Title
A non-use variance application related to 544 W. Monument Street.
(Quasi-Judicial Matter)
Body
From:
Peter Wysocki, Planning and Development Director, Planning and Development Department
Summary:
CPC ZC 14-00139 & CPC NV 14-00140
This project consists of two applications; a change of zoning from PUD/CR (Planned Unit Development with Conditions of Record) to R-2 (Two-family Residential) and a non-use variance request.
The rezoning request will facilitate the request by Rocky Mountain Community Land Trust for use of the property as a duplex. Currently the property is part of a Planned Unit Development zone that restricts the use to a single-family residence.
The non-use variance application is specific to two requests: 1) to allow a duplex on a 6,239 square foot lot where a minimum of 7,000 square feet is required, and 2) to allow one (1) off-street parking stall where a minimum of two (2) are required.
The property is located at 544 W. Monument Street and consists of a 6,239 square foot lot (.143 acre). R-2 zoning is common within the neighborhoods located south and east of the site.
Previous Council Action:
City Council approved the existing PUD zone in 1998.
Background:
In 1986 the subject lot and property located to the north and west, containing approximately 1.8 acres, were rezoned from R-2 to PUD that allowed 36 multi-family dwelling units (2 buildings); but the development never came to fruition. In 1998 the same property was considered for rezone from PUD to a new PUD that allowed six (6) townhome units and nine (9) single-family homes, including the subject property. That applicant salvaged and relocated several homes near Colorado College that were planned for demolition and relocated them to the subject property.
The current applicant, Rocky Mountain Community Land Trust (RMCLT), is citing the need to allow the property to be utilized as a duplex due to the relatively large size of...
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