Board denies Feebag Ranch/Feedbag Ranch activity‑envelope application over riparian and wildlife impacts

Aug 12, 2026

After a lengthy public hearing, the board denied an application for a building envelope, site plan and GMQS exemption at Feebag Ranch LLC because staff and independent ecologists concluded the proposed east‑side development would place permanent structures inside 100‑ft stream setbacks, fragment riparian habitat, remove ~1,581 caliper inches of trees and could not demonstrate feasible revegetation.

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Pitkin County commissioners on Aug. 12 denied an activity‑envelope and site‑plan application from Feedbag Ranch LLC (Feebag Ranch) that would have located a single‑family residence and associated infrastructure inside the Snowmass Creek riparian corridor.

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