Meridian RanchThe El Paso County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved the preliminary acceptance of certain streets within the Stonebridge Filing No. 3 in the Meridian Ranch subdivision into the EPC road maintenance system. All public improvements have been completed and inspected, bringing the total miles of county maintained roads to 2200.45.The commissioners also unanimously approved the final release of bond money for public improvements at the Stonebridge at Meridian Ranch Filing No. 3 subdivision for $311,038. Eighty percent of the improvements have been completed and inspected. Additionally, the commissioners unanimously approved the partial release of bond money for other public improvements in the same location for $1,406,622.The commissioners unanimously approved the final acceptance of certain streets within the Meridian Ranch Filing No. 11-B subdivision into the county road maintenance system. The board previously approved the preliminary acceptance of these improvements on June 28, 2016. Additionally, the BOCC approved the final release of bond money for a defect warranty at the same location for $55,797.40.The BOCC unanimously approved the final acceptance of certain streets within the Meridian Ranch Estates Filing No. 2 subdivision into the county road maintenance system. The board previously approved the preliminary acceptance of these improvements on March 10, 2015.The board unanimously approved the final release of bond money grading and erosion control in the Meridian Ranch Winding Walk subdivision for $2,783,092. All of the improvements have been completed and inspected.The commissioners unanimously approved the final release of bond money for grading and erosion control at The Shops at Meridian Ranch Filing No. 1 for $18,653.20.The EPC planning commission unanimously approved a request by GTL Inc., to rezone 68 acres of planned unit development to PUD and the preliminary plan for 209 single-family lots on the property located at the northwest corner of the Eastonville Road and Stapleton Drive intersection. The property is located within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Master Plan.Retreat at TimberRidgeThe planning commission approved a request by Arroya Investments LLC, Jacob Decoto, and Robert Scott General Contractors for the preliminary plan to create 205 single-single family residential lots on eight parcels, totaling 234.05 acres. The area is zoned PUD and located north of the proposed extension of Stapleton Road and Briargate Parkway, bisected by Vollmer Road. It is included within the boundaries of the Black Forest Preservation Plan. The vote was 5-2, with Joan Lucia-Treese and Lawrence Wood opposed.The request was forwarded to the BOCC, who approved it in a 4-1 vote.Falcon MarketplaceThe commissioners unanimously approved a request by LG HI Falcon LLC, for the preliminary plan to create 11 commercial lots, public rights-of-way, a tract for a sub-regional detention basin and a tract for a detention and water quality facility and other utilities at the northwest corner of the intersection of Woodmen Road and Meridian Road, south of Owl Place. The BOCC also approved predevelopment site grading to include installation of wet utilities and storm sewers. The 36.4-acre property is zoned commercial regional and is located within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Plan.
