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Commission split over Shaw rezone; recommends approval to BOCC with contingencies after residents raise road, water and notice concerns
Summary
The commission recommended the Shaw rezone (RZ-2024-2571) — a request to rezone a 40-acre parcel on County Road 5 from Agriculture to Agriculture Residential — to the Board of County Commissioners with contingencies after residents objected to road maintenance, water adequacy and notification; the recommendation passed 4–2.
At its April 1 meeting the Elbert County Planning Commission voted to forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners to approve the Shaw rezone (RZ-2024-2571) with contingencies, after extensive public comment and commissioner questioning about road conditions, water supply and whether required packet documents and notices were complete.
Planner Danny Klebanner presented the application for the 40.096-acre Shaw parcel located near County Road 5 (addressed in staff materials as 25715 County Road 5). Klebanner said the Division of Water Resources had reviewed the proposed water supply and deemed it adequate, and that public‑works referrals concluded the projected additional trips…
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