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Board grants timing waiver for Sedalia Landfill review so state and county work proceeds in sequence
Summary
Douglas County approved a zoning resolution waiver allowing the Sedalia Landfill applicant to delay Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) certificate of designation submission until later in the Use by Special Review process so state technical review and county USR sequencing align.
Douglas County commissioners approved a zoning resolution waiver on April 27, 2026, that allows the Sedalia Landfill operator (project US2025‑001) to adjust the sequencing of state and county reviews for a planned landfill expansion. The waiver does not itself approve any landfill expansion; it only authorizes a change in the order of technical reviews so the applicant and county can coordinate submittals to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) and the county's Use by Special Review (USR) process.
Jeanette Baer summarized the request and noted the planning commission recommended the waiver 5–0. Dalton Ellis, region engineer for the landfill operator, told the board the change would prevent duplicated state submissions and rework: the state engineering design and operating plan review "usually takes, you know, 6 months to a year to get through with them," and sequencing the county-level USR and state technical review more efficiently would conserve time and resources.
Commissioners asked procedural questions; one public commenter indicated his concerns had been addressed in the presentation. A motion to approve the zoning resolution waiver with conditions was made, seconded and passed; the applicant accepted the conditions. The board emphasized that final approvals, including any certificate of designation or final CDPHE decisions, would occur later in the process and remain subject to county and state review.
