Douglas County stays decision on Franktown coffee-shop water-and-sewer waiver after conduct concerns

Douglas County commissioners on May 13 stayed a decision on a waiver request that would allow a proposed coffee shop at 206 Kelty Road in the Franktown Village area to be served by an existing private well and septic system instead of a central water and sanitation district.

The waiver request (project file P2024-081) would exempt the property from a zoning resolution requirement that commercial uses in the commercial zone be served by central water and sewer. Planning staff said the applicants estimate the coffee shop’s annual demand at about 0.92 acre-feet per year; that amount converts to roughly 820 gallons per day. Staff also reported the property’s well permit authorizes withdrawal of up to 1 acre-foot annually from the Denver Aquifer and that the Colorado Division of Water Resources reviewed the proposed supply and had no objection provided the permit’s terms are met.

The waiver matter moved to the board after an…