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Ordinance No. 15-102 annexing to the City of Colorado Springs that area known as Mountain Valley Preserve consisting of 44.71 acres
(Legislative Matter)
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An ordinance annexing to the City of Colorado Springs that area known as Mountain Valley Preserve consisting of 44.71 acres
Summary:
CPC A 14-00144 - LEGISLATIVE
CPC PUZ 15-00024 - LEGISLATIVE
CPC PUP 15-00025 - QUASI-JUDICIAL
This project includes the following applications: 1.) the Mountain Valley Preserve Annexation; 2.) Establishment of the PUD/AO (Planned Unity Development with Airport Overlay) zone district; and 3.) Mountain Valley Preserve Concept Plan.
If approved, the applications would allow the 44.71 acre property to be included within the City,
zoned PUD/AO (Planned Unit Development: Single-Family Residential, 3.77 dwelling units per acre, 30 foot maximum building height with Airport Overlay) and developed as 141 single-family residential lots with landscape tracts, detention areas and public roads
The property is located east of Marksheffel Road and south of Dublin Boulevard and consists of 44.71 acres.
Previous Council Action:
The City Council accepted the petition and referred the annexation to staff on February 24, 2015. The City Council approved a resolution setting the public hearing date for December 8, 2015, at their regular meeting of October 27, 2015.
Background:
The request is to annex the property into the municipal limits of the City of Colorado Springs and develop 141 single-family residential lots. The annexation consists of 44.71 acres; 7.36 acres of Marksheffel Road right-of-way and three properties totaling 37.35 acres. The site is part of a larger enclave referred to as Toy Ranches, an area completely surrounded by the City limits and contiguous to the municipal limits of the City of Colorado Springs. This specific section of Toy Ranches meets all the legal requirements and is therefore eligible for annexation.
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