Wellington planners, developer outline 300-acre Sage Farms plan with trails, parks and phased buildout

Wellington Town planning staff and the developer of Sage Homes presented a conceptual master plan for the 300-acre Sage Farms site at the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Advisory Board (PROS) meeting on April 9, 2025. The presenters described a phased buildout focused first on a north-side single-family neighborhood and a prominent north–south trail intended to connect into existing Sage Meadows trails and the wider regional network.

The project is “approximately 300 acres in size,” Planning Director Cardi Verne said, and the concept envisions multiple phases that “we're anticipating 20 to 25 years, potentially.” The town and developer described the master plan as a mix of single-family detached housing, future multifamily opportunities, a neighborhood commercial corner and a larger commercial hub at the south end of the site; staff also said the plan includes a letter of interest from UCHealth for a potential medical facility at the southern commercial node.

Why it matters: the development carries substantial park and trail obligations and long-term implications for Wellington’s east-side connectivity. Under the town’s current approach staff said the site generates roughly 34 acres of park and open space requirements, and the conceptual layout tries to concentrate much of that into a single larger regional park while meeting pocket-park requirements inside early phases.

Phase 1, open-space and parks: staff and the developer said the first filing will be principally single-family housing on…