Planning Services, part of the Community Planning and Sustainable Development (CPSD) Department, launched a web-based project tracking tool that provides citizens with easy access to current and archived land development projects. 

This tool, called CPSD-Project Records Online (CPSD-PRO), allows citizens to access all types of planning projects such as:  commercial, residential and industrial development applications; proposed zonings and rezonings; subdivision regulation changes; long-range planning activities; and Community Services’ programs and projects.  Key features include the ability to view all associated documents; correspondence and exhibits, along with review status; related projects; and maps showing the project location, zoning and aerial views.  When viewing selected projects, users may e-mail the project planner directly and view the County Assessor’s Office web pages for detailed project information.

The Notices of Administrative Decisions have been moved to their own web page.

Please view them at http://www.douglas.co.us/planning/Notices_of_Administrative_Decision.html.

Proposed Amendments to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution
DR2012-003

Request for Review:

Please review the proposed amendments to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution (DCZR) and forward any comments to me by June 8, 2012.

Section 26, Variances

A public workshop to review the proposed revisions is scheduled for June 6, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. in the Community Planning and Sustainable Development Offices, Suite 220, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO  80104. Please contact Dan Dertz at 303-660-7460 or ddertz@douglas.co.us if you plan to attend the workshop.

Synopsis of Proposed Amendments:

The proposed draft increases the Planning Services Director’s authority to grant administrative variance requests from 35% to a 40% adjustment for the following:

• Minimum area of a lot
• Maximum height of structures or fences
• Minimum setbacks
• Minimum off-street parking requirements
• Maximum devegetated area for keeping livestock

View Draft

Aurora Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA), 1st Amendment,

Project DR2012-001

IMPORTANT UPDATE - May 15, 2012
Due to a scheduling conflict, this item will not be heard by the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, May 22, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. and instead will be heard by the Board of County Commissioners at a Special Public Hearing on Wednesday, May 23, 2012 at 1:30 p.m. The meeting will be held in the Commissioners' Hearing Room, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO.

Staff Report (pages 1-64) [9MB]
Staff Report (pages 65-209) [13MB]

Rocking Horse Partners, LLC, has submitted a request to amend the City of Aurora and Douglas County Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) to allow proposed modifications to the Rockinghorse development plan. Proposed changes affect 1) the alignment, classification and timing of completion of roadway improvements and 2) lot sizes, locations and setbacks for residential land use.

• Rocking Horse Partners Summary Narrative Memo, February 2, 2012
  • An overview of the application as provided by Rocking Horse Partners, LLC.
• Proposed City of Aurora & Douglas County Intergovernmental Agreement, 1st Amendment (2011)
  • This document shows the proposed changes to the original IGA document, identifying specific portions of the document that are proposed for elimination, modification, and proposed as new sections. Proposed revisions to the exhibits for Buffer Area and Lot Plans, and Major Roadway Construction are included.
• Existing City of Aurora & Douglas County Intergovernmental Agreement (2002)
  • This redline-strikethrough version of the original IGA has been annotated to depict modifications proposed by the IGA First Amendment. The redline notes are provided as a supplemental guide to the proposed changes.
• Supplemental Buffer Area and Lot Plan Exhibits, Comparison of Original IGA (2002) versus proposed IGA 1st Amendment (2011)
  • The exhibits show the existing Buffer Area and Lot Plans and the proposed changes along Inspiration Drive, and the West Side (Travois) and East Side (Livengood Hills) of Rockinghorse. There are no changes proposed for the original North Side/ Livengood Hills exhibit

All materials that have been submitted as part of this application are available through the CPSD-Project Records Online (CPSD-PRO) site. DR2012-001.

Proposed Amendments to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution (DCZR), Sections 24 and 36

The proposal is summarized as follows:

• The revision includes changing sections of the DCZR to allow female chickens to be kept as household pets by the occupant of a residential unit and to clarify that pot-bellied pigs are already allowed to be kept as household pets.
• A full copy of the proposed revisions are available here: View Document

Once comments have been received and reviewed, the proposed revisions will be modified as appropriate and a formal recommendation will be prepared for the Planning Commission. The public hearing before the Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled for April 16, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. and the public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners is tentatively scheduled for May 22, 2012 at 2:30 p.m. Notice will be provided in the newspaper 14 days prior to the hearings.

A public workshop to review the proposed revisions is scheduled for February 1, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. in the Community Planning and Sustainable Development Offices, Suite 220, 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, CO 80104. Please contact Michael Cairy at 303-660-7460 or mcairy@douglas.co.us if you plan to attend the workshop.

Project Name and Number: Douglas County Zoning Resolution Amendment DR2011-014

Northwest Douglas County Infrastructure Plan

Douglas County Community Planning and Sustainable Development is beginning a planning effort that will look at existing infrastructure (water, sewer, streets, stormwater) in the northwest portion of the County, along the U.S. 85 corridor. The County has retained a consultant, Leese & Associates, to undertake an infrastructure system assessment and to conduct a series of stakeholder discussions and outreach meetings to discuss the future of the northwestern part of the County. For more information, please visit the project web page.

Regional Tourism Authority Grant Application

Douglas County has submitted a grant proposal to the State of Colorado for Regional Tourism Authority designation and funding. The proposal is available here: RTA Grant [3 MB].