Larimer County denies Schubert appeal to drill well inside Northern Colorado Water service area

Larimer County commissioners on July 28 denied an appeal by Craig Schubert to allow a well as the primary domestic water source for Lot 1 of the Robidoux Conservation Development, a 2.5-acre parcel at 9698 Hat Trick Lane in Wellington.

County planner Samantha (Sam) Lascher told the Board the application appealed sections of the county land use code governing wells within the Northern Colorado Water Association service area and that staff recommended denial. "The Roberdeau Conservation development was approved with the assurance that Northern Colorado Water could serve the properties," Lascher said, adding that the development was not conceived to rely on wells. She also noted Northern Colorado Water had enacted a tap moratorium and that the county’s recent code amendment (May 2025) that eased appeals for properties larger than 35 acres does not apply to this lot because it is only 2.5 acres.

Lascher said staff found the appeal failed three of five required…