531 Caribou Road site plan
Case LU-26-0004
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Boulder County Meetings
Board of County Commissioners, May 14, 2026
Approves Land Use Code Amendments - Residential Uses, Boarding House, Group Care/Foster Home, 2-1
1h 43m14,988 words
132 mentionsresidentialapprovedland usepublic hearingtabledzoningsubdivisiondensitycommercialindustrialaducomprehensive planBoulder County, CO
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What happened
Boulder County adopted land use code amendments (docket DC 24-0004) governing residential uses, boarding houses, and group care/foster homes, choosing Option B (adding a 'residential care facility' use permitted by special review in transitional, business, commercial, and light i…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Boulder County, CO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 14, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 2-1
Meeting Summary
Boulder County adopted land use code amendments (docket DC 24-0004) governing residential uses, boarding houses, and group care/foster homes, choosing Option B (adding a 'residential care facility' use permitted by special review in transitional, business, commercial, and light i…
Key Decisions (2)
Approved
Land Use Code Amendments - Residential Uses, Boarding House, Group Care/Foster Home
Vote: 2-1Conditions attached
Approved
McCabe Earthwork and Residence at 531 Caribou Road
Vote: 3-0Conditions attached
Development Activity (1)
McCabe Earthwork and Residence
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Housing Demand
Commissioners expressed interest in expanding senior/transitional living and adaptive-reuse opportunities…
Infrastructure
Mountain-zone development remains gated by site accessibility, transit limits, geologic/wildfire…
Sentiment
Residential development on environmentally sensitive parcels (riparian, wetlands, scenic corridors,…
Who Spoke (8)
Staff · 3ApplicantApplicant's Rep
On the record: 3 staff members, the applicant, and the applicant's representative.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
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