Board of County Commissioners Land Use Meeting/Public Hearing, April 28, 2026
Votes on Resolution supplementing the 2026 adopted budget, unanimous
What happened
Douglas County approved the Bloom Preliminary Plan (SB 2025-017), subdividing 81.85 acres into 32 single-family estate-residential lots near Bayou Gulch Road, on a unanimous voice vote with seven conditions.
- Jurisdiction
- Douglas County, CO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- April 28, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Bloom Preliminary Plan at Bayou Gulch Road
Preliminary plan to subdivide 81.85 acres into 32 single-family residential lots and six tracts, gross density one lot per 2.53 acres, zoned Estate Residential (rezoned from agricultural in 2016). Developer is Affinity Holdings/Affinity Homes, applicant of record Kate Bader. Approved unanimously by voice vote with seven conditions. Served by Parker Water and Sanitation District upon inclusion.
- Provide evidence of inclusion into Parker Water and Sanitation District prior to final plat
- File well abandonment report with Colorado Division of Water Resources prior to recordation
- Pay cash in lieu of park land and school land dedication
- Reconfirm with fire department that access and safety is sufficient and work with Office of Emergency Management on single point of access
- Take reasonable care for historic, paleontological, and cultural resources during construction
- Make technical corrections to satisfaction of Douglas County
- Applicant's commitments and promises relied upon are conditions of approval
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
Douglas County approved the Bloom Preliminary Plan (SB 2025-017), subdividing 81.85 acres into 32 single-family estate-residential lots near Bayou Gulch Road, on a unanimous voice vote with seven conditions.
Key Decisions (4)
Bloom Preliminary Plan at Bayou Gulch Road
Vacation of a portion of Cottonwood Avenue, Grandview Estates
Zoning Resolution Waiver for Sedalia Landfill USR at 5970 North U.S. Highway 85
Resolution supplementing the 2026 adopted budget
Development Activity (2)
Bloom Preliminary Plan
Residential
Sedalia Landfill Expansion (Sedalia Recycling Center and Depository)
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Housing Demand
Estate-residential infill demand near Parker remains strong, with high-end custom…
Infrastructure
Parker Water and Sanitation District inclusion carries a non-refundable ~$1.5…
Infrastructure
Sedalia Landfill operator Waste Connections is pursuing expansion from ~124…
Sentiment
The Board showed strong deference to private property rights and…
Who Spoke (11)
On the record: the chair, 2 commissioners, 2 staff members, an attorney, 2 applicants, the applicant's representative, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
This season: 9 of 9 (100%) forecasts called in this county.
5970 N US Highway conditional use permit
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