City of Colorado Springs

30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite

102

Regular Meeting Agenda - Final

Planning Commission Informal

Thursday, August 7, 2025

9:00 AM

30 S. Nevada Ave., Suite 102

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1. Call to Order and Roll Call

2. Changes to Agenda/Postponements

3. Communications

Andrea Slattery - Planning Commission Chair

Kevin Walker - Planning Director

4. Approval of the Minutes

CPC 2714

Minutes for the July 9, 2025, Planning Commission Meeting

Presenter:

Andrea Slattery, City Planning Commission Chair

5. Consent Calendar

3121 Illinois Avenue Duplex

NVAR-25-0003

5.A.

A Nonuse Variance to City Code Section 7.2.207 to allow for a

7-foot corner lot - side street setback where 15 feet is usually

required located at 3121 Illinois Avenue.

(Quasi-Judicial).

Council District # 5

Presenter:

Kerri Schott, Planner II, Planning Department

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department

Attachments:

NVAR-25-0003_Staff Report

Attachment 1-Project Statement

Attachment 2-NVAR-25-0003 Site Plan

Attachment 3-Neighbor Comment

Attachment 4-Neighbor Comment Response

7.5.526 NON-USE VARIANCE

Liberty Self-Storage - Conditional Use

CUDP-25-0011

5.B.

A Conditional Use to allow a self-storage facility in the

BP/SS-O (Business Park with Streamside Overlay) zone

district consisting of four acres located at 6650 Vincent Drive.

(Quasi-Judicial)

Council District # 1

Presenter:

Allison Stocker, Senior Planner, Planning Department

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department

Attachments:

CUDP-25-0011_StaffReport_ADS_V2

Attachment_1_DP 80-280-A3(94)

Attachment_2_Land Use Statement

Attachment_3_Project Statement

7.5.601 CONDITIONAL USE

Kennels Ordinance

CODE-25-0004

5.C.

An Ordinance amending Chapter 7 (the “Unified Development

Code” or “UDC”) of the Code of the City of Colorado Springs

2001, as amended, as related to kennels.

(Legislative)

Council District: City Wide

Presenter:

Austin Cooper, Senior Planner, City Planning Department

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning Department

Attachments:

UDC-Kennels-ORD_Final_20250731

Staff Report_Kennels_Final_20250731

North Gate Boulevard Addition No. 10

ANEX-25-0001

5.D.

North Gate Boulevard Addition No. 10 Annexation consisting of

0.33 acres of right-of-way located south of North Gate

Boulevard at the intersection with Struthers Road.

(Legislative)

Council District #2

Presenter:

Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department

Attachments:

Staff Report_North Gate Boulevard Addition No 10_TPB

Attachment 1 - Vicinity Map

Attachment 2 - Project Statement

Attachment 3 - Annexation Plat

Attachment 4 - Legal Description

Attachment 5 - Petition for Annexation

7.5.701 ANNEXATION OF LAND

Beth-El Mennonite Church Childcare

ZONE-25-0014

5.E.

A Zone Map Amendment (Rezoning) consisting of 9.93 acres

located at 4625 Ranch Drive from PDZ/CR HS-O (Planned

Development Zone with Conditions of Record and the Hillside

Overlay) to PDZ/CR HS-O (Planned Development Zone with

Conditions of Record and the Hillside Overlay) to modify

certain established conditions of record. (Quasi-Judicial)

Council District 1

Presenter:

Molly O’Brien, Planner II, City Planning

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning

Attachments:

Beth-El Mennonite Church Staff Report - ZONE_25-0014_MEO_Final

Attachment 1 - Ordinance 03-18

Attachment 2 - Public Comment

Attachment 3 – Exhibits A and B

Attachment 4 - Project Statement

Attachment 5 - Land Use Statement

Attachment 6 - Minor Modification

7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING)

PDZD-25-0020

5.F.

A Minor Modification to the Beth-El Mennonite Church

Development Plan establishing a Child Daycare Center, Large

use in the PDZ/CR HS-O (Planned Development Zone with

Conditions of Record and the Hillside Overlay) zone district

consisting of 9.93 acres located at 4625 Ranch Drive.

