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Commissioners signal support for Bighorn Ridge cul‑de‑sac length modification; plat still requires formal review
Summary
Elbert County staff and the board signaled willingness to allow a variance to Elbert County subdivision rules to permit a cul‑de‑sac up to about 2,700 feet for the proposed Bighorn Ridge subdivision; the board's direction is not a plat approval and the full plat will return for formal review.
Elbert County planning staff and commissioners on June 11 discussed a request to modify the county subdivision regulation limiting cul‑de‑sac length to 1,320 feet. The applicant seeks a modification to allow a road of approximately 2,700 feet to serve seven proposed lots on an 80‑acre parcel in the county’s western boundary area (Bighorn Ridge).
Staff said the property was recently rezoned to agricultural-residential and that the county engineer and public works do not object to the requested modification provided the road is built to county construction standards. The Elizabeth Fire Protection District submitted a letter supporting the request, and staff said an updated deed and plat applications would follow the direction request.
Grace Erickson, representing the applicant (Providence Consulting), said the requested longer road length is necessary to serve larger lots with long lot-depths and that the project is low-density. Commissioners asked questions and sought confirmation from fire and public works; no party objected. The board voted to give direction that the requested modification can proceed and to allow the applicant to continue the plat process; the action is not a final plat approval and the applicant must return the formal plat to planning commission and the board for final determinations.
Staff emphasized that any final approval would still require compliance with Elbert County construction standards, appropriate easements, and recordation requirements. The board’s direction clears the way for the applicant to move forward with engineering details and formal plat submittal.
