Page 5 - Littleton, CO Comprehensive Plan

TABLE OF CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................................. 1

Plan Purpose ............................................................................................................................................................... 1
Use of the Plan ............................................................................................................................................................ 1

City Authority to Prepare and Adopt Plan ................................................................................................................... 2
Plan Content Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 2

Pathways to Action ...................................................................................................................................................... 3
Community Location and Features ............................................................................................................................. 4
Population Growth Projections .................................................................................................................................... 4

Alternative Growth Scenarios .................................................................................................................................. 4
Figure 1: Littleton Population Projection Scenarios, 2017-2040 ............................................................................. 6

EXISTING CITY ............................................................................................................................................... 7
Issues Linked to Data and Input .................................................................................................................................. 7

From Input and Vision to Plan and Action ............................................................................................................... 7
Regional Factors and Considerations ......................................................................................................................... 9

Table 1: Metro Vision and Envision Littleton Links .................................................................................................. 9

FUTURE CITY

UNIFYING VISION AND GUIDING PRINCIPLES ................................................................... 11
Vision 2040 .............................................................................................................................................................. 11

Values ................................................................................................................................................................... 12
Guiding Principles .................................................................................................................................................... 13

LAND USE AND COMMUNITY CHARACTER .......................................................................... 14

Future Land Use and Character .............................................................................................................................. 15
Future Land Use Map versus Zoning Map ........................................................................................................... 15

Land Use Planning Versus Zoning ....................................................................................................................... 16
Land Use Planning With Character ...................................................................................................................... 16

Community Character Primer ............................................................................................................................... 16
Map 1: Future Land Use and Character in Littleton CO ....................................................................................... after 18

Land Use Quantities on Map ................................................................................................................................ 40
Table 2: Future Land Use and Character Allocation ............................................................................................ 40
Legacy of Past Planning .......................................................................................................................................... 41

Adopted October 15, 2019