Subdivision · Planning application
Ten-lot rural subdivision approved on 57 acres off Star Lane
The Gem County Board of County Commissioners approved the Folkstone Subdivision plat on March 23, dividing about 57.5 acres into ten single-family lots of roughly 5 acres each, served by a new private road with conditions on road width and signage.
From the filing
The application's description as it appears in Gem County's record. See the official record
Don Dwyer, on behalf of the Austin Revocable Living Trust, proposes to divide about 57.5 acres of bare rural land off Star Lane in Gem County into ten single-family lots of about 5 acres each. Each lot would have its own well and septic system and would be reached by a new private road, Folkstone Lane. The staff report recommends approval with conditions for the February 9, 2026 public hearing.
Preliminary subdivision plat (Folkstone Subdivision) application by Don Dwyer on property owned by Austin Revocable Living Trust to request approval of 10 buildable lots in the A2 rural transitional agriculture (5 acre minimum) located on Star Lane. RP06N02W155410 & RP06N02W167200.
Project name on file: Folkstone Subdivision
Timeline
Today
Status set to Approved
Reported as “Approved (Gem County Board of County Commissioners)”.
May 4, 2026
On the agenda: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
March 23, 2026
Approved
Gem County Board of County Commissioners: Approved.
March 23, 2026
Public hearing: Gem County Board of County Commissioners
Feb. 9, 2026
Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval
Feb. 9, 2026
Public hearing: Gem County Planning and Zoning Commission
Documents
Staff reports
- Download Staff report for Folkstone Subdivision preliminary plat
Development Services staff report for the ten-lot preliminary plat hearing on Feb. 9, 2026, with public comments and a recommendation to approve under conditions.
Feb. 8, 2026 · 7 pages · 358 KB · Staff Report
Notices
- Download Notice of the Feb. 9 Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing
Gem County notice of a Feb. 9, 2026 hearing on a preliminary plat for a 10-lot subdivision in an A2 rural agricultural zone, with written comments due Feb. 2.
Feb. 8, 2026 · 1 page · 28 KB · Notice
Other documents
- Download Planning and Zoning Commission agenda for Feb. 9, 2026
Agenda for the regular meeting, including a public hearing on a preliminary subdivision plat for 10 buildable lots in an A2 rural agricultural zone.
Feb. 8, 2026 · 1 page · 592 KB · Agenda