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Ordinance No. 18-13 adopting the North Nevada Avenue Zoning Overlay Design Guidelines
(Legislative)
Related Files: CPC MPA 02-00101-A8MJ17, CPC CA 17-00138-A1, CPC CA 17-00138-A2
Presenter:
Peter Wysocki, Director Planning and Community Development
Nina Vetter, Strategic Plan and Performance Administrator
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Summary:
Applicant: City of Colorado Springs
Owner: Multiple
Location: area generally extends from the Rock Island Railroad in the south to Austin Bluffs Parkway in the north, and from Cascade Avenue to the west and North Stone Avenue to the east.
The City of Colorado Springs received a state grant in 2016 to undertake a Master Plan for the North Nevada Avenue Economic Opportunity Zone. In summer 2016, the City hired N.E.S. to conduct the master plan process titled Renew North Nevada Avenue Master Plan. With a community-driven process that included participation from approximately 900 individuals, City Council approved the adoption of the Renew North Nevada Avenue Master Plan in March of 2017.
The Master Plan identified implementation recommendations to ensure that the City continued to take steps to implement the plan and help realize the vision in the Master Plan. The number one recommendation from the Master Plan was to develop a zoning overlay, to encourage private development to develop in a way that supports the Master Plan vision. The City began working on the zoning overlay, and associated design guidelines, immediately following the approval of the Master Plan.
Both the zoning overlay and the design guidelines aim to further the Master Plan vision. The City has conducted public input and brought these items to Boards & Commissions, as described below.
Previous Council Action:
The Renew North Nevada Avenue Master Plan was adopted by City Council in March 2017.
On January 23, 2018, this item was introduced to City Council on the work session.
On February 13, 2018, this Ordinance passed unanimously on first reading.
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