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Commissioners continue Running Creek RV storage EDZ plan amid traffic and floodplain concerns
Summary
The board continued action on the Running Creek RV Storage economic development zone site development plan (EDZ-2024-3548) after public commenters raised traffic-safety and floodplain/runoff concerns; the continuance was set for the board's next regular meeting (June 11).
Elbert County commissioners voted to continue the Running Creek RV Storage economic development zone site development plan (EDZ-2024-3548) to their next regular meeting, citing unresolved traffic and floodplain/runoff questions raised by residents and commissioners.
County staff presented the application for a storage facility on a 50-acre parcel off County Road 13 north of Elizabeth. The site plan proposes an approximately 7.5-acre gravel storage area for outdoor RV parking (applicant materials referenced up to 340 RV spaces), with setbacks of 800–900 feet from the road frontage and more than 400 feet from the rear property line near Gold Creek. Staff recommended approval with conditions including a solid, at-least-6-foot fence outside flood hazard zones, removal of public-hearing signs within seven days, payment of fees, and recording of the site development exhibit within 180 days.
Why it matters: Several nearby landowners told the board they are worried about traffic safety on County…
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