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Neighbors urge bigger buffers as council approves Crystal Valley Ranch rezoning amid objections
Summary
Castle Rock council approved first‑reading rezoning for a parcel adjacent to Rhyolite Park despite resident objections seeking a larger buffer; council and staff said detailed buffer and lot layout remain subject to the site development plan process.
Mayor Gray opened the public hearing on the Crystal Valley Ranch zoning amendment and planning staff summarized the item as a second reading of a rezoning tied to a previously negotiated memorandum of understanding.
Tara Vargas, a town planner, told council the action before them was limited to rezoning the 45‑foot strip discussed in an October agreement and that “the details of that site development plan, all the increased buffering, the tree plantings, all of the…
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