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CHAPTER
III
VISION & MISSION
VISION
STATEMENT
The 2000 Tri-Lakes Comprehensive Plan envisions
a future for the Planning Area that preserves the area's
natural character and established land use patterns while
providing for well-planned and complimentary new growth.
Nature
blessed the Tri-Lakes Area with a plenitude of natural amenities
that continue to capture the interest and imagination of
its residents. From the dramatic Front Range Mountains to
the eastern high plateau, Tri-Lakes encompasses large expanses
of ponderosa forests and open rolling grasslands with intermittent
streams, lakes, and ponds. The omnipotent views of Pikes
Peak are unparalleled, the unique rock formations that dot
the landscape have long been venerated as a part of the
community's history, and any siting of a member of the abundant
wildlife community will assuredly generate excitement. These
natural elements are unique to Tri-Lakes and have attracted
people to the area for more than a century.
The
1983 Tri-Lakes Comprehensive Plan served to guide
development within the unincorporated County for almost
fifteen years. The development patterns that now exist in
the Planning Area can largely be attributed to the foresighted
and dedicated citizens that conceived that Plan. Since the
inception of the 1983 Plan, there has been rapid growth,
expanded urbanization, and a more than three-fold increase
in population.
In
1996, the Board of County Commissioners appointed a 44 member
Citizens' Advisory Committee (CAC) to represent the multitude
of interests in the Planning Area. During the following
three-year planning process, the CAC struggled with many
difficult land use issues. Although members did not always
agree on every issue, their clear vision and high-regard
for their area impelled them through numerous difficult
meetings to develop this Plan.
The
2000 Tri-Lakes Comprehensive Plan was developed in
cooperation with the Towns of Monument and Palmer Lake,
the Air Force Academy and other surrounding interests. The
Plan is intended to guide decision-makers, developers, builders,
planners, and residents in making thoughtful and appropriate
land use decisions into the 21st Century, for the future
of the Tri-Lakes Areas will rest on these important decisions.
MISSION
STATEMENT
1.
To provide community vision to guide future growth in the
Tri-lakes Area.
2.
To evaluate the changes and current development trends that
have occurred since the 1983 Tri-Lakes Comprehensive
Plan was approved.
3.
To accommodate growth that preserves and enhances the natural
environment, character, history, and visual beauty of the
Tri-Lakes Area.
4.
To provide a sound rationale for land use and zoning decisions.
5.
To ensure facilities and services are efficiently provided.
6.
To encourage community identity by maintaining the unique
qualities of the Sub-Areas and the corridor concept envisioned
in the I-25 Overlay.
7.
To preserve and protect the integrity of established land
use patterns.
8.
To attract quality development and encourage a full range
of employment and housing options.
9.
To encourage cooperative and coordinated planning between
El Paso County, the Towns of Monument and Palmer Lake, the
City of Colorado Springs, the Air Force Academy, and the
US Forest Service.
10.
To provide for an ongoing Citizens Advisory Committee to
review land use applications and development plans, to comment
on their consistency with the 1999 Updated Plan, and to
periodically review the Plan and update or amend it as necessary.
Tri-Lakes Citizen's Advisory Committee
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