Tag: development
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El Paso County to update its land use code
El Paso County is seeking public input on updates to the documents that shape what can be built where. The county is in the process of updating its Land Development Code, which includes zoning land for different uses and general building and code standards. The public can now leave comments on the draft documents online.…
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LETTERS: Approve Buc-ees’ plan; litter and tobacco
Approve Buc-ees’ plan Like many of my neighbors, I despise what Monument and El Paso County have done to the county’s north end. Having said that, I desperately want the disgraceful Buc-ee’s development plan to be approved. My rationale for this seemingly contradictory statement is as follows. I live on 2.5-mile dead-end Hay Creek Rd…
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Colorado Springs City Council rejects plans for apartment buildings next to The Classical Academy
The Colorado Springs City Council rejected a plan to build two apartment buildings next to The Classical Academy after receiving hundreds of complaints from neighbors and parents who said the project would worsen traffic congestion around the charter school. The Mississippi-based Blackburn Communities wanted to build 236 units near Briargate and Voyager parkways directly west…
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Monument council postpones vote on homes near U.S. Air Force Academy
Developers seeking authorization to build single-family homes within a planned development adjacent to the U.S. Air Force Academy will have to wait a little longer for a final decision from town officials. The Monument Town Council at its regular meeting on July 6 postponed its vote on a request from applicant Elite Properties of America…
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Monument council postpones vote on homes near U.S. Air Force Academy
Developers seeking authorization to build single-family homes within a planned development adjacent to the U.S. Air Force Academy will have to wait a little longer for a final decision from town officials. The Monument Town Council at its regular meeting on July 6 postponed its vote on a request from applicant Elite Properties of America…
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Affordable senior housing project envisions apartments, new senior center in southeast Colorado Springs
Developers are seeking an urban renewal designation to assist with project funding An affordable senior housing project planned for southeast Colorado Springs moved a step closer last week to receiving urban renewal designation. Denver-based developer Arrowleaf Development LLC plans to build 157 affordable senior housing units and a senior center near the intersection of Zebulon Drive…
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Colorado Springs City Council approves Elevate Downtown plan guiding area’s future investment
The Colorado Springs City Council on Tuesday approved a new document that will guide downtown’s continued development and future investment for the next decade and beyond. The council voted 8-1 to approve the Elevate Downtown plan, with Councilmember Dave Donelson opposed. The 230-page document is a strategic update to the city’s 2016 Experience Downtown Plan…
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Dillenschneider extends 30-year appointment
March 24 was a good day to be Wendy Dillenschneider. Reappointed to a three-year term on the Teller County Planning Commission, Dillenschneider continues her service on the commission as she has for the past 30 years. “We all respect Wendy and very much value her contributions,” said Commissioner Dan Williams, speaking at the commissioners’…
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Federal judge dismisses developer’s challenge to Denver affordable housing ordinances
A federal judge dismissed a homebuilder’s constitutional challenge on Tuesday to a pair of Denver ordinances that impose obligations on developers related to the affordable housing demands created by new construction. Two related companies, redT Homes and redT Capital Partners, sued the city last year over the fees they would incur to construct six homes…
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More Chick-fil-A coming to the Colorado Springs area, including a first-of-its-kind local build
Atlanta-based Chick-fil-A is targeting expansion in Cimarron Hills on Colorado Springs’ eastern edge. The fast-food chain known for its chicken sandwiches and waffle fries proposes building a 2,714-square-foot, drive-thru-only restaurant inside the Powers Center at the southeast corner of Palmer Park and Powers boulevards, according to planning documents submitted with the El Paso County Planning…