Sioux Avenue Lot 9, San Luis, CO 81152 - Costilla County

This beautiful 5.33-acre off grid property has amazing views of Mt. Blanca and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and is located on a well-maintained county road called Sioux Avenue. As a homesite lot, this land is zoned estate residential, but does allow for short-term camping. This awesome oversized 5.33-acre property is located only 12 miles from San Luis, Colorado in the Mount Blanca Estates subdivision in Costilla County. The survey plat map on file with the Costilla County Assessor's office has this property listed as 5.33 acres in size The property has approximately 411 feet of county road frontage and is approximately 566 feet deep. The town of Blanca is a short 14-mile drive from the land, and Smith Reservoir State Wildlife Area and Smith Reservoir are only 12 miles away. Mountain Home Reservoir is just a 16-mile drive. Both Reservoirs offer great opportunities for fishing, boating, canoeing, and kayaking. The majestic Rio Grande River is just 11 miles west of this lot where you can enjoy canoeing, kayaking, and championship trout fishing. This property offers incredible mountain views of Blanca Peak, towering 14,345 into the sky only 19 miles away (the 4th highest peak in the Rocky Mountain range), the Sangre de Cristo Mountain Range, Ute Mountain, and surrounding hills. The San Luis Valley where this land is found has a rich and fascinating history, with many historical monuments and sites for you to visit. Alamosa, with a population of about 9,800 people, is only 33 miles to the northwest and has a Walmart Supercenter, an Ace Hardware, Tractor Supply Co., various other retail stores, restaurants, hotels, a regional airport, and even a small university. Colorado Springs and Denver are located only about 3 and 4 hours to the northeast respectively. Build an off-grid homestead utilizing solar power, wind power, a gas/propane generator, or a combination of these three. Heat a home in the winter with a wood-burning furnace and/or a propane furnace. Water here would have to be by cistern utilizing water haul and/or a water-catchment system (common in Costilla County); water is only 10 cents per gallon in Fort Garland, and free from an artesian well in San Luis. A septic system is also required. Homes must be a minimum of 600 square feet in size, and a wide range of home types are allowed: mobile homes, modular homes, cabins, tiny houses, barndominiums, Amish sheds, boxable homes, stick build homes, earthship homes, etc. You can fence in a portion or all of the property at any time without a permit. You can have chickens here if they are penned in or in a chicken coop. You can grow a garden and/or have a greenhouse. One accessory structure is allowed on the property after you build a residence. You can also camp on this land for 14 days every 3 months without a camping permit, and longer with a long-term camping permit if you have a cistern and a septic system installed. There is no time limit to build. There is no existing HOA. Only Costilla County Planning and Zoning guidelines apply. The legal description of the lot is MOUNT BLANCA ESTATES UNIT 2 BLOCK 19 LOT 9. The parcel ID number is 70400872. Taxes are only about $49 per year and paid current. The new landowner will not have to pay taxes again until early 2024. This lot was surveyed and staked many years ago by the subdivision developer. A plat map is available from the County Assessor's office for $12. We provide GPS Coordinates for all four corners of the property for easy location of your land. We will convey this land to the new landowner through a Warranty Deed. Please contact us and visit our website associated with this listing for more information about this great property, including the simple purchase process. Thanks for looking! Bart and Lori Leu, Westward Ho! Land Investments LLC