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An appeal of the City Planning Commission approval for the Kettle Creek development plan consisting of 61.71 acres located north of the intersection Thunder Mountain Road and Old Ranch Road.
(Quasi-Judicial)
Related Cases: AR FP 20-00539
Presenter:
Katelynn Wintz, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning Department
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Summary:
Owner: Jovennchi, LLC
Developer: Vintage Communities
Representative: NES Inc - Chris Leiber
Background:
Staff administratively approved the Kettle Creek North development plan and final plat on April 6, 2021, and an appeal was filed on April 12, 2021. The development plan approved 247 single-family detached lots with associated improvements on 61.71 acres divided into four phases. The final plat approved 74 of those single-family lots (phase one) on 21.33 acres of the total 61.71-acre project site. The City Planning Commission heard the appeal of the development plan and final plat on May 20, 2021, in which the City Planning Commission overturned staff's approval in favor of the appellant. The Kettle Creek North development team appealed the City Planning Commission decision to the City Council who heard the item on July 13, 2021. The City Council voted to refer the item back to the City Planning Commission for further consideration with a set of seven considerations as described further in this report. This referral was heard by City Planning Commission for reconsideration on June 14, 2023, and approved with conditions. An appeal of Planning Commissions decision is presented to City Council for consideration.
The project site is located south and east of the Powers Boulevard and Highway 83 intersection and shares a boundary with the Kettle Creek waterway to the north and the existing North Fork neighborhood to the south.
The subject property was annexed into the City of Colorado Springs in 1982 as part of the 6,700 acre Briargate Addition No. 5 annexation and was added to t...
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