Falcon Regional ParkThe El Paso County Board of County Commissioners unanimously ratified a submittal of a local parks and outdoor recreation grant application to the Great Outdoors Colorado for improvements to Falcon Regional Park, including playing fields, playgrounds, restrooms, equestrian trailhead and parking. The grant application requires a 25 percent local grant match, and the ratification requests $430,500 in local matching funds. Those funds will come from several sources, including $210,000 from regional park fees, $140,000 from the Ballot Question 1A tax refund, $15,500 in local fundraising and $65,000 from in-kind support. The remaining $350,000 will come from the GOC grant, for a total project budget of $780,500.McLaughlin Road/Old Meridian Road Improvement ProjectThe BOCC unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement, a non-exclusive permanent easement and a temporary construction easement on property owned by Terry J. Tamlin for $4,100 for the McLaughlin Road/Old Meridian Road Improvement Project.Sterling RanchThe commissioners unanimously approved the final release of funds for the Colorado Springs Utilities wastewater line connecting to Sterling Ranch for $212,712.13.New Meridian Road/Old Meridian Road and Highway 24 projectsThe BOCC unanimously approved a memorandum of agreement, a non-exclusive permanent easement, a temporary construction easement and assignment and assumption of memorandum of agreement from property owned by Edna Holdings, LLC for $3,750 for the Meridian Road/Falcon Park and Ride Improvement Project. A previous MOA was approved with the original grantor, Animal Hospital of Falcon, but that property was conveyed to Holdings and a new MOA was required for the county to use the property.Hadden HeightsThe commissioners unanimously approved a request by Jose and Mary Contreras to vacate and replat 5.10 acres that was illegally conveyed from a 10.21-acre lot, designated as a ìpark area dedicated for public useî on the original plat. The request includes removal of a note restricting use of that property to a park for public use only. Additionally, the ìfees in lieu of park landî dedication for that property will be required when the new plat is recorded. The property, located north of Eggar Drive, about 0.5 miles west of the Eggar Drive and Meridian Road intersection, is zoned residential rural-5 and located within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Master Plan.Quarter Circle/Three-Quarter Circle Lazy J propertyThe BOCC unanimously approved a request by trustees of Quarter Circle Lazy J and the Three-Quarter Circle Lazy J Trusts for a variance of use for a second dwelling on a 10-acre lot zoned RR-5. The property is located on the south side of Crosslen Lane, about .25 miles east of where it intersects with Howell Road, and is located within the boundaries of the Black Forest Preservation Plan.New Meridian Road†Natalie Sosa, public information officer with EPC, said the county is advertising for a contractor to finish New Meridian Road out to where it will intersect with Highway 24, but there is no firm time frame for when construction will begin. The construction contract needs to be secured first; there will be a public meeting when that happens, she said. A PIO specific to that project will be assigned at that time to keep the community informed of the progress, Sosa said.
Electronic Development Application Review Program projects at http://epcdevplanreview.comHolloway propertyOn Oct. 16, Brian Holloway submitted a letter of intent to the El Paso County EDARP system for a special use permit to allow an existing 50,000-square-foot agricultural building on a 30-acre parcel, located south of Jones Road and west of Slocum Road.4-Way Lift StationOn Nov. 14, JDS-Hydro Consultants Inc. submitted several documents, including construction plans, site development plans and lift station construction drawings for a wastewater pumping facility and access driveway. The property, located on the north side of Stapleton Drive between Eastonville Road and Highway 24, is within the approved Waterbury planned unit development area and will include a 600-square-foot building that stands about 19 feet tall.Bent Grass subdivisionOn Nov. 4, Challenger Homes Inc. submitted a letter of intent for the final plat of the Bent Grass Residential Filing No. 2, part of the PUD approved in 2014. Bent Grass Metropolitan District is proposing to construct 181 single-family lots on 50.8 acres north of Woodmen Road and west of Meridian Road.On Nov. 20, Challenger Homes submitted a letter of intent for pre-development grading approval for the same filing.Cunningham propertyOn Nov. 13, Breck and Timothe Cunningham submitted a letter of intent for a special use permit to allow construction of a 1,728-square-foot barn and a 9,600-square-foot adjoining indoor riding arena. The property, zoned residential rural-5, is 12.38 acres and located south of Walker Road and east of Black Forest Road. It is located within the boundaries of the Black Forest Preservation Plan.Cathedral PinesOn Aug. 26, Compass Surveying and Mapping LLC submitted a letter of intent on behalf of Nancy L. Piasecki Revocable Trust and BRIJ Family Trust to vacate lots 6, 7 and 8 in Cathedral Pines Filing No. 3 and replat the property to create two lots from the three. The 9.7-acre property, located on Fox Chase Way, is zoned PUD.Pine View EstatesOn Nov. 6, Alice Owens submitted a letter of intent to subdivide a 38.8-acre property into seven single-family residential units measuring 5 acres each, known as the Pine View Estates. The property, located about 8 miles north of Peyton, west of Red Barn Road, is currently zoned A-35.Poenitsch subdivisionOn Sept. 26, Oliver Watts Consulting submitted a letter of intent to subdivide an 18.86-acre property into three residential lots as follows: Lot 1 will be 7.97 acres; Lots 2 and 3 will be 5 acres each. The property, known as the Poenitsch Subdivision, is located at the northwest corner of Shoup Road and Herring Road and zoned RR-5.Rollin RidgeOn Oct. 30, Land Resource Associates submitted a letter of intent for the final plat of 57.01 acres, including predevelopment grading, in the Rollin Ridge Filing No. 1 subdivision. The property is located at the southwest corner of Highway 83 and Hodgen Road, and the request will create 16 single-family residential lots on a minimum of 2.5 acres each.Rolling Hills RanchOn Oct. 21, N. E. S. Inc. submitted a letter of intent on behalf of Meridian Ranch Investments Inc. for the PUD development, preliminary plan and final plat of the Rolling Hills Ranch Filings 1-3. The 251-acre property is located southeast of the intersection of Rex Road and Sunrise Ridge Drive and is comprised of 725 single-family residential lots and about 66 acres of open space tracts. Rolling Hills Ranch is zoned PUD and located within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Master Plan.Sanctuary of Peace Residential CommunityOn Sept. 16, Benet Hill Monastery of Colorado Springs submitted a letter of intent to create 27 single-family residential lots and four tracts of open space on about 49.58 acres, known as the Sanctuary of Peace Residential Community. The property, currently zoned A-5 and RR-5, is located west of Highway 83, south of Benet Lane and east of the Black Forest Park subdivision. The applicant proposes to rezone all 49.58 acres to PUD.Woodmen Heights Commercial CenterOn Nov. 4, the city of Colorado Springs submitted the final plat drawings for an outside agency review for the Woodmen Heights Commercial Center. The 22.9-acre property is owned by All Pro Marksheffel LLP and located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Woodmen Road and Marksheffel Road.
