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I. DESIGN REVIEW PHILOSOPHY, INTENT AND APPLICABILITY
The Castle Pines North Community is comprised of several land uses including residential development, open space and recreational areas, two public school sites, a library site, a supporting commercial center, a resort hotel and an eighteen hole championship golf course. Residential development is the primary land use in Castle Pines North and includes several different housing types and densities ranging from single-family detached homes to townhomes and condominiums.
As provided in the Master Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions and Easements for Castle Pines North (the "Master Declaration"), recorded on October 22, 1984 in Book 544 at Page 588 in the Douglas County Records, residential development is subject to the design review procedures of the Design Review Committee as established herein. Also, community recreational facilities associated with open space owned, operated and maintained by the Castle Pines North Metropolitan District are also subject to design review procedures of the DRC.
The landscape forms characteristic of Castle Pines North are gently rolling grasslands, oak-covered valley side slopes and various small ridges and valleys. Many areas within the community offer breathtaking views of Colorado's Front Range. The diversity of the topography and vegetation and the dramatic vistas provide an opportunity to create a community, which takes advantage of the inherent beauty of the natural Colorado landscape.
The following terms utilized in the Castle Pines North Design Guidelines are defined as follows:
• "Board of Directors" or "Board": shall mean the Board of Directors of the Castle Pines North Association, Inc., which is the governing body of the Castle Pines North Association, Inc.
• "Bylaws": shall mean the Bylaws of the Castle Pines North Association, Inc., which establish the methods and procedures of its operation.
• "Castle Pines North Association Inc.": A Colorado non-profit corporation headed by Board of Directors. The purpose of the Castle Pines North Association, Inc is to own and maintain common areas, recreational facilities and open space, to administer Association financial responsibilities, and to enforce the Master Declaration.
• "Castle Pines North Development Guide": A manual which sets forth the land uses and development standards for Castle Pines North, a Planned Development District in the unincorporated area of Douglas County, Colorado. It has been reviewed, approved and recorded by the County. Current and future owners and their assigns are required to develop their property in accordance with this Guide as it has been approved or amended from time to time.
• "Castle Pines North Development Plan": A map, which depicts the land, uses within the Castle Pines North Planned Development District. Current and future owners and their assigns are requited to develop their property in accordance with the approved Plan.
• "Castle Pines North Design Guidelines" or "Design Guidelines": shall mean this document as amended from time to time.
• "Castle Pines North Metropolitan District" or "Metropolitan District": The quasi-municipal entity formed for the purpose of constructing, maintaining and operating certain common facilities for designated real property which includes property encompassed by the Master Declaration.
• "Design Review Committee or "DRC": The Committee formed pursuant to Article X of the Master Declaration to maintain quality and architectural, site planning, and landscape harmony of improvements in Castle Pines North.
• "Major Improvements": shall mean any new construction or exterior improvement which significantly changes the exterior appearance of a structure or associated yard or open space area. Major improvements include, but are not limited to, all new buildings and structures, parking areas, loading areas, driveways, ponds, lakes, recreational facilities, permanent signage, excavation and all other site work including grading, road construction, utility improvements and the addition and/or removal of trees and other plantings.
• "Master Declaration" or "The Master Declaration of Covenants Conditions Restrictions and Easements for Castle Pines North": Reviewed and approved by the Castle Pines Land Company and recorded by Douglas County on October 22, 1984. Its purpose is to protect the value and desirability of the real property in Castle Pines North as defined in the Master Declaration. All such properties shall be held, sold, conveyed, encumbered, leased, rented, occupied and improved subject to the provisions in the Master Declaration.
• "Minor Improvements": shall mean any new exterior construction or exterior improvements which does not significantly change the appearance of a structure or associated yard. Minor improvements shall include, but not be limited to, the addition of solar panels to a roof, color changes to exterior paint or stain on a structure(s), temporary signage, and minor landscaping projects which are not part of an already approved landscape plan.
Pursuant to the provisions of Article X of the Master Declaration, these Design Guidelines contained herein have been prepared in order to implement the philosophy that minimum standards of design can provide direction to homeowners and builders in the planning, design, and construction of buildings and landscape improvements to ensure that they are compatible with both the natural and man-made environment. The requirements, objectives, standards and procedures contained within the Castle Pines North Design Guidelines are all intended to establish and maintain a community image that complements rather than competes with the surrounding natural landscape and built environment.
The underlying goal of the Castle Pines North Design Guidelines is to provide for variety at the individual scale and an overall harmony at the community scale. Achieving a visual continuity and sense of order throughout the community is its primary focus. The Design Guidelines are not a "building code" but rather recommendations for good design. They are the criteria by which the Design Review Committee (DRC) will review and approve or disapprove individual projects and, therefore, should be carefully followed.
The Design Review Committee (DRC) consists of five (5) members, including a chairman, all of whom are appointed by the Castle Pines Land Company initially and, over time, by the Board of Directors of the Castle Pines North Association. The length of all DRC membership terms is one year beginning on January 1 of each year and continuing until a successor is appointed.
The DRC has adopted these Castle Pines North Design Guidelines and it is the responsibility of the DRC to review, study and either approve or disapprove any proposed improvement or development in the Castle Pines North Community based on the Castle Pines North Design Guidelines the Master Declaration for Castle Pines North the Castle Pines North Development Guide and the Castle Pines North Development Plan Refer to Section I-B for definitions of these terms.
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