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El Paso County approves three residential rezones, caps unit counts tied to water finding
Summary
The El Paso County board approved three preliminary plans/rezones (items 10–12), including Monument Ridge East, setting use limits, landscape-plan requirements and concurrency rules. Approvals were unanimous (4-0).
El Paso County commissioners unanimously approved three residential rezoning and preliminary-plan items (items 10–12) at their meeting, setting conditions that limit uses and units and require additional submittals tied to a water resources finding.
At the meeting, county planning staff said the applicant for the Monument Ridge East preliminary plan agreed to updated draft conditions. Planning staff stated, “they are agreeable with what is presented on your screen.” The board then voted, with Commissioners Williams and VanderWeerff, Vice Chair Bremer and the chair all recording aye votes on each item.
The county moved several specific conditions for Monument Ridge East. Under RS 6000 zoning, a landscape plan must be submitted with the final plat that is consistent with the Land Development Code. For the RM 12 zoning district, staff advised the board that…
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