Legislation Details

File #: 26-349    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 6/25/2026 In control: Board of County Commissioners Business Meeting
On agenda: 7/14/2026 Final action:
Title: PM23-002, Rattle Stitch Ranch Filing No. 1 Minor Subdivision
Attachments: 1. Board Summary Report, 2. Presentation, 3. Engineering Staff Report, 4. PC Staff Report, 5. Application Materials, 6. Referral Comments and Applicant's Response, 7. Minor Subdivision Plat, 8. Motions, 9. Resolution
To: Board of County Commissioners

Through: Ceila Rethamel, Acting Director of Public Works and Development

Prepared By:
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Molly Orkild-Larson, Principal Planner, Public Works and Development
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presenter
Presenter: Molly Orkild-Larson, Principal Planner, Public Works and Development
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Subject:
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PM23-002, Rattle Stitch Ranch Filing No. 1 Minor Subdivision
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Purpose and Request:
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The applicant, Lennar Colorado LLC (the "Applicant"), on behalf of the property owners, David and Jessica Reed (collectively, the "Property Owners"), is seeking approval of a Minor Subdivision Plat to create a 2.511-acre lot (the "Application"). This parcel is located at 24560 E. Jewell Avenue, west of S. Harvest Road, in Arapahoe County (the "County"), Colorado (the "Subject Property").
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Alignment with Strategic Plan: Good Governance - Deliver mandated and essential services with excellence.

Background and Discussion: The parcel contains a single-family residence built in 1971 and a garage.

The existing property consists of two parcels; the western parcel is 1.97 acres, and the eastern parcel is 0.539 acres. Both parcels are zoned Rural Residential B (RR-B), which has a minimum lot size of 2.41 acres. Presently, neither parcel meets this zone district's standard and are considered non-conforming. To bring the Subject Property into conformance, the two parcels will need to be combined through the County's subdivision process to create one lot. The new lot will be 2.51 acres in size, which will satisfy the RR-B zone district's minimum lot size of 2.41 acres.

The Property Owners filed a complaint with the Arapahoe County District Court to acquire a portion of the Subject Property back from Murphy Creek Metropolitan District 1 (the "District"). As per the court order (Recording No. B5176470), the District was to finalize with the City of Aurora the de-annexation of the eastern portion of the Subject Property (0.539 acres), gr...

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