a comprehensive public process, including both Technical and Objective 4-1B Public Advisory Committees, Franktown area Conserve important open land in Area A citizens worked for over three years to define that is characterized by ranching, farm- physical and policy boundaries for Franktown’s ing, significant wildlife habitat, important biotic1 systems, or important scenic views.

1 Of or relating to life; Merriam-Webster Online

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POLICY 4-1B.1 POLICY 4-1C.7 Support the viability and expansion of agricul- Encourage improvements to existing properties. tural and ranching activities, including new endeavors such as tree farms and low-intensity Area B agricultural support services.2 Objective 4-1D POLICY 4-1B.2 Delineate a boundary for future Protect from development, in perpetuity low-density infill development, to be where possible, open space areas critical to consistent with the existing general wildlife and other biotic systems, or that contain important highway views toward land-use pattern in the Northeast ridgelines to the west of Franktown, as well as Subarea, as defined in this Plan. views of Cherry Creek. POLICY 4-1D.1 Objective 4-1C The maximum permitted gross density for the semi-rural area is one dwelling unit per 5 Maintain the rural character with acres, consistent with the Douglas County limited, low-intensity development. Rural Residential Zone District, CMP Section POLICY 4-1C.1 3, and Policy 3-3E.1 as described by this Plan. Support a maximum density for new rural development at one dwelling unit per 17.5 acres (1 du/17.5 ac), as may be achieved through the rural site plan process. Allow up to one dwelling unit per 10 acres where the land serves as a logical transition between rural site plan density and historical large-lot development patterns in Areas A and B. POLICY 4-1C.2 Encourage density transfers3 from existing nonresidential zoning to appropriate receiving locations in the Franktown Village Area, consistent with this Plan. POLICY 4-1D.2 POLICY 4-1C.3 Support rezoning of nonresidential lands to New nonresidential and/or nonagricultural Area B residential, consistent with this Plan. uses are inconsistent with Area A policies. POLICY 4-1D.3 Such uses are appropriate in the Franktown New nonresidential and nonagricultural Village Area only. zoning are inconsistent with Area B policies. POLICY 4-1C.4 Such uses are appropriate in the Franktown Establish limited, low-impact passive recre- Village Area. ation opportunities, including hiking, bird POLICY 4-1D.4 watching, road cycling, equestrian trails, and Encourage improvements to existing properties. picnicking. POLICY 4-1C.5 Encourage passive recreation use for re-

claimed quarries. 2 Agricultural support services may include extension, marketing, research and information for micro-farming or similar endeavors. POLICY 4-1C.6 All mining activity must be consistent with this 3 Transferring development potential from a donor area (which is environmentally sensitive) to an area already targeted as an Plan and the Douglas County Mineral Extrac- appropriate receiving area. tion Plan, as amended.

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The Franktown Village Area POLICY 4-1F.3 The Franktown Village Area includes the Water and/or wastewater system viability shall following districts: 1) Community Center; 2) be determined through review of potential Commons Area; 3) Community Residential service districts concurrent with development Area; 4) Community Estate Area; and proposals. 5) Transition Area. POLICY 4-1F.4 Support central water and/or wastewater or Objective 4-1E alternative systems through an existing district Consolidate nonresidential and village and/or partnership with Douglas County to residential land uses at the junction of ensure viable business/residential develop- Highways 83 and 86. ment, and to ensure protection of the Cherry Creek alluvium. POLICY 4-1E.1 Support the rezoning of existing commercial POLICY 4-1F.5 or industrial-zoned land to agricultural or Encourage development proposals that appro- residential land uses. priately contribute to the fiscal support of infrastructure and services, consistent with POLICY 4-1E.2 this Plan. Expansion of the Franktown Village Area boundaries is not supported by this Plan. POLICY 4-1F.6 Discourage franchise-style architecture. Refer Objective 4-1F to Policy 4-1G.5 regarding design guidelines Promote healthy, sustainable economic that can enhance Franktown Village Area development in the Franktown Village architecture. Area. Objective 4-1G Enhance the historic character and scale of the Franktown Village Area, by creat- ing a modest and attractive mixed-use area that serves the convenience and public service needs of the Franktown community. POLICY 4-1G.1 Support new development consistent with Franktown Village Area policies. POLICY 4-1G.2 POLICY 4-1F.1 Support redevelopment of existing businesses Support new, and the expansion of, existing, in accordance with the goals, objectives, and locally-owned and operated businesses. policies of this Plan. POLICY 4-1F.2 POLICY 4-1G.3 To ensure existing businesses stay viable, Encourage improvements to existing encourage community water and/or wastewa- properties. ter system options to fulfill central infrastruc- POLICY 4-1G.4 ture requirements. Viable options include Decrease emphasis on uses and use separa- those professionally managed by a special tion; instead, focus on built form and the district or a similar quasi-governmental entity. relationship of architecture to the natural environment and surrounding buildings.

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POLICY 4-1G.5 POLICY 4-1H.2 Achieve contextually-sensitive design consid- To maintain the rural scale and character of ering the following concepts: the Franktown Village Area, development • Mass and scale of structures. should be limited to a level that reasonably and prudently supports the level of density • Residential scale. necessary to support a viable central water • Unified building facades/complementary and/or wastewater system, taking into account design among nonresidential structures. the future build out of other properties in the • Streetscape. Franktown Village Area. Such development • Community activity gathering places.4 must be in compliance with the goals, objec- tives and policies of this Section 4. • Integration of natural features in site improvement plans. POLICY 4-1H.3 Cluster units to reduce development costs, • A mixture of non-residential building efficiently utilize infrastructure, preserve open types, including single and multi-use space, and create a village atmosphere. buildings, with a variety of site and build- ing configurations that evoke an historic POLICY 4-1H.4 Colorado small town development pattern. Encourage architectural design to be comple- • Mixed uses (mix of residential and mentary to existing residential colors and nonresidential retail and commercial), materials in the Franktown community. both within a site and within buildings that evoke a historic Colorado small town development pattern. POLICY 4-1G.6 Large single-use, non-residential facilities, including “big box” retail, are inconsistent with this Plan, and will be discouraged. POLICY 4-1G.7 Consider a 25,000 square foot interior space limit for any new single-use, non-residential, building. Community Center District SPECIFIC PLANNING AREAS WITHIN Objective 4-1I THE FRANKTOWN VILLAGE AREA Maintain and expand the diversity of (Community Residential, Community Center, Community Estate, Commons, and Transition) local, community-commercial services. Community Residential District POLICY 4-1I.1 Encourage all new non-residential develop- Objective 4-1H ment proposed in the Franktown area to locate Accommodate new residential develop- to the southeast quadrant of State Highways ment. 83 and 86, within the Community Center District. POLICY4-1H.1 POLICY 4-1I.2 Support residential densities to help achieve Encourage the exchange of existing undevel- Objective 4-1F and 4-1F.4. oped, non-residential zoning west of State Highway 83 to be consistent with this Plan.

4 The Great Good Place, Oldenberg, Ran, 1989.

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POLICY 4-1I.3 POLICY 4-1K.2 Through the site improvement plan process, Support voluntary efforts of existing businesses use techniques below to address visual im- within the Community Estate District to pacts of nonresidential development: relocate to the Community Center planning • Improved screening for existing outside areas designated east of State Highway 83, out storage, using low-water consuming of the Cherry Creek alluvium. natural vegetation, architectural elements, POLICY 4-1K.3 or other acceptable proposed measures Support redevelopment of existing nonresi- • Accessory residential uses attached to dential uses only when the application fulfills non-residential structures groundwater protection goals as established in • Visually-friendly building orientation, lot this Plan. layout, and parking lot design POLICY 4-1K.4 • Reorientation of parking to the side and Encourage development of passive recreation- rear of buildings to accommodate future al opportunities adjacent to Cherry Creek. highway expansion and improve building (See Objective 4-1X for more policies on street presence. water quality.)

Objective 4-1J Limit the amount and intensity of indus- trial land uses. POLICY 4-1J.1 Rezoning for additional industrial uses is inconsistent with this Plan. POLICY 4-1J.2 Discourage new industrial construction and facility expansion on land within the Cherry Creek alluvium, illustrated on the Franktown Soils and Riparian Corridors Map. Commons District

POLICY 4-1J.3 Objective 4-1L Use appropriate design techniques, including Accommodate a diversity of public and but not limited to materials, scale of facilities and uses, screening and buffering, to reduce quasi-public land uses, including, but and mitigate the visual impacts of industrial not limited to schools, non-profit, and and light industrial uses and structures located government and institutional uses. within the Franktown Village Area. See Policy POLICY 4-1L.1 4-1I.3 for a list of techniques to address design Encourage public uses to locate and expand in for nonresidential sites. the Franktown Village Area. Community Estate (Alluvial Soils) District POLICY 4-1L.2 Encourage new places of worship of an appro- Objective 4-1K priate scale to locate within the Franktown Protect Cherry Creek alluvium and Village Area, thus enhancing its diverse range groundwater quality. of land uses. POLICY 4-1K.1 Support residential development consistent with existing zoning using conservation measures to protect Cherry Creek and wildlife habitat.

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POLICY 4-1L.3 POLICY 4-1N.1 Encourage multiple uses for public-use land Design the Franktown street network and buildings, e.g., school grounds as an to encourage: outdoor park, or Franktown Elementary School • Publicly-dedicated streets to maximize as a community focal point. efficient use of County resources. Transition District • A grid or modified grid system for local streets in future growth areas. Objective 4-1M • Street parking, either parallel or diagonal, Create a transition of residential inten- instead of larger parking lots. sity, from more density in the Community • Public street connections from new Residential area, to lower-density nonur- developments to existing subdivisions, ban areas. highways, and to one another, and create or maintain public street connections POLICY 4-1M.1 between existing subdivisions. Allow only land uses permitted by existing zoning, or lower density, to form the transition from Franktown’s center to surrounding nonurban areas. This may include density permitted in the Community Residential planning area, but with careful attention to lot spacing, open space, and vegetative buffers to complement development on adjacent, large-lot parcels. POLICY 4-1M.2 Ensure land-use compatibility through the use of landscaped buffers, open space, and the Objective 4-1O use of natural topographical features and vegetation. Establish a safe pedestrian network of sidewalks and trails. POLICY 4-1M.3 Use clustering to conserve significant open POLICY 4-1O.1 space, ecosystems, and natural areas. Encourage pedestrian orientation, safety and connectivity for redevelopment and new CIRCULATION/TRANSPORTATION development. IN THE FRANKTOWN VILLAGE AREA POLICY 4-1O.2 The policies provided in this section are Encourage trail connections between the generally applicable to circulation in the Franktown Elementary School and future Community Center and Community Residential residential development. designations in the Franktown Village Area. POLICY 4-1O.3 Refer to CMP Section 7 for general road net- Encourage development of formal and infor- work policies applicable to the Areas A and B. mal community gathering places. Objective 4-1N POLICY 4-1O.4 Achieve safe and efficient vehicular and Encourage development of a pedestrian side- walk and trail system that ties into existing and pedestrian circulation in the Franktown future traffic control improvements associated Village Area. with CDOT’s Highway 83/86 Access Control Plan, and provides access to, and through, all portions of the Franktown core area.

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POLICY 4-1O.5 POLICY 4-1Q.1 Automobile parking facilities should primarily Design development to do the following: be located to the side or rear of buildings. • Preserve significant existing vegetation. POLICY 4-1O.6 • Use predominantly natural and historical Encourage sensitive trail design and develop- materials and colors. ment that minimizes and/or mitigates conflicts • Require use of low-water-consuming, xeric with agricultural activities and significant vegetation to soften and screen develop- wildlife habitat. ment and to provide small animal habitat and forage. Objective 4-1P • Use enhanced plantings of native conifers Achieve consistency between local street to extend the nearby forest into easterly plans and State Highway access control and higher portions of the Franktown plans for State Highways 83 and 86. Village Area to help create a unifying POLICY 4-1P.1 element and identity. To ensure safety and efficiency, actively • Use riparian plantings in the Cherry participate with CDOT in preparation of the Creek corridor. State Highways 83/86 Access Control Plan to • Discourage use of high-water- coordinate and consolidate collector street consuming turf. access for new and existing development. POLICY 4-1P.2 Isolated development with inadequate con- necting access points to State Highways and the collector street network are inconsistent with this plan. POLICY 4-1P.3 Encourage pedestrian orientation and recogni- tion of Franktown Village Area character when considering future highway widening or redesign projects. POLICY 4-1P.4 POLICY 4-1Q.2 Encourage street design consistent with Locate and design development to minimize Franktown Village Area concepts as described visual impacts from views experienced from by this Plan. State Highway 83 (views toward Castle Rock), State Highway 86 (toward Franktown), rural DESIGNING THE BUILT arterials (Russellville Road and Bayou Gulch ENVIRONMENT TO ENHANCE THE Road), and important public spaces such as NATURAL LANDSCAPE AND parks and trails and landmarks. PRESERVE VIEWS IN THE FRANK- POLICY 4-1Q.3 TOWN RURAL COMMUNITY Use building envelopes for all new subdivi- sions visible from Franktown highways and Objective 4-1Q roads listed in 4-1Q.2, to complement key New development, and redevelopment of view corridors. existing structures and site improvement POLICY 4-1Q.4 plans should acknowledge and comple- Maintain natural foreground views around the ment the natural landscape. riparian corridor in the Cherry Creek valley west of Franktown.

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POLICY 4-1Q.5 ECOSYSTEM AND AGRICULTURAL Where opportunity exists, locate development PRESERVATION IN THE FRANK- behind topographical barriers and within or adjacent to vegetated areas. TOWN RURAL COMMUNITY POLICY 4-1Q.6 Objective 4-1T Locate houses, utilities, and other structures Consistent with Douglas County away from important ridgelines and skylines development-review requirements, preserve along the west and southern edges of the Cherry Creek’s shallow, vegetated, and Franktown Rural Community. meandering form. POLICY 4-1Q.7 Avoid development (including driveways) on POLICY 4-1T.1 slopes in excess of 20%. Promote natural stream restoration of Cherry Creek, maintaining shallow, stable, base flow POLICY 4-1Q.8 channels with wide, vegetated floodplains, as Mitigate the visual and environmental impacts opposed to stabilizing eroded channels in place. of driveways. POLICY 4-1Q.9 Encourage wildlife-friendly fencing in Frank- town. (Example: open-design, unpainted split-rail and wire fencing, 42 to 48 inches) POLICY 4-1Q.10 Entry features to residential neighborhoods, if used, should be compatible with policies in this section.

Objective 4-1R Protect views of the night sky. POLICY 4-1R.1 POLICY 4-1T.2 Support residential and nonresidential lighting Promote stream stabilization projects along that preserves a dark night sky for Franktown the mainstream of Cherry Creek that mitigate area residents. the impacts of increased runoff; are natural in Objective 4-1S appearance and function; and that preserve and enhance Cherry Creek’s inherent ability to Preserve Franktown’s history. improve water quality. POLICY 4-1S.1 POLICY 4-1T.3 Encourage and support the placement of Encourage development design near Cherry historic markers where appropriate and where Creek tributaries to control the delivery of it furthers historic education. high sediment and nutrient loads to main- POLICY 4-1S.2 stream Cherry Creek; to reduce loading to the Encourage landmark status for historic proper- Cherry Creek Reservoir; and create healthy, ties and structures. natural stream environments within the watershed. This may include reduction of fertilizer application and sludge that may impact runoff loads into the Creek.

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Objective 4-1U POLICY 4-1V.2 Protect and restore the integrity of the Through the development-review process, encourage appropriate setbacks for new, Cherry Creek ecosystems to foster common, non-agricultural development and from sensitive, and endangered flora and fauna. existing ranching and farming operations to POLICY 4-1U.1 avoid potential “nuisance” complaints. Maintain, and restore where necessary, wild- POLICY 4-1V.3 life habitat and movement corridors to healthy Support preservation of existing vegetation pre-development conditions. through preservation plans submitted POLICY 4-1U.2 concurrently with site improvement plans or Encourage rural residents to share the natural subdivision. environment with wildlife in a way that WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT reduces nuisance impacts and encourages healthy habitat. AND WATER QUALITY POLICY 4-1U.3 Franktown’s primary wastewater manage- Minimize public access in environmentally ment tools include septic tanks and leach sensitive areas. fields. Properly managed, these systems can adequately support limited rural development POLICY 4-1U.4 as proposed in this Plan, and protect ground- Minimize and, where possible, restrict new water in the Franktown Rural Community. easements and rights-of-way through critical However, this Plan supports future develop- vegetation areas. ment on a central sewer system. Potential for a POLICY 4-1U.5 future central sewer system in Franktown rests Restrict development from impacting rare with the ability of the Franktown Business plant communities, particularly Reed Hollow Area Metropolitan District or other similar and Russellville Gulch. future entities, to finance a central sewer line that would ultimately serve to protect Cherry Creek and serve the Franktown business community. This Plan incorporates stringent policies concerning water supply as it is a County and region-wide issue (refer to CMP Section 8 - Water Supply). Franktown’s location in the Central Basin affords the area fewer restric- tions on development based on the relatively plentiful, although nonrenewable, groundwa- ter aquifers. Area residents and business owners are wholly dependent on groundwater Objective 4-1V wells for domestic uses, and given the lack of recharge, the community sets forth its desire to Preserve existing agricultural operations conserve water and protect this finite resource and existing vegetation. for future generations. POLICY 4-1V.1 Support farming- and agriculture-friendly Objective 4-1W regulations to address agricultural needs such Maximize the cost-effective use of water as slow-moving traffic (tractors) and similar for domestic and commercial uses. activities.

