Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Land Use topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Upper Blue Planning Commission recommends Red Tail Ranch amendment, approves Mascot Placer CUP and tables Country Boy Mine rezoning
Summary
At its March 28 meeting the Upper Blue Planning Commission recommended approval of a development agreement amendment for Red Tail Ranch PUD (488 acres), approved a conditional-use permit for Mascot Placer milling operations, and tabled a preliminary rezoning for the Country Boy Mine property. All three actions were unanimous (5-0).
Commissioner Ric Pocius called the Upper Blue Planning Commission to order at 5:30 p.m. on March 28, 2024, with Chair Keith Gallacher and Vice‑Chair Allen Fletcher absent. Commissioners Richard Holcroft, Dan Cleary, Steve Holcomb and Emily Lawless and county staff — Susan Lee, Lili Girodie and Simon Corson — were recorded as present.
The commission recommended approval of an amendment to the development agreement for Red Tail Ranch PUD (PLN24-014), a 488‑acre property at 805 Whatley Ranch Road (CR 945). Commissioner Ric Pocius moved the recommendation and Commissioner Richard Holcroft seconded; the motion carried unanimously, 5‑0.
The commission also approved a Class 4 conditional‑use permit for milling operations at Mascot Placer (PLN23‑046). The staff summary lists the project on a 64.03‑acre site with 25 acres described as earth‑ and stone‑producing land. Commissioner Richard Holcroft moved approval, Commissioner Emily Lawless seconded, and the motion passed 5‑0.
A preliminary rezoning request for the Country Boy Mine property (PLN23‑072) — a proposed rezoning of a roughly 20‑acre parcel from A‑1 to PUD to allow community special events, a museum, mine tours, limited animal keeping, employee housing and related site facilities — was recommended for tabling. Commissioner Ric Pocius made the motion to table; Commissioner Emily Lawless seconded and the tabling motion passed, 5‑0.
The meeting record shows no additions or deletions to the agenda and no consent or work‑session items. The commission approved the Summary of Motions from the Feb. 29, 2024 meeting as submitted. The meeting was adjourned at 6:45 p.m.; the meeting minutes were submitted by Planner II Lili Girodie.
Votes at a glance: - PLN24‑014 (Red Tail Ranch PUD amendment): Motion to recommend approval. Mover: Commissioner Ric Pocius; Second: Commissioner Richard Holcroft. Tally: 5‑0 (Holcroft, Cleary, Holcomb, Lawless, Pocius). Outcome: recommended for approval. - PLN23‑046 (Mascot Placer CUP — milling): Motion to approve. Mover: Commissioner Richard Holcroft; Second: Commissioner Emily Lawless. Tally: 5‑0 (Holcroft, Cleary, Holcomb, Lawless, Pocius). Outcome: approved. - PLN23‑072 (Country Boy Mine preliminary rezoning): Motion to table. Mover: Commissioner Ric Pocius; Second: Commissioner Emily Lawless. Tally: 5‑0 (Holcroft, Cleary, Holcomb, Lawless, Pocius). Outcome: tabled.
No formal public comments, hearings transcripts of testimony, or staff presentations are recorded in the posted summary beyond the motion outcomes and brief site descriptions. Specific next steps or future hearing dates for the tabled rezoning were not specified in the meeting summary.
