Title
A Development Plan for a contractor's yard, office, and associated improvements on 5.1 acres located at 3570 Aerospace Boulevard.
(QUASI-JUDICIAL)
Related File: CPC ZC 18-00148
Presenter:
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning and Development Department
Hannah Van Nimwegen, Senior Planner, Planning and Community Development Department
Body
Summary:
Applicant: Thomas & Thomas
Owner: Ermand Ruybal
Location: Southwest corner of Drennan Road and Aerospace Boulevard
The subject proposal consists of a zone change and a development plan for a 5.1 acre site located on the southwest corner of Drennan Road and Aerospace Boulevard. The zone change is to remove a condition of record prohibiting outdoor storage. The development plan illustrates a contractor's yard and office building with accessory outdoor storage.
Background:
The subject parcel was annexed into the city in 1988 as part of the 24,000 acre annexation of Banning Lewis Ranch and Colorado Center. At that time, the subject parcel was zoned PIP-2/CR (Planned Industrial Park with Conditions of Record). The Conditions of Record are outlined in Ordinance 88-122. The Banning Lewis Ranch Master Plan, established at the same time as zoning, designated areas around the airport (including the subject parcel) for Research and Development land uses. Colorado Springs Zoning Code Section 7.5.410 Master Plan Land Use Definitions describes the "Office; Industrial Park/Research & Development" use category as structures that are used for a combination of industrial, office and research and development activities.
This property is located within the Pikes Peak Enterprise Zone, which is a state tax incentive that encourages new and established businesses to locate and expand into economically distressed areas of the state. This property is also located within a Commercial Aeronautical Zone, a sales tax rebate program for business owners who operate aeronautical or construction related businesses within the ...
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