Legislation Details

File #: ANEX-25-0002    Version: Name: Kettle Creek Addition No. 1 Annexation
Type: Planning Case Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 3/17/2026 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/14/2026 Final action:
Title: Ordinance annexing to the City of Colorado Springs that area known as Kettle Creek Addition No. 1 Annexation consisting of 19.88 acres located northeast of Kettle Creek Road and Old Ranch Road intersection. (Legislative) Related Files: ANEX-25-0002, ZONE-25-0028, LUPL-25-0014 Located in Council District 2 (Upon Annexation) Presenter: Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, City Planning Department Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department
Sponsors: City Planning Commission
Attachments: 1. ANNEX ORDINANCE, 2. Staff Report_Kettle Creek_CS, 3. Annexation Plat_Kettle Creek, 4. Exhibit A_Combined Legal - Plat, 5. Legal Description_Kettle Creek, 6. Project_Statement_Kettle_Creek, 7. Vicinity Map, 8. Attachment 1_Petition_MGLG, 9. Attachment 2_Petition_RP, 10. Attachment 2b_Petition Waldo, 11. Attachment 3_Project Statement, 12. Attachment 9_USFWS Effects Determination Request_ Challenger at Kettle Creek_8-5-25, 13. Attachment 10_Geo-hazard Report_APPROVED, 14. Attachment 11_TIA, 15. FIA Cover Letter Kettle Creek Annex LUP, 16. Combined Funds Summary - Kettle Creek, 17. Combined Public Comments - Kettle Creek, 18. CPC_Minutes 4.8.26 Final, 19. CC Presentation_Kettle Creek_CS, 20. 7.5.701 ANNEXATION OF LAND
Related files: ANEX-25-0002RF, ZONE-25-0028, LUPL-25-0014

Title
Ordinance annexing to the City of Colorado Springs that area known as Kettle Creek Addition No. 1 Annexation consisting of 19.88 acres located northeast of Kettle Creek Road and Old Ranch Road intersection.
(Legislative)

Related Files: ANEX-25-0002, ZONE-25-0028, LUPL-25-0014
Located in Council District 2 (Upon Annexation)

Presenter:
Chris Sullivan, Senior Planner, City Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department

Body
Summary:
Owner: Waldo S. and Rebecca A. Pendleton; Mark D. and Lynn M. George
Developer: Challenger Homes
Representative: NES Inc.
Location: 2060 Old Ranch Road, 10455 Kettle Creek Road, 10515 Kettle Creek Road, Kettle Creek Road Right-of-way

A request for Annexation of 19.884 acres, a Zone Change establishing R-Flex Medium/SS-O/AF-O (R-Flex Medium Scale with Streamside and United States Air Force Academy Overlays), and a Land Use Plan establishing Single-Family Residential use for up to 123 residential units located northeast of Kettle Creek Road and Old Ranch Road Intersection.

Background:
Please see the attached City Planning Commission Staff Report for a complete analysis of the proposed application(s).

Review Criteria:
The below criteria from UDC outline the applicable codes associated with this project and each associated application.

The Conditions for Annexation as set forth in UDC Section 7.5.701 are noted below:

1. The area proposed to be annexed is a logical extension of the City's boundary;
2. The development of the area proposed to be annexed will be beneficial to the City;
3. Financial considerations, although important, are not the only criteria and shall not be the sole measure of benefit to the City;
4. There is a projected available water surplus at the time of request;
5. The existing and projected water facilities and/or wastewater facilities of the City are expected to be sufficient for the present and projected needs for the foreseeable future to serve all present user...

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