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Planning Commission Regular Meeting, January 12, 2026

Recommends approval: Sterling Ranch PD Fifteenth Amendment Rezoning and Major Amendment, 5-1

4h 17m36,573 words
237 mentionsland userezoningmotion to approveresidentialzoningrezonepublic hearingapprovedcomprehensive planindustrialcommercialplanned developmenttraffic studyenvironmental reviewsubdivisiondensityPUDdeferredplatDouglas County, CO
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What happened

On January 12, 2026, the Planning Commission recommended approval of Sterling Ranch PD Fifteenth Amendment Rezoning and Major Amendment (5-1).

Douglas County Planning Commission approved three items on 2026-01-12, all recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners. The Echo Valley Road zone map change (DR2025-009), rezoning approximately 106 acres from A-E to A-1 for Cisco Land Company LLC, passed unanimously (6-0…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Douglas County, CO
Governing body
Advisory (makes a recommendation)
Date
January 12, 2026
Decisions
3 zoning decisions
Outcome
Recommends approval, 5-1
Next step
Final board vote (pending)

Projects in this meeting (3)

Chatfield Urban Area Expansion CMP Land Use

Recommended 5-1
Open this project

Echo Valley Road Zone Map Change

Recommended
Echo Valley Road, Southern Douglas County · Cisco Land Company LLC

Sterling Ranch PD Fifteenth

Recommended
Comoros property Southeast of Moore Road and Waterton Road; Burgess property East of Rampart Range Road, Douglas County · Sterling Ranch Development Company
1 condition of approval

Free sample: decision 1 of 3

Echo Valley Road Zone Map Change

Zone map change from A-E (state residential/estate residential) to A-1 (agricultural one) for approximately 106 acres along Echo Valley Road in Southern Douglas County. Property owner Cisco Land Company LLC intends to place property in a conservation easement for horse/ag use. Recommended approval to BOCC. Roll-call vote unanimous with six commissioners.

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Key Decisions (3)

Approved

Echo Valley Road Zone Map Change

Vote: unanimousMoved by Lynn Abruzzo
Approved

Chatfield Urban Area Expansion CMP Land Use Map Amendment

Vote: 5-1Moved by Mark Wachowicz
Approved

Sterling Ranch PD Fifteenth Amendment Rezoning and Major Amendment

Vote: 5-11 conditions attachedMoved by Steven Allen

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Zoning Changes (2)

A-EA-1approximately 106 acres
A-1PDapproximately 595 acres

Development Activity (3)

Echo Valley Road Conservation / Perry Park Ranch

Other

Chatfield Urban Area Expansion / Waterton Business Park

Mixed-Use

Sterling Ranch PD Fifteenth Amendment / Waterton Business Park

Mixed-Use

Market Signals (5)

Housing Demand

Sterling Ranch described as number one best-selling master plan community…

Infrastructure

Multiple residents and metro districts raised concerns about lack of…

Infrastructure

Dominion Water and Sanitation District cites 4,041 acre-feet of firm…

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Agenda results

Sterling Ranch Planned Development, 15th Amendment - Planned Development Rezoning and… rezone

Case 4275
Approved 5-1
freeApproved 5-1moved by Steven Allen1 condition of approval

1 recorded conditions. Full condition text is available in Pro.

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Chatfield Urban Area Expansion - Comprehensive Master Plan Land Use Map Amendment -… rezone

Case 4270
Approved 5-1
freeApproved 5-1moved by Mark Wachowicz

Who spoke

34 distinct speakers; 16 identified names.

All speaker roles: 4 Staff, 1 Chair, 1 Clerk, 5 Commissioner, 17 Public, 1 Attorney, 2 Applicant, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Witness.

Identified name roles: 4 Staff, 1 Chair, 5 Commissioner, 1 Attorney, 2 Applicant, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Witness.

Speaker sample: Matt Flavin, Applicant.

15 more identified names in Pro: 4 Staff, 1 Chair, 5 Commissioner, 1 Attorney, 2 Applicant Rep, 1 Applicant, 1 Witness.

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Zoning terms (19)

237 recorded timestamps

  • land use (14 timestamps)
  • rezoning (33 timestamps)
  • motion to approve (3 timestamps)
  • residential (28 timestamps)
  • zoning (46 timestamps)
  • rezone (6 timestamps)

Decision moments (3)

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