The Colorado Springs Planning Commission advises City Council on matters of physical growth in the city, develops solutions, and makes recommendations on annexations, master plans, zoning, subdivision and beneficial use permits. The Planning Commission is comprised of nine members who are appointed to serve three-year terms by the City Council. The City of Colorado Springs Utility Board, comprised of the nine-member Colorado Springs City Council, reviews utility operations and major requests that may have an impact on utilities. The Board meets on the third Wednesday of each month in the City Administration Building. The El Paso County Planning Commission is comprised of eight members and six associates who are appointed by the El Paso County Board of Commissioners to serve three-year terms.
Members can serve two consecutive terms.
The County Planning Commission advises the Board of Commissioners in the areas of zoning and re-zoning, subdivision, special use issues, and development, including the conceptual Sketch Plan, zoning variance requests if needed, Preliminary Plan, and the Final Plat. The County Planning Commission meets the third Tuesday of each month in the El Paso County Administration Building at 27 East Vermijo in Colorado Springs. The Major Thoroughfare Task Force makes recommendations to the Board of El Paso County Commissioners regarding transportation aspects of proposed development projects in the unincorporated county. The recommendation is based on a technical committee's evaluation of how a proposed project will impact the Regional Transportation Plan and whether or not it is consistent with the Major Transportation Corridor Plan. The Airport Advisory Commission advises El Paso County and Colorado Springs City Council on issues concerning land use and related matters affecting the construction, planning or operation of the Colorado Springs Airport.