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 | Topics
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 | Background
 | The developer is Serenity Ranch LLC. |
 | The project covers 124.9 acres. |
 | The property is
currently zoned RR-3 (Rural Residential) District. |
 | It is generally located east
of Monument Hill Road and south of Old Antlers Way extended west. View
the vicinity map. |
 | The site is undeveloped, vegetated with native
grasses, with patches of scrub oak and mature stands of Pine trees. Slopes range
from 8% to 15%. Drainage goes north and south from an east-west ridge
approximately in the center of the property. The drainage areas include wetlands
and potential Preble's Jumping Mouse habitat. |
 | The property is proposed for
single-family, multifamily and commercial/ office uses. Here is the allocation
according to the County Planning
Commission Rezoning Package (du stands for dwelling unit):
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Use |
Acreage |
Potential Units |
| Single Family, 2 du/acre |
31.1 |
62 |
| Single Family, 2.5 du/acre |
30.2 |
75 |
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| Multifamily,4 - 6 du/acre |
10.1 |
60 |
| Multifamily, 8 - 11 du/acre |
19.1 |
210 |
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| Commercial |
7.8 |
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| Open Space |
7.3 |
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| Right-of-Way |
18.8 |
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| TOTALS |
124.4 acres |
407 |
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 | The project is proposed to have three main phases. It will begin in the
east and south. |
 | For background, view the Misty Acres Planning Commission
Sketch Plan Package including the Letter
of Intent, Vicinity Map,
and Sketch Plan Drawing. |
 | View
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 | Status
 | The El Paso County Planning Commission recommended that the Board of
County Commissioners (BOCC) approve the Sketch Plan. The conditions and
notations of that approval were as follows:
Conditions
 | Any rezoning of this property shall be to the PUD (Planned Unit Development)
District. Among other things, the PUD (Planned Unit Development) District
application shall address compliance with the Goals, Policies and Objectives of
the 2000 Tri-Lakes Comprehensive Plan, including the I-25 Visual Overlay. |
 | A new traffic study will be required with any zoning, including an
analysis of methods to assure the safety of the intersection of Monument Hill
Road and the unnamed major collector through this property. |
 | Any development will be required to comply with the Colorado Department of
Transportation requirements for improvements to Monument Hill Road. |
 | The Sketch Plan is only adopting the general land use concept and general
alignment of collector streets or larger. The density ranges adopted shall mean
that consideration will be given to establishing a maximum density somewhere in
that range for indicated portions of the site, depending on the ultimate
provision of open space and the design of the higher density areas. |
 | Prior to scheduling this request for the Board of County Commissioners'
hearing all concerns of the Department of Transportation will be addressed to
the satisfaction of the DOT. |
Notations
 | Action taken by the Planning Commission and Board of County Commissioners on
a Sketch Plan shall be considered a preliminary decision to the zoning and
platting of the property and shall not be considered a final decision for
purposes of judicial review. |
 | For later consideration, all structures that include subgrade construction
should include a subsurface drainage system. |
 | Further development plans, and construction plans should note all of the
Colorado Geologic Survey comments. |
 | Sketch Plans not forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners for
consideration within 12 months of Planning Commission action shall be deemed
withdrawn and shall have to be resubmitted in their entirety. |
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 | December 14, 2000: The El Paso County Board of County Commissioners
unanimously approved the sketch plan and made a finding of major
conformance with the Tri-Lakes Comprehensive Plan. |
 | Further actions
required are rezoning, preliminary plan, and final plat. |
 | April 17, 2000: The County Planning Commission voted (7 yes, 1 no, 1
abstention) to recommend approval of the rezoning of Misty Acres from
RR-3 (5 acre parcels and a maximum of 25 dwelling units) to Planned
Unit Development with up to 407 dwelling units. |
 | June 28, 2001: The Board of County Commissioners voted unanimously to
approve the rezoning to PUD and the associated Preliminary Plan. No opponents appeared at the hearing. |
 | October 16, 2001: The El Paso County Planning Commission approved (7
yes, 2 no) the Misty Acres
Filing #1 Preliminary Plan that calls for 49 half-acres lots for
single family houses and five lots for higher densities. Approximately
30 acres remain to be platted in Filing #2. The developer is now
anticipating a total of 444 dwelling units (128 single family and 316
multi-family). This exceeds the 407 dwelling units (137 single family
and 270 multi-family) approved as part of the Planned
Unit Development (PUD) rezoning but less than the 507 dwelling units
density approved with the earlier sketch
plan. Another PUD rezoning will be required to change the number of
dwelling units from 407 to 444. |
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 | Developer
 | Serenity Ranch LLC
19 N. Tejon, Suite 209
Colorado Springs, CO 80903
(719) 578-9999 |
[ Misty Acres Sketch Plan ] [ Misty Acres Rezoning ] [ Misty Acres Filing 1 Preliminary Plan ] |

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