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Commission backs Timnath Landing zoning boundary fixes; commissioners press developer on well and infrastructure impacts
Summary
Planning Commission voted 4-0 to recommend a zoning map amendment for Timnath Landing to resolve split‑zoned lots. Commissioners also discussed resident complaints about wells and the developer described steps to test, temporarily connect properties to potable lines, and plan new drilled wells for affected homeowners.
The Timnath Planning Commission recommended approval of the Timnath Landing zoning map amendment (rezoning boundary cleanup) on a 4-0 vote, finding the change aligns zoning districts with proposed lot lines to avoid split‑zoned parcels.
Chad, a planning staff member, explained the request would realign R‑3, R‑2 and CMU boundaries in portions of the Timnath Landing subdivision so newly created lots fall within single zoning designations. The change does not alter the sketch plan, plan development overlay standards, or the density and dimensional standards that govern the subdivision.
Nick Montalbano, an applicant representative, described the amendment as a relatively routine correction prompted by ongoing platting and filings in the subdivision. “This is a cleanup item,” he told commissioners.
Commissioners used the public hearing on the rezoning to press staff and the developer about related infrastructure and adjacent impacts. Commissioner Tom Wood questioned whether the rezoning or the proposed plats accounted for a planned bridge and County Road 5 widening; planning staff said design work and right‑of‑way coordination are ongoing and any needed dedication would be secured at final plat or through an amended subdivision improvement agreement.
A longer exchange followed about resident complaints that private wells in Old Town Timnath had dropped or failed following development and lake construction. Scott, a town staffer, explained the town’s and developer’s parallel processes: the state administers water‑rights and well permitting, while the town enforces land‑use approvals. The developer described final groundwater testing conducted this spring and identified eight homeowners as qualifying for assistance; those homeowners have been temporarily connected to potable service and the developer said it is working to identify legal and physically suitable locations for drilling new, deeper replacement wells and to permit and drill them before the next irrigation season. The developer said older hand‑dug wells often require full replacement rather than simply drilling deeper because of well construction and setback requirements.
Scott and developer representatives said Colorado Parks and Wildlife and U.S. Fish and Wildlife have been engaged on other Timnath Landing comments and that further agency discussions are scheduled. No formal action on wells was taken; commissioners asked staff to arrange a follow‑up internal meeting to coordinate next steps.
Ending: The commission forwarded the zoning map amendment to council with a recommendation to approve and a condition allowing staff to resolve minor outstanding comments prior to final signatures. Commissioners asked staff to continue follow‑up on well complaints and agency coordination.
