Title
Ordinance No. 17-41 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 8.6 acres located at 707 Cresta Road from R1-9 (Single-Family Residential) to PK (Parks).
(Quasi-Judicial)
Presenter:
Lonna Thelen, Principal Planner, Planning & Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Community Development Director
Body
Summary:
Applicant: Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services
Owner: City of Colorado Springs
Location: 707 Cresta Road
This project includes an application for a zone change from R1-9 (Single-Family Residential) to PK (Parks). The site is 8.6 acres located at 707 Cresta Road.
Previous Council Action:
On April 25, 2017, this item was approved at City Council on the Consent Calendar.
Background:
The Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department of the City of Colorado Springs acquired this property through the land exchange that they entered into with the Broadmoor in 2016. The property is directly south of the existing Bear Creek Park that is owned by El Paso County. Within this new portion of Bear Creek Park, the character of the land will stay as passive recreational use. The existing house on the property will be removed in 2017. There will be no active recreational uses such as ball fields or playgrounds within the property. At some point, the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department may work with El Paso County Parks to extend soft surface trails into this portion of Bear Creek Park, however, there are no proposed trails at this time. The request to rezone the property allows the Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services Department to include the property into the PK (Parks) zone district. A rezone to the PK zone district does not require a concept plan submittal; a concept statement is allowed per City Code Section 7.5.501.C. If future development activities associated with this property must occur in accordance with the parks master plan and be reviewed and approved at a public hearing...
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