355 Forest Rd, Manitou Springs, CO 80829

Planned Unit Development District

The Planned Unit Development (PUD) district is a versatile zoning mechanism to encourage innovative and creative design and to facilitate a mix of uses including residential, business, commercial, and industrial, recreation, open space, and other selected secondary uses. This zoning district is established in accordance with C.R.S. 24-67-101, et seq., to accomplish the following objectives: To further the public health, safety and general welfare within El Paso County; To permit adjustment to changing public and private needs and to foster the ability to provide development patterns which are more compatible with and effective in meeting such needs; To improve the design, character and quality of new development with flexibility by varying lot size, building heights, setback controls and other site development requirements; To encourage innovations in residential, commercial, and industrial development and renewal so that the growing demands of the population may be met by greater variety in type, design, and layout of buildings including mixed use and traditional neighborhood design and by the conservation and more efficient use of open space ancillary to said buildings.