City of Colorado Springs - File #: ZONE-23-0010

• File #: ZONE-23-0010
• Version: 1
• Name: Roller Coaster Commercial
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 4/18/2023
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 6/13/2023
• Final action: 6/27/2023
• Title: A zone change relating to 3.53 acres from PBC/cr (Planned Business Center with conditions of record) to PBC (Planned Business Center [to be known as MX-M (Mixed Use Medium Scale)]) located at the southwest intersection of Roller Coaster Road and North Gate Boulevard. Presenter: Katelynn Wintz, Planning Supervisor, Planning & Community Development Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning & Community Development

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2023	1	City Council	finally passed	Pass
6/13/2023	1	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
5/10/2023	1	Planning Commission	referred

Title
A zone change relating to 3.53 acres from PBC/cr (Planned Business Center with conditions of record) to PBC (Planned Business Center [to be known as MX-M (Mixed Use Medium Scale)]) located at the southwest intersection of Roller Coaster Road and North Gate Boulevard.

Presenter:
Katelynn Wintz, Planning Supervisor, Planning & Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning & Community Development

Body
Summary:
Owner
/ Developer: Barclay Group - Colby Fincham
Representative: Galloway US - Heather Vidlock
Location: Southwest intersection of Roller Coaster Road and North Gate Boulevard

The subject property requests a rezone to PBC (Planned Business Center) in conformance with the provisions of the current zoning code, known as Chapter 7. On February 14, 2023, the City Council adopted the Unified Development Code (herein referenced as UDC). The UDC shall become effective on June 5, 2023. One aspect of the UDC includes renaming and consolidating several existing zone districts. The PBC zone district as it exists in Chapter 7 will convert to a district to be known as MX-M (Mixed-Use Medium Scale). In recognition of the UDC adoption and an effort to continue processing rezoning applications prior to the effective date of the UDC, where the requested zone district will transition to a new district name under the UDC Planning staff shall reference both the Chapter 7 and the UDC district names.

Background:
Staff received an administrative development plan application in mid-2022 that included the 3.53-acre parcel and the 17.27-acre vacant parcel immediately east of Roller Coaster Road. This development plan illustrates several commercial uses including multi-tenant buildings, standalone retail, and a grocery store. While the entire 20.8 acres appears to be the PBC zone district, staff confirmed that the 3.53-acre project site was established as a separate district, established by separate ordinance with conditions of record. The condition of ...