August 1, 2017 NEPCO P.O. Box 714 Monument, CO 80132-0714 Kari Parsons Development Services 2880 International Circle, Suite 110 Colorado Springs, CO 80910 Reference: Retreat at Timber Ridge NEPCO is providing the collective input from its membership that includes 8,000 homeowners, 42 HOAs and 18,000 registered voters within and around Monument. The purpose of NEPCO, a volunteer coalition of Homeowner Associations in northern El Paso County, is to promote a community environment in which a high quality of life can be sustained for constituent associations, their members, and families in northern El Paso County. We collectively address growth and land use issues with El Paso County Planners and the Town of Monument, as well as addressing HOA issues of common interest among the members. NEPCO achieves this by taking necessary steps to protect the property rights of the members, encouraging the beautification and planned development and maintenance of northern El Paso County. to the to the Retreat @ NEPCO’s response Developer’s comments related TimberRidge Issue # 1. NEPCO has serious concerns about development of this size residing in El Paso “rural” County. Assuming a density of 1.6 homes per acre on 293 acres, and again assuming 4 persons per household, that yields a population of approximately 1,800. This development will reside just north of the Sterling Ranch Development that plans to have several thousand residents. The combination of these two developments will put incredible pressure on the infrastructure supporting this area including roads, water and sewer systems. The potential rezoning of these tracts of land will cause a planned 282 homes under RR-5 to explode into 5,720 residential units under PUD and/or RS-5000 zoning. Developer’s Comment: The NEPCO comments refer to both the Sterling Ranch development which has an approved Sketch Plan and is under construction, and to the application for The Retreat @TimberRidge currently under review. NEPCO’s Response: No, NEPCO’s comment does not refer to both developments, except for the last sentence which shows how the rezoning of both parcels of land devastate the planned balance of infrastructure, water, and transportation for this area. For Timber Ridge itself, an expected 59 homes turn into 482 homes.
August 1, 2017 NEPCO P.O. Box 714 Monument, CO 80132-0714 Kari Parsons Development Services 2880 International Circle, Suite 110 Colorado Springs, CO 80910 Reference: Retreat at Timber Ridge NEPCO is providing the collective input from its membership that includes 8,000 homeowners, 42 HOAs and 18,000 registered voters within and around Monument. The purpose of NEPCO, a volunteer coalition of Homeowner Associations in northern El Paso County, is to promote a community environment in which a high quality of life can be sustained for constituent associations, their members, and families in northern El Paso County. We collectively address growth and land use issues with El Paso County Planners and the Town of Monument, as well as addressing HOA issues of common interest among the members. NEPCO achieves this by taking necessary steps to protect the property rights of the members, encouraging the beautification and planned development and maintenance of northern El Paso County. NEPCO’s response to the Developer’s comments related to the Retreat @ TimberRidge Issue # 1. NEPCO has serious concerns about development of this size residing in “rural” El Paso County. Assuming a density of 1.6 homes per acre on 293 acres, and again assuming 4 persons per household, that yields a population of approximately 1,800. This development will reside just north of the Sterling Ranch Development that plans to have several thousand residents. The combination of these two developments will put incredible pressure on the infrastructure supporting this area including roads, water and sewer systems. The potential rezoning of these tracts of land will cause a planned 282 homes under RR-5 to explode into 5,720 residential units under PUD and/or RS-5000 zoning. Developer’s Comment: The NEPCO comments refer to both the Sterling Ranch development which has an approved Sketch Plan and is under construction, and to the application for The Retreat @TimberRidge currently under review. NEPCO’s Response: No, NEPCO’s comment does not refer to both developments, except for the last sentence which shows how the rezoning of both parcels of land devastate the planned balance of infrastructure, water, and transportation for this area. For Timber Ridge itself, an expected 59 homes turn into 482 homes.
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