Tag: land use
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Colorado Springs City Council approves Elevate Downtown plan guiding area’s future investment
The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday approved a new document that will guide downtown’s continued development and future investment for the next decade and beyond. The council voted 8-1 to approve the Elevate Downtown plan, with Councilmember Dave Donelson opposed. The 230-page document is a strategic update to the city’s 2016 Experience Downtown Plan…
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Dillenschneider extends 30-year appointment
March 24 was a good day to be Wendy Dillenschneider. Reappointed to a three-year term on the Teller County Planning Commission, Dillenschneider continues her service on the commission as she has for the past 30 years. “We all respect Wendy and very much value her contributions,” said Commissioner Dan Williams, speaking at the commissioners’…
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Colorado justices wary of expanding rezoning by ballot initiative
The Colorado Supreme Court appeared wary on Wednesday of allowing rezonings of planned-unit developments to occur through a vote at the ballot box, rather than a municipality’s detailed review process that accounts for specific factors. In contrast to traditional, or “Euclidean,” zoning that separates land uses by type, planned-unit developments are based on negotiated agreements on…
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EDITORIAL: Locals need a say in community development
A small-town tussle over plans for Colorado’s second Buc-ee’s — on I-25 along the Palmer Divide, between Denver and Colorado Springs — has mushroomed over the past half year into a statewide debate that has drawn in wide-ranging stakeholders and even political luminaries. The controversy could be resolved as early as today, when the Palmer…
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Colorado Springs investment and development heavyweights form new real estate company
A Colorado Springs private equity firm and one of the city’s oldest and highest-profile developers are partnering on the creation of a new real estate company they say will bring a vibrant mix of land uses to the community and possibly beyond. The O’Neil Group and La Plata Communities announced this week they’ve formed ONE…
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Federal judge hears religious exercise case of Castle Rock church, with SCOTUS looming in background
In a case that appears designed to catch the attention of the U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative majority, a federal judge heard arguments on Monday about whether a Castle Rock church’s religious belief that it should house the homeless is enough to let the congregation bypass the town’s zoning restrictions and continue operating temporary shelters in…
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Colorado Springs’ new development tracker intended to increase transparency
Colorado Springs officials have launched a new webpage they say will provide more transparency and clearer communication about proposed development projects across town. The new development tracker webpage includes an interactive map that shows land use applications either under review or recently approved by the city. On the map, users can find “clear direction” to…
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Plans for 2 new public parks on Colorado Springs’ east side moves ahead
Longtime plans to build two new public parks, both on Colorado Springs’ east side, are moving ahead after the projects on Tuesday received new city-approved zoning designations. The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved two separate rezoning requests. The first was for the approximately 8-acre North Fork park site located northeast of Thunder…
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Approved rezoning paves way to reshape land east of Black Forest into residential subdivision
Plans to transform 350 acres of agricultural land east of Black Forest into a residential subdivision are closer to reality after the Board of El Paso County Commissioners on Jan. 11 unanimously approved a developer’s request to rezone the property. The new land designation paves the way for Monument-based developer PT Overlook LLC to transform…
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Approved rezoning paves way to reshape agricultural El Paso County land into residential subdivision
Plans to transform 350 acres of agricultural land northwest of Peyton into a residential subdivision are closer to reality after the Board of El Paso County Commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved a developer’s request to rezone the property. The new land designation paves the way for Monument-based developer PT Overlook LLC to transform the land…