Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 3, Issue 3

91 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 For more than 50 years, ACC has provided innovative education to our Littleton Community. Our educational opportunities can help your employees and organization succeed. BUSINESS & COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS arapahoe.edu/training Customized Training Leadership Development Business Strategy Empower Your People Supply Chain Management Reach out to us Train. Your. Team. L I TTLETON, COLORADO community’s land use codes were unclear. There was a lot of attention placed on maintaining the city’s character – without allowing room to evolve. “So, the new code takes that into consideration and it also simplifies the process,” Perry says. “We know that land-use decisions are one of the most important economic development tools a city has, and we also know that in order for development to occur, developers and site selectors like to see consistency in that decision making and in the processes. So the new code speaks to both audiences – the desire to have Littleton’s character maintained, but also the desire to have a development community that hears what we envision for our city. It provides that clarity that we keep hearing that investors and the development community expect.” The newly-passed sales tax rate increase is a direct result of the city listening to and