Land Preservation Through the Development Process

In the Pikes Peak Region, developers have the opportunity to support land preservation through the development process. Based on the size of their project, developers are required to provide either fees or land. In the case of land donation, properties usually end up as community parks or open space areas. Occasionally, flood plain, hillside and wildlife regulations make land unbuildable. When this happens, developers can sometimes include these areas in their donations.

Limited Development Options

There are many ways limited development may occur. Generally, in an effort to match community and financial resources with land prices, part of a piece of property is developed while part is purchased or donated for open space Sometimes there are situations where not all of a piece of land can be preserved or even should be saved. Often there is not enough money or community support to preserve all of a piece of property. In other cases, disturbance of the ground or environmental contamination may make only part of a piece of property appropriate for open space preservation.