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Planning commission recommends Independence Filing 5 final plat after lengthy presentation and discussion; vote 4–3
Summary
The commission voted 4–3 to recommend approval of Independence Filing 5 (final plat FP‑2024‑7515), a 162‑lot addition to the Independence PUD. Applicant representatives highlighted infrastructure investments, reclaimed water for irrigation, and phased road improvements tied to the development.
The Elbert County Planning Commission recommended approval, by a 4–3 vote, of Independence Filing 5 (FP‑2024‑7515), a final plat adding 162 lots to the Independence planned unit development. The filing covers roughly 71 of the project’s cited 377 acres and includes nearly 20 acres of open space for the filing.
Kelsey Lanham, planner for Elbert County, told commissioners the filing is served by the Independence Water and Sanitation District and the Division of Water Resources found the district has adequate water to serve the additional lots. Lanham said agency reviewers raised no outstanding objections and that the proposed lots would remain under the PUD global…
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