To: Honorable Mayor and Members of Town Council
Through: David L. Corliss, Town Manager
From: Tara Vargish, P.E., Director, Development Services Department
Sandy Vossler, Senior Planner, Development Services Department
Title
Ordinance Amending the Town of Castle Rock’s Zone District Map by Approving Amendment No. 7 to the Crystal Valley Ranch Planned Development Plan and Zoning Regulations (First Reading) [located north of Crystal Valley Parkway, east of Rhyolite Park and west of Lake Gulch Road]
Body
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Executive Summary
The property subject to the amendment is located north of Crystal Valley Parkway, and east of Rhyolite Park within the Crystal Valley Ranch Planned Development (PD) (Attachment A and Figure 1). This proposed rezoning will allow a shift of the developable area of Planning Area (PA) 3A to the west by approximately 45 feet and will widen the buffer to the adjacent neighborhood. The Town is processing this amendment in compliance with conditions of a land swap outlined in a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), recently approved by Town Council. Per the MOU, the Town will convey a 45-foot wide strip of land (0.915 ac.) to the developer and rezone it from Public Land to residential (R-MF-24). In turn, the developer will designate 0.915 ac. of land along the east boundary of PA 3A, rezoned to Public Land, to increase the buffer between the new and existing neighborhoods (Attachment B). There are no changes to the permitted uses and development standards applicable to PA 3A. Under the amendment the overall Public Land acreage and the developable acreage of PA 3A remains the same.
At a public hearing held December 11, 2025, Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend to Town Council approval of the Crystal Valley Ranch Planned Development Plan and Zoning Regulations, Amendment 7.
Budget Impact
Development of the property will generate review and impact fees, along with use taxes for commercial development.
Recommendation
The Planning Commission voted 6-0 to recommend to Town Council approval of the Crystal Valley Ranch Planned Development Plan and Zoning Regulations, Amendment No. 7, as proposed.
Proposed Motion
“I move to approve the Ordinance as introduced by title.”
Attachments
Attachment A: Vicinity Map
Attachment B: Ordinance
Attachment C: PD Plan