The Development Code is intended to promote and achieve the following goals and purposes for the Creede community, including the residents, property owners, business owners and visitors:
(a) Divide the City into zones, restricting and requiring therein the location, erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, and use of buildings, structures, and land for trade, industry, residence, and other specified uses; regulate the intensity of the use of lot areas; regulate and determine the area of open spaces surrounding such buildings; establish building lines and locations of buildings designed for specified industrial, commercial, residential, and other uses within such areas; establish standards to which buildings or structures shall conform; establish standards for use of areas adjoining such buildings or structures;
(b) Implement the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan of the City of Creede and other applicable planning documents of the City;
(c) Comply with the purposes stated in state and federal regulations which authorize the regulations in this Development Code;
(d) Promote the safe, effective and efficient arrangement of streets and routes for motorized recreation, passive recreation and pedestrian travel and avoid undue traffic congestion and degradation of the level of service provided by streets and roadways, and enhance effective, attractive and economical pedestrian opportunities;
(e) Promote the design of new developments to relate to the City's historic development pattern;
(f) Promote compact, well-defined neighborhoods that reinforce and enhance the City's character, and foster a sense of community;
(g) Promote adequate day light, air, landscaping and open space;
(h) Provide a planned and orderly use of land, protection of the environment, and preservation of viability, all to conserve the value of the investments of the people of the Creede community and encourage a high quality of life and the most appropriate use of land throughout the municipality;
(i) Prevent the inefficient use of land; avoid increased demands on public services and facilities which exceed capacity or degrade the level of service for existing residents; provide for phased development of government services and facilities which maximizes efficiency and optimizes costs to taxpayers and users; and promote sufficient, economical and high-quality provision of all public services and public facilities, including but not limited to water, sewage, schools, libraries, police, parks, recreation, open space, and medical facilities;
(j) Minimize the risk of damage and injury to people, structures and public infrastructure created by wild fire, avalanche, unstable slopes, rock fall, mudslides, flood danger and other natural hazards;
(k) Do our practical best to meet Federal Clean Air Standard;
(l) Sustain water sources by maintaining the natural watershed, preventing accelerated erosion, reducing runoff and consequent sedimentation, eliminating pollutants introduced directly into streams, and enhancing public access to recreational water sources;
(m) Maintain the natural scenic beauty of Mineral County in order to preserve areas of historical and archaeological importance, provide for adequate open spaces, preserve scenic views, provide recreational opportunities, sustain the tourist-based economy;
(n) Promote architectural design which is compatible, functional, practical and complimentary to Creede's mountain environment, artistic vibe, and historic character, including but not limited to use of materials, scale, arrangement of fenestration, entries, and roof lines, and use of decorative architectural elements;
(o) Do the City's practical best to achieve innovation and advancement in design of the built environment to improve efficiency, reduce energy consumption, reduce emission of pollutants, reduce consumption of non-renewable natural resources, and attain sustainability;
(p) Achieve a diverse range of attainable housing which meets the housing needs created by jobs in the City of Creede, provides a range of housing types and price points to serve a complete range of life stages, and promotes a balanced, diverse, and stable full-time residential community which is balanced with the visitor economy;
(q) Promote quality real estate investments by disclosing risks, taxes and fees; by incorporating practical and comprehensible legal arrangements; and by promoting accuracy in investment expectations; and
(r) Promote the health, safety, and welfare of the Creede community.
(Ord. 395 §3, 2016)