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Jefferson County planning update: 30 Conifer-area cases, short-term rental rules and an upcoming WUI code draft
Summary
Jefferson County planning staff told a Conifer town hall there are 30 active development cases in the area, described a 48-acre pre-application proposing five large lots, and said short-term rental and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) regulation updates are advancing with county hearings scheduled.
Jefferson County planning officials briefed Conifer residents on local development activity and regulatory work that could affect neighborhoods.
Heather Gautherless, long-range planning supervisor with Jefferson County Planning & Zoning, said there are 30 development cases in the Conifer area, including one new pre-application on roughly 48 acres that would rezone a portion from Agricultural-2 to MR-1 to allow five single-family homes of about four acres each near Parker Road and Elk Creek Elementary School. She said community meetings tied to the pre-application will notify neighbors and that case-manager contact information is in the meeting packet.
Gautherless also summarized the GEFCO process: three of four related plan updates and regulations have been adopted; the comprehensive plan and a unified land use code remain in progress and could proceed to hearings early next year. She said a short-term rental regulation update went to the planning commission on Nov. 12 and was adopted there, and that the county will forward the regulation to the Board of County Commissioners for final decision on Dec. 16.
On wildfire-related regulation, Gautherless said the state released a model WUI code that jurisdictions must adopt by April 1; Jefferson County plans to release a draft this week and hold public meetings in December to gather citizen input. She said future work may address access and water restrictions as part of the Unified Land Use Code work in 2026.
Gautherless urged residents with questions to consult the packet and meet with county case managers after the presentation.
