17667 Highway conditional use permit
Sabina and Iain McWhinneyCase LU-26-0010
Approved
freeApprovedmoved by Stoltzman6 conditions of approval
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Boulder County Meetings
Board of County Commissioners, September 17, 2026
Approved: McQuinney Earthwork and Barn at 17667 Highway 7, unanimous
3h 2m25,513 words
28 mentionsdeniedresidentialcomprehensive plansubdivisionpublic hearingapprovedduplexland useBoulder County, CO
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On September 17, 2026, Boulder County approved McQuinney Earthwork and Barn at 17667 Highway 7 (unanimous).
Boulder County Commissioners conditionally approved docket LU26-0010 / SPR25-0066, the McQuinney Earthwork and Barn project at 17667 Highway 7 (20-acre Forestry-zoned parcel), allowing 3,485 cubic yards of non-foundational earthwork and a 2,052 sq ft agricultural barn for mules,…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Boulder County, CO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Projects in this meeting (1)
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Approved6 conditions of approval
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McQuinney Earthwork and Barn at 17667 Highway 7
Limited impact special use review for 3,485 cubic yards of non-foundational earthwork and site plan review for a 2,052 sq ft, ~17.1 ft steel barn on a vacant 20-acre forestry-zoned parcel in the Peak-to-Peak scenic corridor near Dry St. Vrain Creek; applicants Sabina McQuinney and family, for raising mules. Conditionally approved 2-0 (Commissioner Lochemann excused).
- staff-recommended conditions including compliance with multimodal transportation standards (MMTS) and possible off-site road improvements
- revised plans limiting site disturbance to necessary areas with excess cut removed off site
- access improvement maintenance agreement, stormwater quality permit, drainage and geotechnical reports
- lighting plan and color/material samples at building permit
- certificate of occupancy language changed to final inspection in conditions 16 and 5
- adherence to the applicant's grazing plan
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Key Decisions (3)
Approved
McQuinney Earthwork and Barn at 17667 Highway 7
Vote: unanimous6 conditions attachedMoved by Stoltzman
Approved
BCHA 2027 Annual Plan
Vote: unanimousMoved by Stoltzman
Approved
BCHA 2027 Moving to Work Supplement
Vote: unanimous
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Development Activity (3)
McQuinney Earthwork and Barn
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Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
20 distinct speakers; 7 identified names.
All speaker roles: 5 Staff, 12 Public, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant, 1 Commissioner.
Identified name roles: 4 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Applicant, 1 Commissioner.
Speaker sample: Sabina McQuinney, Applicant.
6 more identified names in Pro: 4 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Commissioner.
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Zoning terms (8)
28 recorded timestamps
- denied (1 timestamps)
- residential (1 timestamps)
- comprehensive plan (7 timestamps)
- subdivision (1 timestamps)
- public hearing (6 timestamps)
- approved (9 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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