Committee. A post application meeting was held on July 26, 2017. A third informational meeting was held on January 16, 2018 to present the amended plan. The Retreat @ TimberRidge conforms to the El Paso County Policy Plan as evidenced by the approval of the PUD Development Plan and zoning. Conformance with the Black Forest Preservation Plan The Preliminary Plan or the Retreat @ TimberRidge conforms to the following policies of the Black Forest Preservation Plan: As stated in the Introduction to the Plan, “…The consistency or inconsistency of an application with a single policy or recommendation should be of less importance than its relationship to the overall spirit and intent of the elements when taken together.” The following Goals and Policies of the Black Forest Preservation Plan are implemented with this request: Policy 1.5. Preserve open space as a means of retaining natural features and the separate identity of the Black Forest Planning Area. Open Spaces is provided in the Plan by the Sand Creek Greenway and by trails. Action 1.c. All land use items concerning the Black Forest Planning Area should be forwarded to the Black Forest Land Use Committee or other appropriate citizens group for review and comment prior to public hearing. Applicants have met with the Black Forest Land Use Committee in the pre-application stage and after submittal. Action 1.d. Applicants for subdivisions, zone changes, special use approvals, and variances should address consistency with the Black Forest Preservation Plan as a part of their submittals. This Letter of Intent addresses conformity with the Black Forest Preservation Plan. Policy 2.3. Support clustered development alternatives which result in the creation of permanently dedicated and maintained open space. Parkland will be owned and maintained by a Metropolitan District. Clustering is proposed with the Sand Creek Greenway and other drainage features as focal points of residential land use. Goal 3.A. Promote a residential environment which perpetuates the rural-residential character of the Black Forest Planning Area. Rural Residential lots and open space are the land use transitions from urban to rural residential land use on the north and west of this PUD. Policy 3.5. Generally support residential development which compliments and enhances the area’s terrain, vegetation and natural resources. The proposed land use plan is consistent with this policy. The primary natural resource is the Sand Creek Greenway which is preserved by this plan and made the focus of the development.
Committee. A post application meeting was held on July 26, 2017. A third informational meeting was held on January 16, 2018 to present the amended plan. The Retreat @ TimberRidge conforms to the El Paso County Policy Plan as evidenced by the approval of the PUD Development Plan and zoning. Conformance with the Black Forest Preservation Plan The Preliminary Plan or the Retreat @ TimberRidge conforms to the following policies of the Black Forest Preservation Plan: As stated in the Introduction to the Plan, “…The consistency or inconsistency of an application with a single policy or recommendation should be of less importance than its relationship to the overall spirit and intent of the elements when taken together.” The following Goals and Policies of the Black Forest Preservation Plan are implemented with this request: Policy 1.5. Preserve open space as a means of retaining natural features and the separate identity of the Black Forest Planning Area. Open Spaces is provided in the Plan by the Sand Creek Greenway and by trails. Action 1.c. All land use items concerning the Black Forest Planning Area should be forwarded to the Black Forest Land Use Committee or other appropriate citizens group for review and comment prior to public hearing. Applicants have met with the Black Forest Land Use Committee in the pre-application stage and after submittal. Action 1.d. Applicants for subdivisions, zone changes, special use approvals, and variances should address consistency with the Black Forest Preservation Plan as a part of their submittals. This Letter of Intent addresses conformity with the Black Forest Preservation Plan. Policy 2.3. Support clustered development alternatives which result in the creation of permanently dedicated and maintained open space. Parkland will be owned and maintained by a Metropolitan District. Clustering is proposed with the Sand Creek Greenway and other drainage features as focal points of residential land use. Goal 3.A. Promote a residential environment which perpetuates the rural-residential character of the Black Forest Planning Area. Rural Residential lots and open space are the land use transitions from urban to rural residential land use on the north and west of this PUD. Policy 3.5. Generally support residential development which compliments and enhances the area’s terrain, vegetation and natural resources. The proposed land use plan is consistent with this policy. The primary natural resource is the Sand Creek Greenway which is preserved by this plan and made the focus of the development.
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