Title
Ordinance No. 26-41 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 9.2 acres located northeast of Dublin Boulevard and Banning Lewis Parkway from PDZ/R-5/CR/AP-O/SS-O (Planned Development Zone District; Multi-Family High with Conditions of Record, and Airport and Streamside Overlays) to MX-M/AP-O/SS-O (Mixed-Use Medium Scale and Airport and Streamside Overlays). (Quasi-Judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)
Related Files: MAPN-23-0001; PUDZ-23-0002; PDZL-24-0003; ZONE-23-0008; COPN-23-0010; SUBD-23-0052
Located in Council District #6
Presenter:
Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, City Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department
Body
Summary:
Owner: Walt Colorado LLC
Developer: Clayton Properties Group II, Inc. DBS Oakwood Homes of Colorado Springs
Representative: LAI Design Group
Location: Northeast of Dublin Boulevard and Banning Lewis Parkway
The project consists of 511.20 acres, located in the northeast corner of Banning Lewis Parkway and Dublin Boulevard. The major master plan amendment proposes a revision of the previous land use designations. There are two zone change requests associated with this application: one proposes to change the 501.99 acres from PDZ/R-5/cr/R-1 6/MX-M/cr/AP-O/SS-O (Planned Development Zone District; Multi-Family High with Conditions of Record; Single-Family - Medium; Mixed-Use Medium Scale with Conditions of Record, and Airport and Streamside Overlays) to PDZ/AP-O/SS-O (Planned Development Zone District and Airport and Streamside Overlays: Residential; density of 3.5-7.99 du/ac; and maximum building height of 35 feet). The second rezone application proposes changing 9.2 acres from PDZ/R-5/cr/AP-O/SS-O (Planned Development Zone District; Multi-Family High with Conditions of Record, and Airport and Streamside Overlays) to MX-M/AP-O/SS-O (Mixed-Use Medium Scale and Airport and Streamside Overlays). Concurrent concept plans illustrate the envisioned commercial and residential developments with proposed access, roadway extensions, and connections to future development beyond the limits of the project. The project includes a concurrent request for a 35.856-acre, cumulative, right-of-way vacation affecting previously platted portions of Banning Lewis Parkway, Dublin Boulevard, and Vista Del Oro Boulevard, which was platted with the Banning Lewis Ranch Filing No. 1 and No. 3.
Background:
Please see the attached City Planning Commission Staff Report for a complete analysis of the proposed application.
The review criteria for Zone Change as set forth in City Code Section 7.5.408 (previous City Code Chapter 7) are noted below.
A. The action will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience or general welfare.
B. The proposal is consistent with the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
C. Where a master plan exists, the proposal is consistent with such plan or an approved amendment to such plan. Master plans that have been classified as implemented do not have to be amended in order to be considered consistent with a zone change request.
D. For MU zone districts the proposal is consistent with any locational criteria for the establishment of the zone district, as stated in article 3, "Land Use Zoning Districts", of this chapter.
Staff finds that the proposed application meets the review criteria.
Previous Council Action:
City Council approved the Banning Lewis Ranch #2 Annexation (Ordinance 88-115) dated August 9, 1988. City Council approved the Banning Lewis Ranch Master Plan in 1998.
Financial Implications:
The Fiscal Impact Analysis (FIA) for the Master Plan Amendment indicates a positive cumulative cashflow for the City during the 10-year timeframe. The revenue generated by construction as well as the revenue generated by the retail acreage is greater than the expenditure created for the City.
City Council Appointed Board/Commission/Committee Recommendation:
City Planning Commission voted in favor to approved the Major Modification of the Banning Lewis Ranch Village B2 Master Plan, Banning Lewis Ranch Village B2 PDZ Zone Change, Banning Lewis Ranch Village B2 PDZ Concept Plan, Banning Lewis Ranch B2 Zone Change, Banning Lewis Ranch Concept Plan, and Banning Lewis Ranch Village B2 Vacation of Right-of Way at the July 8, 2026, meeting (9-0)
Recommended Action
Proposed Motions:
ZONE-23-0008 - Banning Lewis Ranch Village B2 Zone Change
Should the City Council wish to approve the Banning Lewis Ranch Village B2 Zone Change application, the following motion is suggested:
Adopt an ordinance amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 9.2 acres located northeast of Dublin Boulevard and Banning Lewis Parkway from PDZ/R-5/cr/AP-O/SS-O (Planned Development Zone District; Multi-Family High with Conditions of Record, and Airport and Streamside Overlays) to MX-M/AP-O/SS-O (Mixed-Use Medium Scale and Airport and Streamside Overlays) zone district based upon the findings that the request complies with the criteria for a Zone Change as set forth in City Code Chapter 7 Section 7.5.603 (this application was reviewed and decided according to previous City Code Chapter 7, which was repealed and replaced in 2023 per Ordinance No. 23-03).
Should the City Council wish to deny the Banning Lewis Ranch Village B2 Zoning Change application, the following motion is suggested.
Deny an ordinance amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 9.2 acres located northeast of Dublin Boulevard and Banning Lewis Parkway from PDZ/R-5/cr/AP-O/SS-O (Planned Development Zone District; Multi-Family High with Conditions of Record, and Airport and Streamside Overlays) to MX-M/AP-O/SS-O (Mixed-Use Medium Scale and Airport and Streamside Overlays) zone district based upon the findings that the request does not comply with the criteria for a Zone Change as set forth in City Code Chapter 7 Section 7.5.603 (this application was reviewed and decided according to previous City Code Chapter 7, which was repealed and replaced in 2023 per Ordinance No. 23-03).
Summary of Ordinance Language
An ordinance amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs relating to 9.2 acres located northeast of Dublin Boulevard and Banning Lewis Parkway from PDZ/R-5/cr/AP-O/SS-O (Planned Development Zone District; Multi-Family High with Conditions of Record, and Airport and Streamside Overlays) to MX-M/AP-O/SS-O (Mixed-Use Medium Scale and Airport and Streamside Overlays)