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Ordinance No. 20-42 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs pertaining to 4.48 acres located at 2520 Arlington Drive from R-1 6000/CU (single-family residential with a conditional use) to R5 (multi-family residential).
(Quasi-Judicial)
Related Files: CPC ZC 20-00026 and CPC CP 20-00027
Presenter:
Lonna Thelen, Principal Planner, Planning and Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning and Community Development
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Summary:
Applicant: Urban Landscapes, LLC
Owner: Solid Rock Christian Center
Location: 2520 Arlington Drive
This project includes an application for a zone change from R-1 6000/CU (single-family residential with a conditional use for a religious institution) to R5 (multi-family residential) and a concept plan for 78 multi-family units on a 4.48-acre site.
Background:
This is a rezoning of 4.48 acres from R-1 6000/CU (single-family residential with a conditional use for a religious institution) to R5 (multi-family residential). The rezoning will allow the addition of 78 units of multi-family, while retaining the religious institution that exists on the site. The current conditional use allows a religious institution in an R-1 6000 zone district. With the proposed rezoning to R5, both the religious institution and the multi-family use will be permitted uses in the zone district.
To the west and south of this property are existing multi-family, religious institution and commercial uses. To the north and east are existing single-family uses. A small portion of the multi-family uses will be adjacent to the single-family uses, but the majority of the single-family uses will continue to be adjacent to the existing religious use. The new multi-family is being proposed on undeveloped land, currently not utilized by the church. The development will maintain the church use and the buffer on the east side of the church. This undeveloped area to the east of the church will serve as the detention pond f...
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