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POLICY 4-1W.1 POLICY 4-1X.4 Encourage additional water storage for new Encourage replacement of standard OWS development that requires central water within the Cherry Creek alluvium with facilities, thereby allowing existing wells in connection to central sewer. the Franktown Village Area to serve as the POLICY 4-1X.5 water supply for existing commercial and Preclude new OWS within the Cherry Creek business activities, and to preserve aquifer alluvium, consistent with requirements per supplies for existing rural residential develop- Colorado Department of Health and the ment outside the Franktown Village Area. Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority. POLICY 4-1W.2 Support initiatives to encourage conservation STORMWATER MANAGEMENT of local, renewable water rights for use in the IN THE FRANKTOWN RURAL Franktown community, consistent with Coun- COMMUNITY ty-wide water policies and this Plan. Stormwater runoff contributes to increased POLICY 4-1W.3 levels of phosphorus and additional bacterio- Support water conservation through such logical elements that, without proper manage- means as low-flow toilets and shower heads, ment, can flow into Cherry Creek. The Creek xeric landscaping, sensor-based sprinkler is a source of drinking water for downstream systems, and gray-water reuse. users in the Metro Area and also flows into the POLICY 4- 1W.4 ecologically- significant Cherry Creek Reservoir Support natural recharge opportunities that serves not only humans, but provides a through innovative, stormwater-management diverse wildlife habitat. Stormwater-runoff design and preservation of ecologically- management in Franktown depends on careful critical collection points. site planning where the ultimate goal is to plan appropriate detention facilities to accom- Objective 4-1X modate storm-water runoff in Franktown for Maintain the environmental integrity and any new development. water quality of the Cherry Creek ripar- ian corridor and tributaries in the Frank- town Rural Community, to exceed, to the extent practicable, all State and Federal water-quality standards. POLICY 4-1X.1 Support initiatives by quasi-governmental entities such as a special district to establish a community wastewater management program for existing on-site wastewater systems (OWS). POLICY 4-1X.2 Objective 4-1Y Support business development or redevelop- Manage stormwater runoff from new ment efforts to incorporate upgraded commu- and existing development to preserve and nity wastewater systems. enhance water quality. POLICY 4-1X.3 Support the development of a central wastewater collection system5 for the village.

5 This could include smaller package plants with central management and oversight by a district, if financially feasible.

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POLICY 4-1Y.1 bowling alley in Colorado. The Village Club Accommodate storm-water-detention facilities was also used as a meeting place for a variety and overall best management practices (BMPs) of organizations, including the Ladies Red for all development/redevelopment, including Cross Society. Dances were held monthly, and residential subdivisions. first-run movies were shown weekly in the assembly hall. A specially designed projection POLICY 4-1Y.2 booth facilitated film showings. DuPont Site stormwater-detention ponds, water quality transferred ownership of the Village Club to improvements, and related facilities in accor- Douglas County in 1975. In 1998 and early dance with the Douglas County Storm Drain- 1999, the entire town and the DuPont plant age and Technical Criteria Manual. were registered as a District on the National POLICY 4-1Y.3 Historic Register. In cooperation with Douglas County Engineer- ing, site additional innovative concepts for storm water management, such as vegetated drainage swales, rooftop gardens, or other techniques to manage stormwater flows.6 LOUVIERS At the turn of the 20th century, commercial industries in the Rocky Mountain region were booming. However, there was no place in the West at that time for many businesses to obtain the explosives they needed for developing industries such as mining, road building, Starting in 2004, a committee of Louviers logging, and quarrying. residents formed to develop a Louviers Sub- area Master Plan. The plan was developed by In 1906, E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., the committee through direct discussions with, Inc. (DuPont) met this need by building an and surveys of, Louviers residents, as well as explosive factory 25 miles south of Denver. through information provided by County Between 1908 and 1920 DuPont estab- representatives. The committee met with lished the town of Louviers to house its representatives of Douglas County and main- employees. The town was built adjacent to the tained communication with DuPont through plant site. To attract and keep workers in the its site manager. This section incorporates isolated west, they endeavored to establish a policy direction and concepts as were proposed sense of community. As a result, residents within the Louviers Subarea Master Plan. were provided with a school, houses, streets, The Louviers Rural Community is character- water, sewers, and entertainment, as well as ized by a mix of urban and rural land uses. medical services and retail stores. DuPont Land-use review within the Louviers Rural owned and maintained the houses until the Community is also subject to the Urban Land early 1960s, when the company sold the Use and Nonurban Land Use sections of this houses to individual owners. Production at the Plan. If there is conflict between policies, the plant, however, continued into the 1980s. policies in this section take precedence. The Louviers Village Club was constructed in 1917 and became the community’s social and commercial center. It housed a mercantile 6 www.lid-stormwater.net Low Impact Development (LID) concepts address aquatic resource protection programs. LID technology is an store, barbershop, post office, and social alternative comprehensive approach to storm water management. It amenities including a billiards room, dance can be used to address a wide range of issues, including Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs), National Pollutant Discharge Elimination hall, movie theater, and a two-lane bowling System (NPDES) Stormwater Phase II permits, Total Maximum Daily Load programs, Nonpoint Source Program goals, and other Water alley thought to be the oldest functioning Quality Standards.

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Goal 4-2 POLICY 4-2C.2 Preserve or construct drainageways and Preserve and protect the historic and stormwater management facilities that com- unique character of the Louviers plement the character of Louviers. Rural Community and balance devel- POLICY 4-2C.3 opment, infrastructure, open space, Preserve vegetation, soils, and landforms by minimizing site disturbance. Overlot grading and recreational needs, while recog- is strongly discouraged in the Louviers Village. nizing constraints and opportunities. POLICY 4-2C.4 Objective 4-2A Design landscape plantings to minimize water Establish community separators around consumption and blend with native vegetation. the Louviers Village area to maintain POLICY 4-2C.5 community identity and sense of place. Grade disturbed slopes to blend with the natural terrain and revegetate with native grasses. POLICY 4-2A.1 Maintain community separation for Louviers Village through appropriate location of devel- opment. New land uses that do not maintain community separation are inconsistent with this Plan.

Objective 4-2B Ensure the nature and intensity of devel- opment is appropriate for the Louviers Rural Community and Village area. POLICY 4-2C.6 Encourage innovative development patterns POLICY 4-2B.1 that minimize the use of resources and reduce Design should be of a scale and character that energy consumption in both construction and complements the rural and historic character operation. of the Louviers Village without precluding the diversity of housing choices. Objective 4-2D POLICY 4-2B.2 Preserve the visual integrity of significant Create local trail connections between Louvi- ridgelines, road view sheds, views of ers major open spaces, and other regional trail the mountain backdrop, and other and bike paths. important features. Objective 4-2C POLICY 4-2D.1 Design development to conserve and Locate development away from important showcase important natural and rural ridgelines. features. POLICY 4-2D.2 Minimize the impacts of light pollution from POLICY 4-2C.1 non-residential and residential uses through Encourage structures and site amenities to be lighting standards based on dark-sky practices. designed with materials and colors that complement the natural landscape and POLICY 4-2D.3 historic character. Minimize visual impacts associated with intensive uses in order to preserve views of Louviers from US Highway 85 and the Cherokee Ranch Castle.

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POLICY 4-2D.4 POLICY 4-2F.2 Encourage the designation of permanent open Encourage land owners to work with service space to preserve the Front Range Mountain providers to obtain central water and sewer Backdrop view shed from and along US services, as they become available. Highway 85. Objective 4-2G Objective 4-2E Preserve the integrity of the Plum Creek Develop and redevelop the US Highway riparian corridor. 85 corridor focusing on infrastructure POLICY 4-2G.1 improvements and infill redevelopment. Encourage the enhancement, restoration, and POLICY 4-2E.1 protection of riparian open space and wildlife Ensure that the redevelopment of existing habitat by encouraging appropriate vegetative non-residential sites within the industrial plantings within and adjacent to the Plum zoned areas along the US Highway 85 corri- Creek riparian area and its tributaries, and dor is upgraded to meet current standards. through the creation of significant open space. POLICY 4-2E.2 POLICY 4-2G.2 In cooperation with landowners, encourage Encourage the reclamation of natural, original the rezoning of long, narrow strips of General flow and sinuosity of Plum Creek. Industrial-zoned (GI-zoned) land situated between railways and public rights-of-way, to the Agricultural One (A-1) or Open Space Conservation (OS) zone districts. POLICY 4-2E.3 Require appropriate mitigation of contami- nated sites prior to reuse. POLICY 4-2E.4 Support the siting of industrial and commer- cial uses in “development nodes,” as shown on Map 4.5, rather than in a continuous strip configuration along the US Highway 85 POLICY 4-2G.3 corridor in order to facilitate major wildlife Strongly discourage large-scale manipulation movement corridors and support the visual of the Plum Creek floodplain. integrity of the US Highway 85 view shed. The County may support manipulation of the POLICY 4-2E.5 floodplain boundary on a small-scale, case- Minimize the impacts of strip industrial by-case basis if and only if: development. • All Federal and County approvals are obtained. Objective 4-2F • The application clearly demonstrates Address water and sewer service needs in significant benefits related to on- or off-site the US Highway 85 corridor. habitat restoration including, but not POLICY 4-2F.1 limited to, the installation of native grass- Encourage the build-out of GI-zoned, vacant es, forbs, shrubs, trees, wetlands rehabili- parcels, and the redevelopment of underuti- tation, stream bank stabilization, and/or lized, existing GI-zoned parcels upon provi- erosion control. sion of centralized water and sewer services along the US Highway 85 corridor.

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POLICY 4-2G.4 Objective 4-2J Encourage the relocation of development Support and preserve existing wildlife located within high-value wildlife habitat and movement corridors that connect exist- riparian corridor areas. ing open space and wildlife habitat areas. Objective 4-2H POLICY 4-2J.1 Improve access and traffic safety along Support the construction of a wildlife under- US Highway 85. pass and crossings for large mammals, consis- tent with CDOT requirements and recommen- POLICY 4-2H.1 dations in the I-25 and US 85 FEIS. Strongly encourage the allocation of the neces- sary State and Federal financial resources to POLICY 4-2J.2 expedite the US Highway 85 improvement Encourage conservation easements on private projects between C-470 and Sedalia, as out- land situated adjacent to major wildlife lined in the South I-25 Corridor and US High- crossings on US Highway 85. way 85 Corridor Final Environmental Impact Statement (I-25 and US 85 FEIS). POLICY 4-2H.2 Consolidate access points along US Highway 85 to improve safety and create a coordinated road network. POLICY 4-2H.3 Encourage development patterns that support potential mass transit service along the US Highway 85 corridor Objective 4-2K POLICY 4-2H.4 Preserve historic resources in the US Support provisions for a shared-use regional trail and bike path in the US Highway 85 Highway 85 corridor. corridor, with connections to existing and POLICY 4-2K.1 proposed regional and local trails in the County. Encourage the restoration and renovation of the historic “company town” architecture and Objective 4-2I the established landscaped street and open Enhance and support open space-related space pattern in Louviers. uses in the US Highway 85 corridor. POLICY 4-2K.2 POLICY 4-2I.1 Discourage the demolition and replacement of Support the continued use of agriculturally- existing historic residences and buildings in zoned properties on the east side of US Louviers. Highway 85. POLICY 4-2K.3 POLICY 4-2I.2 Ensure that land-use development and design Rezoning of Agricultural-One zoned land on proposals in the vicinity of the Louviers the east side of US Highway 85 to Industrial or Village meet the intent of preserving the Commercial zone districts is inconsistent with settlement’s unique “company town” charac- the intent of this section. ter and historic heritage. POLICY 4-2I.3 POLICY 4-2K.4 Support consolidation of Agricultural-One Encourage architecturally-sensitive additions zoned parcels east of US Highway 85, to to complement historic structures in Louviers, create parcels for low-density, clustered consistent with National Trust for Historic residential or rural site plan development. Preservation guidelines.

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SEDALIA was supported through the completion of the US Highway 85 corridor. The roadway was The rural community of Sedalia has its earli- sited to the north of the existing community, est roots in its role as a transportation and thus preserving its fabric and heritage. The last resource shipment point. Prior to settlement of steam engine stopped in Sedalia in 1957, the area, early residents and visitors were though rail traffic through the community Native American Ute and Arapahoe tribes, remains robust. followed by trappers and explorers of the Today, the Sedalia Village area is charac- traditional European settlement of the West. The terized by a mix of urban and rural land uses. relative ease of developing timber resources led Land use review within the rural community to the establishment of a sawmill in the area of of Sedalia is also subject to the Urban Land Riely’s Hill, on Daniels Park Road. The devel- Use and Nonurban Land Use sections of this oped lumber resources were shipped regionally Plan. If there is conflict between policies, the and utilized for early construction in the policies in this section take precedence. burgeoning towns and cities along the eastern slope of the Rocky Mountains. Goal 4-3

Balance development, employment, infrastructure, open space, and recreational needs while recognizing constraints and opportunities in the Sedalia Rural Community.

Objective 4-3A Preserve the character of the Sedalia Village area as a safe, pleasant, and affordable community with a rural and By 1865, Judge J. J. Craig owned the land area upon which the existing community sits. small town atmosphere. Known as Corral or Round Corral, the area POLICY 4-3A.1 was a holding and shipping point for cattle. Encourage development that is similar in type After the end of the Civil War, additional and scale to development that now exists in settlement and homesteading of the area both the Sedalia Village and nonurban, outly- increased as farming and ranching opportuni- ing areas. ties offered attractive livelihoods. POLICY 4-3A.2 With the completion of the railroad in Encourage activities that would support Seda- 1871, the growing community, then known as lia as a profitable employment center, where the Town of Plum or Plum Station, required the entrepreneurial nature of its businesses and additional services. In 1872, Mr. Henry Clay cottage industries are nurtured and supported. had received an appointment for the Post Office, and renamed the community after his POLICY 4-3A.3 hometown of Sedalia, Missouri. Encourage opportunities to expand the diverse mixture and pattern of land uses within the The railroad opened up significant trans- Sedalia Village area that reflect the character portation improvements, allowing business of Sedalia and that reinforce its role as a and trade to thrive. The community’s location, commercial service center for the area. between the major cities of Denver and Colorado Springs, served markets for coal, dairy products, cider, quarried stone and lumber. In 1925, automobile transportation

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POLICY 4-3A.4 Support the current level of fire protection and encourage long-term improvements that result in the overall enhancement of fire- district ratings.

Objective 4-3B Develop and redevelop Sedalia focusing on infrastructure improvements and infill redevelopment. POLICY 4-3C.1 POLICY 4-3B.1 Encourage the buildout of GI-zoned, vacant Ensure that the redevelopment of existing parcels, and the redevelopment of underuti- nonresidential sites is upgraded to meet lized, existing GI-zoned parcels upon provi- current standards. sion of centralized water and sewer services POLICY 4-3B.2 along the US Highway 85 corridor. In cooperation with landowners, encourage POLICY 4-3C.2 the rezoning of long, narrow strips of GI- Encourage land owners to work with service zoned land situated between railways and providers to obtain central water and sewer public rights-of-way, to the A-1 or OS zone services, as they become available. districts. POLICY 4-3B.3 Objective 4-3D Require appropriate mitigation of contami- Appropriately site intensive industrial land nated sites prior to reuse. uses along the US Highway 85 corridor. POLICY 4-3B.4 POLICY 4-3D.1 In order to facilitate major wildlife movement Minimize the effects of mining in the Sedalia corridors and support the visual integrity of Rural Community . the US Highway 85 viewshed, support the siting of industrial and commercial uses in POLICY 4-3D.2 “development nodes,” as shown on Map 4.6, Manage industrial and commercial traffic so rather than in a continuous strip configuration as to minimize conflict with, and intrusion along the US Highway 85 corridor. into, residential areas. POLICY 4-3B.5 POLICY 4-3D.3 Strongly discourage new waste disposal Encourage the relocation of development landfills in the Sedalia Rural Community. currently located within high-value wildlife habitat and riparian corridor areas to more POLICY 4-3B.6 appropriate locations. Encourage the community, County and State to pursue recycling and reuse to reduce the POLICY 4-3D.4 need for landfills. Enclose principal processing activities associ- ated with intensive industrial uses via archi- POLICY 4-3B.7 tecturally designed and articulated structures Minimize the impacts of strip industrial in order to preserve views from US Highway development. 85, when appropriate.

Objective 4-3C POLICY 4-3D.5 Support small-scale industrial/commercial Support water and sewer improvements uses in the Sedalia Village area and support in the edalia ural ommunity S R C . large-scale industrial/commercial uses in identified industrial areas.

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POLICY 4-3D.6 POLICY 4-3F.1 Encourage low-intensity industrial land uses in Strongly encourage the allocation of the preference to high-intensity industrial land uses. necessary State and Federal financial resourc- es to expedite the US Highway 85 improve- Objective 4-3E ment projects between C-470 and Sedalia, as Preserve the integrity of the Plum Creek outlined in the I-25 and US 85 FEIS. riparian corridor. POLICY 4-3E.1 Encourage the enhancement, restoration, and protection of riparian open space and wildlife habitat by encouraging appropriate vegetative plantings within and adjacent to the Plum Creek riparian area and its tributaries. POLICY 4-3E.2 Encourage the reclamation of the natural/ original flow and sinuosity of Plum Creek. POLICY 4-3E.3 Strongly discourage large-scale manipulation POLICY 4-3F.2 of the Plum Creek floodplain. Consolidate access points along US Highway The County may support manipulation of the 85 to improve safety and create a coordinated floodplain boundary on a small-scale, case- road network. by-case basis if, and only if: • All Federal and County approvals are POLICY 4-3F.3 obtained. Separated grade crossings of railroad facilities at State Highway 67 would not be appropriate • The application clearly demonstrates in the Sedalia Village area. significant benefits related to on- or off-site habitat restoration including, by reference POLICY 4-3F.4 but not limitation, the installation of native Encourage, where possible, the consolidation grasses, forbs, shrubs, trees, wetlands of the railroad tracks within Sedalia to mitigate rehabilitation, stream-bank stabilization, the safety concerns resulting from the proxim- and/or erosion control. ity of the railroad tracks to the highways and Sedalia Elementary School. POLICY 4-3E.4 Through the development-review process, POLICY 4-3F.5 encourage vegetative plantings within and Encourage development patterns that support adjacent to the US Highway 85 Riparian potential commuter-rail service along the US Zone of Plum Creek and its tributaries to Highway 85 corridor. enhance wildlife habitat, stream hydrology POLICY 4-3F.6 and aesthetic quality. Support provisions for a shared-use, regional trail and bike path in the US Highway 85 Objective 4-3F Corridor, with connections to other existing Improve access and traffic safety along and proposed regional and local trails in US Highway 85. the County.

