El Paso Board of County Commissioners/Land Use Committee, Jan.8, 13, and 20 – Board, committee act on variety of projects

By Marlene Brown

The El Paso Board of County Commissioners’ Land Use Committee (BOCCLUC) started the new year on Jan. 8 with several decisions.

• Decision 26-1: The JJ Ranch Final Plat—a three-lot subdivision approved by the county Planning Commission on Dec. 18, 2025, and sent to the BOCCLUC for final approval, was approved.
• Decision 26-2: Gleneagle View Final Plat—to plat three tracts into three commercial lots located off Struthers Road and Gleneagle Gate View was approved.
• Decisions 26-5 and 26-6: Hidden Creek Estates—Approved the rezoning of a 3.4-acre parcel about 1.5 miles west of Hay Creek and Baptist Roads, from RR 5 to RR2.5. Neighbors spoke in opposition, citing that adding residents to the area with only one way in and out was a safety hazard.

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Decisions 26-19 through 26-26: On the consent calendar, resolutions were passed Jan. 13 to approve and accept Temporary and Permanent Easements for the Highway 105 Widening—Lake Woodmoor to Martingale Road project.

The BOCC approved a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management (PPROEM) and the Town of Monument (TOM). Duties of the PPROEM include specified products and services to assist the TOM emergency manager, provide hands-on support in training, and in the event of a local, state, or national emergency response.

On Jan. 20, the BOCC reviewed an annexation report regarding The Crossing at Monument Creek, Town of Palmer Lake. The BOCC does not approve or deny annexation impact reports. The report provided by Palmer Lake notifies the county of the potential annexation request. The property is south and west of Highway 105 between Red Rock Ranch Drive and Rockbrook Road.

The BOCC approved an MOU for a utility easement for the Highway 105 widening known as the Highway 105B Project. The Department of Public Works is constructing a Pikes Peak Rural Transportation Authority project and identified the need to enter into an MOU between Oliver and Aimee Cardenas for the acquisition of property to be utilized for construction, drainage, slope, maintenance, repair, replacement, and operation of ingress and egress of the project.

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The Board of County Commissioners usually meets every Tuesday at 9 a.m. at 200 S. Cascade Ave., Suite 100, Colorado Springs. The Land Use Committee meets on the second and fourth Thursdays as needed. Call 719-520-7276 for more information. Go to bocc.elpasoco.com or https://www.agendasuite.org/iip/elpaso for meeting schedules and agendas.

Marlene Brown may be reached at marlenebrown@ocn.me.

Other El Paso County Board of County Commissioners articles

• El Paso County Planning Commission, Board of County Commissioners – Planning Commission recommends JJ Ranch, Gleneagle View, Hidden Creek for approval (12/31/2025)
• Nov. 4 Election (12/4/2025)
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners – Board approves agreement on Highway 105 widening (12/4/2025)
• El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, Oct. 7 – Board approves contract for Fox Run Gazebo (10/30/2025)
• El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, Sept. 2, 9, and 23 – County approves park services (10/2/2025)
• El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, Aug. 5 – Liquor license approved (9/4/2025)
• El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, April 10 – Two local projects approved by the county (5/3/2025)
• El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, March 13 and 18 – Misfits Crew Estates Final Plat approved (4/5/2025)
• El Paso County Board of County Commissioners, Feb. 11 – $4 million in federal funds approved for North Gate Blvd./Struthers Road stormwater project (3/1/2025)
• El Paso Board of County Commissioners, Jan. 14 – Three commissioners sworn into office; chair and vice chair appointed (2/1/2025)