Planning Commission recommends City Council approve Southern Colorado Rail Park annexation, PDZ and land‑use plan

The City of Colorado Springs Planning Commission unanimously recommended City Council approve the annexation, Planned Development Zone (PDZ) and land‑use plan for the 3,107.11‑acre Southern Colorado Rail Park on Feb. 12.

The project — proposed immediately west and south of the intersection of I‑25 and South Santa Fe and adjacent to Fort Carson — is intended as a rail‑served employment park with heavy and light industrial, rail spur and aerospace/defense‑support uses. Planning supervisor Gabe Savigny told commissioners the petition seeks annexation of the El Paso County parcels, establishment of a non‑residential PDZ with a 7,000,000‑square‑foot maximum building cap (a planning cap, not a current entitlement for specific buildings) and an associated land‑use plan. Savigny noted the property is within an enterprise zone and that state statute allows annexation contiguity determinations given the adjacent federal…