Douglas County approves 119‑lot Maroney Mill subdivision after weeks of debate

The Douglas County Board of Commissioners voted to approve Z2026‑25, a request to rezone about 50 acres on Maroney Mill Road from residential‑agricultural to Planned Residential Development to allow a 119‑lot single‑family subdivision.

Planning staff told the boards that the proposal divides the site into three sections bisected by a creek and a power‑line easement and would be served by sewer with a lift station. Staff recommended approval with conditions that include perimeter fencing interior to a 50‑foot perimeter buffer, an 80% opacity landscape buffer, masonry and window‑design requirements in architectural elevations, minimum street‑tree rates and DRC review of minor modifications.

Austin Cronin, the county zoning administrator, told the boards the plan shows four estate lots (20,000 sq ft), 72 lots around 15,000…