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A Development Standards Adjustment to City Code Section 7.4.203.A, Table 7.4.2-E, to provide covered porch encroachments into front setbacks of up to 5-feet, located south of Dublin Boulevard, east of Banning Lewis Parkway, and north of Stetson Hills Boulevard. (Quasi-Judicial)
Related Files: ZONE-25-0020; ZONE-25-0021; LUPL-25-0008; DVSA-25-0002; DVSA-25-0004; DVSA-25-0005; DVSA-25-0006; DVSA-25-0007; DVSA-25-0008; SUBD-24-0131;
Located in Council District: #6
Presenter:
Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, City Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department
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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 approximately 658.34 acres located east of Banning Lewis Parkway, south of Dublin Boulevard, north of Stetson Hills Boulevard, and west of Highway 24. There are two zone change requests associated with this application. One proposes to change approximately 115.54 acres from R-E/R-1 6/CR/SS-O/AP-O (Single-Family Estate; Single-Family - Medium with Conditions of Record and Airport and Streamside) to MX-M (Mixed-Use Medium Scale). The second rezone application proposes changing approximately 546.79 acres from R-1 6/R-5/CR/R-1 6/CR/R-E/R-5/MX-M/AP-O/SS-O (Single-Family - Medium; Multi-Family High with Conditions of Record; Single-Family - Medium with Conditions of Record; Single-Family - Estate; Multi-Family High; Mixed-Use Medium Scale and Airport and Streamside Overlays) to R-Flex Medium/AP-O/SS-O (R-Flex Medium and Airport and Streamside Overlays), which has size accompanying Development Standards Adjustment requests as part of the conventional R-Flex Medium zone district. The project includes a concurrent request for an approximate 25.845-acre, cumulative, rights-of-way vacation of Falcon Meadows Boulevard, Vista Del Prado Boulevard, Vista Del Oro Boulevard, and several segments along Dublin Boulevard and Stetson Hills Boulevard.
Background:
Please see the attached City Planning Commission Staff Report for a complete analysis of the proposed application. The proposed Land Use Plan provides for revisions of the previous land use designations.
The review criteria for a Development Standards Adjustment set forth in City Code Section 7.5.525 (UDC) are noted below.
1. The alternative design achieves the intent of the subject standard to the same or better degree than the standard for which a waiver is requested;
2. When considered together with compensating benefits, the alternative design advances the goals and policies of this UDC to the same or better degree than the standard for which a waiver is requested;
3. The alternative design imposes no greater impacts on adjacent properties that would occur through compliance with the specific requirements of this UDC; and
4. The alternative design provides compensating benefits that are reasonably related to the proposed waiver and would not otherwise be required by this UDC or State law. Compensating benefits may include one or a combination of the following:
a. Benefits to the general public:
1) Parks, trails, or other similar public or cultural facilities;
2) Public landscape buffers or beautification areas;
3) Public art;
4) Permanent conservation of natural areas or lands;
5) Increased building setbacks;
6) Decreased building height; or
7) Other benefits as agreed upon by the Planning Commission.
b. Benefits the users, customers, or residents of the proposed development:
1) Green space or public open space, trails, or other similar recreational amenities;
2) Upgrades in architectural design;
3) Increased landscaping;
4) Increased buffering;
5) Permanent conservation of natural areas or lands;
6) Secure bicycle facilities, where appropriate; or
7) Other benefits as agreed upon by the Planning Commission or City Council.
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 to approve the Banning Lewis Ranch Village C Land Use Plan, Banning Lewis Ranch Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning), Banning Lewis Ranch Village C Development Standards Adjustments (6), and Banning Lewis Ranch Village C Vacation of Right-of Way at the July 8, 2026, meeting (9-0).
Recommended Action
Proposed Motions:
DVSA-25-0008 - Banning Lewis Ranch Village C Development Standards Adjustment
Should the City Council wish to approve the Banning Lewis Ranch Village C Development Standard Adjustment application, the following motion is suggested:
Approve the Development Standards Adjustment to City Code Section 7.4.203.A, Table 7.4.2-E, allowing the establishment of covered porch encroachments into front setbacks of up to 5-feet, based upon the finding that the request complies with the criteria for a Development Standards Adjustment set forth in City Code Section 7.5.525.
Should the City Council wish to deny the Banning Lewis Ranch Village C Development Standard Adjustment application, the following motion is suggested.
Deny the Development Standards Adjustment to City Code Section 7.4.203.A, Table 7.4.2-E, allowing the establishment of covered porch encroachments into front setbacks of up to 5-feet, based upon the finding that the request does not comply with the criteria for a Development Standards Adjustment set forth in City Code Section 7.5.525.