Elbert County development pipeline includes 633-home Ridge, 221-lot CoyoteRidge proposals
The Ridge and CoyoteRidge are in the formal-application stage, Buffalo Grass Solar is at the community-meeting stage and Colorado Plains Ranch has hearings scheduled in November.
Elbert County’s development pipeline includes two large residential proposals, a utility-scale solar project and a planned agricultural and industrial park at different stages of review, according to the county’s Sept. 16 development report
The Ridge at Spring Valley, also identified as Moorstead PUD, proposes 633 single-family homes near County Roads 21 and 174. CoyoteRidge proposes 221 residential lots, parks and open space on 112 acres. Both preliminary plats are listed as Formal Application, a stage indicating the applications are complete and in process; neither has been approved.
The Ridge’s separate metro-district service plan for five districts was approved by the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 9, subject to two forms of notification and an agreement with Elizabeth Parks & Recreation. That approval covered the service plan, not the preliminary plat. CoyoteRidge’s metro-district service plan is listed as Post-Approval Tracking, meaning it had been approved and was awaiting final recordation.
The report lists no October or November Planning Commission or Board of County Commissioners hearing for either residential preliminary plat. The Ridge’s listed community meeting was March 24, 2026, and CoyoteRidge’s was June 23.
Buffalo Grass Solar is listed at the Community Meeting stage. The proposal includes 398 megawatts of solar generation and 200 megawatts of battery storage. A community meeting was held July 22, and the report lists no October or November hearing for the solar project or its related special-use application.
Colorado Plains Ranch is listed at the Hearing/Decision stage as a master-planned agricultural and industrial park. The report schedules a Planning Commission hearing for Nov. 4, 2026, followed by a Board of County Commissioners hearing on Nov. 18. Those dates describe scheduled proceedings, not final approval.
The report does not include project-specific estimates for vehicle trips, water demand, population or emergency-service needs for The Ridge or CoyoteRidge.