Title
A Concept Plan application proposing multi-family residential development with a density of 30-40 dwelling units per acre, located at 535 East Costilla Street.
(Quasi-Judicial)
Related Files: ZONE-22-0019
Presenter:
Matthew Alcuran, Planner II, Planning and Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Planning Director, Planning and Community Development
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Summary:
Owner: Blue Truck Capital, LLC.
Developer: Blue Truck Capital, LLC.
Representative: Matrix Design Group, Andrea Papierski
Location: 535 East Costilla Street
This project includes concurrent applications for a zone change from PIP-1/CR (Planned Industrial Park/Condition of Record) to MX-M (Mixed-Use Medium Scale) and a concept plan proposing multi-family residential development with a density of 30-40 dwelling units per acre. This project is located near the southwest corner of East Costilla Street and South El Paso Street.
Background:
The 1.779-acre site is located near the southwest corner of East Costilla Street and South El Paso Street. The proposed zone change (see attached "Zone Change Exhibit") will amend the property's zone designation to change from PIP-1/CR (Planned Industrial Park/Condition of Record) to MX-M (Mixed-Use Medium Scale).
The parcel was established in 1872 under the Town of Colorado Springs. The uses established for this property are illustrated by the Envision Shooks Run Corridor Facilities Master Plan, which included a wide variety of land uses, including residential, commercial, industrial, and public facilities. The project site is east of the existing Shooks Run Creek and most of the area consists of commercial uses, industrial uses, and multi-family and single-family residential uses. The applicant's project statement explains the reason for the zone change is to provide for the option of additional residential development on an infill site, which helps meet the city's current housing need. The proposed zone change to a residential mixed-use z...
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