Title
Ordinance No. 22-93 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 0.165 acres located at 1122 Orchid Street establishing the R-5 (Multi-Family Residential) zone.
(Legislative)
Related Files: CPC A 17-00127R, CPC A 17-00127, CPC PFP 20-00038
Presenter:
Daniel Sexton, Planning Supervisor, Planning and Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning and Community Development
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Summary:
Owner/Developer: Mountain Property Builders, Inc.
Consultant: Land Development Consultants
The project includes concurrent applications for annexation, establishment of zoning and a preliminary/final plat for the associated 0.579-acres located at 1122 Orchid Street. The zoning and preliminary/final plat establishes the proposed future land use configuration for a residential development consisting of two (2) single-family attached residential units.
Background:
The proposed annexation is located in the Park Vista enclave located east of North Academy Boulevard and south of Austin Bluffs Parkway. This enclave has seen several annexations over the past ten years reducing the enclave and establishing surrounding residential development. Within this area the existing county lots have historically annexed and established a slightly higher residential density than adjacent single-family residential to the east. The lots have been annexed on a voluntary annexation basis by property owners wishing to convert the standard county lots into single-family attached dwellings. The properties gain access from Austin Bluffs Parkway as it transitions to residential road circulation. This is a very active area of annexation and the City will most likely see the elimination of this enclave in coming years.
Landowners seeking voluntary annexation must petition the municipality to request annexation into the City. The Annexation Petition for this property was heard and accepted by City Council on March 23, 2021. The City's authority to annex lan...
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