SECTION V
A. Purpose: The purpose of this Section is to provide general provisions and clarifications of standards and requirements for development, which occurs in Castle Pines North.
B. Effects of Douglas County Zoning Resolution: The provisions of Section III (Board of Adjustment); Section IV (Amendments to the Zoning Resolution); Section V (Non-Conforming Uses arid Buildings; Section VIII (Enforcement); and Section XVIII (Uses not Itemized) of the Douglas County Zoning Resolution and the successors thereof, as now in effect and as hereafter amended, are by this reference incorporated herein as if set forth in full, to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this Development Guide.
C. Conflict: The provisions of the Development Guide shall prevail and govern the development of Castle Pines North provided, however, where the provisions of the Development Guide do not clearly address a specific subject, the provisions of the 1982 Douglas County Zoning Resolution or amendment thereto, or any other ordinances, resolutions or regulations of Douglas County shall prevail.
D. Design Review Guidelines: A Design Review Guide has been established and is intended to supplement and complement this Development Guide. All development within Castle Pines North is subject to Design Review as set forth within the Design Guidelines and where any conflict may occur, the Development Guide shall govern.
E. Development Phasing: Any project may be constructed in phases, provided that there is compliance with the development standards and requirements applicable to each such phase and any phases previously completed.
F. Density Standards: The dwelling unit density permitted in any Planning Area shall apply to the entire Planning Area and shall not be specifically applicable to any portion thereof. Density of any Residential Planning Area shall be computed by dividing the total number of dwelling units in the Planning Area by the gross residential acres in the Planning Area.
G. Density Variations: Any individual Residential Planning Area may contain up to 1.2 times the total number of allowable dwelling units set forth in the Development Plan for such Planning Area, as determined by the Castle Pines Land Company. The increase in the number of allowable dwelling units within any such Planning Area will be accomplished through a transfer of allowable dwelling units from any other Residential Planning Area without any amendment of this Development Guide. The intent of this provision is to allow flexibility in planning to take into account varying conditions of terrain and other site characteristics. In no such case shall the ultimate number of dwelling units in the Planned Unit Development exceed that established on the approved Development Plan. A yearly inventory of the number of dwelling units transferred will be submitted to the Douglas County Planning Director and the Board of County Commissioners.
H. Planning Area Boundaries: Wherever a Planning Area abuts a street as shown in the Development Plan, the Planning Area boundary is the abutting right-of-way line of such arterial. Wherever a Planning Area does not so abut an arterial street, the Planning Area boundary shall be as shown in the Development Plan. Minor adjustments to any Planning Area boundary due to site characteristics may be made after final determination by the developer during the subdivision process with the approval of the Planning Director and without any amendment to this Development Guide. Modification in location of streets may be made after final determination by the developer during the subdivision process with the approval of the Planning Director and without any amendment to this Development Guide.
I. Construction Standards: Construction shall comply with applicable provisions of the Uniform Building and Mechanical Code, the National Electrical Code, the Colorado Plumbing Code and other such Codes and the successors thereof, setting forth construction standards as promulgated by the International Conference of Building officials or other standard-establishing bodies and adopted by Douglas County.
J. Utility Connections: Connection to public water and public sewerage facilities shall be required for each principal building constructed in the future within Castle Pines North or as otherwise provided in the Douglas County Zoning Resolution.
K. Floodplain: Any development within any floodplain in Castle Pines North shall conform to the floodplain regulations set forth in the Douglas County Zoning Resolution and regulations adopted by the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District.
L. Yard Encroachments:
1. Architectural Projections: Architectural projections including eaves, roof overhangs, awnings, louvers, and similar shading features sills, belt courses, cornices, and similar features, and flues and chimneys may project not more than four feet into a required setback area or into a requited distance between buildings.
2. Porches Steps and Decks: Porches, steps, decks or terraces, or similar features located at ground level or within five feet of ground level, may project no more than ten feet nor more than one-half the minimum required dimension into a required setback area or required distance between buildings.
3. Balconies decks and stairways above ground: Balconies decks, terraces and other similar unroofed features projecting from a structure at a height of more than five feet above ground level may project not more than five feet nor more than one-half the minimum required dimension into a required setback area or required distance between buildings.
M. Underground Utility Requirements: All electrical and communications distribution lines shall be placed underground unless determined to be unfeasible by the Planning Director.
N. Borrow Sites: Any area within Castle Pines North may be used as a borrow site for construction materials provided however, that prior approval has been given by the Design Review Board. Such area shall be topsoiled and reseeded with appropriate plant materials and contoured to a natural appearance be the persons receiving approval for the borrow site subsequent to borrow operations.
0. Safety, Security, Environmental Protection:
1. Contractors shall be required to provide flagmen and/or erect or maintain all necessary barricades and shall take all necessary precautions for the security of the project, the protection of the work and the safety of the public.
