“Request for Approval of Variance from the Maximum Allowed Fence Height Zoned R-1 (Single Family) 249 S Larkspur Dr (Continued from August 6, 2026 meeting)” was listed under Public Hearing Items on the Board of Adjustmen
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The biggest of 64 updates to Castle Rock’s public record this month; 2 public meetings in the next three weeks.
Above the US median of 48 · CO median 50
Steady. Records are moving at a typical pace for an area this size.
Development records: not yet available for Castle Rock. The city does not publish its permit and land-use cases in a form we can read yet, so this page shows meetings, hearings and agenda items only. We add development records as soon as a city opens them up.
2 public meetings are scheduled in Castle Rock over the next 30 days.
0 public hearings are scheduled in Castle Rock; 6 took place in the last 90 days.
7 zoning or land-use policy changes are in progress in Castle Rock: rezonings, code amendments and comprehensive-plan updates, from the city's official records.
Records updated Sep 4, 2026 · every record names its official source · www.townofcastlerock.org.
Every number is the district’s own reporting: the yearly series and peer median come from its filings to the U.S. Census Bureau (all funds, comparable nationwide); the most recent school year comes from its filing to the state (General Fund) - two scopes, shown separately, never mixed. Dollars are divided by the district’s enrollment; the peer median is a size cohort, not a ranking. This is spending, never a rating of schools.
What the council decides, from the minutes - counts and roll calls, never a rating.
Checking the city’s meeting portal…
The most recent contested roll call on record: "Ordinance Amending Section 16.08.120 of the Castle Rock Municipal Code Regarding the Use of Land and Cash Fees Dedicated for School Purposes (Second Reading - Approved on First Reading on August 18, 2026, by a vote 5-2)" was approved 4-3 on Wednesday, September 2. Every vote here is read from the city's own published minutes, member by member, in the council record on this page.
Douglas Co Sch Dist Re 1 spends $16,468 per student, from the Census Bureau's own survey of school district finances. The schools section on this page compares it with similar-size districts.
54 (Limited). It describes what official records show about responsiveness, safety and spending; it never ranks governments or predicts anything. For scale, the median across covered US cities is 48 and across covered CO cities 50.
No City Council meeting is published for the next 30 days as of September 5, 2026; the schedule comes from the city's meeting portal and updates every 12 hours.
Each agenda published by the city states how to comment (in person, in writing, or online); AreaMatter shows those instructions on every meeting page and links the official agenda.
The venue is printed on each agenda; AreaMatter shows it on the meeting page when the city publishes it.
None are published as of September 5, 2026.
A public hearing is the part of a meeting where anyone can testify on the item. The agenda gives the sign-up and written-comment rules; AreaMatter shows them on the hearing page and links the official notice.
Yes - Request for Approval of Variance from the Maximum Allowed Fence Height Zoned R-1 (Single Family) 249 S Larkspur Dr (Continued from August 6, 2026 meeting); Request for Approval of Variance from the Minimum Front Yard Setback PD (Planned Development - Single Family) 3671 Rocky View Place; Request for Approval of Variance from the Maximum Allowed Fence Height Zoned R-1 (Single Family) 249 S Larkspur Dr (Continued from August 6, 2026 meeting); Ordinance Amending Various Sections in Titles 16 and 17 of the Castle Rock Municipal Code Regarding Zoning (Second Reading - Approved on First Reading on August 18, 2026, by a vote 7-0) [including home occupations/businesses, uses, and development and parking standards].
Rezonings go through a public hearing before the planning commission or council; the hearing notice states how to testify and the written-comment deadline. AreaMatter shows the deadline and the official notice on each item.