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Objective 4-3G POLICY 4-3H.2 Enhance and support open space-related Encourage conservation easements on private land situated adjacent to major wildlife uses in the US Highway 85 Corridor. crossing on US Highway 85. POLICY 4-3G.1 Support a clear and distinct separation between Objective 4-3I Sedalia and the Reynolds-Lavaun Industrial Preserve historic resources in the US Node, in order to facilitate wildlife movement Highway 85 Corridor. from Daniel’s Park, the Highlands Ranch Backcountry Wilderness, and Cherokee Ranch POLICY 4-3I.1 to lands west of US Highway 85. Preserve historic structures in the Sedalia Rural Community. POLICY 4-3G.2 Support the continued use of agriculturally- POLICY 4-3I.2 zoned properties on the east side of US Encourage the preservation and enhancement Highway 85 corridor for small-scale micro- of those important historic sites and structures farming, ranching, or equestrian uses. in the Sedalia Rural Community which reflect the area’s heritage.

POLICY 4-3G.3 Rezoning of A-1-zoned land on the east side of US Highway 85 to industrial or commercial zone districts is inconsistent with the intent of this section. POLICY 4-3G.4 Support consolidation of A-1-zoned parcels east of US Highway 85, to create parcels for low-density, clustered residential or rural site plan development.

Objective 4-3H Support and preserve existing wildlife movement corridors that connect exist- ing open space and wildlife habitat areas. POLICY 4-3H.1 Encourage the construction or improvement of other wildlife underpasses in the Woodhouse/ Cherokee Ranch Wildlife Crossing Area.

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Henry Parcel - Cherokee Ranch

Cherokee Ranch

Sedalia Rural Community 2385

Belfield

Duncan Solitude Ranch Colorado

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Community resources refer to essential POLICY 5-1A.2 services and amenities provided to the Doug- Coordinate service facility needs with las County community. The essential services relevant special districts, authorities, discussed in this section are educational and/or municipalities. facilities, emergency services, utilities, and waste disposal. (Transportation and water Objective 5-1B supply merit their own sections in the Plan.) Maintain a development pattern of con- The amenities considered are libraries, cul- tiguous and logical extensions of com- tural arts facilities, and parks and trails. The munity resources and infrastructure. CMP expresses the community values regard- ing these resources through the following POLICY 5-1B.1 goals, objectives, and policies. Encourage new development to be contiguous While most of these resources are not to existing development and infrastructure. provided by the County government, this Plan POLICY 5-1B.2 encourages coordination between the service Encourage multi-purpose use of public lands, providers and the County during development facilities, or services to reduce duplication. review to ensure services are provided in the right places and at the right time. Objective 5-1C Ensure new development pays its fair share. POLICY 5-1C.1 Ensure development-generated road construc- tion is consistent with the Douglas County Capital Improvements Plan. POLICY 5-1C.2 If new development necessitates public capital improvements that are not already budgeted as part of the Capital Improvements Plan, or public facilities that are not part of the Capital Improvements Plan, the developer shall cause construction of, or the financing of the devel- COMMUNITY RESOURCES opment’s fair share of, those improvements.

Goal 5-1 POLICY 5-1C.3 Ensure new development is able to fulfill Ensure the provision of adequate commitments to provide, or contribute community resources in an efficient toward, needed community resources and infrastructure. and cost-effective manner.

Objective 5-1A EDUCATION Review existing and projected development Goal 5-2 to ensure that it does not overwhelm existing services. Provide educational facilities that POLICY 5-1A.1 serve the County’s population. Consider build-out rates, projected Objective 5-2A demand, and capacity when evaluating proposed development. Maintain a cooperative approach to planning for educational facilities.

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POLICY 5-2A.1 POLICY 5-3A.2 Encourage cooperation between the munici- Require developments, where appropriate, to palities and the County to adopt a county- contribute either land and/or cash-in-lieu of wide, uniform Concurrency Management land to offset public library costs. System or other service demand analysis to ensure adequate school facilities. OTHER UTILITIES POLICY 5-2A.2 Ensure the School District’s ability to finance Goal 5-4 new schools as part of the development Maintain high-quality standards in review process. planning for utility sites. POLICY 5-2A.3 Support tax incentives or other benefits to Objective 5-4A create partnerships between businesses and Minimize impacts to the surrounding educational institutions. area. Objective 5-2B POLICY 5-4A.1 Schools should be safe, accessible, and Apply design standards to ensure compatibility. prominent in the community. POLICY 5-2B.1 Encourage multiple uses of public school facilities. POLICY 5-2B.2 Encourage the location of schools adjacent to other community facilities to create neighborhood centers. POLICY 5-2B.3 Ensure that schools are accessible to the community via a connected network of roads and trails. POLICY 5-4A.2 Recognize the technological, operational, LIBRARIES maintenance, and safety constraints of these uses while balancing community desires Goal 5-3 to mitigate impacts to the natural and built environment. Ensure library resources are available POLICY 5-4A.3 to all County residents. Encourage high-tension power lines be routed, and electrical substations be located, away Objective 5-3A from residential and visually significant areas, Develop a coordinated approach to where feasible. provide library resources. POLICY 5-4A.4 POLICY 5-3A.1 Encourage residential development to be Cooperate with the Public Library District placed away from high tension power lines Board of Trustees to mitigate growth-related and electrical substations. impacts through planning, growth monitoring, POLICY 5-4A.5 and the land-development review process. Encourage the joint use of utility corridors for new or upgraded major transmission lines.

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POLICY 5-4A.6 POLICY 5-5A.3 Provide adequate right-of-way or setbacks to The location and design of emergency service dissipate electromagnetic fields and noise and substations should be efficient and compatible to mitigate visual and other land use concerns. with the surrounding area. Fire and Other Emergency Services Objective 5-4B Site telecommunication facilities so they Objective 5-5b will be in scale and harmony with the Ensure emergency services for new devel- character of the surrounding opments are available. environment. POLICY 5-5B.1 POLICY 5-4B.1 Require district service plans proposing fire When feasible, locate facilities (in order of protection to include provisions for technical preference): on existing structures, e.g., rescue, emergency services, and environmen- buildings, communication towers, water tal hazard response. towers, smokestacks, windmills, silos, sign POLICY 5-5B.2 structures, or light poles, or in locations where Require new development to be within a fire the existing topography, vegetation, buildings, district with adequate fire protection facilities, or other structures provide the greatest amount equipment and service capabilities, unless of screening/backdrop. determined impractical. POLICY 5-4B.2 Balance the need for provision of telecommu- HEALTH CARE nication services and the desire to preserve the visual environment. Goal 5-6 EMERGENCY SERVICES Integrate health-care facilities into new and existing communities to Goal 5-5 support improved quality of care.

Provide quality emergency services to County residents in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. Law Enforcement

Objective 5-5A Provide coordinated law enforcement resources that correspond with population growth.

POLICY 5-5A.1 Objective 5-6A Integrate safety improvements with new Provide land or zone areas for health- development projects. care facilities. POLICY 5-5A.2 Require adequate emergency access in all POLICY 5-6A.1 developments with two points of access Encourage private health-care facilities to and connections between neighborhoods, locate in Douglas County. where feasible.

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POLICY 5-6A.2 Support the enhancement of major health care facilities and the location of supportive industries. CULTURAL FACILITIES

Goal 5-7 Provide opportunities for cultural experiences.

Objective 5-7A Establish cultural facility locations in new and existing communities.

POLICY 5-7A.1 Encourage land dedication for cultural facili- ties within urban development. POLICY 5-7A.2 Encourage developers to include small-scale cultural facilities such as outdoor theatres or gazebos through appropriate land use applica- tion processes.

Page 5-4 Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan COMMUNITY SERVICES SECTION 6 With a population increasing in size, age, Private Activity Bonds (PAB) have been and diversity, the effective provision of com- used by Douglas County to support affordable munity services becomes more important to housing projects. These bonds are issued by maintaining the quality of life and the sustain- local government on behalf of private developers ability of the community. Community services working on projects that create public benefit. are activities that administer, monitor, and Because the bonds are federally tax-exempt, support programs and projects that promote the project’s financing costs are reduced, the viability of a diverse and maturing com- making the project more affordable and munity. reducing the risk to the private developer. Community services focus on housing The County has implemented a policy of issues, special districts, cultural and historic seeking a commitment from developers in resources, and economic development. large Planned Development zonings for Effective delivery of these resources is ensured affordable housing units. Developers provide through the Community Development Block cash-in-lieu of housing units to the County. Grant (CDBG) program and economic and This money is directed to the Douglas County demographic analysis. The residents of the Housing Partnership. community then benefit from the provision of human services, transportation services, SPECIAL DISTRICTS community education and support. In Douglas County, the provision of public infrastructure for new development and the operations and maintenance of this infrastruc- ture in existing developments has largely been financed by special districts. Special districts are quasi-municipal entities created under State statute to provide specifically identified services, and to construct and maintain facilities and infrastructure necessary to support development. Special district services include, but are not limited to, fire protection, mosquito HOUSING control, parks and recreation, safety protec- tion, sanitation, solid waste disposal, street Community services goals, objectives and improvement, television relay and translation, policies work to provide a variety of housing transportation, and water. Because special choices to meet the needs of a diversifying districts provide much of the infrastructure population. A diverse housing stock can and municipal services to residents of unin- accommodate people of all lifestyles and corporated areas, the County has an interest in life stages, from young adults to families ensuring that these districts meet the best and seniors. interests of its residents. The County has several ways to promote Typically new districts are created when housing choice. The most significant is the there are limited or no services provided in Douglas County Housing Partnership (DCHP). the area. Special districts issue tax-exempt or The DCHP was formed between businesses and revenue bonds to finance the construction of government to address the lack of affordable public improvements, making districts an housing for people who work in the area. economical and effective way to finance improvements. Property owners within the district pay to retire the district’s general obligation debt through their property taxes.

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CULTURAL RESOURCES AND Local government depends on these funds to provide services to residents and businesses. HISTORIC PRESERVATION A common strategy of many economic An important component of Douglas development programs is attracting and County’s sense of place is its historic legacy. retaining businesses. Unlike municipalities in This legacy is evident in our heritage of Colorado, counties are limited in the kinds of agriculture, mining, industry, and transporta- financial incentives they can offer businesses. tion and in our cultural resources. Cultural Recruitment and attraction is more about resources include historic roads, buildings, actively marketing the County, its quality of structures, sites, districts, landscapes, archeo- life, and advantages as a place to do business. logical sites, as well as cultural practices. Douglas County provides economic and One way the County has chosen to pre- demographic data analysis to assist businesses serve and protect its heritage and cultural with their market research and encourage them resources is through the Douglas County to locate in the County. Data analysis also helps Historic Preservation Board. The Board volun- locate resources and determine the availability teers are charged with identifying, preserving, of land, buildings, or commercial spaces. and communicating the history of Douglas Some economic development approaches County. They have also worked to establish include supporting existing businesses by the Douglas County Landmark Program. creating a nurturing environment (economic gardening), focusing efforts on certain geo- graphic areas with special conditions, and collaborating with the other economic development organizations and agencies in the County and larger metropolitan area. ECONOMIC AND DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS Accurate and reliable information is important for effective decision-making. To avoid the loss of resources, the Historic Communities need economic and demograph- Preservation Board acts as a referral agency for ic analysis to help them understand the land-use applications and demolition permits present and plan for the future. The Douglas on structures 50-years old or older. With the County Community Development Department involvement of the Historic Preservation Board compiles and analyzes County, State, and in these decisions, the County ensures that the Federal data, and prepares reports and maps. cultural resources are adequately document- Population estimates are determined by ed, preserved, and/or protected. the amount and type of housing built every year. Population projections depend on ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT knowing the plans and zoning for land throughout the County. The Planning Services Economic development can be defined as Division of Community Development uses the any strategy or program that aids in the growth analysis for long-range planning and develop- of the economy. A growing and diverse economy ment review. creates jobs, reduces unemployment, and provides a larger variety of goods and services. Housing market characteristics are also The biggest benefit of a robust economy for a tracked through the analysis of housing costs, local government is the increased tax revenue. rents, sale prices, and foreclosures in conjunc- tion with the age, size, and income-levels of the population. This is necessary to achieve a

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timely response to community needs, such as Tri-County Health Department is the local supporting attainable housing and/or a range public health department which is partially of housing types. funded by, and serves, Douglas County. The range of services includes disease control and COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT prevention, nursing, nutrition, vital records, emergency preparedness and environmental BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM health. The Community Development Block Grant In order to respond to an increasing (CDBG) program is a Federally funded pro- demand from special needs populations for gram administered by the Department of additional services and housing, the Depart- Housing and Urban Development. Douglas ment of Human Services completed the Long County became eligible to apply for the grant Range Plan to Include Adults with Disabilities. as an entitlement community in 2004. The This document is incorporated as a reference national objectives of the grant program are to document for the Comprehensive Master Plan. benefit low- and moderate-income persons, aid in the prevention or elimination of slums TRANSPORTATION SERVICES and blight, and to address other community development needs that present a serious and The primary means of transportation in immediate threat to the health and welfare of Douglas County is by private automobile. the community. Douglas County identifies its Although Douglas County is part of the priority needs in the Consolidated Plan, a seven-county Metro Denver area, it has many 5-year strategic plan. rural areas and small towns that limit cost- effective transit services. Due to the number of public and private transit service organiza- tions, coordination is crucial to ensure pro- grams will appropriately serve transit riders. COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT Promoting available community services ensures the public has access to all education and service opportunities. The County acts as a resource for, and provides support to, all HUMAN AND PUBLIC community stakeholders. HEALTH SERVICES Goal 6-1 Social service programs are provided at the upport housing to meet the needs of County level, but are funded primarily by the S Federal government and the Colorado Depart- current and future populations. ment of Human Services. Some of the programs Douglas County Human Services provides are Objective 6-1A child and adult protection, temporary financial Assure a variety of housing types. assistance, child care assistance, and other POLICY 6-1A.1 supportive services for qualified residents. Encourage a variety of housing that fits differ- Human Services determines eligibility for ent lifestyles and needs. services, administers programs, and provides statutorily authorized services to specified children and families.

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Objective 6-1B POLICY 6-1D.3 Support housing that meets the Support, in cooperation with the Douglas County Housing Partnership, the acceptance needs of seniors. and use of cash-in-lieu of attainable housing POLICY 6-1B.1 units. Encourage a variety of housing suitable for POLICY 6-1D.4 seniors that serves a range of needs from Coordinate with the municipalities, State and independent living to dependent living. Federal agencies, and for profit and non-profit POLICY 6-1B.2 organizations to provide attainable housing in Encourage the use of private activity bonds Douglas County. (PABs) for the construction of senior housing. POLICY 6-1D.5 Support attainable housing in municipalities Objective 6-1C and use the County’s allocation of PABs, when Encourage housing that meets the needs appropriate, to assist in this effort. of people with disabilities. POLICY 6-1D.6 POLICY 6-1C.1 Encourage public and private land donations Remove barriers to, and promote the availabil- and price reductions for attainable housing. ity of housing for people with disabilities. POLICY 6-1D.7 POLICY 6-1C.2 Maximize the use of State, Federal, and Give priority in the allocation of PABs to private funding sources to increase opportuni- projects that include housing for people ties to develop attainable housing. with disabilities. POLICY 6-1D.8 Identify an appropriate clearinghouse for information regarding attainable housing.

Objective 6-1E Create incentives for, and remove barriers to, attainable housing. POLICY 6-1E.1 Support the reduction of development fees for projects that include attainable housing. POLICY 6-1E.2 Give projects that include attainable housing Objective 6-1D priority within the planning review process. Promote the development of POLICY 6-1E.3 attainable housing. Promote flexible standards to encourage POLICY 6-1D.1 attainable housing. Locate attainable housing in proximity to employment, transportation, and services. POLICY 6-1D.2 Support measures, such as deed restrictions and community land trusts, which maintain the affordability of attainable housing on a long-term basis.

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Goal 6-2 POLICY 6-3A.3 Incorporate historical and cultural resources Promote the sustainability of into development plans, such as focal points. special districts. POLICY 6-3A.4 Cooperate with the Historic Preservation Objective 6-2A Board and other preservation-related organi- Ensure special districts are zations to provide historic preservation educa- financially sound. tion and outreach programs to the public.

POLICY 6-2A.1 Goal 6-4 Require a detailed, independent evaluation of all special district financing plans. Foster a robust and sustainable economy. Objective 6-2B Ensure district management is in the best Objective 6-4A interest of County residents. Establish economic development programs POLICY 6-2B.1 that support businesses of all sizes. Ensure district activities and operations are POLICY 6-4A.1 consistent with the service plan. Provide incentives to attract and retain busi- nesses. POLICY 6-4A.2 Work with private and public sector resources to offer financing for small and start-up busi- nesses, including micro-businesses. POLICY 6-4A.3 Provide direct support for small and start-up businesses. POLICY 6-4A.4 Support economic gardening programs throughout Douglas County to create jobs and Goal 6-3 support entrepreneurs. Preserve Douglas County’s cultural POLICY 6-4A.5 Support recreation and tourism efforts. resources for future generations.

