The Fremont County Board of County Commissioners on May 14 approved a revised commercial development plan for Penrose RV and Boat Storage (CDP24-001), a proposed storage facility at 17225 State Highway 115 in Penrose.

The board’s action followed a presentation from the applicant’s engineer and a staff review; the motion approved the plan with contingencies including a hazardous-spill procedure plan, a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) notice to proceed for the access permit (permit #224022), an approved noxious-weed control plan, Board of Health approval for on-site chemical toilets (or a vault privy), and a waiver of the refuse-plan requirement.

Planning consultant Jim Brostovich of Veil Resources told commissioners the revised plan eliminated one building that had fallen inside the front setback and reconfigured the remaining two prefabricated buildings to recover some square footage. Brostovich said the current design reduces impervious surface slightly, keeps access in the same location and retains the previously sized stormwater pond. “We moved the parking to the northeast corner,” he said. “This plan meets all the setbacks.”

Planning and zoning staff reported the redesigned site totals about 15,183 square feet of building area—2,850 square feet less than the original submission—and confirmed the submittal met the Fremont County zoning and development regulations. Staff recommended approval with the contingencies listed by the board, and noted the county has previously granted a waiver for map scale size and that the applicant had provided required submittals such as a noxious-weed plan (to be finalized) and a refuse-waiver request.

County counsel clarified that because the board also sits as the Board of Health, it can grant the Board-of-Health-style approval for chemical toilets as part of the same action; the approval must be stated explicitly in the motion. Commissioners asked the applicant to avoid encroaching on the Beaver Park water easement at the northwest corner of the site and praised the applicant for revising the design to meet setbacks.

The motion approving CDP24-001 included the contingency items and the refuse-plan waiver. The vote was unanimous: Commissioners Bell, McFaul and Grantham voted Aye and the motion carried.

The approval requires the applicant to return documentation that the contingency items are satisfied (hazardous-spill procedure plan, CDOT notice to proceed, final noxious-weed control plan and explicit Board-of-Health approval for portable chemical toilets or a vault privy) prior to final administrative sign-off.