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City Planning Commission Work Session

August 7, 2025 ·9:00 AM Final

30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite 102

Agenda — 38 items

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  2. 1. Call to Order and Roll Call
  3. 2. Changes to Agenda/Postponements
  4. 3. Communications
  5. 5 Andrea Slattery - Planning Commission Chair
  6. 6 Kevin Walker - Planning Director
  7. 4. Approval of the Minutes
  8. 8 Minutes for the August 13, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting Presenter: Andrea Slattery, City Planning Commission Chair CPC 2714
  9. 5. Consent Calendar
  10. 10 3121 Illinois Avenue Duplex
  11. 5.A. A Nonuse Variance to City Code Section 7.2.207 to allow for a 7-foot corner lot - side street setback where 15 feet is usually required located at 3121 Illinois Avenue. (Quasi-Judicial). Council District # 5 Presenter: Kerri Schott, Planner II, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department NVAR-25-0003
  12. 12 Liberty Self-Storage - Conditional Use
  13. 5.B. A Conditional Use to allow a self-storage facility in the BP/SS-O (Business Park with Streamside Overlay) zone district consisting of four acres located at 6650 Vincent Drive. (Quasi-Judicial) Council District # 1 Presenter: Allison Stocker, Senior Planner, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department CUDP-25-0011
  14. 14 Kennels Ordinance
  15. 5.C. Ordinance No. 25-88 amending Chapter 7 (the "Unified Development Code" or "UDC") of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs 2001, as amended, pertaining to animal kennels. (Legislative) Related Files: CODE-25-0004 Located in All Council Districts Presenter: Austin Cooper, Senior Planner, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department CODE-25-0004
  16. 16 North Gate Boulevard Addition No. 10
  17. 5.D. Ordinance No. 25-81 annexing into the City of Colorado Springs the area known as North Gate Boulevard No. 10 Annexation consisting of 0.33 acres located south of the intersection of North Gate Boulevard Struthers Road. (Legislative) Council District #2 (if annexed) Presenter: Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department ANEX-25-0001
  18. 18 Beth-El Mennonite Church Childcare
  19. 5.E. Ordinance No. 25-77 to amend the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 9.93 acres located southeast of Union Boulevard and Ranch Drive at 4625 Ranch Drive from PDZ/cr/HS-O (Planned Development Zone District with conditions of record and the Hillside Overlay) to PDZ/cr/HS-O (Planned Development Zone District with conditions of record and the Hillside Overlay) to modify certain established conditions of record. (Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing) Related Files: PDZD-25-0020 Council District #1 Presenter: Molly O'Brien, Planner II, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department ZONE-25-0014
  20. 5.F. A minor modification to the Beth-El Mennonite Church Development Plan establishing a Child Daycare Center, Large use in the PDZ/cr/HS-O (Planned Development Zone District with conditions of record and Hillside Overlay) zone district consisting of 9.93 acres located at 4625 Ranch Dr. (Quasi-Judicial) Related Files: ZONE-25-0014 Council District #1 The minor modification to the development plan is in association with the Beth-El Mennonite Church zone change which had the first reading setting the hearing date on September 9, 2025. Presenter: Molly O’Brien, Planner II, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department PDZD-25-0020
  21. 21 2402 N Nevada Rezoning
  22. 5.G. Ordinance No. 25-75 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 7,000 square feet located at 2402 North Nevada Avenue from R-2 (Two-Family) to MX-N (Mixed-Use Neighborhood Scale). (Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing) Council District # 5 Presenter: William Gray, Senior Planner, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department ZONE-25-0007
  23. 6. Items Called Off Consent Calendar
  24. 7. Unfinished Business
  25. 8. New Business
  26. 26 Miller Downs at Wyoming Lane
  27. 8.A. Ordinance No. 25-82 annexing into the City of Colorado Springs the area known as Miller Downs at Wyoming Lane Addition No. 1 Annexation consisting of 21.37 acres located at 7020 Wyoming Lane. (Legislative) Council District #6 (if annexed) Presenter: Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department ANEX-24-0016
  28. 8.B. Establishing the Miller Downs Land Use Plan for proposed residential use consisting of 21.37 acres located at 7020 Wyoming Lane. (Legislative) Council District #6 (if annexed) Presenter: Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department LUPL-25-0006
  29. 8.C. Ordinance No. 25-83 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 21.37 acres establishing a R-Flex Medium/SS-O/AP-O (R-Flex Medium with Streamside and Airport Overlays) zone district located at 7020 Wyoming Lane. (Legislative) Council District #6 (if annexed) Presenter: Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department ZONE-25-0015
  30. 30 575 Airport Creek Wireless Cellular Facility
  31. 8.D. A Conditional Use to allow an existing 50-foot-tall cell service tower to increase height to 80 feet tall in the MX-M/AP-O/SS-O (Mixed Use - Medium Scale with Airport and Streamside Overlays) zone consisting of 2.13 acres located at 575 Airport Creek Point. (Quasi-Judicial) Council District # 4 Presenter: Drew Foxx, Planner II, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department WCFE-25-0016
  32. 9. Presentations
  33. 33 Ethics Training
  34. 9.A. Annual Ethics Training Presenter: Trevor Gloss CPC 2718
  35. 10. Appointment of Planning Commission Chair and Vice Chair
  36. 10.A. Appointment of Planning Commission Chair Presenter: Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department CPC 2745
  37. 10.B. Appointment of Planning Commission Vice Chair Presenter: Presenter: Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department CPC 2746
  38. 11. Adjourn