Title
A resolution updating and confirming the legislative status of the City of Colorado Springs' adopted privately-initiated land use master plans
(Legislative)
Presenter:
Hannah Van Nimwegen-McGuire, Senior Planner, Planning & Community Development Department
Peter Wysocki, Planning & Community Development Director
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Summary:
The proposed resolution updates and confirms the legislative status of the City of Colorado Springs' adopted privately-initiated land use master plans. Since the initiation of the Master Plan application type, 104 privately-initiated master plan applications have been reviewed and adopted by the City Council. Code Section 7.5.402.B Types of Master Plans, Legislative Status of Master Plans outlines a process and requirement for the City Planning Commission to recommend a status and for City Council to decide the status of these master plans.
The proposal lists the 104 privately-initiated master plans and staff's recommended status for each. These recommendations contain status changes of some master plans and confirm the existing status of others. For those which staff recommends a change, data and information supporting the change are provided. Additionally, further sections of this report detail the process and thresholds as outlined in code and previous actions by staff.
Background:
City of Colorado Springs Zoning Code Section 7.5.401 through 7.4.410 governs requests to establish a master plan, powers of master plans, amendments to master plans, and the different types of master plans. In this section, three primary types of master plans are recognized: Citywide System Plans that detail the existing and future needs for infrastructure and facilities which are most frequently prepared by the City (for example, the Parks Master Plan); Facility Master Plans that detail existing physical components of various public and private sector facilities such as the Airport Master Plan or Penrose Hospital Master Plan; and Land...
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