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Planning Commission unanimously recommends approval of H H H Ranch rezoning for 244-lot subdivision
Summary
The El Paso County Planning Commission voted unanimously Aug. 7 to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve a rezoning that would change two parcels totaling 752 acres from A-35 to RR-2.5 and allow a preliminary plan that anticipates about 244 lots and a concurrent metro district for water and infrastructure.
The El Paso County Planning Commission on Aug. 7 recommended approval of a map amendment to rezone two parcels totaling about 752 acres north of Jones Road from A-35 agricultural to RR-2.5 residential rural zoning.
Planning staff presented the request, P-251 (H H H Ranch), saying the change would allow 2.5-acre lots consistent with the county master plan’s “large lot residential” place type. Joseph Lehi, planner and project manager, told commissioners the rezone is generally consistent with nearby parcels that have been rezoned to RR-2.5 and that the master plan identifies the parcels within the county’s area of new development. The applicant’s preliminary planning estimate provided in a letter of intent anticipates roughly 244 residential lots to be built in multiple phases and proposes formation of a special (metro) district to provide centralized water and infrastructure.
Charlene Durham, Department of Public Works engineering reviewer, noted site access will be from Jones Road, that internal roads would be local rural roads, and that drainage reports and any road impact fees would be addressed at the preliminary plan/final plat stage. Lehi also noted that the H H H Ranch Metro District applications (numbers 1–3) and related EDARP files are in process and scheduled for concurrent review before the county’s boards.
During discussion commissioners asked about surrounding zoning and consistency with the High Plains sketch plan and neighboring subdivisions. Applicant representatives with NES and the project team described plans for an equestrian‑focused community with trails and centralized water, and indicated they would submit a preliminary plan and metro district documents for review.
Commissioner (unnamed in transcript) moved that the planning commission recommend approval of P-251 “in accordance with the attached resolution with two conditions and two notations” and forward the item to the Board of County Commissioners. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously; Chair Jay Carlson and all voting members — Mraize, Fuller, Trowbridge, Jack, Whitney and Byers — voted aye.
The commission’s recommendation now goes to the Board of County Commissioners for its hearings in September as part of the standard review process. Because the rezoning alone does not approve a final layout or infrastructure, staff and the applicant will return later with the preliminary plan, drainage reports, road improvements, and any required water rights and road impact items for further review.
