Douglas County Zoning Decisions: August 2026

In August 2026, Douglas County held 6 public meetings covering zoning matters. 8 zoning decisions had a recorded outcome this month: 7 approved (88% approval rate), 1 denied. Activity was down 45% compared to July (340 activity items across 4 meetings).

Zoning Decisions This Month

Trinity Substation and Peaking Facility Location and Extent

Denied.

Location and extent request by CORE Electric Cooperative for a 115 kV electric substation and peaking facility (144 linear generators, ~36 MW, operator Mainspring) on a 14.8-acre portion of the ~34.5-acre Trinity Lutheran Church property, zoned Large Rural Residential, on Highway 83 near Franktown. A motion to approve failed (nays: Niferatos, Smallwood, Hampton, Reier, and one other) and after reopening, a motion to deny passed citing inconsistency with CMP policy 4-1C3 for Franktown Area A. Objections raised by Thunder LLC (south) on noise and Dusty/Ainsley Headinger (west nursery owners) on emissions near schools.

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Vacation of Pine View Circle Road

Approved.

Recommendation of approval to the Board of County Commissioners for the vacation of all of Pine View Circle right-of-way in Spruce Mountain Estates (zoned Estate Residential), approximately 1.04 acres, 870 feet by 50 feet. Abutting landowners Vivian Greenwood Campbell and Rolf Berglund to acquire ownership; utility easement and access easement for Lot 8 (James and Linda Swan) reserved. Recommended for approval unanimously (8-0).

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Pinery Village Filing 2 Amendment 1 Replat

Approved.

Replat to subdivide two superblock lots into 19 lots and three tracts for business and commercial development in the Pinery Village subdivision, on a site totaling a little over 47 acres zoned planned development (Pinery PD). Applicant Craig Campbell with Pinery Owner LLC. Continued from the July 28th BCC land use meeting. King Soopers currently under construction on site. Approved unanimously.

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Resolution codifying Douglas County land use regulations

Approved.

Resolution codifying existing land use regulations of Douglas County (zoning resolution, subdivision resolution, addressing and street naming manual, matters of state interest regulations, and massage facility licensure regulations) onto the E-code 360 online code platform. Currently available only as approximately 90 individual downloadable files. Approved by voice vote (unanimous).

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Zoning Resolution Amendment to Section 27, Site Improvement Plan

Approved.

Amendment to Section 27 of the Douglas County Zoning Resolution removing the requirement for an SIP application for single-family attached (townhome) developments when sufficient engineering, building, and fire details are provided at plat approval. SIP process remains optional. Planning Commission recommended approval on August 3, 2026. Two referral agencies expressed concern with removal of ability to provide referral comments on an SIP. Approved by voice vote (unanimous).

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Business Personal Property Tax Incentive Agreement with Flexential Corporation

Approved.

Agreement provides Flexential a 100% rebate of Douglas County's portion of the business personal property tax over 35 years for a 22.5 IT MW, just under 250,000 sq ft data center located in the town of Parker (Compark, north of C-470). Total rebate cited as approximately $19 million over 35 years; roughly 16 jobs. Data center approvals (zoning, water, power) were handled by the town of Parker. Passed unanimously.

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Bloom Metropolitan District New Service Plan

Approved.

New service plan application for Bloom Metropolitan District (project SV2026-001), located at the northeast corner of Bayou Gulch Road and Scott Avenue, zoned estate residential. Anticipated to include 32 residential lots with a build-out population of ~96 residents and projected average home value of $3 million. Estimated total mill levy cap of 60 mills; initial debt service mill levy of 50 mills; O&M mill levy of 10 mills; debt service term 30 years; total authorized debt limit $20 million; estimated cost of improvements $20.8 million; anticipated developer advances $38 million. Approved unanimously. Planning Commission recommended approval, with Commissioner Hampton opposing citing water limitations and drought.

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Zoning Resolution Amendment to Section 27, Site Improvement Plan (DR-2026-002)

Approved.

Planning Commission recommended approval to the Board of County Commissioners of the Douglas County Zoning Resolution Amendment to Section 27, Site Improvement Plan. The amendment removes the requirement to submit a Site Improvement Plan application for single-family attached developments (townhomes, duplexes, paired homes) when sufficient engineering, building, and fire details are provided at plat approval, reducing the number of planning processes. Referral concerns were raised by Highlands Ranch Community Association and Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority about timing of feedback. Recommended by a vote of.

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Top Keywords This Month

• residential: 33 instances
• zoning: 29 instances
• land use: 19 instances
• subdivision: 16 instances
• commercial: 10 instances

What to Watch

• Residential mentions were up 50% from July.

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