Objective 6-3A Create a preservation program that includes methods and policies for the protection of cultural resources. POLICY 6-3A.1 Encourage community efforts to plan for the preservation of its cultural resources. POLICY 6-3A.2 Identify and support the preservation of sites and districts with historic, prehistoric, or cultural significance.

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POLICY 6-5C.2 Goal 6-5 Support efforts within Douglas County to Ensure provision of community service provide transportation services. resources, to the maximum extent Objective 6-5D possible. Enable the Douglas County community to Objective 6-5A effectively access services and information. Use the Community Development Block POLICY 6-5D.1 Grant (CDBG) program as a resource Raise awareness of community services for other community services. available in Douglas County by ensuring infor- mation about services is readily available. POLICY 6-5A.1 Direct the use of CDBG funds to community POLICY 6-5D.2 services thru the Consolidated Plan. Enhance outreach and technical assistance efforts.

Objective 6-5B Continually seek efficient, reliable, and accurate ways to meet the data analysis needs of the community. POLICY 6-5B.1 Identify changing community needs. POLICY 6-5B.2 Assure the methods, data sources, and tools of data analysis maintain quality and accuracy.

Objective 6-5C Ensure all residents have access to ad- equate transportation, to the maximum extent possible. POLICY 6-5C.1 Create a comprehensive transportation services system.

Page 6-6 Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan TRANSPORTATION SECTION 7 Like many growing western counties, The transportation network is a vital Douglas County focuses on one of the most community investment in economic develop- integral elements in land-use planning: ment and sustainability. As the transportation transportation. The primary purpose of a network reflects and supports balanced land- transportation network is to allow for the use policies, it also assists in the preservation movement of people and goods. Transporta- and creation of a sense of place while con- tion also provides access to resources, places, serving energy resources. and events that fulfill the needs of daily living while playing a significant role in the quality RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER of our individual and collective lives. ELEMENTS OF THE PLAN AND An inseparable relationship exists between transportation and land use. For instance, in COUNTY REGULATIONS rural areas with little development, the estab- The CMP establishes the community’s lishment of a new regional road provides vision regarding transportation for consider- better, more convenient access to urban ation through land-use review and other services and employment. In urban areas, decision-making processes. The County transportation demands are derived from, and develops and adopts a separate element, the must support, specific land uses and their Douglas County Transportation Plan (DCTP), associated activities. which is incorporated herein by reference. The Transportation Plan is revised and adopted on a regular basis. The DCTP augments policies and values as established by this Plan. It is intended to advance the discussion of multi-modal trans- portation as one of several means to support and improve access for transportation system users within a balanced transportation net- work, and will provide guidance for strategic decision making. The 2030 Transportation VISION FOR TRANSPORTATION Plan will also integrate and support land-use policies as established by this Plan. PLANNING While the following goals, objectives, and A transportation network comprised of policies reflect the County’s general interest in diverse types of transportation facilities sup- how and where road and other transportation ports improved access and mobility; it shapes facilities are designed, the CMP is not intend- the way we travel and the development of our ed as a technical guide. For detailed technical communities. The integration of the transpor- guidance on road design and other engineer- tation network and land use provides impor- ing-related issues, refer to the adopted DCTP, tant benefits, including: Douglas County Roadway Design and Con- • Improved travel choices and options. struction Standards, and the Douglas County Storm Drainage Design and Technical Criteria • Reduced road network demands, vehicle manual. miles traveled, and time spent driving. • Improved community health and ROAD NETWORK active living. An efficient and safe road network is • Improved economic vitality. essential to address increasing demands from • Improved air quality. local and regional growth and development. • Energy and natural resource conservation. Roadway network improvements anticipate

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and respond to the varying land-use demands below the capacity of an intersection. LOS D and infrastructure of different areas within and E represent conditions where volumes are the County. near the capacity; LOS F represents conditions The development of the road network where the demand for travel exceeds the faces physical, funding, and programming capacity of an intersection and severe conges- constraints. These include the often diverse tion occurs during portions of the day. Within physical characteristics of the County, such the Concurrency Management System, Doug- as varying topography, historic transportation las County has designated LOS D to be the corridor alignments, and established settle- minimum acceptable level of service in urban ment patterns. areas, and LOS C for rural areas. Funding sources for Federal and State highway improvements are limited and must be maximized. Collaboration with other County and non-County jurisdictions must be pursued, even as different priorities and programs drive decision making. Non-County jurisdictions may have enormous impacts on the road network if their land-use policies direct vehicle trips into relatively sparsely populated areas within the County or onto portions of the road network which were not intended as regional facilities. Douglas County supports road develop- PAYING FOR ROAD ment and construction programs in part through revenues received through voter- CONSTRUCTION AND approved sales and use tax initiative. This MAINTENANCE revenue source supports paving of gravel roads, shoulder safety improvements, road Douglas County’s Comprehensive Master widening, and intersection improvements and Plan, as well as its Zoning and Subdivision signalization. Resolutions, directs that development pay its fair share of required road improvements, TRANSIT including those internal and adjacent to the development. In some cases, off-site road DEMAND improvements are also required. The County’s Concurrency Management System requires Transit is defined as any vehicle or trans- that proposed new residential development portation system, public or private, used for demonstrate that road capacity is available, or the mass transport of people. The provision of alternately, that the capacity will be enhanced transit facilities is often only feasible in areas through developer-funded improvements. A where there is a high concentration of people. development proposal may be phased, de- Population in the County is mostly concen- ferred, or recommended for denial if these trated in the northern tier of the County and requirements cannot be met. within the municipalities of Lone Tree, Castle Rock, Parker, and Castle Pines, as well as the Road network capacity is described under Separated Urban Areas of Roxborough and the term “Level of Service (LOS),” which The Pinery. generally describes relative traffic movement or congestion in an identified time frame, as County transportation demand is based, in measured at intersections. LOS A, B, and C part, on commuting patterns to and between represent conditions where traffic volumes are the major employment centers of Denver and

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Colorado Springs. Continued reliance on the The 2030 Transportation Plan is currently automobile is anticipated, as is increased programmed to include a role for transit within demand for public transportation from senior the County. citizens, people with disabilities, youths, and non-driving residents. Transit opportunities and needs must continue to inform land-use decisions by Douglas County and its constituent jurisdic- tions. Future light rail service within the City of Lone Tree, and in the western and central portions of Highlands Ranch, provides strong opportunities to guide land-use decisions, and to integrate other transit opportunities, includ- ing automobiles, buses, bicycles, and pedestri- ans. One example of the integration of land use and transit is Transit Oriented Develop- TRANSPORTATION PLANNING ment (TOD), which establishes a higher AND LAND USE density and intensity of land use, as well as a variety of different uses, in proximity to The coordination of transportation plan- transit centers. ning and land-use planning enables effective utilization of transportation resources, and Additionally, commuter rail, on the exist- helps to create and preserve desirable living ing Union Pacific and Burlington Northern environments. Such coordination provides Santa Fe Railroad corridors, may one day open multiple benefits: up significant opportunities for convenient regional transit solutions within existing • Road network demand can be reduced at transportation corridors. the scale of both urban and rural densities. Opportunities for non-vehicular transpor- CURRENT SERVICE PROVIDERS tation and recreation can be realized within urban and rural settings. • The Regional Transportation District (RTD) operates light rail service on the I-25 • Savings are realized by individuals as corridor, as well as bus service to the investments in automobile transportation northern tier of the County. Highlands are re-directed towards less expensive, Ranch also has Call-n-Ride service. alternative transportation choices. • The Southeast Public Improvement Metro- The continued investment of financial and politan District (SPIMD) is a special physical resources in our automobile-domi- district that provides shuttle services and nant transportation system has become in- enhancement to light-rail facilities. creasingly expensive, damaging to air quality, discourages physical activity, and is a factor in Special service providers offer transporta- world-wide resource depletion and the ob- tion to special populations, including seniors served climate change. While the primacy of and the disabled. These include: the automobile is likely to continue, land-use • The “Senior Shuttle” within Castle Rock. decisions can alleviate the demand for road • “Neighbor Network” transportation network improvements, while helping to services, which is a volunteer effort coor- create and sustain communities that function dinated by the Douglas County Human effectively under a more balanced transporta- Services Department. tion program. • “Access-a-Ride,” a service of RTD, an on- demand service for people with disabilities.

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Coordinated land-use and transportation As general-aviation travel demands are planning provides a comprehensive approach anticipated to grow, noise and safety issues to reducing automobile use through commu- associated with airport operations must be nity design, programs and policies that sup- considered through the land-use review port a wider variety of transportation choices. process. Douglas County has adopted regula- For example, a reduction in road network tions known as the Centennial Airport Review demand can be effectively supported through Area-Overlay District (CARA). The CARA development which creates walkable commu- ensures improved land-use compatibility nities designed to support bicycle, bus, pedes- through the establishment of noise and safety- trian and other travel options. zone restrictions. These zone districts gener- ally direct residential uses away from airport operations, while permitting non-residential and open-space uses in proximity to the facility. RAILROADS Two major rail corridors, the Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway Company, provide freight and coal transport services along the Front Range. In Douglas County, these corridors are located along the US Highway 85 and Interstate 25 This Plan supports the provision of travel corridors. As some of the earliest transporta- facilities for all potential users within transpor- tion infrastructure within Douglas County, tation corridors. Multi-use transportation these facilities were primary factors in the corridors can positively affect community and creation of many communities, and so are personal interaction, reduce time spent driv- located within the center of our communities ing, and increase access opportunities for and developed areas, as well as in proximity non-drivers like young people and the elderly. to riparian corridors. The methods, programs and strategies to These facilities are a significant resource reduce peak automobile travel demands for light industrial and industrial users. Again, within a road network are referred to as challenges are presented by noise, safety, Transportation Demand Management (TDM). vibration, and air-quality impacts. The use of These are implemented at the individual and train warning whistles creates significant institutional level, and include focused con- disturbance within affected communities. cepts such as telecommuting and parking Existing at-grade crossings pose threats to management practices. automobile passengers, disrupt vehicular movement, and potentially impact emergency AIRPORTS service providers. Grade-separated crossings are very desirable in situations where they can Centennial Airport is owned and operated be developed without significant disruption to by the Arapahoe County Public Airport existing communities. However, such facilities Authority. Located on the Douglas-Arapahoe require an extensive lead-time for planning as County line, approximately one-half mile well as substantial funding resources. east of Interstate 25, the facility serves general Local communities should be closely aviation aircraft. The airport provides region- involved in any planning process to identify ally significant access and transportation future grade-separated crossing improvements. services for major businesses and employers Owing to the significant impacts of railroad within the southern portion of the metropoli- operations, major land-use applications tan area, and is therefore an important asset in should be carefully reviewed for compatibility. attracting and retaining major employers.

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Goal 7-1 Goal 7-2 Develop an efficient, multifunctional Develop and maintain an efficient transportation network designed to and safe road network in harmony ensure safety, promote user access, with natural features and existing and facilitate cost-effective operations neighborhoods. and maintenance.

Objective 7-1A Ensure consistency between the Transpor- tation Plan and local and regional transportation plans. POLICY 7-1A.1 Coordinate planning and development review efforts with municipalities and other agencies to ensure integration and continuity of the transportation network. POLICY 7-1A.2 Objective 7-2A Support partnerships at the local and regional Plan and construct an efficient road level, and between the public and private network. sector, to improve the transportation network. POLICY 7-2A.1 Objective 7-1B Consolidate and limit access points along Integrate all appropriate modes of travel major arterials and major collectors to main- tain mobility at a high level of service. within the Transportation Plan. POLICY 7-2A.2 POLICY 7-1B.1 Establish the proper classification and timing Provide a comprehensive multi-modal trans- for the construction of roads through the portation network plan and prioritization Douglas County Transportation Plan. framework within the Transportation Plan. POLICY 7-2A.3 Objective 7-1C Through the design process, ensure that Consider safety a major element of trans- collector and arterial road rights-of-way are portation improvements in the County. wide enough to accommodate all identified street users and functions. These may include POLICY 7-1C.1 vehicles, transit, pedestrians, bike lanes, Design transportation corridors that are safe off-street shared use trails, landscaping and for all users and sensitive to the community roundabouts. Traffic calming features should context. be included to improve safety and increase POLICY 7-1C.2 pedestrian and bicyclist safety. Encourage design solutions to enhance both POLICY 7-2A.4 vehicular and non-vehicular user safety, Ensure that land area is provided to allow including, but not limited to pedestrian, adequate berming for visual relief and bicycle, and wildlife corridor grade-separated noise abatement, outside of the right-of-way, crossings, and roundabouts, where feasible, as as necessary. an alternative to traffic lights.

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POLICY 7-2A.5 POLICY 7-2C.1 Ensure developers contribute to, and mitigate, Support local road designs that encourage impacts to off-site transportation infrastructure. walkable environments and foster sense Studies should account for off-site conditions of place. and impacts. POLICY 7-2C.2 POLICY 7-2A.6 Design neighborhood streets to calm traffic Prior to road widening as a means to improve and discourage traffic volumes in excess of capacity, evaluate the costs and benefits of adopted standards using methods such as alternative capacity enhancement strategies. shorter street lengths. POLICY 7-2A.7 Road designs should complement and mini- mize impact to natural features and landscapes. POLICY 7-2A.8 Design transportation corridor improvements to carefully minimize impacts to, and allow coexistence with, significant open space, riparian areas, and wildlife movement corridors.

Objective 7-2B Provide adequate primary, secondary, and emergency connections for subdivisions. Objective 7-2D POLICY 7-2B.1 Provide adequate and efficient transpor- Provide connections between residential tation corridors County-wide, to reduce neighborhoods with collector and local roads, vehicle miles traveled and driving time. and provide for future road connections, where appropriate, to provide alternative POLICY 7-2D.1 travel routes. Encourage enhanced east-west roadway POLICY 7-2B.2 capacity between US Highway 85 and the Ensure road layouts and connections support Chatfield Basin area. desired response requirements for emergency Goal 7-3 service and efficient school bus service. POLICY 7-2B.3 Support enhanced public transit in Plan major new roads to minimize negative Douglas County. impacts on existing neighborhoods. Objective 7-3A POLICY 7-2B.4 Facilitate an integrated transit plan as a Evaluate requests for right-of-way vacation in light of current and future transportation component of the Douglas County needs, which may include road network Transportation Plan. modifications, multi-use trail corridors, and other public purposes. POLICY 7-3A.1 Coordinate and support existing and future Objective 7-2C transit services provided by other agencies to fulfill service demands of County residents, Design local roads to serve the purpose including seniors and people with disabilities. and scale of the neighborhood.

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Objective 7-3B POLICY 7-4B.1 Incorporate transit facilities within Ensure all new development and redevelop- ment projects incorporate bicycle and pedes- development in urban areas. trian facilities that connect community uses POLICY 7-3B.1 and destinations, including employment Support land development patterns and centers, residential areas, shopping, parks, practices that strengthen and create multi- transit facilities, schools and other community modal transportation options and transit- activity centers, where possible. oriented development within the Primary Urban Area, and in the Separated Urban Areas, as appropriate.

Goal 7-4 Coordinate transportation and land use planning design, programs, and policies to reduce traffic congestion, provide alternatives to automobile use, improve air quality, and create healthy, desirable living environments. POLICY 7-4B.2 Objective 7-4A Encourage mixed-use development, with Reduce traffic congestion through appropriate scale and pattern of uses, that implementation of Transportation supports a variety of travel options and Demand Management (TDM) and land connects community uses and destinations. planning principles. POLICY 7-4B.3 Coordinate and provide multi-modal links POLICY 7-4A.1 with the County’s regional trails system. Encourage employers to establish programs that include the use of staggered work hours POLICY 7-4B.4 that support off-peak travel, four-day work Ensure new and existing developments pro- weeks, telecommuting, nontypical work shifts, mote connectivity through road and off-street formal van pool or company ridesharing path design to reduce trip lengths, provide programs, and transit passes. multiple alternative travel routes between community uses and destinations, and provide POLICY 7-4A.2 alternatives to automobile use. Provide incentives to businesses to reduce employee commuting and automobile use, if supported by adopted TDM policies and/or programs, as described in the Transportation Plan.

Objective 7-4B Use land-use planning to reduce travel by automobile and improve access to community resources.

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Goal 7-5 Objective 7-6B Achieve land-use compatibility between Refine land-use compatibility within the railways and adjoining land uses. the Centennial Airport Review Area POLICY 7-6B.1 Overlay District (CARA) to ensure air Ensure all new land uses located in the and ground safety. vicinity of rail lines are compatible with railway noise, air-quality, visual, fire, and Objective 7-5A access impacts. Achieve consistency in land-use planning within the CARA. POLICY 7-5A.1 Apply CARA land-use regulations, where applicable, in addition to underlying zoning regulations, to ensure the future operation of Centennial Airport. POLICY 7-5A.2 Coordinate land-use planning with the Arapa- hoe County Public Airport Authority and apply principles established in the DRCOG Airport Compatible Land Use Design handbook, POLICY 7-6B.2 where appropriate. Recognize the need for rail-related uses in the County and allow them to make effective use Objective 7-5B of rail facilities. Coordinate land-use planning activities with other jurisdictions adjacent to the Objective 7-6C CARA. Continue to pursue passenger commuter service. POLICY 7-5B.1 Develop a regional framework, achieved POLICY 7-6C.1 through consensus, regarding future land-use Support commuter rail that links the County planning surrounding Centennial Airport. with other areas across the Front Range.

