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Planning commission backs waiver to approve Rolling Hills Estates final plat despite 300‑year water-rule gap
Summary
The commission recommended approval of Rolling Hills Estates filing No. 3 after the county attorney said the property's well predates modern groundwater administration and a strict 300‑year water-supply showing could not be produced. The recommendation includes a waiver and a finding of sufficiency for water quality, quantity and dependability.
The El Paso County Planning Commission unanimously voted to recommend approval of SF2423, the final plat for Rolling Hills Estates filing No. 3, with a waiver of certain water-supply code requirements, including the county’s 300‑year water rule.
Lori Segoe of the County Attorney’s Office told the commission that the property includes a well installed in 1972 that predates Colorado’s modern groundwater administration and the county’s current Land Development Code water provisions. Segoe said applicants in that situation often lack court decrees or…
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