Planning commission recommends Rising Moon preliminary plan after Habitat for Humanity outlines long-term affordability

The El Paso County Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the Rising Moon preliminary plan (file SP243) and forwarded the item to the Board of County Commissioners after hearing details of an affordable‑homeownership program with Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity.

The commission’s approval came after the applicant described a plan that would designate at least 14 of the 41 single‑family homes to be prioritized for School District 3 employees, and after the Habitat representative outlined deed restrictions and resale limits intended to keep the homes affordable.

Chris Lewis, CEO of Pikes Peak Habitat for Humanity, told the commission that Habitat will place long‑term limits on resale to preserve affordability. “We will have a 90 year deed restriction,” Lewis said. He added that the program will sell homes to qualifying families at…