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Pueblo Chemical Depot

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRegreenedRetrofit proposedPueblo County, CO

Proposed redevelop of decommissioned chemical depot; solar/community use planned but unavailable for new development. · summary, model-written

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Finance and pipeline
Retrofit in the pipelineThis site: …proposed newtypes-extraction · all sites with this
Strategy
RedevelopedThis site: …solar farming and community use record · all sites with this
RegreenedThis site: …solar farming and community use record · all sites with this
New use
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Now

StatusRetrofit proposednewtypes-extraction reported
StrategyRedevelopment · Regreening, proposedWikipedia no source
New usescivic, otherWikipedia no source
What is there nowsolar farming and community usenewtypes-extraction reported
DeveloperPuebloPlexnewtypes-extraction

History and original facts

Closed2024newtypes-extraction reported
Original developerUnited States Armynewtypes-extraction reported
CountyPueblo County
Census division8 · Mountain
NotesDraft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: A decommissioned chemical weapons storage site in Pueblo County, Colorado, is proposed for redevelopment by PuebloPlex into solar farming and community use.

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Planning

No zoning change, subsidy or policy tool recorded for this site.

Site context

Housing permits, Pueblo County (CO), 20240 units in 5+ unit buildings, 0 in 2–4, 269 single-family; 2023: 0 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby0 within 10 km, 1 within 25 kmcomputed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)7,910 jobs in 472 establishments; average annual pay $39,313; employment location quotient 1.30; employment -0.6% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 20225,914 jobs; 138 in retail trade, 13 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 08101003600)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 35th income percentile as adults; 5.5% incarcerated at the 2010 count (379 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 100% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 34.6%; median family income $39,138; 240 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
SchoolsPueblo County School District 70 (PK-12); 0 public schools within 1 mileNCES EDGE
Elevation4,685 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025346 county-logged events: 139 hail, 81 heavy rain, 64 flash flood, 53 thunderstorm wind; $534,000 property damage reported; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 81006, 2026-09median list price $425,000 (-7.1% on the year); 53 active listings; median 78 days on market; 18% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023474 establishments (-6%); 8,214 jobs (+8%)Census CBP
Housing market in the countytypical home value $282,303 (-2% 1 yr, +4% 5 yr); typical rent $1,320/mo (+0% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research

Summary, model-written

Pueblo Chemical Depot (industrial site, chemical weapons storage) closed in 2024 after munitions destruction. Decommissioned per 2024 events.

Why. Status is proposed but unavailable for new development (opp_score 0.0; reason: 'already in play: under construction, approved, or sold').

Where it stands. Developer PuebloPlex plans redevelop/regreen strategy. After-notes cite solar farming and community use. No specific civic/other uses detailed.

For a planner

  • Decommissioned military site (not a mall)
  • No housing plans noted
  • Draft record; details unverified

For a developer

  • Not available for new development (confirmed unavailable)
  • Solar farming mentioned but no implementation details
  • No parcel/permit specifics beyond 2023-2024 construction values (e.g., $45M in 2024)

What we do not know yet

  • No timeline for redevelop
  • No details on 'civic' use
  • Peer examples (e.g., airports) not directly comparable

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Background

The Pueblo Chemical Depot was a chemical weapons storage site located in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States. The Pueblo Chemical Depot was one of the last two sites in the United States with chemical munitions and chemical materiel. The Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant (PCAPP) which is under the Program Executive Office, Assembled Chemical Weapons Alternatives (PEO ACWA) program destroyed its stockpile of 155mm and 105mm artillery shells and 4.2-inch mortars, all of which contained a form of the chemical agent mustard gas.

Excerpt from Wikipedia (authors and history), CC BY-SA 4.0. May be older than the record above.

Timeline

  1. 2023 Destruction of all munitions was complete
  2. 2023 Closure activities slated to be wrapped up
  3. 2024 Depot decommissioned
  4. 2024 Closed

Sources

  • Pueblo Chemical Depot · CC BY-SA 4.0
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    The Pueblo Chemical Depot was a chemical weapons storage site located in Pueblo County, Colorado, United States.
    Destruction of all munitions was complete by Jun. 22, 2023.
    Closure activities (shut-down, dismantling, and restoration of site) are slated to be wrapped up by 2023.
    The United States Army decommissioned the depot on September 12, 2024.

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