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Ordinance No. 15-74 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs relating to a 9,250 square foot property located at 702 W. Colorado Avenue from C-5 to C-5/P.
Quasi-Judicial
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From:
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Development Director, Planning and Development Department
Summary:
Applicant: Echo Architecture on behalf of Cerberus Brewing Company
Owner: Jerry Morris
Location: 702 W. Colorado Avenue
There are four applications associated with this project:
1. Zone change (CPC ZC 15-00075) of 9,250 square-feet from C-5 (Intermediate Business) to C-5/P (Intermediate Business/Planned Provisional overlay);
2. Development plan (AR DP 15-00291) for the purpose of converting the former Colorado Avenue Veterinary Clinic to a brew pub and restaurant, the Cerberus Brewing Company;
3. Non-use variance (AR NV 15-00292) for on an premises liquor establishment within 200 feet from any residentially-used or -zoned property; and
4. Vacation of public right-of-way (AR V 15-00293), an alley that bisects the subject property between McKinley Place and S 7th Street.
Previous Council Action:
None
Background:
This is a request to rezone a 9,250 square-foot property located at 702 W. Colorado Ave. from C-5 (Intermediate Business) to C-5/P (Intermediate Business/Planned Provisional overlay). As noted above, the rezone request is associated with a submitted Development Plan, non-use variance and right-of-way vacation applications for the proposed "Cerberus Brewing Company," a brew pub and restaurant that intends to repurpose the vacant and former 3,538 square foot Colorado Avenue Veterinary Hospital at the corner of S. 7th St. and W. Colorado Ave. The subject property is located in a mixed use area that has an established business corridor along W. Colorado Avenue that changes abruptly to primarily residential uses to the north. The Planning Commission recommended approve CPC ZC 15-000751 from C-5 (Intermediate B...
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