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Douglas County commissioners table Pinery 40 rezoning after contentious hearing over horses and density
Summary
The Board of County Commissioners voted to table a request to rezone 47 acres in the Pinery after hours of testimony from the applicant and more than 20 residents, who raised concerns about density, drainage and the viability of a proposed HOA-owned equestrian facility.
Douglas County commissioners on July 22, 2025, voted unanimously to table consideration of the Pinery 40 Plan Development 30 First Amendment — a proposal to rezone roughly 47 acres north of Bayou Gulch and allow 44 single-family lots and a centralized equestrian area — after hearing an applicant presentation and more than two hours of public comment.
The action came after the board first agreed to untable the item and hear the applicant’s updated plan. The applicant said the revised proposal responds to comments from the board and neighbors by preserving about 12.5 acres for a private equestrian area, including a central roughly 6-acre riding arena and a hay barn with up to 20 stalls. The applicant also said the homeowners association (HOA) would own and maintain the equestrian structures while individual horse owners would bear the costs of feed and care.
County staff and the applicant framed the changes as an attempt to balance the development vision with…
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