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Commission approves rezoning for Blackburn property to enable tree farm and potential lodging in Summit

2558458 · March 10, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved a rezoning from residential R-1/2-acre to commercial for a 5.28-acre parcel owned by Edward (Kelly) Blackburn in Summit to allow a commercial plant nursery/tree farm and, contingent on a conditional use permit, small rental cabins and event facilities.

The commission approved a zone change to reclassify approximately 5.28 acres owned by Edward (Kelly) Blackburn in Summit from residential (R-1/2 acre) to commercial.

County planning staff said the parcel has operated as a Christmas tree farm growing Colorado blue spruce and that county zoning prevented the property from qualifying for a plant-nursery use under its residential designation.…

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