A proposal that could pave the way for future residential development in Douglas County will receive additional review after the Planning Commission voted Monday to table the Crowsnest land-use application following a lengthy public hearing.
The application seeks to change roughly 745 acres south of Parker and east of Castle Pines from a nonurban to an urban designation under the county’s Comprehensive Master Plan. The request does not seek approval for development, zoning or specific housing units, but would allow future urban-scale development proposals to be considered.
The site consists of 15 parcels totaling about 745 acres and includes existing homes, agricultural structures, grasslands and the Lemon Gulch drainage corridor…