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Ordinance No. 16-22 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 8.69 acres located northwest of Powers Boulevard and Victor Place from PIP-2/AO (Planned Industrial Park with Airport Overlay) to C-6/CR/AO (General Business with Conditions of Record and Airport Overlay). Quasi-Judicial
Presenter:
Mike Schultz, Principal Planner, Land Use Review
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Development Director, Planning and Development Department
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Summary:
Applicant: FN, LLC (Joy Focht)
Owner: FN, LLC (Joy Focht)
Location: 2420 Victor Place
There are two applications as part of this project:
1. Zone Change
2. Concept Plan
The applicant is requesting a zone change of 8.69 acres from PIP-2/AO (Planned Industrial Park with Airport Overlay) to C-6/CR/AO (General Business with Conditions of Record and Airport Overlay). Associated with the zone change, the accompanying concept plan demonstrates a commercial use of the currently vacant property. The anticipated land use is an automobile sales lot which will require a future development plan submittal.
Previous Council Action:
None.
Background:
The zone change would allow the property owner the ability to market and develop the property with more flexibility than the current zoning allows. The property is surrounded primarily by mini-storage and office and warehouse type uses, all of which are allowed uses within the C-6 zone district.
Because the C-6 zoning has less constraints in regards to certain development standards, in particular building setbacks and lot coverage, staff is recommending that conditions of record be applied to the zone change that will follow the same development standards for setbacks and lot coverage associated with the PIP-2 zone district. The applicant has no objection to these conditions. Staff requested and the applicant agreed to retain a 100-foot building separation from the adjacent residential which is a requirement ...
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