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Commissioners approve development agreement for 1,600‑home Bluestem subdivision
Summary
The court approved a development agreement with the Bluestem developer that covers approximately 300 acres and about 1,600 rooftops; the agreement includes dark‑sky planning, a polling location, hiking/biking trails, rainwater harvesting and pro‑rata traffic mitigation estimated around $1.5 million for county obligations.
Mark Pacheco, director of Development Services, presented a development agreement with Braun Homes and Grama Civil for the Bluestem Subdivision. The agreement covers roughly 300 acres and, as presented, anticipates about 1,600 residential rooftops and a small commercial parcel.
Pacheco said developers committed to several community amenities and mitigation measures: dark‑sky planning and native landscaping to reduce water demand, hiking and biking trails, a dedicated polling location inside the development site, and rainwater‑harvesting features for landscaping and irrigation. County staff described pro‑rata traffic mitigation responsibilities based on a traffic impact analysis; the developer estimated the county’s share could be approximately $1.5 million for required offsite mitigations.
Developer representatives (Angelica Anderson for Braun Homes and Kevin Sawtell for Grama Civil) said they had worked with county staff to incorporate requested community features and ADA‑compliant polling‑place language into the plans. Commissioners supported the project as a contribution to housing supply while noting that added amenities and required mitigations will affect cost and timing.
The court voted to authorize the development agreement and ratify administrative steps; staff said future plat phases and fee schedules will be presented in the normal review process and that fee timing was addressed in a separate tri‑party amendment for another development.
