JANUARY 15, 2008 - Beginning at 9:00 A.M.

A G E N D A

NOTE: The County Planning Commission meeting is held in the Hearing Room located on the Second Floor of the Pikes Peak Regional Development Center at
2880 International Circle, Colorado Springs, Colorado
If you need further information, please contact the Development Services Department at
719-520-6300

The Development Services Department Comment Agenda and any Supplemental Packets are automatically incorporated as part of the record unless specific objections are raised at the meeting. The recording is the official record of the proceedings.

NOTE: Any materials used in support of or opposition to a project must be submitted to the Clerk and left as part of the record.

1. Report Items

A. Miscellaneous Report Items - Mark Gebhart

2. Annual Compliance with "Sunshine Law"

3. Consent Items
Item #3.A. was approved
A. Minutes of the Regular Meeting held December 18, 2007

Item #3.B. was approved
B.
CC-07-002
REZONING: A-35 TO CC
DAVID H. CORDER
PERFECT FIT HEALTH CLUB
Carol Weber

Request by David H. Corder for approval to rezone 10 acres from A-35 (Agricultural) District to CC (Commercial Community) District to allow the Perfect Fit Health Club as a use. The property is located approximately ½ mile southwest of the intersection of Highway 24 and Curtis Road, approximately 650 feet east of Curtis Road, and is within the Falcon/ Peyton Comprehensive Planning Area. (Schedule No. 42330-00-002)

Item #C has been continued to February 5, 2008
C.
SP-06-012
PRELIMINARY PLAN
HOPPER RANCH
Elaine Kleckner

Request by Habakkuk LLC for Preliminary Plan approval of 152.31 acres to allow 28 single-family residential lots. The property is currently zoned RR-5 (Residential Rural) District. The property is located on Hopper Road, east of Elbert Road, within the Falcon-Peyton Planning Area. (Schedule No. 41000-00-405 and 406) (SP-06-012)

Item #G has been continued to February 5, 2008
D.
SF-06-020
FINAL PLAT
HOPPER RANCH
Elaine Kleckner

Request by Habakkuk LLC for Final Plat approval of 79.395 acres to allow 14 single-family residential lots. The property is currently zoned RR-5 (Residential Rural) District. The property is located on Hopper Road, east of Elbert Road, within the Falcon-Peyton Planning Area. (Schedule No. 41000-00-405) (SF-06-020) (Elaine Kleckner)

Item #3.E. was Continued to February 5, 2008
E.
SP-07-010
PRELIMINARY PLAN
WOODLAKE ESTATES
Tony Deconinck

Request by Greg Beedle for approval of the 19-lot Woodlake Estates Preliminary Plan. The proposed site consists of 107.32 acres in the RR-5 (Rural Residential) District (formerly known as the RR-3 (Rural Residential) District). The property is located east of Meridian Road and north of Murphy Road. (Schedule No. 41320-00-005, 006, 007)

Item #3.F. was approved
F.
SP-07-011
PRELIMINARY PLAN
POWERS CENTER POINT SUBDIVISION
Mike Garrott

Request by Patel & Peetz Butler LLC for approval of the Powers Center Point Subdivision Preliminary Plan of 43.28 acres to allow for 20 commercial lots. The property is located north of Galley Road and east of Powers Boulevard. (Schedule Nos. 54072-00-050, 54072-07-002, 64121-01-020)

Item #3.G. was approved
G.
AL-07-011
SPECIAL USE
MIDDLEBROOK METEOROLOGICAL TOWER
ALBERT AND NEOLA FREEMAN, CLIPPER WINDPOWER
Tony Deconinck

Request by Clipper Windpower (applicant) on behalf of Albert and Neola Freeman (owners) for a Special Use for an existing 150-foot meteorological tower for wind data collection. The 1,659-acre site is in the A-35 (Agricultural) District and is located approximately three miles northeast of the City of Calhan. The property is not within a comprehensive planning area. (Schedule No. 11000-00-144)

