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Board approves preliminary plan for Coal Creek Estates after heated public commentary
Summary
Despite strong public opposition citing master-plan conflicts and farmland preservation, the board approved a preliminary plan to subdivide two lots into four parcels in Coal Creek Valley; planning recommended denial while staff recommended approval.
Montrose County commissioners on April 16 approved a preliminary plan that would subdivide two lots in Coal Creek Valley into four lots (each roughly 1–1.5 acres), a proposal that drew extensive public opposition and expert testimony urging adherence to the recently adopted master plan.
Planner Kim Falco and county staff said the subdivision complies with county subdivision regulations, board-of-health requirements and utility will-serve letters for water and gas. The planning commission recommended denial, citing the master plan’s agricultural-preservation goals. Neighbors and community members testified the proposal represented a 'slippery slope' toward greater development of prime farmland; one speaker, Greg Stunder, presented exhibits he said showed potential for much larger subdivision if approvals continued.
Applicant Tanner Creel said the current request only addresses two lots created in 2007 and that future plans for a larger subdivision are speculative; he said utilities and fire protection requirements have been satisfied for the current application. After deliberation, one commissioner expressed concern about master-plan consistency but said the application's compliance with subdivision regulations led to approval; the meeting record shows the motion passed with one commissioner abstaining.
