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.

Flying Horse Land Company, which is connected to Classic Homes, plans to put a mixed-use development on about 1,800 acres in unincorporated El Paso County about 10 miles east of Colorado Springs. The zone along the base boundary would included area 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 voted 5-3 not to recommend the plan to the Board of County Commissioners, who have final say.

In a 4-1 decision, t

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