SECTION I
A. Purpose. The purpose of this CASTLE PINES NORTH DEVELOPMENT GUIDE is to assure Douglas County and the residents of the community that Castle Pines North is developed as a comprehensively planned community with adequate provisions for the orderly development and improvement of the property. The property to which this Development Guide is applicable is described in Section IX. All Section references, unless otherwise stated, are to Sections in this Development Guide.
B. Objectives. Castle Pines North is intended to accommodate a mix of residential, commercial, resort/hotel, educational, recreational and amenity and open space uses. This Development Guide allows opportunities for innovative community design, sensitive site design and a high level of environmental quality and variety, while at the same time being responsive to changing community needs. Castle Pines North is planned and designed to provide for a wide variety and range of housing types.
C. Legislative Intent. It is also the intent of this Development Guide to be consistent with, and to assist in, implementation of the legislative declarations contained in the Planned Unit Development Act of 1972 of the State of Colorado, to:
1. Provide for necessary commercial, recreational and educational facilities conveniently located adjacent to residential areas;
2. Ensure that the provisions of the zoning laws that direct the uniform treatment of dwelling type, bulk, density and open space within each zoning district will not be applied to the improvement of land in a manner which would distort the objectives of the zoning laws;
3. Encourage an efficient use of land and public services or private services in lieu thereof, and to reflect changes in the technology of land development so the resulting economies may benefit those who need homes;
4. Encourage innovations in residential, commercial and recreational development and renewal so that the growing demands of the population may be met by greater variety in type, design and layout of buildings and by the conservation and more efficient use of open space ancillary to said buildings;
5. Lessen the burden of traffic on streets and highways, and to provide for coordination of design and development of public streets and public sidewalks;
6. Encourage the building of new communities incorporating the best features of modern design;
7. Conserve and enhance the value of the land;
8. Provide a procedure which can relate the type, design and layout of residential, commercial and recreational development to the particular site, thereby encouraging preservation of the site's natural characteristics;
9. Provide a design review procedure that will encourage a harmonious relationship between structures and the natural environment; and
10. Encourage integrated planning in order to achieve the above purposes.
