The Ranches Golf Course event barn
Site plan for an event barn with ballroom, dining and fitness space at The Ranches golf course, tied to the 2018 Ranches Estates plat. Approved April 7, 2020 4-1 with conditions on engineering plans, entrance design and completing the park before occupancy.
- Where it stands
- Approved
- Type
- Site plan
- Location
- The Ranches Golf Course
- Applicant
- GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness
Every hearing and vote
April 7, 2020 · City Council
The Ranches Golf Course event barn site plan
Approved with conditions · 4-1
The council approved the site plan for an event barn at The Ranches golf course 4-1, with conditions. The 2018 Ranches Estates plat (27 homes in five pods) required an event barn and about 27,000 square feet of improved open space worth 62 amenity points, with a public putting green. The Planning Commission recommended approval March 10 with engineering plans and extra parking; the applicant added seven stalls for 154 total. The building has a 2,467-square-foot ballroom, a 1,168-square-foot dining room and a 2,683-square-foot fitness room. Council Member Colby Curtis questioned the cost and quality of a relocated putting green and said $101,000 was allocated; he voted no. Council Member Donna Burnham raised noise concerns; Council Member Melissa Clark wanted the putting green restored in kind and more park space; Council Member Jared Gray viewed the green as a golf amenity rather than a community one; Council Member Carolyn Love raised slope and retaining wall concerns. Conditions: full engineered plans including drainage and a putting green design, a clearly identifiable entrance, no four-way inspection until the park plan is approved and no certificate of occupancy until the park is complete.
- Applicant: GreatLIFE Golf and Fitness (representatives Jeff Harbertson and Mark Whetzel)
- Parking: 154 stalls
- Putting green allocation cited by Curtis: $101,000
May 20, 2025 · City Council
Consent agenda: bond releases, software contracts, golf club fee reduction and Monte Vista Ranch tank site purchase
Approved with conditions · 5-0
Items included Harmony Phase A Plats 9 and 10 and Pole Canyon NPA-11 bond releases (out of warranty); the Granicus OneView services renewal; a Monday.com and XTIVIA project management software contract; a reduction of the Ranches Golf Club minor site plan fee from $4,000 to $250 as requested, modified to $2,000; and a purchase agreement with Monte Vista Ranch, L.C. for a 4 million gallon tank site and access easement, to be executed by the end of May 27, 2025. Council Member Burnham had raised concerns about the closing date. Amounts for the contracts and the purchase are not stated.
July 21, 2026 · City Council
Private purchase of 0.13 acres of The Ranches Golf Course, parcel 58:034:0678 (work session)
Discussed
Robert Hobbs explained that the agreement operates as a right of first refusal.