57 W Shawnee, Shawnee, CO 80475

Planned Unit Development Zone District

The purposes of this Section are: To provide for necessary commercial, recreational, and educational and or housing facilities conveniently located within the PUD; To provide for well-located, clean, safe, and pleasant light industrial sites involving a minimum of strain on transportation facilities; To ensure that the provisions of the zoning laws, which direct the uniform treatment of dwelling type, 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; To encourage innovations in residential, commercial, light industrial, and renewal so that the growing demands of the population may be met by greater variety in type, design, and layout of buildings; To encourage a more efficient use of land and of public services, or private services in lieu thereof, and to reflect changes in the technology of land development so that resulting economies may insure to the benefit of those who need homes; To lessen the burden of traffic on streets and highways; To conserve the value of the land; To provide a procedure which can relate the type, design, and layout of residential, commercial, and industrial development to the particular site, thereby encouraging preservation of the sites natural characteristics; and To encourage integrated planning in order to achieve the above purposes.