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Sterling RanchThe El Paso County Board of County Commissioners unanimously approved a request by SR Land LLC for the final plat of the Homestead at Sterling Ranch Filing No. 2 subdivision to create 104 single-family lots and three tracts for open space, drainage, public utilities and rights-of-way. The 29.68-acre property is zoned residential suburban 5000 and located north of Woodmen Road, south of the future extension of Briargate Parkway/Stapleton Road and east of Vollmer Road. It is located within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Plan and the Black Forest Preservation Plan.The commissioners also unanimously approved the partial release of two letters of credit for subdivision improvements to Branding Iron at Sterling Ranch and Homestead at Sterling Ranch. The letters of credit were for $277,065.60 and $354,265.20, respectively. Seventy-five percent of the improvements to both subdivisions have been completed and inspected.The EPC planning commission unanimously approved a request by SR Land LLC for the final plat of the Branding Iron at Sterling Ranch Filing No 2 subdivision to create 75 single-family residential lots, rights-of-way, utility and drainage tracts and a school site. The 30.54-acre property is zoned RS-5000 and located south of the future extension of Briargate Parkway/Stapleton Road and east of Vollmer Road. It is located within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Plan and the Black Forest Preservation Plan.Curtis propertyThe BOCC unanimously approved a request by the Curtis Family Living Trust for a minor subdivision to create two single-family residential lots on 36.65 acres, zoned residential rural 5. The property is located at the northwest corner of the Roller Coaster Road and Hodgen Road intersection and is included within the boundaries of the Tri-Lakes Comprehensive Plan.Meridian RanchThe commissioners unanimously approved a request by GTL Development Inc. for pre-development site grading on 372.93 acres of the proposed Rolling Hills Ranch planned unit development in advance of the preliminary plan approval. The property is located west of Eastonville Road, at the easternmost end of Rex Road, west of the Falcon Regional Park. Included in the request is a waiver of the provision in EPCís land development code, which requires the BOCC to approve a preliminary plan before authorizing a construction permit for pre-development site grading.The EPC planning commission unanimously approved a request by Meridian Ranch Investments Inc. to rezone 29 acres of the Estates at Rolling Hills Ranch PUD to create 16 single-family residential lots, rights-of-way, open space and utility tracts and to use the PUD as the preliminary plan.The BOCC also unanimously approved the final acceptance of certain streets within Stonebridge Filing No. 2 at Meridian Ranch into the EPC road maintenance system.Falcon FieldThe commissioners unanimously approved a request by Falcon Field LLC to rezone 57.67 acres from RR-5 to commercial regional zoning district. The property is located at the southeast side of the Highway 24 and Woodmen Road intersection and within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Plan.Bent GrassThe BOCC unanimously approved a request by Challenger Communities LLC for the final plat of the Bent Grass Residential Filing No. 2 to create 178 single-family residential lots and 13 tracts for open space, drainage, public utilities and rights-of-way. The 68.55-acre property is zoned PUD and located 0.25 miles north of Woodmen Road, east of Golden Sage Road, west of Meridian Road and is located within the boundaries of the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Plan.

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