Goal 7-6 Achieve compatibility between the rail- ways, other transportation corridors, and surrounding land uses.

Objective 7-6A Eliminate all at-grade crossings involving public roads as well as private roads, where possible. POLICY 7-6A.1 Encourage grade-separated crossings for both new and existing development to enhance public safety and efficiency.

Page 7-8 Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan WATER SUPPLY SECTION 8 Water supply is a top priority for Douglas are available at the Colorado State Engineer’s County residents. The County aims to assist Office website (www.water.state.co.us). water providers with prolonging the life of its Reducing water consumption prolongs the finite Denver Basin water resources, as well as life of water supplies. Certain landscape the development of renewable water resources, patterns can minimize water consumption. For so that its residents have an adequate water example, xeriscaping (low-water demand land- supply today and in the future. The Denver scaping) is commonly used in Douglas County Basin alone (a non-renewable resource) cannot and other water-limited areas. Xeriscaping uses sustain the population’s water needs long-term low water-use plants while providing attractive (for more information on the Denver Basin see landscapes. www.douglas.co.us/water). Similarly, certain development patterns The County is working closely with area encourage water savings. Low-impact develop- water providers to develop county-wide ment (LID) protects natural areas and promotes solutions to reduce dependence on Denver compact development, which is important for Basin aquifers and develop renewable sources conserving water resources. In addition, to supplement or replace non-renewable water researching best management practices, which resources. Doing so will help the County include water-efficient technologies, water establish a more renewable and dependable management planning, and education, will water supply. help prolong the life of the County’s water resources. Using water efficiently through reuse and water-saving technologies will contribute to a reliable water supply for Douglas County. Reuse may occur on a regional scale. Water providers may be able to utilize their return flows to further extend the life of their water supplies. Reuse may also occur on a smaller scale by use of rainwater capture techniques and graywater technologies. Rainwater and graywater may be used for landscape irrigation where allowable by law. In addition, water- The County’s water supply standards saving technologies (i.e. low-flow fixtures) are ensure new development has adequate water another tool to use water efficiently, and save resources. The water supply standards help money. Using water efficiently will help address and evaluate the availability of water reduce the strain on the local water supply. necessary to serve new developments. A Long-term planning is crucial to develop- component of these standards, the “Water ing a water supply that can sustain residents Supply Overlay District” Map (Map 8.1) is today and in the future. A conjunctive use reproduced within this Plan. It depicts the water system is being sought by County water identified “water supply zones” – Pike/ providers as a measure to promote a renew- Rampart, Margins A and B, and the Central able and dependable water supply. By reduc- Basin – which represent the four major types ing dependence on Denver Basin aquifers of geologic and hydrologic conditions within through the use of renewable water supplies, the county. County water providers may extend ground- Each zone has differing water supply water resources to meet the population’s water standards to guide land use decisions (please needs. refer to Section 18A of the Douglas County In addition, it is important to continue Zoning Resolution for more information on supporting research and monitoring of water water supply standards). Additional resources supplies. Understanding the County’s water

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supplies will help in developing approaches to oal resolving water supply issues. G 8-1 Partnerships are essential to developing a Prolong the life of water resources. long-term water supply for Douglas County. The County facilitates partnerships between Objective 8-1A water providers and residents to obtain Minimize water consumption. dependable water supplies. New and existing development is encouraged to obtain service POLICY 8-1A.1 from established water providers to take Encourage landscapes that minimize water advantage of their economies of scale and consumption. efficiencies related to Denver Basin aquifers POLICY 8-1A.2 and renewable water. Also, County water Support development that uses water resources providers relying exclusively on Denver Basin wisely. groundwater have partnered to utilize excess return flows from water providers with renew- POLICY 8-1A.3 able supplies. In addition, the County partners Research conservation best practices. with area water providers on water conserva- Objective 8-1B tion planning and education. Such partner- ships demonstrate a cooperative regional Maximize the efficient use of water. approach in finding a renewable and depend- POLICY 8-1B.1 able water supply for Douglas County. Encourage the reuse of water supplies. Public education is a tool for prolonging POLICY 8-1B.2 the life of Douglas County’s water resources. Promote the use of techniques that capture The County’s website provides information on rainwater as allowed by law. numerous water-related topics. County staff is actively engaged in attending forums and POLICY 8-1B.3 maintaining awareness of local and regional Promote graywater technologies. water policy and development efforts. Staff POLICY 8-1B.4 also presents this information to community Support water-saving technologies. members. Through the sharing of information about water, residents will be more aware of Objective 8-1C water supply issues, water conservation Support long-term water supply planning. practices, and water-efficient technologies. POLICY 8-1C.1 Establishing a long-term water supply is Encourage developments to obtain service imperative. The County’s future depends on a from existing water providers. safe, reliable, and sufficient water supply. POLICY 8-1C.2 Promote conjunctive-use water systems. POLICY 8-1C.3 Work with water providers to explore oppor- tunities to bring renewable water supplies to Douglas County. POLICY 8-1C.4 Support the research and monitoring of water supplies within Douglas County. POLICY 8-1C.5 Develop and maintain partnerships with county -wide and regional water providers.

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POLICY 8-1C.6 Encourage pro-active, collaborative efforts in developing a long-term water supply.

Objective 8-1D Promote public education and awareness about water. POLICY 8-1D.1 Develop and promote public education programs on water topics. POLICY 8-1D.2 Provide water information that is accessible and available. POLICY 8-1D.3 Promote water conservation best practices.

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The natural environment of Douglas wildfire, flood, rockfall, and slope failure. At County presents a vast array of opportunities the same time, these areas offer spectacular for, and constraints to development. A dynam- scenic beauty, contain prime wildlife habitat, ic exists between development and the envi- and constitute a major public asset. ronment. The same natural beauty and charac- Low-impact, nonurban land uses are ter that makes the County an attractive place encouraged in environmental hazard areas. to live also present hazards that future devel- Uses such as agriculture or grazing, open opment must avoid. Douglas County identifies space, parks, or certain low-intensity recre- environmental and geologic conditions to ational uses are compatible because of the determine their potential impacts on land use lack of permanent structural improvements. and to protect life and property. Limiting development in hazard areas creates As growth and development occurs, dual benefits: residents are spared the expense environmental impacts can adversely affect of hazard mitigation and maintenance, while the quality of life in Douglas County. Clean the most scenic land in the County can be air, clean water, and peace and quiet are preserved for open space or as land-use important factors in bringing residents and buffers. businesses to the County and are a natural Douglas County mapped the environmen- resource highly valued by citizens. Protecting tal constraints and hazards with assistance the environmental quality of Douglas County from the Colorado Geological Survey (geo- remains a high priority. physical), Colorado State Forest Service (wildfire), and Federal Emergency Manage- ment Agency (flood risk). The information within these studies is general in nature and is supplemented through site-specific studies through the development review process. Additionally, wildfire hazard areas are identified within the adopted Wildfire Hazard Area-Overlay District Map. For lands desig- nated as subject to wildfire by this map, a site specific analysis of wildfire hazard is required at the time of land use review applications and building permit requests. Wildfire hazard ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS is a contributing factor to the overall hazards AND HAZARDS associated with a given site. Environmental constraints are conditions CLASS 1 areas are of low to moderate that affect or reduce the capability of the land constraints that require an awareness of the to accommodate development. Constraints condition and may require engineering solu- occur in varying degrees. Those constraints tions to minimize impacts on development. that pose a significant threat to life and prop- Only a small portion of the County contains erty are identified as environmental hazards. Class 1 constraints, including: State law (C.R.S. §24-65.1-101) directs • Low-erosion-susceptibility areas. state agencies to identify environmental • Low to moderate shrink/swell soils. conditions affecting development and enables local governments to adopt regulations for CLASS 2 areas are of moderate to high affected areas. threat to public safety. Special studies are necessary in these areas to determine the Some of Douglas County’s most distinct extent of the constraint and required natural features, such as riparian zones, mitigation. Class 2 constraints include: buttes, mesas, and the foothills, contain significant environmental hazards, including

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• Unstable or potentially unstable slopes. HEAVING BEDROCK AND • Moderately accelerated erosion area. SHRINK-SWELL SOILS • Moderate to high erosion-susceptibility area. Heaving bedrock is a distinctive geologic • High and very high shrink/swell potential. hazard generated by highly expansive soils CLASS 3 areas are of very high to extreme that expand and slide when wet, and shrink threat to public safety where potential loss of when dry. This expansion and shrinkage property and life is significant enough to creates potentially severe problems for build- warrant avoidance of the natural conditions. ing foundations. It is more complex and poses Severe hazards may exist even after corrective greater risks to roads, utilities, and structures engineering measures are taken. Nearly one than generalized expansive soils. quarter of the County outside the Pike Nation- A significant area of mostly undeveloped al Forest contains Class 3 constraints. land in Douglas County is characterized by The Class 3 Hazards and Environmental potential heaving bedrock conditions. Heaving Constraints Map (Map 9.1) illustrates the bedrock is delineated in Map 9.2, derived from extent of the Class 3 Environmental Constraint Colorado Geological Survey Special Publica- areas. More detailed maps illustrating the tion 42. This map is based upon the coinci- locations of all environmental constraints are dence of steeply dipping (tilted or upturned) available at the Douglas County Community layers of sedimentary expansive bedrock Development office. having dip angles of greater than 30 degrees from horizontal. Individual heave features may attain sizes as large as two feet high, tens of feet wide, and hundreds of feet long. All shrink-swell soils can become a problem when structures are built upon them and owners irrigate landscaping, causing soils to swell, thus cracking foundations. In another example, soil erosion creates problems for the construction of roads, utili- ties, and structures. Gullies created by erod- ing soils can undercut unstable slopes, caus- ing slope failures, and the accompanying soil GEOLOGY deposition alters streambeds and degrades The earth’s surface is constantly undergoing water quality within streams and reservoirs. natural changes and these will continue despite Measures to mitigate these potential problem any attempts at intervention. Often the processes situations must be addressed early in the create problems as a remnant of human development process. interaction. In some instances, geological oal conditions will constitute a significant threat G 9-1 to public health and safety or to property. Recognize and respect natural Development should not take place until a geologic conditions. detailed evaluation of adverse geologic conditions within the area has been made. The Objective 9-1A evaluation must show that the conditions will Ensure development is appropriate when not result in a significant threat or show that weighed against hazards and con- engineering and design can mitigate the adverse straints. conditions so that no serious threat remains.

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POLICY 9-1A.1 POLICY 9-1A.8 Development on slopes shall be based upon Lands proposed for dedication, including all the proposed level of intensity of site distur- open space, park, school, and rights-of-way, bance and types of resulting impacts. Substan- must have an environmental audit showing tial impacts, such as overlot grading, shall the area is free of toxic or hazardous waste to generally be limited to areas with slopes less prevent County liability for future cleanup. than 20 percent in grade. Development that demonstrates sensitive site design, results in minor visual impacts, protects significant existing resources and provides appropriate mitigation of impacts may generally exceed 25 percent. POLICY 9-1A.2 Development within geologic-hazard areas posing a threat of injury, loss of life, or prop- erty damage is inconsistent with this Plan. POLICY 9-1A.3 Class 3 Environmental Hazards Areas should be limited to low-intensity land uses such as FLOODING agriculture, grazing, open space, and certain Douglas County is located within a recreational uses. These uses shall not conflict geographic area prone to receiving intense with identified hazards or increase the severity precipitation, resulting in major flooding of of on-site or adjacent off-site conditions. streams and drainageways, notably including POLICY 9-1A.4 Plum Creek, Cherry Creek, and the South Discourage development within areas of high Platte River. potential for heaving bedrock, as identified on The relatively flat area adjacent to a stream the Steeply Dipping/Heaving Bedrock Map, that is subject to flooding is the floodplain. In unless adequate mitigation can be assured. these areas, the destructive force of a possible flood constitutes a significant hazard to POLICY 9-1A.5 property, public health, and safety. The 100- Locate development in areas with minimal year floodplain defines areas that have a geologic hazards, and mitigate impacts one-percent chance of flooding for any given associated with development in Class 1 and year. Uses in the 100-year floodplain are Class 2 constraint areas. currently regulated through the Floodplain- POLICY 9-1A.6 Overlay District of the Douglas County Zon- Early in the planning process require detailed ing Resolution. All 100-year floodplains are site investigations and mitigation measures by classified as Class 3 Environmental Con- an engineering geologist or soils engineer for straints, illustrated in Map 9.1. land-use proposals located in Class 2 con- straint areas. Mitigation measures shall meet Goal 9-2 other goals of this Plan, such as preservation Limit land uses in floodplains. of views, grades, and landforms. POLICY 9-1A.7 Objective 9-2A Engineering designs for mitigation of geologic Preclude damage to life and property. hazards affecting such improvements as roads and utilities will be required during the POLICY 9-2A.1 subdivision review process. Ensure land uses allowed in floodplains are compatible with Douglas County floodplain regulations.

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POLICY 9-2A.2 wildfire prone areas based upon the presence Discourage land uses within the 100-year of these and other identified factors. floodplain unless associated with wildlife management, nonpolluting recreational uses, Goal 9-3 agricultural uses, or as otherwise specified Reduce the risks of loss from wildfire within the Zoning Resolution. hazard. POLICY 9-2A.3 Locate shallow wells, solid-waste disposal Objective 9-3A sites, septic systems, and sewage-treatment Discourage and avoid development in plants away from floodplains. areas with high potential for wildfire, POLICY 9-2A.4 where mitigation is impractical or Appropriate dredge and fill operations within excessive, or other significant constraints the floodway site shall be remediated to and hazards are present. enhance and re-establish natural conditions. POLICY 9-2A.5 POLICY 9-3A.1 Require the landowner to provide access to Residential development in severe-wildfire Douglas County and the Urban Drainage and areas, where mitigation methods are deter- Flood Control District into floodplains for mined impractical or excessive, is generally floodplain and floodway maintenance, as inconsistent with this Plan. necessary. POLICY 9-3A.2 Locate facilities with high concentrations of Objective 9-2B people (churches, schools, employment Maintain floodplains as open space. centers, residential development and recre- ation facilities, etc.) away from severe wildfire POLICY 9-2B.1 hazard areas where mitigation is impractical Protect and preserve riparian and wildlife or excessive. management corridors to link habitat. WILDFIRES Douglas County’s semi-arid climate, high incidence of lightning, steep slopes, strong winds, and mix of grasslands, shrubland, and forests, as well as the historical management of fire suppression, are factors which can contrib- ute to the rapid spread of fires. A wildfire is defined as “an unplanned and unwanted fire requiring suppression action; an uncontrolled fire usually spreading through vegetative fuels but often threatening structures.” Objective 9-3B The most destructive wildfires occur in Identify and mitigate wildfire hazards in densely vegetated areas. However, wildfires areas determined appropriate for can occur throughout a very significant portion of Douglas County, dependant upon changing development. and variable factors, including the presence of POLICY 9-3B.1 grasslands, drought, humidity, weather condi- Require two or more access points for emer- tions, human activities, etc. Wildfire risk is gency vehicles for residential development in evaluated in a given location. The Douglas wildfire areas when road lengths exceed County wildfire mitigation specialists review adopted standards. all proposed development and construction in

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POLICY 9-3B.2 POLICY 9-4A.2 Link existing development to new develop- Encourage clean, non-polluting industries to ment to provide multiple access points, locate in Douglas County. where practical. POLICY 9-4A.3 POLICY 9-3B.3 Encourage development patterns that reduce Ensure that wildfire mitigation practices and dependence on the automobile for work, policies are implemented throughout the shopping, and other trips, and provide for development review process. alternative modes of transportation. AIR QUALITY POLICY 9-4A.4 Require businesses and developers to control Douglas County is actively searching for dust and other pollutants resulting from ways to reduce air pollution and improve air construction, mining, travel on unpaved roads, quality. Having good air quality is essential for and similar activities. a healthy lifestyle and healthy environment. The County is part of the Environmental WATER QUALITY Protection Agency Air Quality Region #8 and Water is a basic human need, and control- participates on the Regional Air Quality Coun- ling water pollution is necessary to protect cil (RAQC), a regional intergovernmental group public health and welfare. Besides health committed to maintaining and improving the needs, clean water has other positive benefits, Metro Area’s air quality through implementing including the support of aquatic life, wildlife Federal and State air quality regulations. habitats, vegetation, and aesthetics. The Denver Regional Council of Govern- ments (DRCOG) performs air quality analyses for the region’s transportation plans and is the regional mechanism for implementing air quality standards through development of the federally mandated State Implementation Plan. This plan reduces air pollution by regulat- ing emissions of carbon monoxide, ozone, and total suspended particulates (very fine dust). Douglas County continues to work with the RAQC and DRCOG to address regional air quality issues and sets forth, in the Pollutants can enter the water system as a policies below, a framework to implement point or a non-point source. Point sources of regional goals. pollution enter the system at specific loca- Goal 9-4 tions, usually generated by a specific source. Non-point sources are usually the result of Improve air quality. storm water run-off. Pollutants are carried into the system after rain or snow storms. Objective 9-4A Because pollutants enter our waterways in Cooperate with governments and so many ways, it is important to establish an businesses to improve air quality. area-wide approach to water quality manage- POLICY 9-4A.1 ment and planning. This is accomplished by Use, at a minimum, standards established by basing plans on the three major watersheds the Colorado Department of Public Health located in Douglas County. These are Cherry and the Environment and the Environmental Creek, Chatfield, and the South Platte Urban. Protection Agency to improve air quality. In each of these basins, associations have been formed with the County and incorpo-

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rated towns as management agencies, and Goal 9-5 with individual water and sanitation districts as operating agencies. Maintain high water quality and protect water resources. EROSION CONTROL Objective 9-5A Douglas County has taken an active role in preventing non-point sources of pollution Coordinate with regional agencies to from soil erosion entering streams, lakes, and protect water quality. reservoirs with the creation of two separate POLICY 9-5A.1 programs. The Grading, Erosion and Sediment Encourage wastewater systems that recycle Control program administered by the Engi- and reuse effluent. neering Division provides for the review and permitting of Grading and Erosion Control and POLICY 9-5A.2 Sediment plans for all non-residential and Encourage wastewater systems that protect multifamily construction projects. These water quality. programs, implemented together, are the mainstay of meeting the Phase II requirements Objective 9-5B of the National Pollution Discharge Elimina- Ensure new development maintains and tion System of the Clean Water Act. These two improves water quality in accordance programs further aid in preventing excessive with all adopted clean water regulations. nutrients and sediments from entering streams and reservoirs. POLICY 9-5B.1 Require water-quality monitoring and enhancement, where appropriate. POLICY 9-5B.2 Use effective measures to protect groundwater and surface water from contamination in land-use proposals. POLICY 9-5B.3 Minimize both point and non-point source pollution. POLICY 9-5B.4 Control drainage, surface erosion, and sedi- mentation sources through the use of Best GROUNDWATER Management Practices (BMPs). Although watershed plans and regulations deal primarily with the quality of surface POLICY 9-5B.5 waters, the goals and standards provide a Cooperate with special districts in the County certain degree of protection for groundwater as to protect alluvial wells. well. Because many County residents rely upon Objective 9-5C individual wells for water supply, the water quality of aquifers must be maintained. Under Ensure that water treatment and septic certain circumstances, groundwater quality can systems will not harm either ground or be affected by the inappropriate location of surface water quality. septic systems in the vicinity of wells and the infiltration of water from waste-disposal sites. Contamination of groundwater from these and other sources should be prevented.

