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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 permitted uses would be limited to single-family detached and single-family attached residences; staff removed a “two-dwelling” allowance that would permit stacked units to ensure only side-by-side attached homes (for example, paired patio homes) are allowed.
Staff told the board the county limited the total buildout for Monument Ridge East to a maximum of 37 single-family detached dwellings and 303 single-family attached dwellings. That numerical limit, staff said, is based on the project’s water resources report; the board was told that exceeding those counts would require the applicant to return to the board with a new water finding.
The board also approved language clarifying sequencing: site-development plans must be submitted with concurrent reviews of final plats, and if final plats are phased the site-development plans may also be phased. Staff indicated the landscape plan and an accompanying track table for Monument Ridge East must be submitted for the entirety of the preliminary plan concurrent with the next final-plat submittal.
Items 11 and 12 were approved with similar procedural language and conditions. Item 11 passed with four conditions and two notations recorded in the packet. Item 12 passed with eight conditions and four notations. During discussion of item 12, commissioners and staff referred to a safety study that recommended realignment of a road; several commissioners said the study and the new conditions addressed public concerns raised earlier in the hearing.
Commissioners and staff repeatedly thanked members of the public and the applicant for working to clarify the conditions. One commissioner said the redrafted conditions provided confidence that the representations made in the hearing were reflected in the written conditions.
Votes at a glance - Item 10 (Monument Ridge East preliminary plan/rezone): Motion to approve with four conditions and two notations; outcome: approved (4-0). Yes: Commissioner Williams, Commissioner VanderWeerff, Vice Chair Bremer, Chair (name not specified). - Item 11: Motion to approve with four conditions and two notations; outcome: approved (4-0). Yes: Commissioner Williams, Commissioner VanderWeerff, Vice Chair Bremer, Chair (name not specified). - Item 12: Motion to approve with eight conditions and four notations; outcome: approved (4-0). Yes: Commissioner Williams, Commissioner VanderWeerff, Vice Chair Bremer, Chair (name not specified).
The meeting proceeded to nonaction department and committee reports and closed with no executive session requested. The board adjourned after completing the agenda.
