Pine View Circle vacation
Case 4943
Approved
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Douglas County Meetings
Planning Commission Regular Meeting, August 17, 2026
Recommends approval: Highlands Ranch Filing 159, Lot 1 Location and Extent (Chaos/Plaza Drive Park), 8-0
2h 18m19,720 words
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What happened
On August 17, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Highlands Ranch Filing 159, Lot 1 Location and Extent (Chaos/Plaza Drive Park) (8-0).
The Douglas County Planning Commission denied the Trinity Substation and Peaking Facility location-and-extent application (project file LE2026-009) by CORE Electric Cooperative, first via a failed 5-3 motion to approve and then a 5-3 motion to deny, citing inconsistency with Comp…
Meeting key facts
- Jurisdiction
- Douglas County, CO
- Governing body
- Advisory (makes a recommendation)
- Date
- August 17, 2026
- Decisions
- 3 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Recommends approval, 8-0
- Next step
- Final board vote (pending)
Free sample: decision 1 of 3
Highlands Ranch Filing 159, Lot 1 Location and Extent (Chaos/Plaza Drive Park)
Location and extent approval for the Highlands Ranch Metropolitan District to construct an approximately one-acre community park on a 9.69-acre lot zoned PD. Amenities include community garden, outdoor ping pong, horseshoe pits, bocce ball, outdoor fitness, pavilion, vault restroom. 24 parking spaces approved with this L&E; separate 13/20 spaces tied to a Shea senior apartment SIP. Approved 8-0.
- Applicant required to obtain all necessary permits prior to commencement of the project
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Key Decisions (3)
Approved
Highlands Ranch Filing 159, Lot 1 Location and Extent (Chaos/Plaza Drive Park)
Vote: 8-01 conditions attachedMoved by Jim Smallwood
Denied
Trinity Substation and Peaking Facility Location and Extent
Vote: 5-3Moved by Michael McKesson
Approved
Vacation of Pine View Circle Road
Vote: unanimous1 conditions attached
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Development Activity (3)
Plaza Drive Park (Chaos Park), Highlands Ranch Filing 159 Lot 1
Infrastructure
Shea senior apartment project (Highlands Ranch, adjacent to Plaza Drive Park)
Residential
Trinity Substation and Peaking Facility
Infrastructure
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
CORE Electric warns of very limited available generation capacity across…
Housing Demand
Douglas County growth is driving new electric substation and peaking-facility…
Sentiment
Rural Franktown residents and adjacent landowners (Thunder LLC, nursery owners)…
Commercial Demand
Persistent community-garden waiting list (24 people) in Highlands Ranch indicates…
Agenda results
Each land-use item on the agenda, with its recorded voteWho spoke
19 distinct speakers; 16 identified names.
All speaker roles: 2 Applicant, 1 Clerk, 5 Commissioner, 2 Attorney, 3 Witness, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair, 1 Public, 2 Staff.
Identified name roles: 1 Applicant, 5 Commissioner, 2 Attorney, 3 Witness, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Chair, 2 Staff.
Speaker sample: Travis Frazier, Applicant Rep.
15 more identified names in Pro: 1 Applicant, 5 Commissioner, 2 Attorney, 3 Witness, 1 Chair, 2 Staff, 1 Applicant Rep.
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Zoning terms (15)
82 recorded timestamps
- zoning (9 timestamps)
- approved (10 timestamps)
- planned development (1 timestamps)
- motion to approve (2 timestamps)
- density (2 timestamps)
- commercial (6 timestamps)
Decision moments (3)
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