Colorado Springs approves zoning changes covering 1,169 acres in Banning Lewis Ranch
Four ordinances establish planned-development, mixed-use and R-Flex Medium zoning, but do not approve the Village B2 concept plan or fund infrastructure.
The Colorado Springs City Council approved four zoning-map changes Sept. 8 covering about 1,169.5 acres in Banning Lewis Ranch. The ordinances take effect Sept. 16 and establish planned-development, mixed-use and R-Flex Medium zoning.
The actions change zoning, not specific development approvals. They do not approve the proposed Village B2 concept plan or commit funding for roads, drainage, schools or parks.
A signed ordinance rezones about 501.99 acres north of Tamlin Road and northeast of the Dublin Boulevard and Banning Lewis Parkway intersection for planned development. The zoning allows residential development at 3.5 to 7.99 dwelling units per acre, with a maximum building height of 35 feet. The airport and streamside overlays remain in place.
A separate ordinance covering 9.2 acres northeast of Dublin Boulevard and Banning Lewis Parkway changes the tract to mixed-use medium-scale zoning while retaining the two overlays.
Those tracts match the roughly 511.2-acre area in the Village B2 concept plan, which proposes 1,268 to 2,878 homes, a 25-acre school site and neighborhood parks. The ordinances establish the zoning framework but do not approve the concept plan, final plats, building permits or an infrastructure schedule.
The council also approved a 546.79-acre rezoning north of Stetson Hills Boulevard, east of Banning Lewis Parkway and south of Dublin Boulevard. A fourth ordinance covering 111.54 acres changes land south of Tamlin Road and west of U.S. Highway 24 to mixed-use medium-scale zoning. Those ordinances do not identify the tracts as part of Village B2.
The city's Sept. 8 council meeting record lists Village B2 as a proposal involving a master-plan amendment, concept plans, zoning changes and a right-of-way vacation. The proposal remains subject to later development-plan and subdivision reviews covering detailed lot layouts, access, drainage, streamside protections, airport-related requirements and other construction conditions.