Park County instructs staff to draft resolution approving land use case A25-0045 with conditions

The Park County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 14, 2026, instructed staff to prepare a resolution approving land use case A25-0045, a court-directed subdivision that would split a 40.24-acre parcel from a larger property on Highway 9 in Fairplay. Commissioner Amy Mitchell moved the instruction; Commissioner Jason Gemmer seconded and the motion carried 3-0.

Presenters during the continuation included Shelli Yarbrough, who introduced Julie Esterl (presenting via Zoom), and John Littlehorn representing Littlehorn Engineering. The board's motion directed staff to draft a resolution approving the subdivision with enumerated conditions. Those conditions specified that the applicant must submit a revised plat including an updated owner signature block reading 'Rock N Pine, LLC, a Colorado Corporation By: Name: Mark Balderson Title:' and must add the reception number for the access easement (reception No. 658879) to the plat.

The property in question is described in the record as Tract A of the exemption plat recorded at reception No. 658879 and is addressed as 49001 HWY 9, Fairplay. The board's action was procedural: it instructed staff to prepare a resolution and did not itself record the final subdivision approval; staff must prepare the revised plat and draft resolution for future formal action. Documents attached to the record included the staff report and the applicant's combined application packet.

Next steps: Community Development/Planning staff were directed to prepare the required resolution and a revised plat reflecting the listed conditions; the transcript records a planned follow-up but does not include a final approval vote on the drafted resolution. The board voted to carry the motion 3-0 and then moved on to other agenda items.