Board approves three planning items: two minor subdivisions and one subdivision replat; grants a six-month extension for a minor plat

Planning staff presented several land-use applications on July 15 and the board approved the items after staff recommendations and brief commissioner discussion.

Kim Fico, planning staff, presented the Alvin English re-subdivision (a five-lot replat off Highway 50 with a new local road to be called Leslie Lane). Tri County will provide potable water and wastewater will be by on-site septic (OWTS); the parcel is within 400 feet of a Montrose city sewer line and therefore could be annexable in the future. Staff found the proposal consistent with the Montrose County master plan and the board approved the preliminary plan based on findings of fact.

Fico next presented the Jefferson Road minor subdivision, a three-lot proposal on a 10-acre parcel served by Tri County Water and OWTS. Staff noted a report of an underground tile drain that crosses the property and recommended recording a nonexclusive easement on the plat to provide access for irrigation and maintenance. The applicant agreed and the board approved the subdivision with a condition requiring the existing underground tile/drain location to be noted on the plat.

Finally, planning staff asked the board to grant a six-month extension for the Wylie minor subdivision plat (previous approval January 2026; plat expired July 7). Citing section 3.44 criteria and no observed detriment to public welfare, the board approved the extension.

Commissioners asked clarifying questions about floodplain proximity for the Jefferson Road parcel and about the easement; staff responded the parcel is not in the mapped flood plain but is close to an older mudslide map area and confirmed the easement is nonexclusive. The board approved each planning item by voice vote.