Panel recommends 10‑acre lot and rezoning near Dolores, with CDOT access conditions

The Montezuma County Planning and Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve a 10‑acre single‑lot development and AR‑10 to AR‑34 rezoning for property at 18779 Highway 145 near Dolores.

Planning department staff told the commission the parent parcel covers about 320 acres and that the application proposes a 10‑acre lot that includes roughly 3 acres of buildable, flatter land. Staff emphasized that the Colorado state highway access code requires closure and removal of non‑permitted access points on Highway 145 and that no additional subdivision access off Highway 145 will be granted; the new lot must use the existing permitted access to the parent property. Staff also reported the property is served by a private well whose permit allows up to three single‑family homes and that, at present, two residences are attached to the well.

Planning staff said: “Per the state highway access code, no additional access will be granted for a subdivision of the property,” and noted the permit to the parent property will need to be updated to reflect the proposed land use.

Commissioners proposed and recorded three conditions: that CDOT access requirements be fulfilled (including closure of non‑permitted accesses), that new owners of the 10‑acre lot be made aware of the Montezuma County land use code when the lot is sold, and that building setbacks for the existing structures be confirmed by survey. A committee member moved to recommend approval with those conditions, a second followed and the commission voted unanimously.

The recommendation will proceed to the Board of County Commissioners for final action; staff said a survey is underway to incorporate the required easement.