Current Land Development Cases

Arapahoe County's Planning Cases map displays all land development cases actively under review in unincorporated Arapahoe County.  

Arcadia - The Potter's House Rezoning 

Cases GDP21-002 and SDP21-004

Norris Design, on be half of DHI Communities, the applicant, submitted a General Development Plan (GDP21-002) and Specific Development Plan (SDP21-004) to rezone the Potter's House church site located at 9495 E Florida Avenue. The applicant is proposing residential development on the 32.2-acre site with 345 apartment units, 168 paired homes, a five-acre public park, and a wireless communications facility to replace the existing building-mounted cellular antennas. For more information, including  application documents, you can click the project number links above. Please send questions to the applicant Kyle Henderson or to Arapahoe County case manager Molly Orkild-Larson. Both cases require public hearings. 

The public hearing for the General Development Plan was held by the Planning Commission on March 15, 2022. The commission recommended approval of the General Development Plan by a 5-2 vote. The Board of County Commissioners public hearing for the General Development Plan was held May 24, 2022. Commissioners approved the General Development Plan by a 4-0 vote. The Planning Commission approved the Specific Development Plan on Aug. 2, 2022. Planning staff is now reviewing an administrative site plan ASP22-03.

Four Square Mile Sub-Area Plan Amendment

MGL Partners on behalf of the property owner, GBC Acquisition, LLC, is proposing to amend the Four Square Mile Sub-Area Plan to change the land use designation of two parcels from Single-Family, 1-3 dwelling units per acre, to Single-Family, attached and detached 1-12 dwelling units per acre.

The parcels are located in the Four Square Mile Area of unincorporated Arapahoe County. This change in land use designation will not affect the current zoning. The properties are identified as 1973-21-2-03-005, 1170 S. Quebec Way, and 1973-21-2-03-015, which has no assigned address. 

A public hearing before the Arapahoe County Planning Commission is set for 6:30 p.m. Nov. 15, 2022, in the Arapahoe Room, 6954 S. Lima St., in Centennial. Written comments or questions can be sent to Gretchen Ricehill at 720-874-6405 or gricehill@arapahoegov.com

A week prior to the hearing, a report and application materials will be posted on Legistar.

I-25 and Belleview Proposed Billboard

Case SDPZ19-001

Street Media Group has submitted an application to amend the Planned Unit Development for the McDonald's property at I-25 and Belleview Avenue. The proposed amendment would allow a 60-foot tall, 680 square feet per face, double-faced billboard on the McDonald's site west of the I-25 and Belleview interchange. Both sides of the proposed billboard would be electronic message centers. This proposal will require public hearings at both Planning Commission and the Board of County Commissioners and we will update this page when those meetings have been scheduled. For more information about the project, please visit our Customer Access portal. From there, you can download documents related to the case (click on the "Record Info" tab for a menu of options). If you would like more information or have comments on the proposal, please contact Kat Hammer, the case planner. 

Prosper Development
Arapahoe County is currently reviewing a number of cases related to the Prosper development located south of Interstate 70 and N Watkins Road. These cases will eventually have public hearings and we will post the dates as soon as we know them.

The County approved the initial zoning - the Prosper Preliminary Development Plan (PDP) - in early 2015. When fully developed, the Prosper development will cover 5,130 acres (8 square miles) and will include up to 9,000 housing units and 8 million square feet of commercial/office/industrial uses. If you'd like to review the entire Prosper PDP you can download the very large PDP (180 MB) here. You may also download the much smaller Prosper land use plan for an overview of the project.

Initial phases of the Prosper development will rely on Denver Basin aquifer ground water. However, the development will eventually use a combination of renewable surface water, reclaimed wastewater, and lawn irrigation return flow. Per the Prosper water supply plan (70 MB file), when fully developed, 73% of the water in Prosper will be from those renewable sources.

Prosper Preliminary Plat and Final Development Plan - This is the first phase of the project, located east of N Watkins Road. The Final Development Plan includes 977 single-family homes on 754 acres of land. The Final Development Plan includes proposed landscaping and design standards for the potential homes. The preliminary plat shows more detail on the lot layouts. The applicant's letter of intent offers a general overview of the project. The Board of County Commissioners approved both of these items on August 15, 2017.

Solar - Revised Administrative Solar Regulations for Small Solar Systems

Changes to regulations for small solar systems – also known as solar gardens – within the County’s Land Development Code have been approved for unincorporated Arapahoe County. 

The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) unanimously approved of the new rules after an Oct. 25, 2022, public hearing. The new regulations bring the County into alignment with the state and apply to small solar systems that are up to 5 megawatts in capacity. In 2019, the state increased the capacity of small solar gardens from 2 megawatts to 5 megawatts. The new measure also provides more protection for wildlife and additional setback and safety requirements.

Small solar gardens will now be reviewed through an administrative process, which do not require public hearings before the Planning Commission or BOCC. Larger solar projects will be processed through a Use by Special Review application with 1041 requirements, as well as hearings with the Planning Commission and BOCC. Questions can be sent to County Case Manager Diane Kocis.