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POLICY 9-5C.1 Goal 9-6 Cooperate with special districts and munici- palities in the County to protect alluvial Maintain appropriate noise levels. ground waters by limiting intensive animal operations, by properly locating individual Objective 9-6A septic disposal systems, and by properly Evaluate and mitigate noise impacts, where designing stormwater facilities. appropriate. POLICY 9-5C.2 POLICY 9-6A.1 Support community and district efforts to Require studies that evaluate and address monitor and maintain Individual Sewage noise levels and mitigation techniques for Disposal Systems (ISDS) systems. proposed land uses and activities. POLICY 9-5C.3 POLICY 9-6A.2 Require safe and reliable options for the disposal Encourage the use of sound-dampening of septage. construction materials and design techniques to reduce outside and/or inside noise levels. NOISE POLICY 9-6A.3 State statutes have established limits of Encourage the creation of residential subdivi- noise volume and duration. Exposure above sion covenants that limit or prohibit activities these limits can result in hearing damage. producing excessive or annoying noise. Seven principal noise sources are: POLICY 9-6A.4 • Airports or heliports Discourage environmentally incompatible or • Highways visually-objectionable noise-mitigation mea- • Off-road vehicle recreation areas sures as mitigation solutions. • Railroads • Industrial parks/areas • Sports complexes • Outdoor theaters Because noise is a threat to public health, safety, and welfare, land-use controls are considered a valid means of combating noise problems. Mitigation includes: • Abatement of noise at the source • Buffering • Protecting noise-sensitive uses from uses SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT generating excessive levels of undesirable The Denver Regional Council of Govern- noise ments estimates that an average family creates between 0.8 and 1.3 cubic yards of solid • Construction techniques waste per week or between 52 and 78 cubic • Operations solutions yards per year. Solid-waste generation has These measures are in part implemented stabilized at approximately five to six pounds through Douglas County regulations. Other per capita per day. A large portion of solid- areas of source noise abatement, including waste generation can be attributed to off-road recreational vehicles or noise from disposable packaging and the consumption of industrial processes or domestic animals, may manufactured goods. necessitate other regulatory measures.

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p e N m Un-named a lo a E e Philip S. Miller Bldg., 100 Third St. ort ed Un-n nte hru am A k Iron Gulch p -n h Gu n c Castle Rock, Colorado 80104 lc U Miss l h our u Creek i Gul ch G il Un-named Un-named n a o r Ir T To Palmer Lake To Colorado Springs To Colorado Springs To Woodland Park El Paso County To Woodland Park R 68 W R 67 W R 66 W R 65 W R 71 W Teller County R 70 W R 69 W S:\gisproj\CMP\2035_New\Maps\8.5x11\Map_9-2_SteeplyDippingBedrock_8.5x11Landscape.mxd 5/27/2014 4:44:58 PM SECTION 9 ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

The nature of solid wastes has changed in POLICY 9-7A.2 the last decade due to improved recycling Cooperate with districts, businesses, commu- processes, which have eliminated an average nities, and municipalities to develop alterna- of 17 percent of the wastestream in Colorado. tives that will reduce the amount of waste With more complex-chemical compounds disposed in landfills, such as resource recov- now available to the average consumer, ery and recycling. domestic refuse has become considerably more toxic and complex to process. Objective 9-7B The County contracts with a private firm to Attain high standards in design and operate waste-disposal transfer stations for the location of waste-disposal facilities. convenience of citizens in the County. POLICY 9-7B.1 Recycling facilities are available for all Discourage waste-disposal systems from County residents at the Sedalia landfill. Doug- locating near environmentally sensitive areas las County has also operated the Household and significant wildlife habitat. Hazardous Waste Program, which is further described on the Douglas County website. POLICY 9-7B.2 Design landfills as state-of-the-art facilities that provide multiple levels of protection to assure long-term isolation of waste from the environment. POLICY 9-7B.3 Encourage new, enclosed, trash-transfer sites to locate away from sensitive environmental areas, in proximity to good access, with adequate screening, centralized water and sewer, and water-quality drainage features. POLICY 9-7B.4 Require engineered improvements for landfill Goal 9-7 sites that do not exhibit optimum geological and meteorological conditions. Establish safe, efficient solid-waste disposal sites compatible with the MINERAL EXTRACTION surrounding environment. Mineral extraction is defined as the with- drawal and refinement of minerals (solid, Objective 9-7A liquid, or gas) that are usable in their natural Develop alternative means of waste forms or converted to usable forms. This disposal. definition includes sand, gravel, quarry aggre- gate, oil, natural gas, and coal, but does not POLICY 9-7A.1 include surface or groundwater. For further Cooperate with special districts, businesses, explanation of County mineral resources, as communities, and municipalities to promote a well as goals, policies, and objectives refer to comprehensive approach to solid waste the Douglas County Mineral Extraction Plan. management that establishes a hierarchy for waste disposal: reduce, reuse, recycle, and dispose as a last resort.

Page 9-8 Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan WILDLIFE SECTION 10 INTRODUCTION • Tier 2: Local Local or community-level areas are Wildlife is one of the most valuable moderately sized wildlife habitat areas community assets. Preservation of wildlife contained within, or shaped by, develop- habitat enriches the human experience by ment. These habitat areas and connections providing beautiful vistas and vital links to are prioritized at a moderate level-of-im- natural systems such as watersheds for Doug- portance. Examples include the wildlife las County residents. The existence of wildlife habitat and corridor plan within Castle is entirely dependant upon the existence of Pines North and Castle Pines Village. sufficient wildlife habitat. Integral wildlife movement corridors are generally 300’ wide.

• Tier 3: Parcel Parcel-level habitat or connections are found within individual residential lots, small commercial sites, or small neighbor- hoods. These habitat areas are given the lowest priority. Land fragmentation, impacts to natural systems, changes in vegetation, and disturbance reduce the value of such habitat. However, wildlife use these areas, so the cumulative value of parcel level Douglas County accommodates the habitat must not be discounted totally. long-term needs of wildlife by creating a The land-use review process in Douglas habitat plan based on an ecosystem model. County seeks to identify, minimize, and mitigate The County model relies on a system of large, impacts to wildlife and the various tiers of core-habitat areas connected by movement wildlife habitat. Stricter review and mitigation of corridors to various habitat types dispersed development and other land uses will be ap- throughout the County. The CMP also ac- plied to applications in, or adjacent to, wildlife knowledges the importance of smaller habitat habitat conservation areas and mapped wildlife areas and corridors, including the open areas movement corridors and overland connections. within residential lots. This model uses a Efforts to educate and assist residents about three-tiered approach to prioritize habitat proper land management, as well as living needs for wildlife: alongside wildlife, are beneficial to sustaining healthy populations of wildlife. • Tier 1: County/Regional County-wide or regional (extending beyond the County) habitat areas. These FUNDING OPEN SPACE areas and connections are prioritized at AND HABITAT the highest level of importance. County- wide habitat includes large blocks of land Douglas County has many thousands of connected by wide, multi-faceted connec- acres of protected land. Much of that land was tions. Examples include the Pike National purchased or protected through open space Forest; Daniels Park; Highlands Ranch funding that was secured through the passage Backcountry Wilderness; and the series of of a sales tax in 1994. The Douglas County corridors that connect these areas such as Open Space acquisition dollars used in habitat Plum Creek and the 2000’ wide DuPont protection are leveraged two- to threefold corridor which crosses US Highway 85. through partnerships.

Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan Page 10-1 SECTION 10 WILDLIFE, WILDLIFE HABITAT, AND MOVEMENT CORRIDORS

In 1998, Douglas County bonded its open POLICY 10-1A.4 space sales tax money primarily to facilitate Minimize and mitigate land-use impacts to acquisitions. Between 1995 and 2007 over wildlife and important habitat and movement 45,000 acres of open lands were permanently corridors, to the maximum extent practicable. protected. As acquisition money has dwindled and the pace of protection has slowed, Doug- Objective 10-1B las County must now rely more heavily on Minimize impacts to wildlife by ensuring partnerships with other agencies, citizens that development and land use are groups, landowners, and developers to con- compatible with wildlife, wildlife habitat, serve additional open lands and and movement corridors. wildlife habitat. The County is also shifting toward conser- POLICY 10-1B.1 vation of additional wildlife habitat through Identify important wildlife habitat and move- alternative means, including mitigation of ment corridors in applicable land-use land-use impacts and the restoration and applications. Evaluate the potential impact of improvement of existing habitat. For more the proposed change in land use on wildlife information, see the following website for the and habitat. protected lands within Douglas County: POLICY 10-1B.2 www.douglas.co.us/openspace. Consider wildlife opportunities on neighbor- ing lands, as well as a County-wide scale, WILDLIFE RESOURCES when evaluating land-use applications. POLICY 10-1B.3 Goal 10-1 Link wildlife habitat and movement corridors, Protect and enhance wildlife habitat wherever possible. and movement corridors and foster wildlife conservation.

Objective 10-1A Maintain a healthy ecosystem within the County by establishing, maintaining, buffering, and improving a set of core habitat areas connected by movement corridors and overland connections as shown in the Wildlife Resources Map.

POLICY 10-1A.1 POLICY 10-1B.4 Identify important habitat and movement Locate development outside of important corridors on the Wildlife Resources Map; wildlife habitat and movement corridors. revise the map to reflect changes. POLICY 10-1B.5 POLICY 10-1A.2 Balance the need for safe, sustainable trans- Develop partnerships to conserve portation with wildlife values. additional habitat and manage and improve existing habitat. POLICY 10-1A.3 Protect important wildlife habitat and movement corridors.

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POLICY 10-1B.6 POLICY 10-1C.2 Minimize the use of fencing that is exclusion- Support measures to educate landowners and ary or dangerous to wildlife, except within homeowners about the negative impacts of building envelopes when required, for human both domestic animals on wildlife and the safety, for protection of at-risk crops, and for feeding of wildlife, as well as wildlife habitat domestic animal containment. All other and species success. fencing should be wildlife-friendly. Objective 10-1D POLICY 10-1B.7 Support the management of wildlife Require development to appropriately reveg- etate degraded and disturbed lands with populations to maintain viable popula- native or beneficial vegetation and wildlife- tions, species health, and to minimize friendly species in important wildlife habitat human/wildlife conflicts. and movement corridors. POLICY 10-1D.1 POLICY 10-1B.8 Support efforts by the Colorado Division of Require noxious weed management plans and Wildlife and the US Fish and Wildlife Service encourage Integrated Pest Management (IPM) to manage wildlife populations. for new development. POLICY 10-1D.2 Require wildlife management, habitat conser- vation, and land maintenance plans for new development, in consultation with profession- al agencies, as appropriate.

POLICY 10-1B.9 Require habitat restoration, improvement, and management practices such as restoration of native or beneficial flora; stream stabilization; erosion control; maintenance of residual cover during the winter; and proper pasture manage- ment on new development and special uses, as appropriate.

Objective 10-1C Support public and private programs that foster wildlife conservation. POLICY 10-1C.1 Establish and/or support incentives and pro- grams to foster conservation.

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Consistency with the Comprehensive • The revision of elements or portions Master Plan is considered a fundamental thereof (including maps) as new criterion for a positive recommendation for information becomes available. land-use applications. Any applicant for a • The preparation of additional or more rezoning proposal inconsistent with the specific elements of the CMP or Comprehensive Master Plan Land Use Map subarea plans. should first apply for a CMP amendment. (2) Administrative amendments include changes that do not affect the goals, objec- ypes of mendments 11-1 T A tives, policies, or maps in any substantive Generally, two types of amendments may way. Examples of these are as follows: be made to the CMP. • Updating the Land Use Map to show 11-1A Amendments Initiated by areas newly designated as preserved or the Public conserved. Members of the community may initiate • Updating the Land Use Map to show amendments only to the CMP Land Use Map. newly annexed or incorporated mu- Such amendments shall be considered Major nicipalities. Amendments. • Updating population and employment forecasts. • Formatting changes. 11-2 Amendments Initiated by the Public

11-2A Approval Criteria All of the following criteria shall be considered by the Planning Commission when approving or disapproving CMP amendment requests. All applications must demonstrate: (1) Consistency with the spirit, intent, goals, objectives, and policies of the CMP. 11-1B Amendments Initiated by the (2) Compatibility with surrounding land uses Planning Commission or and zoning. County Staff The Douglas County Planning Commis- (3) Compatibility with existing, natural, and sion, either on its own or at the request of environmental conditions of the site and members of the community, or the Planning preservation of important natural features and Zoning Services Division, may initiate and scenic viewsheds, riparian corridors, either major or administrative amendments wildlife habitat and movement corridors, which affect either the Land Use Map or and historic resources. goals, objectives, and policies of the CMP. (4) Adequate water supply, water and sewer (1) Major amendments have a significant effect treatment facilities, transportation on the intent of the goals, objectives, policies, networks, access, fire protection, school and maps of the CMP. Examples of these facilities, and parks and trails for the are as follows: development. • A comprehensive update of the CMP (5) How existing and planned capabilities of conducted approximately every five the affected special districts can adequate- years. ly handle the service demand.

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(6) How social, economic, or land-use cant shall be notified of any inadequacies. conditions of the County have changed or An incomplete submittal shall not be are in the process of changing in such a processed until the deficiencies in the manner to support the proposed amend- submittal have been remedied. ment to the CMP. (2) For complete applications, staff shall notify (7) How land proposed for urban development the applicant of the referral agencies to is a logical expansion of the Primary Urban receive referral packets. Referral packets Area (PUA), Separated Urban Area (SUA), shall be in unsealed envelopes large and or Chatfield Urban Area (as applicable). durable enough to accommodate all (8) How the expansion of the PUA, SUA, or packet materials, addressed to the appro- Chatfield Urban Area results in a compel- priate referral agency, with all information ling public benefit (as applicable). identified in 11-2B.2b (1), (4), and (5), properly folded and compiled. Referral 11-2b procedure for Amendments packets shall also be provided to known Initiated by the Public homeowner associations within two miles 11-2B.1 PRESUBMITTAL MEETING of amendment areas and any other home- owner association potentially affected by Prior to submittal of a CMP amendment the development. application, the applicant shall meet with staff to review the proposal and discuss the procedures and submittal requirements. The applicant shall contact the Planning Division and schedule a presubmittal meeting which may include other referral agencies, as deemed necessary. The applicant shall provide the following: (1) Project Narrative (per Section 11-2B.2b (4), herein). (2) CMP Amendment Map (per Section 11-2B.2b(5), herein). Staff shall comment on the proposed (3) Staff shall mail the referral packets to the amendment; its compliance with the intent of referral agencies. Staff shall mail notifica- the amendment provisions; explain the amend- tion letters to abutting landowners. The ment process; and identify any additional applicant shall submit any revised plans or submittal requirements. A staff comment documents for distribution to the referral summary shall be provided to the applicant. agencies, as required by staff. 11-2B.2 AMENDMENT APPLICATION (4) The referral agencies shall comment The CMP amendment application shall be within 35 days of receiving a complete submitted only after the presubmittal meeting submittal unless the applicant grants an has been completed and a copy of the com- extension of no more than 15 days. The ment summary has been provided to the applicant is encouraged to meet with the applicant. CMP amendments shall then be referral agencies, staff, and public interest processed as follows: groups to address any concerns prior to the end of the referral period. The amend- 11-2B.2a Submittal Process ment shall be referred to the Division of (1) The applicant shall submit the required Planning of the Department of Local information to the Planning Division. The Affairs in conformance with C.R.S. §30- submittal shall be reviewed for complete- 28-122. ness within 15 working days. The appli-

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(5) The staff planner will review the referral (4) Project Narrative (8-1/2” x 11” document) comments, discuss the concerns with the supplemented with appropriate maps that applicant, schedule a public hearing describe the following: before the Planning Commission, notify a) Intent of amendment. the applicant of the hearing date and time, b) Consistency with the goals, objectives, and prepare a staff report. policies, and intent of the CMP. (6) The applicant shall be responsible for c) Consistency with maps contained in public notification in accordance with the CMP. Section 11-2C, herein. d) Consistency with regional plans (7) The Planning Commission shall evaluate including Metro Vision, the Clean the application, referral comments, staff Water Plan, etc. report, and public testimony, and take one e) Compatibility with surrounding land of the following actions: uses and zoning. • Approve the request. f) Environmental conditions and hazards • Approve the request with conditions. existing on the site. • Table for further study. g) Important natural features, scenic • Continue the request to a time and viewsheds, riparian corridors, wildlife date certain in order to obtain more habitat, and movement corridors. information and to take additional public testimony. • Deny the request. (8) The Planning Commission’s decision shall be based on the evidence presented, and compliance with the standards for approval, as listed in 11-2A and shall be in the form of a resolution. (9) The Planning Commission resolution shall identify the approved amendment map and be signed by the Planning Commission Chair and Secretary. h) Historic resources. (10) If the amendment request is approved, i) Impacts on the existing road network all post-approval requirements shall be and the integration of the proposed completed, as identified in Section 11-4. transportation system into the transpor- 11-2B.2b Submittal Requirements tation element of the CMP. (1) Completed Land Use Application Form j) Capabilities of, and impacts on, (copy available from the Planning Office). existing or planned special districts (2) Application Fee (fee schedule available affected by the amendment. from the Planning Office). k) Water supply and provision of water (3) Proof of Ownership, in the form of an and sanitary sewage treatment. updated or current title insurance policy or l) Availability of public facilities such as title commitment no more than 30 days schools, parks and trails, libraries, fire old from the date of application. stations, etc. m) Conditions that have changed in the County to warrant the amendment. n) If applicable, evidence to support approval criteria 11-2A (7) and (8), herein.

