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After lengthy public testimony on wildfire and egress, commissioners approve Hidden Creek Estates rezoning and final plat
Summary
The board approved rezoning 3.54 acres to RR-2.5 and a final plat to create six lots, while opponents emphasized wildfire evacuation and single-access road risks; the measures passed 4–1.
On Jan. 8 the El Paso County Board of County Commissioners approved both a zone change and a final plat for Hidden Creek Estates, voting 4–1 to rezone a 3.54-acre portion of a 28.54-acre parcel from RR-5 to RR-2.5 and to approve a six-lot final plat served by a private road.
Planning staff said the proposal includes substantial conservation and no-build areas — more than 50 percent of the property — and that technical reviews had confirmed water sufficiency, drainage, septic suitability and that Monument Fire and other reviewers had no outstanding objections for this project-level evaluation. Engineer Daniel Torres described a box culvert crossing at the floodplain and said drainage and road designs meet county criteria for this private road configuration.
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