Pikes Peak Regional Building Code 2017 EditionThe El Paso County Board of County Commissioners approved a resolution to amend the existing area building code by adopting and applying the Pikes Peak Regional Building Code 2017 Edition in a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Longinos Gonzalez opposed.El Paso County FairgroundsThe BOCC awarded a construction contract and purchase order to Ed Green Construction Co. for the pavilion installation at the EPC Fairgrounds for $345,570.McLaughlin/Old Meridian roundaboutThe commissioners awarded a purchase order to Transportation Resources Services Inc. for right-of-way and property acquisition services for the McLaughlin Road/Old Meridian Road roundabout project for $148,221.50. The project includes improvements to an existing stop-controlled intersection by constructing a roundabout with associated roadway approaches, pedestrian facilities and underground drainage infrastructure.Meridian RanchThe BOCC approved a request by GTL Development Inc. to authorize the county engineer to issue a construction permit for pre-development site grading associated with the proposed Winding Walk at Meridian planned unit development, in advance of the approval of a preliminary plan. The 207.351-acre property is located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Eastonville Road and Stapleton Drive and is included within the Falcon/Peyton Small Area Master Plan.The commissioners unanimously approved a request by Meridian Ranch Investments Inc. for approval of a sketch plan amendment for an 848.8-acre PUD. The amendment increases the maximum residential density from 4,000 to 4,500 dwelling units. The request includes the following: conversion of 40 acres of planned business park land use to a residential land use of six dwelling units per acre; decreasing the residential density of 56 acres from six to four dwelling units per acre; increasing the residential density of 216 acres from one dwelling unit per acre to two dwelling units per acre; the conversion of 40 acres of planned district land uses to residential land uses with a density of two dwelling units per acre; and the addition of a 4-acre neighborhood park.Nelson Winery agritainmentThe BOCC unanimously approved a request by Ben and Lisa Nelson for a special use for agritainment to operate a winery on the property located about 800 feet south of the intersection of Burgess Road and Black Forest Road. The property is zoned residential rural and is included within the Timbered Area of the Black Forest Preservation Plan.Four Way RanchThe commissioners approved the final release of a bond for grading and erosion control in Four Way Ranch Filing No. 1 subdivision for $24,633. All improvements have been completed and inspected.The BOCC also approved the final release of a bond for other public improvements in Filing No. 1 for $122,020. All improvements have been completed and inspected.The county commissioners also approved the final acceptance of certain streets within Filing No. 1 into the EPC road maintenance system, bringing the total miles of county-maintained roads from 2188.69 to 2190.37 miles.Drake LakeThe BOCC approved a purchase order to GMS Inc., consulting engineers for embankment repairs at Drake Lake for $32,266.Highland ParkThe commissioners approved a request by Little London LLC for reconsideration of the approved final plat for Highland Park Filing No. 3 to exclude a portion of the Poco Road right-of-way and to grant a two-month extension time to record the final plat. The 162.31-acre property, zoned residential rural, is located on the south side of Poco Road, about .75 miles east of the Poco Road and Vollmer Road intersection. The final plat includes 39 single-family lots, rights-of-way and improvements to Poco Road to provide access to the northern part of the subdivision.The Retreat at TimberRidgeIn a 3-2 vote, with commissioners Darryl Glenn and Gonzalez opposed, the BOCC approved a request by Arroya Investments LLC., Robert Scott General Contractors and Jacob Decoto to rezone 262.92 acres of property from residential rural to PUD. The request proposed 212 single-family lots, rights-of-way and 11 open-space, trail corridor, detention utilities tracts that will be owned by the proposed TimberRidge Metropolitan District. The property is located north of the proposed extension of Stapleton Road/Briargate Parkway, bisected by Vollmer Road and included within the Black Forest Preservation Plan.Settlers ViewThe EPC planning commission unanimously approved a request by Gary and Brenda Brinkman to rezone a 40.61-acre parcel from the residential rural 5 to residential rural 2.5. Residential rural 5 zoning allows for no more than one parcel for every 5 acres, while residential rural 2.5 allows for no more than one parcel for every 2.5 acres. The property is located north of Hodgen Road, south of Silver Nell Drive, east of the Walden Development and west of Steppler Road and is anticipated to be developed into 14 single-family residential lots. It is included within the Black Forest Preservation Plan.In a 5-1 vote, with commissioner Kevin Curry opposed, the planning commission also approved a request by Gary and Brenda Brinkman for the preliminary plan for the Settlers View subdivision.