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(5) CMP Amendment Map (24” x 36”) illus- (7) A copy of the staff comments from the trating or containing the following: presubmittal meeting and any additional a) Vicinity map at a scale of 1” = 2,000’ information, as requested by staff. A clearly showing location of the written response to all questions and amendment in relation to major roads, comments raised through the presubmittal section lines, existing subdivisions, process is recommended. and other pertinent features. (8) Evidence of ability to develop a sufficient b) Legal description and acreage of the water supply in accordance with the property submitted for amendment. Water Supply - Overlay District, Section c) Drawing of the area proposed to be 18-A of the Douglas County Zoning amended, at an appropriate scale Resolution, as amended. determined by staff, that includes the 11-2c public Notice Requirements following: for Amendments Initiated by • Topography in the area at 10-foot the Public contour intervals. The applicant shall be responsible for • Major roads on, or adjacent to, public notification. In calculating the time the site and their functional period for public notification, the day of classifications. publishing, posting, or mailing shall be count- • Existing and proposed CMP Land ed toward the total number of days required. Use Map land-use designations. The day of the hearing shall not be counted • CMP Land Use Map designation of toward this total. adjacent areas. The degree of accuracy required for the • Any significant natural features or information contained in these public notices environmental conditions on or shall be that of substantial compliance with adjacent to the site. the provisions of this section. (6) The applicant shall also provide stamped 11-2C.1 WRITTEN NOTICE letter-sized envelopes addressed to the At least 14 days prior to the Planning abutting landowners, and other landown- Commission hearing, the applicant shall mail ers as requested by staff. Staff shall mail a a written notice of the hearing by first-class courtesy notice of an application in mail to the address of each abutting landown- process and applicable contact informa- er at such address shown in the records of the tion to the landowners, along with a copy Douglas County Assessor’s Office. The notice to the applicant. shall read substantially the same as the pub- lished notice also required by this section. At least 7 days prior to the public hearing, the applicant shall submit the following to the Planning Office: (1) An alphabetical list of the abutting land- owners. (2) A map showing the site and the location of the abutting landowners. (3) A copy of the notice sent to the landowners. (4) The certificate of mailing.

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The person completing the mailing of the circulation, printed or published in whole written notice shall execute a certificate of or in part in Douglas County. mailing. Such certificate shall read as shown (2) Provide a publisher’s affidavit of said in Figure 11.1. published notice to the Planning Division In the event the applicant fails to mail a at least 7 days prior to the public hearing. notice to an abutting landowner or otherwise The Planning Commission may direct that fails to comply with the written notice re- the notice be published in one or more quired in this section, the landowner who did additional newspapers of general circulation not receive such complying notice may waive in Douglas County. The notice shall read as such notice by submitting a written waiver to shown in Figure 11.2. the Planning and Zoning Services Division prior to the hearing. 11-2C.3 POSTED NOTICE 11-2C.2 PUBLISHED NOTICES At least 14 days prior to the Planning Commission hearing, the applicant shall post At least 14 days prior to the Planning a notice on the land under consideration. The Commission hearing the applicant shall: notice shall consist of at least one sign facing (1) Publish a notice in at least one publication each abutting public or private street open for of a daily or weekly newspaper of general travel, within 10 feet of the property line abutting such street, placed on posts at least Figure 11.1

CERTIFICATE OF MAILING I hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the attached written notice was placed in the U.S. mail, first-class, postage prepaid this _____ day of ______, 20___, and addressed as follows: (list of addresses) ______(signature of person completing the mailing)

Figure 11.2 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION A public hearing will be held on (date), at (time), in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, Colorado, for an amendment to the Douglas County 2030 Comprehensive Master Plan. The subject property is located approximately (distance and direction from nearest major intersection). For more information, call Douglas County Planning at 303-660-7460.

File Name and Number: ______

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four feet above ground level. In the event the 11-2C.4 AFFIDAVIT OF SIGN POSTING staff planner determines a sign cannot be An affidavit of sign posting shall be sub- placed abutting such street and be visible from mitted for the file in the Planning and Zoning such street or that there is no abutting public Services Division at least 7 days prior to the or private street open for travel, the staff hearing. The sign(s) shall be photographed by planner may require an alternate location for a the applicant and attached to the affidavit as sign. Additional signs may be required by the shown in Figure 11.4. staff planner. Each sign shall measure not less than 3’ x 4’. Letter size shall be a minimum of The applicant shall remove the sign within three inches high. The notice shall read as two weeks following the final decision by the shown in Figure 11.3. Planning Commission. Figure 11.3 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION This land shall be considered for amendment to the Douglas County 2030 Compre- hensive Master Plan. The public hearing is (date), at (time), in the Commissioners’ Hearing Room, 100 Third St., Castle Rock, Colorado. For more information call Douglas County Planning at (303) 660-7460.

File Name and Number: ______

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(Attach photo here) (sign lettering must be legible in photo) I, (print name of applicant/representative/person posting sign), attest that the above sign was posted on (date), abutting (name of street). File Name and Number:

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STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. COUNTY OF )

Acknowledged before me this _____ day of ______, 20___, by ______as ______.

My commission expires:______

Witness my hand and official seal ______Notary Public

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11-3 Amendments Initiated by • Table the request for further study. the Planning Commission or • Continue the request to a date and time certain in order to obtain more County Staff information and to take additional public 11-3A submittal Requirements testimony. Information submitted to the Planning • Deny the request. Commission should be of sufficient detail to 11-3B.4 PLANNING COMMISSION clearly explain the proposed amendment. A RESOLUTION narrative describing reasons for the proposed amendment and maps or data supporting the The Planning Commission’s decision shall amendment shall be included. be in the form of a resolution. The Planning Commission resolution shall identify the proposed amendment map or narrative spe- cifically and be signed by the Planning Com- mission Chair and Secretary. 11-3B.5 POST-APPROVAL All post-approval requirements shall be completed as identified in Section 11-4.

11-3C Administrative Amendment Procedure 11-3C.1 PLAN REVISIONS Staff shall revise the CMP to reflect all 11-3b major Amendment Procedure mapping and narrative amendments. All amendments approved shall be included in 11-3B.1 REFERRALS the next publication of the CMP. All major amendments shall be sent out 11-3C.2 APPROVAL OF PLAN REVISIONS to appropriate referral agencies for comment. The referral agencies shall comment within The Community Development Director 35 days after receiving a submittal. The shall approve all administrative amendments, amendment shall be referred to the Division and notify the Planning Commission. No of Planning of the Colorado Department of public notice shall be required. Local Affairs in conformance with C.R.S. 11-3d public Notice - Planning §30-28-122. Commission or County Staff 11-3B.2 PUBLIC HEARING Initiated Amendments The Planning and Zoning Services At least 14 days before the Planning Division shall schedule a public hearing Commission hearing, staff shall publish a before the Planning Commission and prepare notice in at least one publication of a daily, or, a staff report. Public notice shall be in accor- at minimum a weekly newspaper of general dance with Section 11-3D, herein. circulation, printed or published at least in 11-3B.3 PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION part in Douglas County. The Planning Commission shall evaluate 11-4 post-Approval Requirements the proposed amendment, referral comments, staff report, and public testimony, and take 11-4A document Revision one of the following actions: The staff planner shall revise the CMP to • Approve the request. reflect all mapping and narrative amendments. All amendments approved shall be included • Approve the request with conditions. in the next publication of the CMP.

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11-4b plan Certification The Planning Commission shall certify a copy of the amended CMP to the Board of County Commissioners, as well as the plan- ning commissions of all municipalities in the County.

11-4c regional Plan Amendment After the Douglas County CMP is amend- ed, all regional plans shall be amended, as necessary. For amendments initiated by the public, applicants shall be responsible for preparing regional plan amendment submit- tals for the Denver Regional Council of Gov- ernments (DRCOG). All such amendment submittals shall be submitted to the Douglas County Department of Community Develop- ment for review and approval prior to submis- sion to DRCOG.

Page 11-8 Douglas County 2035 Comprehensive Master Plan GLOSSARY APPENDIX A ACRE AQUIFER A measure of land area containing 43,560 An underground bed or stratum of earth, square feet. gravel or porous stone that contains water. ABUTTING/ADJACENT AQUIFER RECHARGE AREA Having a common border with, or separated The exposed ground-level portion of the aquifer. from adjoining land, by rights-of-way, alley, or easement. ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE Land or water areas containing material AESTHETIC evidence of human life and culture of past ages. The perception of artistic elements, or elements in the natural or man-made environment AREA MEDIAN INCOME (AMI) which are pleasing to the eye. The median household income for a specified geographic area. In 2012, the Denver metro AFFORDABLE HOUSING AMI was $77,800. As defined by the Federal Government, housing that costs no more than 30-35% of a house- ATTAINABLE HOUSING hold’s gross income. A term used interchangeably with affordable housing. AGRICULTURE Farming, ranching, animal husbandry, and BASIN horticulture - Land used for grazing domestic An area drained by the main stream and animals or land used to produce products that tributaries of a creek or river. originate from the land’s productivity. BEDROCK AIR POLLUTION In-place geological formations which cannot The presence of contaminants in the air, in be removed with conventional excavating concentrations that interfere directly or indirectly equipment, or which, upon excavation, with people’s health, safety or comfort. include more than 60 percent formation fragments (by weight) that are retained in a AIR QUALITY STANDARDS one-quarter inch mesh screen. The prescribed level of pollutants in the outside BERM air that cannot be legally exceeded during a Mound of earth used in landscaping for specified time in a specified geographical area. screening, definition of space, noise attenuation or decoration. ALLUVIAL Describes soil that contains sediment deposited BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP) by water flow. Policies, practices, procedures, or structures implemented to mitigate the adverse environ- AMENITY mental effects on surface water quality resulting A natural or man-made feature that enhances from development. or makes more attractive or satisfying a particular property. BUFFER An area of land established to separate and ANNEXATION protect one type of land use from another; to The incorporation of land into a municipality, screen from objectionable noise, smoke, or resulting in a change in the boundaries of visual impact; or to provide for future public that municipality. improvements or additional open space. APPLICANT The landowner or authorized representative, including a corporation, partnership, or joint venture, requesting action on a development proposal or CMP amendment.

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CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT COMMUNITY LAND TRUST Large scale physical assets constructed or A private non-profit corporation created to purchased to provide, improve, or replace a acquire and hold land for the benefit of a costly public facility. The cost of a capital community and provide secure affordable improvement is generally non-recurring and access to land and housing for community may require multi-year financing. “Capital residents. Improvements” shall include physical assets providing additional capacity needed to COMMUNITY SEPARATORS accommodate the demand for public facilities Land areas surrounding urban and rural town generated by a proposed residential develop- centers that create special definition of, and ment and shall include, but not be limited to, between, urban areas. These lands are con- water facilities, wastewater facilities, fire served as open space, developed at low protection facilities, streets, public schools intensity and residential densities, use creative and regional parks. design techniques to mitigate visual impacts, and provide a sense of geographic separation. CDOT Colorado Department of Transportation COMMUNITY SERVICES Activities that administer, monitor, and support CLUSTERING programs and projects that promote the Designing the built environment to preserve viability of a diverse and maturing community. important and unique natural features includ- Community services, as defined in the ing open space, view shed corridors, wildlife Comprehensive Master Plan, focus on housing corridors and habitat, and other environmen- issues, special districts, cultural and historic tally sensitive areas. resources, and economic development. CMP CONJUNCTIVE USE WATER SYSTEM Comprehensive Master Plan Combined use of surface and ground water systems to optimize resource use and minimize COLLECTOR adverse effects of using a single source. A street which collects traffic from local streets and connects with major arterials. CONSERVATION A careful protection and use of something. COMMUNITY ACTIVITY CENTER Especially, the planned management of a Development located, for the most part, in the natural resource to prevent exploitation, urban area serving an area of three to five destruction, or neglect. miles, characterized by pedestrian orientation; a mix of uses, gathering space for events or CONSOLIDATED PLAN recreation, access to multi-modal transporta- A local government’s 5-year strategic plan for tion, and design that provides a coherent the Community Development Block Grant visual aspect to the built environment. program that identifies the community’s priority needs and objectives. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) COVENANT A Federally funded program administered An agreement, relating to a restriction on the by the Department of Housing and Urban use of specific lands, between two or more Development whose objectives are to benefit parties, set forth in a deed, relating to a low- and moderate-income persons, aid in restriction on the use of specific lands. the prevention or elimination of slums and blight, and to address other community C.R.S. development needs that present a serious and Colorado Revised Statutes immediate threat to the health and welfare of the community.

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CULTURAL FACILITIES DEPENDENT LIVING A building or area designed and intended for Facilities designed for seniors who are in intellectual or artistic activities, including a need of 24-hour nursing care that provide museum, art gallery, outdoor amphitheater, room and board, personal care, and fairground, sports stadium/arena, performing protection supervision. arts center, or similar facility. DEVELOPER CULTURAL RESOURCES The legal or beneficial owner or owners of Sites or structures, including their landscape land included in a proposed development, settings, that exemplify the cultural, architec- including the holder of an option or contract tural, economic, social, political, or historic to purchase, or other persons having propri- heritage of the County or its communities. etary interest in such land. DARK SKIES DEVELOPMENT The International Dark-Sky Association was The process of converting land from one use formed in 1998 to address the problem of light to another, including the rezoning of land; pollution. The Association has developed division of a parcel of land into two or more model lighting ordinances, outdoor-lighting parcels; the construction, reconstruction, handbooks, and other public-education conversion, structural alteration, relocation, or materials. The Association’s recommendations enlargement of any structure; and any mining, are the basis for the County’s dark sky prac- excavation, or landfill. tices and policies related to reducing or preventing light pollution. DEVELOPMENT REGULATION Zoning, subdivision, site plan, floodplain DEDICATION regulations or other governmental restrictions A setting aside of land for public use, made by or requirements for the use and development the owner, and accepted for such use by or on of land. behalf of the public. DISTRICT DEED A part, zone, or geographic area within the A legal document conveying ownership County, within which certain zoning or interest of property. development regulations apply. DEED RESTRICTION DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING A clause in the deed of a housing unit or PARTNERSHIP (DCHP) property that is meant to promote some public A multi-jurisdictional housing authority or private good, like the conservation of open formed as a cooperative effort between busi- space or the affordability of a housing unit. nesses and local and County governments to address the issue of affordable housing. DEMOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS The statistical study of human populations DRAINAGE especially with reference to size, density, (1) An area for surface water runoff; (2) The distribution, and vital statistics. removal of surface water or groundwater from land by drains, grading, or other means; DENSITY including runoff controls to minimize erosion The number of units per area of measure. For and sedimentation during and after construc- example, the number of dwelling units per tion or development; the means for preserving acre, usually expressed for the gross acreage water quality; and the prevention or allevia- of the site. tion of localized flooding.

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DRCOG ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE AREA The Denver Regional Council of Governments An area with one or more of the following (DRCOG) is a voluntary association of 55 characteristics: county and municipal governments in the 1) slopes in excess of 20 percent; 2) floodplain; greater Denver area which work together to 3) soils classified as having a high water table; address issues of regional concern. 4) soils classified as highly erodible; 5) land DWELLING UNIT (DU) incapable of meeting percolation requirements; A building or portion thereof used exclusively 6) land containing environmental hazards; 7) for residential occupancy, including single- land formerly used for landfill operations or family, two-family, and multi-family dwellings, mining; 8) fault/earthquake areas; 9) stream but not including mobile homes, hotels, corridors; 10) mature stands of native vegeta- motels, motor homes or tents. Manufactured tion; 11) aquifer recharge areas; 12) high- homes certified pursuant to the “National impact wildlife areas and; 13) areas of high or Manufactured Housing Construction and prominent visibility. Safety Standards Act of 1974,” 42 U.S.C. 5401 EROSION et seq., as amended and Section 30-28-115 of The detachment and movement of soil or rock the Colorado Revised Statutes shall be fragments, or the wearing away of the land deemed a dwelling unit. surface by water, wind, ice and gravity. EASEMENT FLOOD An acquired right of use, interest, or privilege The temporary inundation of otherwise in land owned by another. normally dry land adjacent to a river, stream, EASEMENT, AVIGATION lake, etc. An air rights establishment which serves to FLOODPLAIN, 100-YEAR notify landowners of the potential for aircraft The area adjoining any river, stream, water- overflight. In Douglas County, avigation course, lake, or other body of standing water easements associated with site plans or final which is subject to inundation and flooding plats located in certain airport overlay zones, from the100-year storm event runoff. as defined in the Douglas County Zoning Resolution, are granted to waive the owner’s FLOOD WAY right to file complaints against the County, That portion of the regulatory area required for regarding aircraft activity associated with the reasonable path or conveyance of the Centennial Airport. 100-year storm event runoff. This is the area of significant depths and velocities, and due ECOSYSTEM consideration should be given to effects of fill, The complexity of a community of organisms loss of cross-sectional flow area, and resulting and its environments functioning as an eco- increased water-surface elevations. logical unit. GOAL EFFLUENT The end result or ultimate accomplishment Liquid sewage discharged, with or without toward which an effort is directed. treatment, into the environment. GRADE-SEPARATED CROSSING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSTRAINTS An intersection of two modes of travel, where Environmental conditions which affect or one mode is elevated or depressed in relation reduce the capability of the land to accommo- to the other mode, permitting both modes to date development. cross the same point at the same time. ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS Environmental conditions which pose a significant threat to life and property.

