Austin Bluffs Pump Station Rezone

At a glance

What: Ordinance No. 26-27 (ZONE-26-0004) rezoning about 5.24 acres at 4535 Marconi Heights (Council District 1) from R-E/PF/HS-O and PDZ/PF/HS-O to PF/HS-O (Public Facilities with Hillside Overlay) for the Austin Bluffs pump station.
Outcome: Approved by the Planning Commission on its Consent Calendar 9-0 on May 13, 2026; first reading at Council June 9, 2026; finally passed on the Council Consent Calendar July 14, 2026 (9-0-0-0).

Detail

Allison Stocker and Kevin Walker presented. The Commission minutes label the May 13 item a second reading and public hearing; the Council record shows the first reading on June 9.
Attachments listed: zone map, legal description, land use statement, development plan, subdivision plat, geohazard report, drainage variance request and project statement. Nobody called the item off consent and no discussion is recorded.

Votes

May 13, 2026 (Planning Commission): Consent Calendar motion by Commissioner Slattery, seconded by Commissioner Willoughby, passed 9-0.
July 14, 2026 (Council): final passage within the 9-0-0-0 consent vote.

Sources

City Planning Commission minutes, May 13, 2026: https://legistar2.granicus.com/coloradosprings/meetings/2026/5/2753_M_City_Planning_Commission_26-05-13_Meeting_Minutes.pdf (item 6.A).
City Council minutes, June 9 and July 14, 2026, as summarized on the meeting pages.

Log

2026-06-09 - City Council

First reading on the Consent Calendar; hearing set for July 14.

2026-05-13 - City Planning Commission

Approved on the Commission's Consent Calendar, 9-0.

2026-05-07 - City Planning Commission Work Session

Previewed on the Consent Calendar. Allison Stocker explained the rezone corrects a long-standing split-zone condition on a parcel with an aging water tank the City intends to replace; no community or agency objections; commissioners stressed coordination in future design to avoid problems seen with past water-storage projects.