Council approves Dawson Trails first residential neighborhood: 229 lots cleared for development
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Town Council unanimously approved Resolution 2024-122 to allow the first residential site development plan in Dawson Trails: 229 single-family lots within a larger planning area zoned for up to 484 single-family homes.
Castle Rock Town Council unanimously approved a site development plan for Planning Area B‑1 in Dawson Trails, authorizing 229 single-family lots as the first residential neighborhood in that planned development.
Staff said the parcel is 56 acres and the Dawson Trails planned development zoning allows up to 484 single-family homes in Planning Area B; tonight’s plan covers a portion of that total. The site plan includes a central greenway/soft‑surface trail, a neighborhood park with a concrete amenity trail, a stormwater drainage corridor with a detention pond at the northeast, and a 250‑foot landscaped buffer along the northern edge adjacent to Twin Oaks in unincorporated Douglas County. Homes within 150 feet of the northern edge are drawn on larger lots to meet the PD zoning requirement; the applicant’s plan shows lots slightly larger than the PD minimum.
Tara Vargas, planning staff, told council there were three hybrid neighborhood meetings and that public questions focused on trailhead location, traffic and Crystal Valley interchange construction. Planning Commission reviewed the SDP on Dec. 12 and recommended approval 5‑0. Developer Westside Investment Partners and consultant team (Norris Design, Core Consultants and others) presented renderings showing access from Gamble Ridge Boulevard, two primary entrances with roundabout approaches and a focal neighborhood park with a pickleball court.
Council member Dietz, who said he’s been watching the project for years, praised the plan as an improvement over earlier concepts. The motion to approve Resolution 2024‑122 was moved by Council member Hollingshead and seconded by Council member Bracken; the vote was unanimous.
Staff said the site plan meets Town code section 17‑38 site development plan criteria and Dawson Trails PD zoning rules, including setbacks and the 35‑foot maximum building height for single‑family homes. Next steps: applicant will continue final engineering and record plats; future site development for the adjacent western portion will follow to complete the Planning Area B unit count.