CONSENT CALENDAR CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM: A.1-A.3 STAFF: STEVE TUCK

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Page 8 CONSENT CALENDAR CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM: A.1-A.3 STAFF: STEVE TUCK FILE NOS: 1. - CPC MPA 07-00308-A4MJ09 LEGISLATIVE 2.

1 Page 8 CONSENT CALENDAR CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM: A.1-A.3 STAFF: STEVE TUCK FILE NOS: 1. - CPC MPA A4MJ09 LEGISLATIVE 2. - CPC PUZ QUASI-JUDICIAL 3. - CPC PUD QUASI-JUDICIAL PROJECT: GARDEN OF THE GODS CLUB ESTATES FILING NO. 2 APPLICANT: OWNER: ROCKWELL CONSULTING, INC. GARDEN OF THE GODS CLUB, LLC SITE

2 Page 9 PROJECT SUMMARY: 1. Project Description: This request includes three applications; a master plan amendment; a zone change from PUD and A (Agricultural) to PUD and a development plan. The project site is centrally located within the gated, residential and golf community of Kissing Camels. The site is located approximately 1,200 feet northeast of the roundabout at Mesa Road and Kissing Camels Drive and is developed with 17 summer cottages (the plan is to demolish the cottages and replace them with single family dwellings).. The project was initially submitted in May, 2009 with 30 lots intended for single-family, detached homes on 7.98 acres with an average lot size of 8,798 square feet and a gross density of 3.76 dwelling units/acre. All streets within Kissing Camels are private. Access to the lots is now shown from a street intersecting Kissing Camels Drive, but was initially shown through the adjacent Courtyards project (Bishop Pine Point) and Kissing Camels Drive. The street intersection with Kissing Camels Drive requires bisecting one of the golf holes, between the tee boxes and the fairway. As a result of concerns raised by the neighbors, the plan was revised and resubmitted in March, The current plan proposes 17 single-family lots on 5.75 acres with an average lot size of 11,815 square feet and a gross density of 2.96 dwelling units/acre (FIGURE 1). Access noted on the revised plan indicates access is only from the street which connects to Kissing Camels Drive. No objections have been received from the neighbors in regards to the revised plan. 2. Applicant s Project Statement: FIGURE 2 3. Planning & Development Team s Recommendation: Approve the master plan amendment to designate 5.75 acres as residential at a density of dwelling units/acre subject to the revisions identified in the Technical and/or Informational Modifications to the Master Plan; approve the zone change to PUD (Planned Unit Development: single-family detached residential, maximum density of 2.96 dwelling units/acre, maximum building height of 28 feet) and approve the development plan subject to the revisions identified in the Technical and/or Informational Modifications to the Development Plan. BACKGROUND: 1. Site Address: 2690 Alder Point 2. Existing Zoning/Land Use: PUD (Planned Unit Development: Ordinance No , single-family residential detached, maximum 4.01 dwelling units/acre, maximum 28-foot building height) & A (Agricultural)/17 dwelling units for temporary housing, golf course 3. Surrounding Zoning/Land Use: North: A/golf course South: PUD/single-family detached residential (The Courtyards) East: A/golf course West: A/golf course 4. Comprehensive Plan/Designated 2020 Land Use: General Residential 5. Annexation 1971, Mesa Addition No Master Plan/Designated Master Plan Land Use: Garden of the Gods Club (formerly known as the Hill Master Plan)/residential 7. Subdivision: 1960, Kissing Camels Subdivision Filing No. 2, 1971, Kissing Camels Subdivision Filing No Zoning Enforcement Action: None 9. Physical Characteristics: The site is developed with 17 dwelling units that are used for temporary housing ( summer cottages ) and a portion (outside of the fairways) of the adjoining golf course. The site is relatively flat (less than 4% grade) and is vegetated with native grasses and pine trees. The trees were planted along the golf course fairways and amongst the cottages. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS AND INVOLVEMENT: Public notification, including the posting of the property and notification of 107 property owners and property owners associations located within 500 feet from the City has occurred on three occasions: 1) with the initial submittal in 2009, 2) with the revised submittal in March, 2011, and 3) for the Planning Commission meeting. Significant public comment was received after the initial submittal. Concerns included the number of units proposed, the extent of grading, access for the project through the adjacent development (The Courtyards), building height, the loss of open space and the removal of trees.

