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III. DESIGN GUIDELINES
The Design Review Committee places an emphasis on the design of Castle Pines North as a total, integrated community. Within each Planning Area and development project, design expressions in terms of massing, scale and color should relate to adjacent improvements and to the total Castle Pines North community. Orientation of uses should acknowledge basic site conditions, adjoining building uses and overall circulation patterns. These Guidelines, while stressing overall integration, are also intended to provide flexibility for builders and homeowners in design, materials, etc.
The Castle Pines North Design Guidelines are divided into three major divisions of Guidelines as follows: A) SITE PLANNING GUIDELINES; B) ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN GUIDELINES; and C) LANDSCAPE DESIGN GUIDELINES.
The Planning Areas and Building Projects within Castle Pines North are important elements of a total community. As such it is critical that each project interact with the others in order to produce a cohesive environment. To accomplish this goal, all builders and homeowners will be required to comply with the following design criteria:
1. Site Design
• Site planning shall respect the relationship to existing landforms. Natural topography shall be maintained wherever possible and any development shall be designed to conform to and complement existing topography to the maximum extent possible.
• In residential areas an attempt should be made when siting homes to vary the front yard and side yard setbacks (within the standards established in the Castle Pines North Development Guide as well as to offer a variety of building forms and elevations along a street wherever possible.
• When siting buildings, the following guidelines should be considered: a) avoid siting of buildings on ridge lines; b) avoid siting of buildings in natural drainage channels; c) siting buildings to take advantage of potential solar gain, i.e., southern orientation of buildings; and d) utilize the natural vegetation on a site wherever possible to soften the impact of buildings.
• Aggregation of open space and common areas is encouraged in all areas through creative grouping of buildings. When planning a site, distant and close-in view corridors should be preserved wherever possible. Also, view corridors looking into and out of a site should be maintained where appropriate.
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