Item #3.H. was approved
H.
AL-07-015
SPECIAL USE
WILSON METEOROLOGICAL TOWER
CLIPPER WINDPOWER AND WILSON FARMS, LLLP
Tony Deconinck

Request by Clipper Windpower (applicant) on behalf of Wilson Farms, LLLP (owner) for a Special Use for a proposed 180-foot meteorological tower for wind data collection. The 1,760-acre site is in the A-35 (Agricultural) District and is located approximately one mile northeast of the intersection of Calhan Highway and Judge Orr Road. The property is not within a comprehensive planning area. (Schedule No. 13000-00-422) (AL-07-015)

Item #3.I. was approved
I.
AL-07-016
SPECIAL USE
WALKER METEOROLOGICAL TOWER
CLIPPER WINDPOWER AND ARLENE WALKER
Tony Deconinck

Request by Clipper Windpower (applicant) on behalf of Arlene Walker (owner) for a Special Use for a proposed 180-foot meteorological tower for wind data collection. The approximately 442-acre site is in the A-35 (Agricultural) District and is located approximately ¾ mile southeast of the intersection of Funk Road and Yoder Road. The property is not within a comprehensive planning area. (Schedule No. 12000-00-212)

Item #3.J. was approved
J.
AL-07-017
SPECIAL USE
FISCHER METEOROLOGICAL TOWER
CLIPPER WINDPOWER, MARY FISCHER
Tony Deconinck

Request by Clipper Windpower (applicant) on behalf of Mary Fischer (owner) for a Special Use for a proposed 180-foot meteorological tower for wind data collection. The 35.71-acre site is in the A-35 (Agricultural) District and is located approximately ¼ mile west of the intersection of Simla Highway and Alford Road. The property is not within a comprehensive planning area. (Schedule No. 01000-00-173)

Item #3.K. was approved
K.
U-07-003
LOCATION APPROVAL (AMENDED)
ROLLING HILLS RANCH PUMP STATION
Tony Deconinck

Request by Widefield Water & Sanitation District (Applicant) on behalf of CS 2005 Investments, LLC (Owner) for an amended Approval of Location pursuant to C.R.S. 30-28-110 for the construction of a potable water pump station and one-million-gallon storage tank in a PUD (Planned Unit Development) District. This project was previously approved by the Planning Commission on July 17, 2007; however, changes to an adjacent parcel changed the legal boundary of this parcel, invalidating the previous approval. The site is a proposed 1.011-acre portion of the Rolling Hills Ranch subdivision and is located roughly northwest of Bradley Road and Meridian Road. (Schedule No. 55000-00-286)

Item #3.L. was approved
L.
EX-07-002
SUBDIVISION EXEMPTION
WIDEFIELD SCHOOL DISTRICT #3
Tony Deconinck

Request by Widefield School District #3 for approval of a Subdivision Exemption to create a 13.12-acre site to be utilized for a school district transportation facility. The property is in the I-2 (Limited Industrial) Zone District, and is located approximately ½ mile northwest of the intersection of Bradley Road and Marksheffel Road. The property is within the Highway 94 Comprehensive Planning Area. (Schedule No. 55091-00-004)

REGULAR ITEMS:
Item #4 will be heard on February 5, 2008
4.
ORP-07-001
LORSON RANCH/ ROLLING HILLS SMALL AREA TRAFFIC STUDY
Carl Schueler

Report on a request by El Paso County and participating developer to adopt the Lorson Ranch/ Rolling Hills Ranch Small Area Traffic Study and Transportation Improvement Program. Numerous tax schedule numbers (Carl S.)

Note: This will be an initial hearing only, and no formal recommendation will be made at this hearing.

5. Update on Falcon/Peyton Small Area Master Plan

NOTE: For information regarding the Agenda item the Planning Commission is considering, call the Development Services Department for information (520-6300). Visit our Web site - www.elpasoco.com to view the agenda and other information about El Paso County. Results of the action taken by the Planning Commission will be published following the meeting.

(The name to the right of the title indicates the Project Manager/ Planner processing the request.) If the meeting goes beyond noon, the Planning Commission may take a lunch break.