Douglas County commissioners approve ending three-parcel limit near Parker
The action could allow Crooked Pine Farms’ 142 acres to be divided into four or more parcels of at least 35 acres, but it does not approve a subdivision or construction.
Douglas County commissioners on Sept. 8 approved consent to terminate a restrictive covenant limiting Crooked Pine Farms’ 142 acres near Parker to three parcels without prior county approval. The termination instrument still must be recorded, and the action does not approve a subdivision, rezoning or construction project, the meeting record shows.
The property is at 10443 Tomahawk Road, east of the Villages of Parker near Tomahawk Road and Mainstreet. Once the covenant is terminated, the land could potentially be divided into four or more parcels of at least 35 acres without another county land-use approval for that division.
The county recorded the covenant in 1995 after approving an exemption involving a separate parcel of about 17.85 acres. The covenant applied to the remaining 142 acres and required county approval before the land could be divided into more than three parcels.
County staff told commissioners that divisions creating parcels larger than 35 acres are not subject to the Douglas County Subdivision Resolution. The staff report identifies Crooked Pine Farms LLC as the owner and applicant and says Betsy and William Benton own the company. Robert W. Hatch II of Hatch Ray Olsen Conant LLC represented the applicant.
The records do not identify a specific housing, commercial or infrastructure project. Staff said higher-density development would require additional review, including rezoning and subdivision applications, and likely a change to the county’s master plan. Future homes, other development and access improvements would also have to meet applicable county, utility, health and state requirements, including any required water-supply information under the county’s development-review guidance.