To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Through: David L. Corliss, Town Manager
From: Tara Vargish, P.E. Development Services Director
Sandy Vossler, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
Title
Ordinance Approving the Dawson Trails Planned Development Plan and Zoning Regulations, Amendment No. 3, and the Initial Zoning for Multiple Parcels of Land Totaling 4.696 Acres and Located in the South Half of Section 22, Township 8 South, Range 67 West of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Douglas County, Colorado (Territorial Road Initial Zoning) (Second Reading - Approved on First Reading on March 3, 2026, by a vote 7-0)
Body
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Executive Summary
ACM Dawson Trails VIII JV LLC (ACM Dawson Trails) has proposed a major amendment to the Dawson Trail Planned Development (PD) Plan and Zoning Regulations. The purpose of the amendment is to zone the parcels included in the Territorial Road Annexation, to reconfigure an open planning area, and to add a requirement for four, 1-acre private parks within specific planning areas. The location of the Territorial Road annexation parcels is shown in Figure 1 and Attachment A.
ACM Dawson Trails and the Town of Castle Rock own separate parcels included in the Territorial Road Annexation (Figure 2). All the parcels will be zoned Planned Development (PD) within Dawson Trails PD. The parcels owned by the Town will be designated as public land. The parcels owned by ACM Dawson Trails will be incorporated into the adjacent planning areas, as established in the Dawson Trails PD.
Planning Commission held a public hearing on February 12, 2026, to consider the Dawson Trail Planned Development, Amendment No. 3 and recommended approval by a vote of 6-0. Town Council is being asked to approve the rezoning ordinance for the proposed PD amendment (Attachment B).
Budget Impact
The PD amendment will not negatively impact the Town’s budget. The portions to be zoned for future mixed use development have sales tax generation potential.
Recommendation
Planning Commission recommended approval by a vote of 6-0 at a public hearing on February 12, 2026.
Proposed Motion
Option 1: Approval
“I move to approve the Ordinance, as introduced by title.”
Option 2: Approval with Conditions
“I move to approve the Ordinance, with the following conditions:” (list conditions).
Option 3: Continue item to next hearing (need more information to make decision)
“I move to continue this item to the Town Council meeting on [date], at [time].”
Attachments
Attachment A: Vicinity Map
Attachment B: Ordinance
Attachment C: Dawson Trails Planned Development Plan and Zoning Regulations, Amendment No. 3
Attachment D: Neighborhood Meeting Summaries