Douglas County Zoning Decisions: May 2026

In May 2026, Douglas County held 5 public meetings covering zoning matters. 5 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 5 approved (100% approval rate). Activity was down 54% compared to April (419 activity items across 5 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Pinery Meadows Plan Development First Amendment (Major PD Amendment)

Approved.

Major PD amendment for the Pinery Meadows plan development to establish five-foot setbacks specific to 68 single-family detached cluster lots within the subdivision (136 total residential lots), modify setbacks for single-family attached/duplex lots, replace 'private alley' with 'private road', and add language allowing encroachment into utility easements with a utility provider encroachment agreement. Applicant is Integrity Land Ventures; home builder Ashton Woods. Site located approximately 800 feet northwest of the intersection of State Highway 83 and Scott Avenue. No density increase proposed. Approved on a unanimous voice vote.

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Helitack Facility Location and Extent at 8500 Seymour Road

Approved.

Douglas County Facilities Fleet and Emergency Support Services requested a location and extent approval for construction of a helitack facility at the existing EVOC site, including a helicopter landing area, a 9,500 sq ft hangar, an 18-space parking lot, four-foot FAA-approved chain link fence, and associated infrastructure with water and sewer line extensions. Located approximately 500 feet east of Moore Road, across from the Plum Valley Heights subdivision, bordered by Sterling Ranch PD and A-1 properties. The canine training facility relocation was removed from the request. Approved unanimously.

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Pinery Meadows Plan Development First Amendment

Approved.

Integrity Land Ventures requested a major PD amendment to the Pinery Meadows PD to establish setbacks specific to 68 single-family detached cluster lots (five-foot setbacks on all lot lines), modify setbacks for single-family attached duplex lots (zero feet for shared lot line), replace the term 'private alley' with 'private road,' and add language allowing encroachment into utility easements with an encroachment agreement. The subdivision totals 136 residential lots. Located approximately 850 feet northwest of the intersection of State Highway 83 and Scott Avenue. Planning Commission recommended approval subject to one staff condition.

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Highlands Ranch Plan Development 84th Amendment

Approved.

Approved a major plan development amendment to add 350 multifamily dwelling units to Planning Area 85 of the Highlands Ranch Plan Development, on two parcels (4.61 and 10.2 acres, ~15 acres total) near C470 and Kendrick Castillo Way. Development to be townhomes on the western parcel and apartments on the eastern parcel, bringing the overall Highlands Ranch total to 36,418 units. Applicant Page West Acquisitions, represented by David Foster (Foster Graham Firm) and Daniel Jennings (Norris Design). Reduced from a previously denied 400-unit proposal; removed a building, added green space, lowered building heights by seven feet, committed to a traffic signal. Approved by voice vote.

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Douglas County Zoning Resolution Amendment to Establish Agritourism Regulations

Approved.

Approved amendments to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution establishing agritourism regulations, updating sections 3, 4, 21, 36 and adding new section 22C (agritourism certification and permits). Establishes scalable review for accessory (up to 100/day), minor (500 in one day or 300/day over seven days), and major agritourism activities, plus a new agritourism center use allowed in A-1 and LRR zone districts. Approved by voice vote.

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Zoning Changes

• Zoning change, ~15 acres (4.61 and 10.2 acre parcels) at Planning Area 85, near C470 and Kendrick Castillo Way, Highlands Ranch (Page West Acquisitions)

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• land use: 18 instances
• residential: 16 instances
• density: 12 instances
• subdivision: 11 instances

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