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Board approves Antelope Crossing rezoning and four-lot minor development plat on 42.61 acres
Summary
Douglas County commissioners voted unanimously Oct. 14 to rezone a 42.61-acre parcel from Agricultural-1 to Large Rural Residential and to approve a minor development final plat creating four single-family lots of roughly 10–11 acres each, accessed from Delbert Road.
Douglas County commissioners on Oct. 14 unanimously approved a rezoning and a minor development final plat that will convert a 42.61-acre parcel to four single-family lots under Large Rural Residential zoning.
Planning Services senior planner Carolyn Washy Freeland presented the requests. Under the rezoning (project file ZR2024-015), the property would change from Agricultural-1 to Large Rural Residential, which allows a maximum gross density of one dwelling unit per 10 acres. The applicant's minor development final plat (project file SB2024-066) proposes four lots ranging from about 10 to 11 acres, with access via a private shared drive off Delbert Road.
Staff noted the site's topography includes rolling hills between about 6,260 and 6,300 feet in elevation, steep slopes greater than 20% along a drainage, and floodplain associated with a Coal Creek tributary that crosses the property. The plat shows "no build" zones on Lots 1–3 to preserve historic drainage patterns, steep slopes and floodplain areas. The applicant confirmed that a previously recorded well could not be located and that the Colorado Division of Water Resources considered the record well abandoned.
Staff recommended approval of both requests and listed conditions the board incorporated into the minor development approval. The conditions require, among other items: recordation of a 60-foot off-site access, drainage and utility easement prior to plat recordation; payment of $1,500 to the Douglas County school district as cash in lieu of school land dedication; installation of a South Metro Fire and Rescue Knox Box at cistern pump controls to be approved by South Metro Fire and Rattlesnake Fire Department before building permits; payment of $750 to Douglas County as cash in lieu of park land dedication; recording restrictive covenants reserving subsurface water rights for future homeowners; and technical corrections to the plat prior to recordation. Staff also required that the rezoning be approved prior to final plat recordation.
Applicant representative C.J. Kirsch told the board the owner has controlled and managed the larger surrounding property since about 2006 and prefers to develop the land as a small-lot residential subdivision rather than sell it for commercial development. The Planning Commission heard the requests Oct. 6 and voted 6–0 to recommend approval.
Commissioners asked staff and the applicant questions about topography, drainage and water-well records; staff confirmed Planning Commission recommendation and that referral agencies, including the Colorado Division of Water Resources, did not identify unresolved Reg. 72 issues. No public comments were received during the hearing. The board approved the rezoning (ZR2024-015) and then approved the minor development final plat (SB2024-066) with the eight conditions by unanimous vote.
Next steps: The applicant must record required easements and documents, pay cash-in-lieu fees and complete technical plat corrections before the county will record the final plat and issue building permits.
