Applicant tells Elbert County commission plan includes perimeter buffers, open space and a centralized reuse system
The Blue Sky Ranch team said the revised PUD amendment increases perimeter lot sizes, preserves an on‑site mature tree stand, includes 377 acres of open space, and proposes a centralized water/wastewater system to limit draw on local domestic aquifers.
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In response to public concerns, the applicant described several design and mitigation measures intended to reduce impacts on adjacent properties and natural resources. Presenters said the amended concept shifts density to interior cluster lots, increases larger lots around the perimeter (including a band of 2.5‑acre lots), and preserves a mature stand of ponderosa pines in the southwest as a passive tree preserve.
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