Planning Commission recommends rezoning Zimmerman Lane parcel to large‑lot residential; applicant seeks eight half‑acre home sites

After opening a public hearing on a parcel at 45500 South Zimmerman Lane, the Planning Commission recommended the County Commission approve rezoning the property from rural residential to large‑lot residential on June 8.

Staff described the application as a request to change the zoning classification so the roughly five‑acre parcel could be subdivided into approximately eight half‑acre single‑family lots; staff advised the commission that confirmation of water and sewer capacity with the Grand County Water and Sewer Agency will be required at the subdivision stage. "Our plans are... if we can get the zone change and a subdivision application approval, we would like to do eight one half acre lots for home sites," applicant Ryan Jones, a member of Baroque LLC, told the commission.

Neighbors asked procedural and infrastructure questions during the three‑minute public‑comment period: a neighbor asked how long the public‑notice sign had been posted and whether road widening or interior road construction would be required; staff clarified that infrastructure and road standards are evaluated at the subdivision stage and would be the developer’s responsibility. Commissioners discussed findings: staff referenced land‑use code density and intensity criteria (section 9.2.5), and several commissioners said the proposal is consistent with the Spanish Valley future land‑use plan and adjacent Blue Vista development.

A commissioner moved that the Planning Commission recommend county approval of the rezoning; the motion was seconded and the commission voted in favor. The public transcript records the motion and that a vote was called but does not include a roll‑call tally. The commission asked staff to prepare the findings required by code and forward the recommendation to the County Commission for final action.