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Planning staff said the Conservancy district was created decades ago to protect wetlands and floodplains before modern shoreland and floodplain mapping existed. Staff and a former planner explained that after statewide wetland and floodplain mapping and local updates, the Conservancy district is redundant; the county’s mapped shoreland wetland areas and floodplain regulations will continue to provide protection.

The county's draft ordinance reduces the boathouse maximum size to 250 square feet; staff explained that modern boathouse use is often for small watercraft and storage rather than rail-mounted boat storage, and that 450 square feet produces a significantly larger structure adjacent to the water. The revisions also rename an “open-air” gazebo provision to “no-side or open side” language and incorporate suggested edits from the Colorado Department of Natural Resources. County legal counsel reviewed the language, staff said.

Planning staff explained how areas previously zoned Conservancy will be reclassified: parcels within the ordinance’s reach — generally 1,000 feet of a lake or 300 feet of a river/stream, and areas mapped as shoreland wetlands by DNR — will move into the recreational-residential shoreland district; parcels already zoned residential or general purpose will retain that zoning. The shoreland residential district retains a 20,000-square-foot minimum lot standard; where a town has comprehensive zoning, the more restrictive standard applies.

No public commenters spoke for or against the ordinance during the hearing. Commissioners voted to approve the ordinance amendment; the vote was recorded by roll call and the ordinance passed.

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Planning staff said the town of Adams reviewed the proposal at its January meeting and did not object, calling the change a “betterment of the property.” The applicants told the commission the change was intended to provide a retirement home site and create an access location separate from the existing driveway; they said the split would help their children keep or sell the remaining land in the future.

A staff summary indicated the site consists of two parcels totaling approximately 80 acres; the portion proposed for rezoning is about five acres. No public comments for or against the request were recorded. Commissioners voted to approve the rezone; the approval will be forwarded to the full county board for final action on the 18th at 6 p.m.

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The rezoning request would change the parcel from an A-1 35 Exclusive Agricultural District to PR Planned Residential Community; the conditional use permit sought permission for three short-term-rental cabins on the 36-acre site. Planning staff noted the town of Del Prairie reviewed the application at its January meeting and did not object; the town recommended a condition limiting the development to three houses and requiring each unit to have its own well and septic.

Applicant Nicholas Corwin told the commission he and his wife plan three two–bedroom “luxury cabin” units intended for short-term rental markets, describing the site as “a beautiful lot” with natural trails and “a retreat — get out of the city, come and join the Dells.” He said most neighbors he contacted supported the plan and that a local contact will be available within 25 miles for emergency response and county contact.

Planning staff read a written letter of support from C.K. Milbauer, who said he met with Corwin and supported the rezoning and proposed cabins. Staff also advised that Colorado Department of Transportation review had occurred in relation to the property's 33-foot frontage and existing driveway access.

Commission discussion addressed limits on future density if the parcel is rezoned. One member warned that PR zoning allows higher density over time; staff clarified that conditions can be attached to the conditional use permit but not to the rezoning itself. To address that, the town of Del Prairie had requested the conditional-use limit of three houses; the commission included that condition in its approval. Another commissioner moved a size minimum so the cabins would meet full-time residence standards, and the commission adopted a condition of a minimum of 720 square feet per unit.

The commission approved the rezoning and the conditional use permit in separate votes. The rezoning will be forwarded to the full county board for final consideration on the 18th at 6 p.m.; the conditional use permit does not require full-county-board review. The conditional use approval includes the conditions discussed: a maximum of three houses, each with its own well and septic, a minimum unit size of 720 square feet, and that the conditional use takes effect only if the rezoning is approved at the county board.

Next steps: the rezoning application goes to the full Adams County Board on the 18th; the conditional use permit, as approved by the commission, stands unless the county board denies the rezoning.

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