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LEGACY OF PAST PLANNING

• Citywide Plan, 2014

• Three Mile Plan, 2015
KEY ISSUES AND CONSIDERATIONS

• Housing needs (options, cost relative to buyer/renter financial capacity, at different life-cycle stages, age of housing
stock, and needed upgrades).
• Ongoing parks/trails/open space stewardship.

• Land, water, and air quality implications of land use and development choices.
• Transportation network overloads from a largely vehicle-dependent land use pattern.
• Importance of a quality school system to Littleton’s success as a community.

• Long-term fiscal outlook for Littleton City government and its link to land use.
• How ongoing change in Littleton may affect the character of neighborhoods, commercial areas, Downtown, high-profile
corridors, and parks and open space areas, especially as it relates to a desire to maintain Littleton’s “small town” feel.

• Prospects for Littleton’s few remaining areas of undeveloped land, and areas prime for redevelopment.
• Littleton’s image and beautification needs, and concern for loss of mountain views.
• Residents’ interest in, and the need to promote, healthy lifestyles.
• Littleton’s heritage focus and the need to protect historical and cultural assets.

• Opportunities to support arts and culture within Littleton as part of the private and public land use pattern and mix.
FRAMEWORK FOR ACTION

GOALS

GOAL L&C 1: A land use allocation and pattern that supports and promotes Littleton’s pride in, and reputation for,
quality neighborhoods and an abundance of parks and preserved open space.
GOAL L&C 2: A sustained focus on the long-term fiscal sustainability of Littleton City government while recognizing
the direct connection to the community’s land use mix, especially for sales tax revenue needs.
GOAL L&C 3: Ongoing and effective collaboration between land use and transportation planning to ensure
compatibility among decisions and actions taken with respect to each.
GOAL L&C 4: A more attractive community, based on quality design and character of both private development and
the public realm.
POLICIES

In making decisions that involve public resource allocation, regulatory matters, and physical improvements, among others,
Littleton will:
Policy L&C 1: Emphasize compatible intensities and character when evaluating applications involving more intensive
and/or nonresidential development near homes and neighborhoods.
Policy L&C 2: Plan for and take actions to maintain the established character of its residential neighborhoods.

Policy L&C 3: Create a regulatory framework that encourages development of diverse and attainable housing options
in Littleton in terms of type, size, and cost to buyers and renters.

Adopted October 15, 2019