Growth gets go-ahead from panel

Commissioners at the commissioners’ March 8 meeting.

BY CHANCY J. GATLIN-ANDERSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

e Elbert County Planning Commission voted 6-0 on Jan. 24 to recommend approval of an amendment to the Independence subdivision planned unit development. e amendment would increase the total number of lots in the development as a whole from 920 to 1,400, and a 16 acre area of commercial uses would be permitted.

e vote means the panel is recommending approval of the amendment by the Board of County

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At the Planning Commission meeting from Dec. 6, six conditions were laid out for the Independence developers — Craft Companies LLC — to receive commission recommendation for approval:

1. e public hearing sign shall be removed within seven days of a decision by the Board of County Commissioners.

2. e PUD shall not become effective until all fees are paid, conditions of approval are met, and the PUD zoning exhibit is recorded.

3. Recordation of all appropriate documentation to occur within 180 days of the Board of County Commissioners’ approval.

4. e applicant shall amend the PUD exhibit to include the planned access to the adjacent property to the north as well as add the existing east-west right-of-way on the northern property line. e most frequently discussed issues at the Jan. 24 meeting were

5. e applicant will be required to repave County Road 158 between County Road 1 (Delbert Road) and County Road 13.

6. In addition to existing obligations regarding County Road 1 (Delbert Road), the applicant will be required to construct County Road 1 (Delbert Road) between County Road 5 (Hancock Parkway) and County Road 158.

At both the Dec. 6 and Jan. 24 Planning Commission meetings, several Elbert County and eastern Douglas County residents were in attendance to voice their concerns.

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