2. Roads, streets, driveways or excavations closed to traffic or in a stage of construction that could cause injury to the public, shall be protected by effective barricades and the obstruction shall be illuminated at night and all lights for this purpose shall be kept burning from sunset to sunrise.
3. Extreme care and understanding will be exercised by all equipment operators to prevent damage to the fragile landscape.
4. Off-road vehicles or other construction equipment will not be permitted to move off established roads or haul routes in order to prevent damage to vegetation, soils and appearance.
5. During clearing operations, trees and debris should not be allowed to fall outside the clearing limits where such a fall would damage or injure trees and shrubs, which are scheduled to remain.
6. Ropes or cables or fences will not be fastened to trees except to provide support and stabilization.
7. Burning of trash, brush, trees or other combustibles will not be allowed. Such materials will be buried in a solid waste fill area. Employees of contractors are not allowed to build warm-up fires.
8. Work plans and schedules will be planned to minimize the need to have construction equipment frequently ford a watercourse. Equipment should not be used within live streams except for repairs of structures, making of ponds or for similar operations.
9. Construction operations usually involve a heavy use of water for various tasks. Such uses include concrete mixing, wash water, cooling water, irrigation and dust control. Because the quantities of water used often creates runoff problems, sediments, erosion and turbidity in water collection areas, control of such excess drainage will be affected.
10. Ponds (to be constructed) and/or drainages will receive special detailed care to prevent their becoming silted-in. This will entail rip-rap along water courses, extensive drainage basin protection measures (check dams), aquatic plant establishment (artificially) and the creation of community awareness of the need for environmental quality maintenance.
11. Fugitive dust will be controlled by biodegradable, nontoxic wetables (dust palliatives) on roads and disturbed areas. Placing a layer of wood chips on an area to receive vehicular or heavy equipment traffic can help protect the fragile top one-inch of soil and ground cover.
12. It will necessary to maintain constant vigilance of all equipment that has gaseous exhausts to assure excessive pollution emissions do not occur.
13. Items creating objectionable odors and fumes (engines, fuels, volatiles, chemicals, paints and other items found at construction sites) will be controlled to reduce safety and health hazards.
14. Construction offices, supply yards, shops, trailers, workers' cars, etc. will be maintained in a way so as to minimize visual impact.
15. Waste materials will be promptly removed from the construction site. Under no circumstance should waste materials or any kind be dumped or temporarily stored on slopes or in water courses.
16. Measures will be taken by every member of the construction force as needed to eliminate or minimize any interference with or disturbance of wildlife.
17. Because landscape defacement is most often a permanent alteration to the-environment, maximum efforts will be made by construction personnel to avoid such defacement. When a tree is removed without cause, when rock formations are defaced by tractor cleats, or when a new path is cut through without careful prior planning, it takes many years for nature to restore the damage and it may never be completely repaired. Therefore, such actions will be avoided and care taken that equipment is not operated outside the work area. Clearing operations will be sensitive to aesthetic values. To accomplish this, work areas will be carefully located and marked to reduce possible damage to a minimum. Protection measures using physical safeguards such as wire fences and steel posts will be used to protect environmental features adjacent to work areas. These protective measures will be installed at the time the work area is first established.
18. Tree, brush and grass areas will be fertilized as necessary to insure best care and growth.
19. Borrow pits in rectilinear forms are not compatible with much of the existing natural terrain or with present natural drainage patterns. Therefore, borrow areas will not be permitted unless approved by the Design Review Board. Such designated borrow areas will be designed not for ease of use or measurement but to fit the natural form of the land. During excavation, sediment-laden water will not be permitted to flow from the pit into the watershed. Seeding and fertilizing of native grasses, trees or shrubs will be carried out on all disturbed and excavated surfaces as soon after excavation completion as is compatible with desirable growing conditions.
20. Slopes of borrow areas will be graded and dressed to blend with the adjacent terrain by the person or persons receiving approval to operate the borrow site.
21. Whenever suitable topsoil exists at a borrow site, it will be removed, stockpiled and used later for reclamation of disturbed areas.
22. Wherever possible, low pressure, rubber-tired construction equipment will be used.
23. During field surveys, reconnaissance or excavation, distinctive archaeological or historical items may be discovered. All personnel will be instructed to immediately report any findings or extreme care should be taken promptly to avoid unnecessary destruction of artifacts and features.
24. After the job is finished in each work unit, the operations, administrative, storage and repair areas will be cleaned up and restored to their original, native vegetative condition as possible.
25. All construction personnel will be instructed in fire protection and fire fighting techniques.
26. Concentrations of carbon monoxide and ozone can be detrimental to the Castle Pines North environment. Where practical, recommendations and guidelines prepared by the Denver Regional Council of Governments, the Colorado Health Department, the Tri-County Health Department or Douglas County will be implemented.
27. All construction debris found upon any public right-of-way shall be removed by the responsible person or persons.