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GRADING IMPROVEMENT Any stripping, cutting, filling or stockpiling of Any man-made, immovable item that becomes earth or land, including the land in its cut or part of, placed upon, or is affixed to, real estate. filled condition. INCORPORATION GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS The act or process of forming or creating a Green building standards were developed by municipality. the U.S. Green Building Council, which established the Leadership in Energy and INDEPENDENT LIVING Environmental Design (LEED) Green Building Communities designed for seniors who are Rating System. Green building standards able to live on their own, but desire the secu- promote the design, construction, and opera- rity and conveniences of community living. tion of energy and resource efficient struc- INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM tures. (ISDS) GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE A system or facility for treating, neutralizing, Environmental systems comprised of water, stabilizing, or disposing of sewage which is wildlife, wildlife habitat, recreation, and sense not part of or connected to a sewage treatment of place. works. The typical components of an ISDS include a septic tank and soil absorption area. GROUNDWATER Some systems may also include a secondary The supply of fresh water under the surface in treatment component between the septic tanks an aquifer or soil that forms a natural reservoir. and absorption area. ISDS can serve single family residences and multi-family dwellings, HABITAT as well as commercial, business, institutional, The total of all the environmental factors of a and industrial properties. specific place occupied by an animal species. INFRASTRUCTURE HISTORIC LANDSCAPE Facilities such as roads, water and sewer A geographic area (including both cultural lines, treatment plants, utility lines, and other and natural resources and the wildlife or physical facilities in the built environment domestic animals therein) associated with a needed to sustain industrial, residential, or historic event, activity, or person, or exhibiting commercial activities. other cultural or aesthetic values. INTENSITY OF LAND USE HISTORIC PRESERVATION The range or scale of concentration of devel- The protection, rehabilitation, and restoration opment, often measured by floor-area ratios or of districts, sites, buildings, structures and building coverage. artifacts significant in American history, architecture, archaeology, or culture. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT (IGA) A written agreement between two or more HISTORIC PRESERVATION BOARD (HPB) governmental jurisdictions. A volunteer group formed by Douglas County charged with identifying, preserving, and INTERSECTION communicating the history of Douglas County. Where two or more roads or other transporta- tion routes cross at grade. HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION (HOA) An association of homeowners within a LAND DISTURBANCE residential area created to govern the area Any activity involving the clearing, cutting, with powers including, but not limited to, the excavating, filling, or grading of land, or any setting and collection of expense assessments other activity that alters land topography or from the members of the association, the vegetative cover. control and maintenance of common areas, and the enforcement of protective covenants.

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LAND USE manufacturing of products, and the blending The human modification of the natural envi- of materials such as lubricating oils, plastics, ronment or wilderness into built environment or resins. such as fields, pastures, and settlements. MASS TRANSIT LAND USE PLAN A public, common-carrier transportation system A plan showing the existing and proposed having established routes and schedules. location, and the extent and intensity of development of land to be used in the future MASTER PLAN for varying types of residential, commercial, A comprehensive long-range plan intended industrial, agricultural, recreational, educa- to guide the growth and development of a tional and other public and private purposes community or region and one that includes or combination of purposes. analysis, recommendations and proposals for the community’s population, economy, hous- LANDFILL ing, transportation, community facilities and A site for solid-waste disposal in which waste land use. is buried between layers of earth. MICRO ENTERPRISE (OR MICROBUSINESS) LANDSCAPE A business with fewer than five employees (1) An expanse of natural scenery; (2) the and capital needs of less than $35,000 that is addition of lawns, trees, plants, and other generally unable to access commercial bank- natural and decorative features to land. ing services. LARGE-LOT DEVELOPMENT MINING Residential development which occurs at a gross The extraction of minerals, including solids density range between one dwelling unit per such as coal and ores; liquids such as crude 34.9 acres and one dwelling unit per 2.5 acres. petroleum; and gases such as natural gases. The term also includes quarrying; milling such LOCAL IMPROVEMENT as crushing, screening, or washing; and other A public improvement provided in a specific preparations customarily done at the mine site area that benefits that area and which is or as part of a mining activity. usually paid for by special assessment of benefiting property owners. MITIGATE To make less severe; alleviate; relieve. LOOP DRIVE A road within a subdivision that turns back or MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT reconnects to itself and provides only one The development of a tract of land, building, access point to a collector or arterial road. or structure in a compact urban form with two or more different uses, including residen- LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLD tial, office, manufacturing, retail, public or A household earning between 50% and 80% entertainment. of the area median income. MPA MAJOR ARTERIAL Municipal Planning Area A street that collects and distributes traffic to and from major origin or destination points, MODERATE-INCOME HOUSEHOLD which has access control, channelized inter- A household earning between 80% and 120% sections, and restricted parking. of the area median income. MANUFACTURING MULTIMODAL/MULTI-FUNCTIONAL Establishments engaged in the mechanical or TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM chemical transformation of materials or Integration and coordination of multiple forms substances into new products. Also includes of transportation to provide travel options. the assembling of component parts, the

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MUNICIPAL INFLUENCE AREA NONRESIDENTIAL Broad planning areas surrounding the munici- Any business, commercial, or industrial palities as identified by each town or city development. during its master plan adoption process. NONURBAN MUNICIPALITY Characterized by low-intensity development, A public corporation created by the legislature with densities ranging from one dwelling unit for governmental purposes, that possesses per 2.5 acres to one dwelling unit per 35+ acres. local legislative and administrative powers. OBJECTIVE NATURAL RECHARGE A category related to a larger goal to which Adding water to an aquifer by natural means subject-specific policies are applied. such as from precipitation or from lakes and rivers. OFF-SITE Located outside the lot lines, boundary lines, or NATURAL RESOURCES property lines of the lot, parcel or property that The entire surface layer of the planet-- raw is the subject of a development application. materials in the environment that are used or capable of being used for some purpose ON-SITE including minerals and fuels, forest and grazing Located on the lot, parcel or property that is resources, wildlife, and fisheries. These re- the subject of a development application. sources are managed with care, as they are OPEN LAND part of the Earth’s surface, and are of use and Vast areas of unimproved land usually left in a of value in that they contribute to the produc- natural state. Psychological and visual benefits tion of the necessities and amenities that people usually extend beyond the immediate area or require or demand now and in the future. parcel of land. NEIGHBORHOOD OPEN SPACE An area of a community with characteristics Any parcel or area of land or water essentially that distinguish it from other community areas, unimproved and set aside, dedicated, desig- and which may include distinct ethnic or nated or reserved for public or private use or economic characteristics, schools or social enjoyment, or for the use and enjoyment of clubs, or boundaries defined by physical owners and occupants of land adjoining barriers such as major highways and railroads, or neighboring such open space. In some or natural features such as rivers. cases, open space may be improved such NEIGHBORHOOD CENTER as golf-courses. A development included within a residential OVERLAND CONNECTION community. A neighborhood center may A broad area to facilitate wildlife movement, include an elementary school, neighborhood typically within or between large blocks of park, small single and mixed-use retail and wildlife habitat. Overland Connections are residential development, recreation center, generally non-linear, not precisely defined, and/or open space to provide a sense of and may include various types of topography community identity. and vegetation. NOISE PACKAGE-TREATMENT PLANT Any undesired audible sound. Small, self-contained, sewage-treatment NON POINT SOURCE facility built to serve developed areas located Multiple, diffuse areas of land surface or outside sanitation district boundaries. points of origin which contribute pollutants to a water source.

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PARK PUA Any public or private land available for active Primary Urban Area and/or passive recreational uses, educational, cultural, and/or scenic purposes. PUBLIC HEARING A meeting announced and advertised in PEAK-HOUR TRAFFIC advance, open to the public, with opportunity The largest number of vehicles passing over a for public participation. designated section of a street during the busiest one-hour period during a 24-hour period. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT Any improvement, facility, or service, together PLANNED DEVELOPMENT (PD) with its associated public site or right-of-way, An area of land controlled by one or more necessary to provide transportation, drainage, landowners, to be developed under unified public or private utilities, energy or similar control or unified plan of development for a essential services. number of dwelling units, commercial, educa- tional, recreational, or industrial uses or any PUBLIC NOTICE combination of the foregoing. The advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the area, or written or posted PLANNING COMMISSION notice, indicating the time, place and nature The duly created (by appointment) body of a public hearing. charged with the responsibility for reviewing and making recommendations regarding PUBLIC UTILITY development applications and for the prepara- A closely regulated private enterprise that has tion of master plans. an exclusive franchise for providing a public service. PLAT (1) A map representing a tract of land, showing QUARRY the boundaries and location of individual A place where rock, ore, stone, and similar properties and streets; (2) A map of a subdivision. materials are excavated for sale or for off-tract use. POINT SOURCE An identifiable stationary source contributing RECHARGE pollutants from a single location or point The addition to, or replenishing of, water of origin. in an aquifer. POLICY RECREATION, ACTIVE A definite course or method of action to guide Leisure-time activities, usually of a more and determine present and future decisions to formal nature and performed with others, move toward the attainment of specific objec- and often requiring equipment and at such tives and more encompassing goals. prescribed places as sites, or fields. POLLUTANT RECREATION, PASSIVE Any introduced gas, liquid or solid that makes Any leisure-time activity not considered active. a resource unfit for a specific purpose. RECREATIONAL FACILITY PRIVATE ACTIVITY BOND (PAB) A place designed and equipped for the con- A Federally tax-exempt bond issued by local duct of sports, leisure-time activities and other government on behalf of private developers customary and usual recreational activities. working on projects that have some public REGIONAL CENTER benefit. These centers are built on the foundation of a PROJECTION larger service area of ten to thirty miles, An estimate of future possibilities based on a focusing on easy access to a convenient mix current trend. of shopping, restaurants, and other services.

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RESIDENTIAL DENSITY SEDIMENT The number of dwelling units per acre of Deposited silt that is being or has been moved residential land. by water or ice, wind, gravity or other means of erosion. REZONE To change the zoning classification of particu- SEMI-RURAL AREA lar lots or parcels of land. Defined at a density that can range from one dwelling unit per 2.5 acres to one dwelling unit RIGHT-OF-WAY per 17.49 acres. Greater densities, up to one A strip of land acquired by reservation, dwelling unit per 2.0 acres, can be achieved dedication, purchase, prescription or condem- as the result of a density bonus or approved nation and intended to be occupied by a road, PD zoning. cross-walk, railroad, electric transmission lines, oil or gas pipeline, water line, sanitary SENIORS storm sewer or other similar uses. The population age 65 years and older. RIPARIAN SETBACK Relating to, or located on, the bank of a The required minimum horizontal distance natural watercourse. between the location of structures or uses and the related front, side, or rear lot line mea- RUNOFF sured perpendicular to such lot line. The portion of rainfall, melted snow or irriga- tion water that flows across the ground’s SEWAGE surface and eventually is returned to streams. Any liquid waste containing animal or veg- etable matter in suspension or solution, or the RURAL AREA water-carried waste resulting from the dis- Large tracts of land, typically used for ranch- charge of water closets, laundry tubs, washing ing or farming operations. A maximum density machines, sinks, dishwashers, or any other of one (1) dwelling unit (du) per 35 acres, source of water-carried waste of human origin. greater densities may be achieved through the County’s Rural Site Plan process. SEWER Any pipe or conduit used to collect and carry RURAL SITE PLAN away sewage or storm water runoff from the A rural residential development type that is generating source to treatment plants or an alternative to 35 acre divisions. Rural site receiving streams. plans may allow for a density greater than one dwelling unit per 35 acres. SINUOSITY A river or stream’s tendency to move back and SCALABLE INFRASTRUCTURE forth across a floodplain, in an S-shaped Infrastructure designed so as to allow for eco- pattern, over time. nomical future expansion via component addition to an existing engineered sub-structure. SITE PLAN The development plan for one or more lots, SCENIC AREA which shows the existing and proposed An open area where the natural features conditions of the lot, including topography, are visually significant or geologically or vegetation, drainage, floodplains, and waterways; botanically unique. open spaces, walkways, means of ingress and SCREENING egress, utility services, landscaping, structures A method of visually shielding or obscuring and signs, lighting, and screening devices; any one abutting or nearby structure or use from other information that reasonably may be another by fences, walls, berms or densely required in order that an informed decision planted vegetation. (See Buffer.) can be made.

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SLOPE SUBSIDENCE The degree of deviation of a surface from The gradual sinking of land as a result of the horizontal, usually expressed in percent natural or man-made causes. or degrees. SURFACE WATER SOIL Water on the earth’s surface exposed to the All unconsolidated mineral and organic atmosphere such as rivers, lakes and creeks. material of whatever origin that overlies bedrock and can be readily excavated. SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY A water supply that will not fail under reason- SOLID WASTE ably foreseen technical, financial, legal, or Unwanted or discarded material, including water supply conditions. garbage with insufficient liquid content to be free flowing. TOWN SITE Historic areas, depicted on plats or maps SPECIAL DISTRICT conveyed or known by identifiers such as lots, A quasi-municipal entity created under State blocks, streets, highways, parks, or squares. statute to provide specifically identified These areas are, for the most part, undevel- services or infrastructure, with the ability to oped lots in remote areas laid out prior to May issue debt, and assess taxes and fees. 5, 1972 when Senate Bill 35 was adopted, providing subdivision powers to the County. STEEPLY DIPPING BEDROCK Steeply dipping, expansive claystone bedrock, TRANSIT usually encountered at shallow depth. Uneven Usually local transportation, especially of ground deformations can occur in such areas, people, by public conveyance. resulting in the growth of elongate heave fea- tures or narrow bands of highly expansive rock. TRANSIT DEPENDENT People or groups, like the elderly, the young, STREET individuals with disabilities, low income That portion of the right-of-way for the use of households, and households without a private motorized vehicles, bicyclists, pedestrians and vehicle, reliant on public or mass transit for other modes of mobility that is: (1) an existing their transportation needs. state or municipal road; (2) shown upon a plat approved pursuant to law; (3) approved by TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT other official action; or (4) is shown on a Compact public and private development that recorded plat. supports transit use by emphasizing pedestrian and transit access, clustering development, STRIP DEVELOPMENT and mixing land uses and activities at and Commercial or retail development, usually around transit stations. one lot deep that fronts on a major street. TRANSPORTATION DEMAND MANAGEMENT SUA Methods for managing existing resources to Separated Urban Area improve travel within a region. SUBDIVISION TRANSPORTATION SERVICES The division of a lot, tract, or parcel of land Provision of safe transportation for the into two or more plats, sites, or other divisions transit dependent. of land for the purposes, whether immediate or future, of sale or a building or develop- TRASH TRANSFER SITE ment. It includes replat and, when appropriate A facility at which refuse, awaiting transporta- to the context, relates to the process of subdi- tion to a disposal site, is transferred from one viding or to the land or territory subdivided. type of containerized collection receptacle and place into another, or is processed for compaction.

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TRIP GENERATION WILDLIFE MOVEMENT CORRIDOR The total number of trip ends produced by a A corridor to facilitate wildlife movement, specific land use or activity. typically between blocks of habitat. Wildlife Movement Corridors are generally linear in UNDEVELOPED LAND nature and may include rivers, streams, Land in its natural state before development. canals, canyons, strips or ground with woody URBAN vegetation or undulating topography, or Development characterized by residential uses set-asides within development. at a gross density greater than one dwelling ZONING unit per 2.5 acres, whether for ownership; The dividing of a county or municipality into interval ownership; lease; or transient use, and districts, and the establishment of regulations all commercial, business, and industrial use governing the use, placement, spacing and including business, commercial, and industrial size of land and buildings. zoning within a planned development that are of a similar scale and character. In some instances, developments with densities greater than one dwelling unit per 2.5 acres may be categorized as semi-rural, rather than urban. USE The purpose or activity for which land or buildings are designed, arranged, or intended, or for which land or buildings are occupied or maintained. VIEW SHED The natural environment that is visible from one or more viewing points that may be of particular scenic or historic value. WASTEWATER Water carrying wastes from homes, businesses and industries that is a mixture of water and dissolved or suspended solids. WATER POLLUTION The addition of pollutants to water in concen- trations or in sufficient quantities to result in measurable degradation of water quality. WATERSHED All the land area that drains into a particular body of water. WILDLIFE LINK A connection to facilitate wildlife movement between Wildlife Movement Corridors and/or blocks of wildlife habitat that does not neces- sarily occur naturally or follow an existing natural feature. Wildlife links are generally linear, and may require plantings and/or earthwork to make them functional.

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