What is a Comprehensive Master Plan (CMP)?
The CMP represents a shared vision of the citizens of Douglas County as expressed by the Planning Commission. It seeks to find an appropriate balance in land use that will provide opportunities for preservation of open space and wildlife habitat, while meeting the needs of daily life, including jobs, housing, recreation, and services appropriate for both urban and nonurban lifestyles. The CMP incorporates general policies about how and where growth and development should occur while offering a broad, yet realistic plan for
the County now and into the future. Other elements of the CMP include the Mineral Extraction Plan, the Recreation and Tourism Plan, and the Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan (PTOS).
Plan Implementation
The CMP is implemented in many ways. The most common method of implementation is through the review of land use applications. During their review, development proposals must demonstrate consistency with the goals and policies of the CMP.
2040 CMP Documents
Complete 2040 CMP
The document is organized by section, with corresponding maps following each section. To open a section please click on the title.
- Map 2.1: Chatfield Urban Area
- Map 2.2: Castle Pines SUA
- Map 2.3: Pinery SUA
- Map 2.4: Roxborough SUA
- Map 2.5: Castle Rock Municipal Planning Area
- Map 2.6: Parker Municipal Planning Area
- Map 2.7: Lone Tree Municipal Planning Area
- Map 2.8: Larkspur Municipal Planning Area
- Map 3.1: Nonurban Subareas
- Map 3.2: Chatfield Valley Subarea
- Map 3.3: Cherry Valley Subarea
- Map 3.4: Indian Creek Subarea
- Map 3.5: High Plateau Subarea
- Map 3.6: Northeast Subarea
- Map 3.7: West Plum Creek Subarea
- Map 3.8: Pike National Forest Subarea
- Map 4.1: Rural Communities
- Map 4.2: Franktown Rural Community
- Map 4.3: Franktown Village
- Map 4.4: Franktown Subarea Soils and Riparian Corridors
- Map 4.5: Louviers Rural Community
- Map 4.6: Sedalia Rural Community
Section 5 – Community Resources
Section 8 – Environmental Quality