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File #: ZONE-25-0013    Version: Name: Phelan Gardens Zone Map Amendment
Type: Ordinance Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 8/19/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/28/2025 Final action:
Title: Ordinance No. 25-78 to amend the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 4.09 acres located at 4955, 4965, 4985, 4995, and 5015 Austin Bluffs Parkway from MX-N/cr/AP-O (Mixed-Use Neighborhood Scale with Conditions of Record and Airport Overlay) and RE/AP-O (Single-Family Estate with Airport Overlay) to MX-M/AP-O (Mixed-Use Medium Scale with Airport Overlay). (Quasi-judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing) Related Files: N/A Council District #6 Presenter: Allison Stocker, Senior Planner, Planning Department Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department
Sponsors: Planning Commission
Attachments: 1. ZONE-25-0013_Ordinance, 2. ZONE-25-0013_Staff Report_v2, 3. Attachment 1- CPC CU 02-00184-A2MN12, 4. Attachment 2 - Ordinance 82-15, 5. Attachment 3 - Land Use Statement, 6. Attachment 4 - Project Statement, 7. Attachment 5 - Exhibit A Legal Description, 8. Attachment 6 - Exhibit B Zone Change Map, 9. 7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING), 10. ZONE-25-0013_Presentation_CC

Title
Ordinance No. 25-78 to amend the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 4.09 acres located at 4955, 4965, 4985, 4995, and 5015 Austin Bluffs Parkway from MX-N/cr/AP-O (Mixed-Use Neighborhood Scale with Conditions of Record and Airport Overlay) and RE/AP-O (Single-Family Estate with Airport Overlay) to MX-M/AP-O (Mixed-Use Medium Scale with Airport Overlay). (Quasi-judicial) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)

Related Files: N/A
Council District #6

Presenter:
Allison Stocker, Senior Planner, Planning Department
Kevin Walker, Director, Planning Department

Body
Summary:
Owner: Phelan Corp & 4965 Austin Bluffs Parkway LLC
Developer: N/A
Representative: Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
Location: Southeast of the intersection of Old Farm Road and Austin Bluffs Parkway

The proposed Zone Map Amendment (rezoning) is being proposed in order to unify all of the properties owned by Phelan Corp and 4965 Austin Bluffs Parkway LLC under the same zone district and remove outdated conditions of record. By consistently zoning the properties, it will make future modifications to Phelan Gardens simpler and remove unnecessary hurdles from this long standing business.


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

Review Criteria:

This application complies with Section 7.4.704 as described 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 welfare.
3. The location of the lands in the zoning map area being amended are appropriate for the purposes of the proposed zone district(s).
4. If the application proposes to rezone a small area of land, the application demonst...

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