City of Colorado Springs - File #: CPC ZC 22-00055

• File #: CPC ZC 22-00055
• Version: 3
• Name: 518 & 520 West Brookside Street
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Mayor's Office
• File created: 6/6/2022
• In control: City Council
• On agenda: 8/23/2022
• Final action: 8/23/2022
• Title: Ordinance No. 22-54 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs relating to 0.38-acre located at 518-520 West Brookside Street from R-1 6000 (Single-Family Residential) to R-2 (Two-Family Residential) to August 9, 2022. (Quasi-Judicial) Presenter: Austin Cooper, Planner II, Planning & Community Development Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning & Community Development
• Related files: CPC CP 22-00056

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
8/23/2022	2	City Council	finally passed	Pass
8/9/2022	2	City Council	approved on first reading	Pass
7/26/2022	2	City Council	postpone to a date certain	Pass
6/16/2022	1	Planning Commission	recommended for approval	Pass

Title
Ordinance No. 22-54 amending the zoning map of the City of Colorado Springs relating to 0.38-acre located at 518-520 West Brookside Street from R-1 6000 (Single-Family Residential) to R-2 (Two-Family Residential) to August 9, 2022.

(Quasi-Judicial)

Presenter:
Austin Cooper, Planner II, Planning & Community Development
Peter Wysocki, Director, Planning & Community Development

Body
Summary:
Owner: Ryan Thompson, Gregory Traceski
Consultant: Joseph Alessi III
Location: 518-520 West Brookside Street

This project includes concurrent applications for a zone change and a concept plan. The zone change request changes the zoning from R-1 6000 (Single-Family Residential) to R-2 (Two-Family Residential) to bring the existing duplexes into compliance. The concept plan illustrates how the 0.38-acre site is currently developed since there are no proposed changes to the lot.

Background:
The site was originally zoned R-1 6000 (Single-family Residential) in 1980 with the re-annexation of Southwest Annexation Area. The duplexes were originally built in 1955 and 1953 respectively. The sites were developed when they were in the county and annexed into the city and given the single-family zoning district. The site is surrounded by R1-6 properties to the north, south and east and R5 zoning on the west.

The proposed land use designation for the property is determined by the concept plan. The concept plan does not illustrate the detailed design for this development, since there are existing duplexes on site, and single and two-family structures are exempt from having to do development plans.

The proposal is complementary to the envisioned comprehensive land use pattern for the surrounding neighborhood based on several themes in PlanCOS.

The Vibrant Neighborhoods chapter of PlanCOS identifies the area surrounding the proposed development as an Established Traditional Neighborhood under PlanCOS. The Plan identifies goals to enhance the existing character o...