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File #: ZONE-25-0026    Version: Name: Palmer High School Zone Change
Type: Ordinance Status: Mayor's Office
File created: 10/13/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 3/10/2026 Final action: 3/10/2026
Title: Ordinance No. 26-07 to amend the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 8.27 acres located within the two blocks bound by N. Nevada Ave, E. St. Vrain St., N. Weber St., and E. Platte Ave. from R-1 6/R-5/OR (Single-Family - Medium, Multi-family High, and Office Residential) to FBZ-T2A (Form-Based Zone - Transition Sector 2A). (Quasi-Judicial) (2nd Reading and Public Hearing) Related Files: ZONE-25-0026, SUBD-25-0076, LUPL-25-0012 Located in Council District 3 Presenter: Ryan Tefertiller, Planning Manager, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department
Sponsors: City Planning Commission
Attachments: 1. Zone Ord_ZONE_25-0026, 2. Palmer HS CPC Staff Report 121025, 3. Attachment 1 - Palmer HS Project Statement, 4. Attachment 2 - Palmer HS Zone Change Legal Description, 5. Attachment 3 - Palmer HS Zone Change Exhibit, 6. Attachment 4a - Boulder ROW Vacation Legal, 7. Attachment 4b - Boulder ROW Vacation Plat, 8. Attachment 5 - Palmer HS Land Use Plan, 9. Attachment 6 - Zoning Map, 10. Attachment 7 - Consolidated Stakeholder Input Palmer HS project 022526, 11. Attachment 8 - Palmer HS Stakeholder Responses, 12. Attachment 9 - Palmer HS Steering Committee, 13. Attachment 10 - Palmer HS April 2025 Traffic Study, 14. Attachment 11 – Palmer HS Traffic Study Update, 15. 7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING), 16. DRB_Minutes_11.4.25 Draft, 17. CPC Minutes Excerpt - Palmer High School - 12.10.2025, 18. Palmer HS Staff Presentation City Council 031026, 19. Applicant Presentation - Palmer High School Transformation, 20. Signed Ordinance 26-07.pdf
Related files: LUPL-25-0012, SUBD-25-0076

Title
Ordinance No. 26-07 to amend the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 8.27 acres located within the two blocks bound by N. Nevada Ave, E. St. Vrain St., N. Weber St., and E. Platte Ave. from R-1 6/R-5/OR (Single-Family - Medium, Multi-family High, and Office Residential) to FBZ-T2A (Form-Based Zone - Transition Sector 2A). (Quasi-Judicial) (2nd Reading and Public Hearing)

Related Files: ZONE-25-0026, SUBD-25-0076, LUPL-25-0012

Located in Council District 3

Presenter:
Ryan Tefertiller, Planning Manager, City Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department

Body
Summary:
Owner: School District 11
Developer: School District 11
Representative: N.E.S. Inc.
Location: The two blocks bound by N. Nevada Ave, E. St. Vrain St., N. Weber St., and E. Platte Ave.

School District 11 has initiated three applications in support of the Palmer High School Renovation Project: a zone change from R-1 6 / R-5 / OR (Single-Family Medium, Multi-Family High, and Office Residential) to FBZ-T2A (Form-Based Zone - Transition Sector 2A); the vacation of the E. Boulder St. right-of-way between N. Nevada Ave. and N. Weber St.; and a Land Use Plan illustrating conceptual improvements over a three phase project. The applications support a $100 million reinvestment in the City's first/original public school.

Background:
Please see the attached City Planning Commission Staff Report for a complete analysis of the proposed applications.

Review Criteria:
The review criteria for a Zoning Map Amendment (Rezoning) as set forth in City Code Section 7.5.704(D) (UDC) are noted below:

1. The proposed rezoning is consistent with the goals and policies of the Colorado Springs Comprehensive Plan, with other plans and policies adopted by the City Council; and with the purpose statement of the proposed zone district(s).

2. The rezoning will not be detrimental to the public interest, health, safety, convenience, or general welf...

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