A major residential and commercial development on the north border of Schriever Space Force Base has cleared its first hurdle with El Paso County, ushering the way for as many as 5,000 homes east of Colorado Springs.

The development, Flying Horse East, plans to put a mixed-use development on about 1,800 acres in currently unincorporated El Paso County. The zone along the base boundary would included a zone set aside for mixed, nonresidential use to address concerns from the base about security and sensitive technology.

The restricted zone was not enough to assuage concerns in June, when the county's Planning Commission decided in a 5-3 decision not to recommend the plan to the Board of County Commissioners, who have final say.

In a 4-1 decision, the board decided Thursday to override th

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