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File #: 25-679    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 11/25/2025 In control: Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting
On agenda: 12/9/2025 Final action: 12/9/2025
Title: GDP25-001, May Farms RV Resort and Sanctuary, General Development Plan
Attachments: 1. Board Summary Report, 2. GDP25-001-PLAN SET, 3. GDP25-001 Staff Presentation, 4. Applicant's BOCC Presentation, 5. PC Staff Reports and Attachments, 6. PC Applicant Presentation Deck 11 17 2025, 7. Draft Planning Commission Minutes 11-18-2025, 8. Byers Water and Sanitation District Letter and Inclusion Agreement, 9. Letters of Support Recieved 11-10-2025, 10. Additional Letters of Support 12-8-2025, 11. Emails from the public 12-8-2025, 12. Draft Motions, 13. Resolution
To: Board of County Commissioners

Through: Bryan Weimer, Director, Public Works & Development

Prepared By:
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Kat Hammer, Senior Planner, Public Works and Development
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presenter
Presenter: Kat Hammer, Senior Planner, Public Works and Development
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Subject:
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GDP25-001, May Farms RV Resort and Sanctuary, General Development Plan
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
John Paul Seman Jr. (applicant) on behalf of May Farms RV Resort and Sanctuary at Byers LLC (owner) is requesting approval from the Board of County Commissioners for a General Development Plan (GDP) for a 150-acre parcel located south of E. Colfax Avenue, west of Highway 36, in Byers. The attached Planning Commission staff report contains a vicinity map to provide greater detail of the property location. The application includes a mixed-use development comprised of two Planning Areas (PA). PA-1 is a Recreational Vehicle (RV) resort with supporting accessory uses and entertainment, including a waterpark. PA-2 is age-restricted, deed-restricted housing for residents aged 55 and over, along with supporting accessory uses to support an active lifestyle. The applicant is proposing two access points to the site. Attached to this report is the proposed General Development Plan. Planning Commission and staff recommend that the Board of County Commissioners approve the proposed General Development Plan.
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Economic Resilience and Stability - Increase job opportunities and business development initiatives to sustain a strong local economy.

Background and Discussion: The property is unplatted, zoned A-1 and A-E (Agricultural) and is vacant. The site is located within the Byers Subarea Plan and the County is currently processing an update to the 2003 Byers Subarea Plan. As part of the update, staff convened an Advisory Committee with representatives from several agencies in Byers, with the purpose of providing insight and guidanc...

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