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Ordinance No. 16-28 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs from R1-6000 (Single-Family Residential) to OR (Office Residential) pertaining to a 15,782 square-foot site located on the northwest corner of the intersection of South 8th Street and Cheyenne Boulevard. Quasi-Judicial
Presenter:
Conrad Olmedo, AICP, Planner I
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Development Director, Planning and Community Development Department
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Summary:
Applicant: N.E.S. INC.
Owner: Judy Henley
Location: Northwest corner of South 8th Street and Cheyenne Boulevard
There are two applications as part of this project:
1. Zone Change
2. Development Plan
The applicant is requesting a zone change for a 15,782 square-foot site from R1-6000 (Single-Family Residential) to OR (Office Residential). In addition, the applicant is proposing a development plan for the property to allow general office and medical office uses.
Previous Council Action:
On February 23, 2016, City Council approved ordinance on first reading.
Background:
The 802 Cheyenne Boulevard project proposes a zone change from R1-6000 (Single-Family Residential) to OR (Office Residential). Aside from minor parking stall re-striping, there are no other changes proposed. The site has existing landscaping which City Staff has accepted as sufficient with the expectation that it be maintained and kept in a healthy condition.
A zone change to OR (Office Residential) will allow for both general office and medical office uses. While this may appear to be an intensification of the uses on the property, the structure's square footage and the limited availability of parking prevent the property from having a high volume of customers at any one given time. As such, the potential impact of medical uses on the property would most likely be contained to those pertaining to low-volume types of uses, including professional psychological and other mental/physical health serv...
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