By Marlene Brown
At the March 6 meeting of the El Paso County Planning Commission, the commissioners approved 9-0 the Final Plat of the Burkheimer Subdivision at the intersection of Black Forest Road and Vessey Road. John Burkheimer requested that the 13.68-acre property (zoned RR-5) be split into two lots, one being 8.4 acres and the other 5.1 acres. The project was recommended to the El Paso Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).
During the March 20 meeting, consent calendar item P252 map amendment (rezoning from RR-5 to RR 2.5 acres) Ben Lomand Mountain Village would include about 74 single-residence lots with a minimum size of 2.5 acres serviced by individual wells and septic systems. It was recommended to the BOCC.
Item SF247 Final Plat, New Breed Ranch Filing No. 3, a 34.7-acre zoned Planned Unit Development (PUD) would create seven single-family residential lots on portions of 279.07-acre property near Shoup Road and Highway 83. The item passed 8-0 and was forwarded to the BOCC.
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The EPCPC normally meets on the first Thursday and if required the third Thursday of each month at the Regional Development Center, 2880 International Circle, Colorado Springs. For more information, call 719-520-6300 or to watch the meetings live or recorded go to https://cloud.castus.tv/vod/elpasoco/?page=HOME.
Marlene Brown can be reached at marlenebrown@ocn.me.
Other El Paso County Planning Commission articles
- El Paso County Planning Commission, Feb. 20 – Approval recommended for three lots at Black Forest property (3/1/2025)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, Dec. 5 – Urban Landing off Struthers Road recommended for approval (1/4/2025)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, Nov. 7 and 21 – Housing density, compatibility concerns raised with proposed Monument Ridge development (12/5/2024)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, Oct. 17 – Two Tri-Lakes developments recommended for approval (11/2/2024)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, Aug. 1 and 15 – Extension to Cathedral Pines development recommended for approval (9/7/2024)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, June 6 and 20 – Planning commission recommend denial of Monument glamping site expansion (7/6/2024)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, May 2 – Variance for Black Forest property would allow short-term rental to continue (6/1/2024)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, April 18 – Old Denver Road property requesting rezone to commercial (5/4/2024)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, March 7 and 21 – Highway 83 access plan approved (4/6/2024)
- El Paso County Planning Commission, Feb. 1 – Positive feedback from county commissioners (3/2/2024)