3 Page 10 Meetings with the applicant, owner and neighbors occurred in response to the comments and the plan was subsequently revised. No objections or concerns have been received on the revised plan. ANALYSIS OF REVIEW CRITERIA/MAJOR ISSUES/COMPREHENSIVE PLAN & MASTER PLAN CONFORMANCE: 1. Review Criteria/Design & Development Issues: The project is appropriate and compatible with the surrounding neighborhood and will not overburden the streets or utilities which serve the area. The plan satisfies the review criteria for a PUD development plan. The majority of the property was zoned PUD in 1992 as phase two of the Courtyards project. Phase two was intended to replace the summer cottages, but was never built. The concept plan submitted with the 1992 rezoning shows 18 dwelling units for phase two and 31 units in phase one. Access to phase two was through phase one with no direct access to Kissing Camels Drive nor through a golf course hole. 2. Conformance with the City Comprehensive Plan: The 2020 Land Use Plan shows the site as General Residential. The applications are consistent with this designation. 3. Conformance with the Area s Master Plan: The Garden of the Gods Master Plan designates the site as residential, which reflects the existing use of the property for temporary housing ( summer cottages ). The master plan is proposed to be amended to show the specific residential density ( DU/acre) of the project. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Item: A.1 CPC MPA A4MJ09 Major Amendment to a Master Plan Approve the major amendment to the Garden of the Gods Club Master Plan, based on the finding the amendment complies with the review criteria in City Code Section , subject to compliance with the following technical and/or informational plan modifications: Technical and Informational Modifications to the Master Plan: 1. Revise the density on the project site from du/acre to DU/acre. Revise the acreage in the legend accordingly. 2. As required by Colorado Springs Utilities provide the following note: The Owner(s) agrees that construction of more than 30 single family units within this Garden of the Gods Club Master Plan area, which lie within the Mesa Valley 8 Wastewater Basin, will trigger the requirement for the Owner(s) to submit a Wastewater Master Facility Report for the Garden of the Gods Club Master Plan area. No additional building permits, over the 30, will be approved prior to Colorado Springs Utilities approval of the Wastewater Master Facility Report and construction of all necessary improvements to the wastewater system described therein. Colorado Springs Utilities shall track building permits issued within this area. 3. As required by Colorado Springs Utilities show the Mesa Valley 8 Wastewater Basin Line. Item: A.2 CPC PUZ Zone Change Approve the zone change for 5.75 acres from PUD (Planned Unit Development) and A (Agricultural) to PUD (Planned Unit Development: single-family detached residential, maximum density of 2.96 dwelling units/acre, maximum building height of 28 feet), based on the finding the request complies with the review criteria in City Code Section B.

4 Page 11 Item: A.3 CPC PUD PUD Development Plan Approve the Garden of the Gods Club Estates Filing No. 2 Development Plan, based on the finding the plan complies with the review criteria in City Code Section , subject to compliance with the following technical and/or informational plan modifications: Technical and Informational Modifications to the PUD Development Plan: 1. Revise the gross density from 3.69 to 2.96 dwelling units/acre. 2. Delete the setback notes under the Project Data and note 1 under the Setback Notes. Replace with a statement that building setbacks are as shown on sheet Complete general note 13 by including the date of the study as 4/14/2009 and the file number as CPC PUD As required by Fire show the location of the fire lane markings (along one side of Signature Golf Point and on all sides of the turnaround). 5. Identify the 15-foot front building setback line along the west side of Signature Golf Point. 6. Revise the private street cross-section on sheet 1 to match the detail shown on sheet 4. The detail on sheet 4 shows curb & gutter while the detail on sheet 1 does not. If the detail on sheet 1 is intended where the street crosses the golf course, then so indicate (no curb and gutter adjacent to the golf course is appropriate). The use of curb and gutter adjacent to the lots is appropriate due to their size and is consistent with the streets in the adjacent residential project to the south (The Courtyards). 7. Show the 15-foot cart path parcel located between Lots 10 and 11 as a tract. The area may either be a separate tract (Tract C) or an extension of the private street tract (Tract A). Note the purpose, ownership and maintenance responsibility for the tract. Provide a detail of the tract showing the location, width and surface material of the cart path and driveways for Lots 10 and 11 (vehicular access to the private street is not clear for Lots 10 and 11 as the lots appear to have minimal frontage on Signature Golf Point). Provide a 15-foot setback on Lot 10 from the tract. 8. Provide a detail showing the improvements within Tract B showing the location, width and surface material of the cart path and driveways providing access to Lots 1, 16 and Show and identify the guest parking spaces located on the north side of Alder Point. Note this parking area is to remain. 10. As required by Colorado Springs Utilities provide the following note: The Owner(s) agrees that construction of more than 30 single family units within this Garden of the Gods Club Master Plan area, which lie within the Mesa Valley 8 Wastewater Basin, will trigger the requirement for the Owner(s) to submit a Wastewater Master Facility Report for the Garden of the Gods Club Master Plan area. No additional building permits, over the 30, will be approved prior to Colorado Springs Utilities approval of the Wastewater Master Facility Report and construction of all necessary improvements to the wastewater system described therein. Colorado Springs Utilities shall track building permits issued within this area 11. Revise the plan as required by Colorado Springs Utilities in their of 3/15/2011 (Action Items 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17 and 18).

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Page 22 CITY PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA ITEM: C STAFF: STEVE TUCK FILE NO: CPC CU 11-00080 QUASI-JUDICIAL PROJECT: FIRST & MAIN APARTMENTS PHASE 1 APPLICANT: OWNER: NASS DESIGN ASSOCIATES FIRST & MAIN