Request by the City of Colorado Springs on behalf of Capital Pacific Holdings to waive the Annexation Impact Report for seven annexations encompassing 469.7 acres related to the Banning-Lewis Ranch property. These consist of a portion of the former Rock Island Railroad right-of-way along with various parcels that were not annexed as part of the original 1988 annexation of this 24,000-acre ranch. The parcels are at various locations along the eastern boundary of the City of Colorado Springs.Request by Claremont Ranch, LLC, for Final Plat approval of a 66-lot single-family residential subdivision of approximately 33.57 acres, Claremont Ranch Filing No. 5. The property is zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development) District and is located on the south side of Constitution Avenue, approximately 1,500 feet east of Marksheffel Road. . Approved unanimously with conditions and notations by the planning commission.Request by Realty Development Services to amend the sketch plan for Santa Fe Springs Subdivision. The proposed amendment will include 6,420 acres with a residential density of 5,370 units. The property is currently zoned PUD (Planned Unit Development), RR-3 (Rural Residential) and A-35 (Agricultural) Districts, and is located between Curtis Road and J.D. Johnson Road, and between Falcon Highway to approximately one mile north of Judge Orr Road in the Falcon/Peyton planning area. Approved unanimously with conditions and notations by the planning commission.Request by Sharon and Joseph De John for a Variance of Use to continue use of a second dwelling in the A-35 (Agricultural) District (35-acre minimum lot size). The 5.04-acre parcel is located at 5025 East Blaney Road, on the east side of East Blaney Road, south of Garrett Road. The site is in the Falcon/Peyton Planning Area Approved by an 8-1 vote with conditions and notations by the Planning CommissionRequest by Job Larranaga for a Waiver of Section 49.2 C.3.a of the El Paso County Land Development Code, which requires all subdivisions created by the subdivision process to have a minimum of 60 feet of frontage on a public street accepted for maintenance by El Paso County. All lots must have a minimum of 30 feet of frontage on a public street accepted for maintenance by El Paso County. The property is located approximately one-quarter mile south of Jones Road and one-half mile east of Curtis Road in the Falcon Peyton planning area. Approved unanimously with conditions and notations by the Planning Commission.Request by New Discovery Ventures for approval of a preliminary plan of Park Ridge, consisting of 148.91 acres, proposed for 33 single-family lots. The property is currently zoned RR-2 (Rural Residential) District. The property is in the vicinity of Schriever Air Force Base, generally located on the west side of Curtis Road, two miles south of Highway 94, in the area covered by the Highway 94 Comprehensive Plan. Schedule Approved unanimously with conditions and notations by the planning commission.Request by Emerson Properties, LLC, to rezone 308.7 acres from the A-35 (Agricultural) District to the PUD (Planned Unit Development) District for Albrecht Estates, proposed for 68 single-family residential lots and open space. The property is generally northeast of the intersection of McClelland Road and Judge Orr Road and is not in a small area comprehensive plan. Approval includes authorization for the chairman to sign the development plan. Approved with conditions and notations by a 7-1 vote of the planning commission.