(Quasi-Judicial).

Council District 1

Presenter:

Molly O’Brien, Planner II, City Planning

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, City Planning

Attachments:

7.5.516 MODIFICATION OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS

2402 N Nevada Rezoning

ZONE-25-0007

5.G.

A Zone Map Amendment (Rezoning) consisting of 7,000

square feet located at 2402 North Nevada Avenue from R-2

(Two-Family) to MX-N (Mixed-Use Neighborhood Scale).

(Quasi-Judicial)

Located in Council District 5

Presenter:

William Gray, Senior Planner, City Planning

Attachments:

Staff Report_2402 N Nevada Rezoning_WEG

Attachment 1 - Zoning Map

Attachment 2 - North End Addition

Attachment 3 - Context Map

Attachment 4 - Project Statement

Attachment 5 - Land Use Statement

Attachment 6 - North End Existing Land Use

Attachment 7 - North End Future Land Use

7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING)

6. Items Called Off Consent Calendar

7. Unfinished Business

8. New Business

Miller Downs at Wyoming Lane

ANEX-24-0016

8.A.

Miller-Downs at Wyoming Lane Addition No. 1 Annexation

consisting of 21.37 acres located at 7020 Wyoming Lane.

(Legislative)

Council District # 6 (once annexed)

Presenter:

Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department

Attachments:

Staff Memo_Miller Downs at Wyoming Lane_TPB

Attachment 1 - Project Statement

Attachment 2 - Vicinity Map

Attachment 3 - Annexation Plat

Attachment 4 - Petition for Annexation

Attachment 5 - Zone Exhibit A and B

Attachment 6 - Land Use Plan

Attachment 7 - Fiscal Analysis

Attachment 8 - Mineral Estate Affidavit

Attachment 9 - Public Comments

Attachment 10 - Public Input Response Letter

7.5.701 ANNEXATION OF LAND

LUPL-25-0006

8.B.

Establishment of the Miller Downs Land Use Plan for proposed

residential use consisting of 21.37 acres located at 7020

Wyoming Lane.

(Legislative)

Council District # 6 (once annexed)

Presenter:

Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department

Attachments:

7.5.514 LAND USE PLAN

ZONE-25-0015

8.C.

Establishment of R-Flex Medium/SS-O/AP-O (R-Flex Medium

with Streamside and Airport Overlays) zone district, in

association with the Miller-Downs at Wyoming Lane Addition

No. 1 Annexation consisting of 21.37 acres located at 7020

Wyoming Lane (Legislative)

Council District # 6 (once annexed)

Presenter:

Tamara Baxter, Planning Supervisor, Planning Department

Kevin Walker, Planning Director, Planning Department

Attachments:

7.5.704 ZONING MAP AMENDMENT (REZONING)

575 Airport Creek Wireless Cellular Facility

WCFE-25-0016

8.D.

A Conditional Use to allow an existing 50-foot-tall cell service

tower to increase height to 80 feet tall in the MX-M/AP-O/SS-O

(Mixed Use - Medium Scale with Airport and Streamside

Overlays) zone consisting of 2.13 acres located at 575 Airport

Creek Point. (Quasi-Judicial)

Council District 4

Presenter:

Drew Foxx, Planner II, Planning Department

Attachments:

Staff Report

Attachment #1_Airport_and_Powers_Filing_No_3_Plat

Attachment #2_CPC CM1 18-00100

Attachment #3_CPC CU 21-00097

Attachment #4_Project Statement

Attachment #5_Airport Creek Wireless Cellular Facility Development

Plan

Attachment #6_Estimated WCF Fall Radius

Attachment #7_Photo Simulations

9. Presentations

Ethics Training

CPC 2718

9.A.

Annual Ethics Training

Presenter: Trevor Gloss

10. Appointment of Planning Commission Chair and Vice Chair

CPC 2721

10.A.

Appointment of Planning Commission Chair

Presenter:

Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department

CPC 2722

10.B.

Appointment of Planning Commission Vice Chair

Presenter:

Presenter: Kevin Walker, Director, City Planning Department

11. Adjourn