Planning commission forwards Prospect Village tiny‑home community (18 units) to council after unanimous recommendation

The Colorado Springs City Planning Commission on March 12 recommended that City Council approve a suite of applications to create Prospect Village, an 18‑unit tiny‑home community on a 0.78‑acre vacant property at 3103 North Prospect Street.

City planner Bill Gray described the package as a rezoning from R5 (Multifamily High) to R‑Flex High, a conditional use permit to allow a tiny‑home community in the R‑Flex High district, a development plan for 18 tiny homes plus a community building and resident storage, and five development‑standard adjustments tied to tiny‑home use standards. Gray said the tiny homes are approximately 330 square feet each with a 50‑square‑foot front porch and that the site will reuse the existing house and detached garage as a community room and storage.

We Fortify, the applicant and operator, presented operations and programming details. Founder and executive director Shelly Jensen described the organization’s…