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Site upprovul/consull.ation of
proposod sccondary school
Garfield School District ltE-2
A parccl oflanrl locaterl in thc E l/2
SEll4,Section l,-165, R92W; more
pracl.ically dqseriberl as a parrrl
located approximrtcly two (2) miles
cast olSilt, oll'of Statc I Iighway6 &
24
Indiviq]ml well.
Individual sewer system.
Stttc I lighwtry (r & 24.
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II.
The parcel lies within District C, Rural Arcan/I\,linor llnvironnrental ConsLraints.
DrscRI.PTlON o1.' TH E PR'E'I,AL
,qjte Descriptlan; Thc RF,-2 Schnol Disrrict site is located in a rclutively [lat,
agricultural arca. The nccess to thc site is olf ol State I lighway 6 & 24.
trgiaafDf.$tdplioq, 'l'heDisl,rict is proposing to purchase a40 acresite beLween
Silt anrJ.New Castle lor ir [uture Secondary school site (sec attached pnges
4 3 '+ { ). The sclrool woukl }rave to use an indivitlual wcll ro meet the
domestic wrrter reeds. some I'orm ol'sewage disposal systenl will havc to be
developed on lhe sitc. Actess will be via Sl.atc llighway 6 &"24.
III.MAJOR I SSUES.AND CQNCERNI
A. 'fhere nre two Colorar]o Statute$ that
require a S,chool District to subnrit ptitns for actluisition ola ncw sehool site to
thePlanning comrni*sionlbrcsnsultation orapprovd. cRS22-32- 124 requires
thedistrict to consult with Lhe Phnningcommission "in order that the proposed
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site shall conform to the actoote<l plan ol'l.he cornmunity ilsr:l'ar as is feasible,,
(sc-c enclosct! puer:&41). ct{s 30-28-lt0 requircs i}rat the plannine
commi.csion approve the proposal locar.ion 1r* prgi -&{f As you wiiinote, cach $tatute gives ultimate auLlrority lor site antl/or builling losation
approvnl to the Sshool District Board.
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'/ n' \OfUxC, The property is zorred NRIRD, which requircs a conctitional use
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$ermit lor schools. when thc District is $et on thcir plans l-or a school <Icsign,
| ' I . ,hpplication lor a contlitional use permit should be nrade to the ltoard, il'the
\ regulations still require the permit.\__-.
c- II{DrvtDUAI. sEwAGE DtsposAl. ,sysT'EM: one o[ rhe stipularions t'<rr
the purchase of the property ir thal il .qeplic syste,n pernrit lrc acqri.ed prior kl
8i I 5/93. Thcrc are some dilliculties in lhis rerluirement. A septic system has tobedesignedbasalonprojectedllowsofeffiucnt. Garl-leklC'ouotycanonlyissue
an indivirlual sewage disposal $ystcm (ISDS) for a systenr that hirs a iesign
capacity of 2'000 gir[ons J:erday (gpd) or reus. Any syslem rarger thnn rhat must
go through thesiteapplication approval proces.swith lheColortrclo Dcpartment
of Flealth, Water Quarlily Control Division, This procass can take up to lll0
days from the rJate ol'application to a tlecision. Design capacity l-or a pr-rblic
school with a caleteria, gym ancl showcrs rs bascd on 25 gpd/pupil x I .5. Bused
on this calculation, if the school will have morc than 54 pnpils arrr! teirchers, a
si te applica tion will be retl uircd. I f a sewagc sysl enr is placed at th is si tc, it wo ulcl
be logicfll to dcsign this system [o atxommorlate urftlitionul rJevelopment that
will occur itr the area. This system woultl need to he controllcd by a spa;ial
district with the ru(hority to run R public sewagc lreirtnretrt tacility.
D' WA'IER: Any water sy$terfl lhnt piovides water lor 25 people or more , has to
mcet ColorarJo Departmcnt of Health, Drinking Water Stlrn<lar.tls. Tlri* may
tequire trcal-ment o[the water, beyontl that nomlally requirerJ for rcsidentiat urc.
Therc are also additional rcquiretnents for hsting nnrl the submirtal of lhose
rc-.sutts on at least a q$trter.ly basis to the State.
E' $TAEEIAMMENTS: ln the cover lctler, a numbcr of criteria arle identilled
to evaluate l-he propor€d locations frrr a new ser--on<tary school. one of the
crit eria identil'ied is "utilities availability". 'I'his site has no u tilities a vailabh rhat
arc adequate for a public school, without substantial colrls up lront to r.heDistrict' The consl"ruction ol ir sewirge treal.ment facility will decreasc the
arnoulrl of usable area for school l'acilities. Substanlial reliance is being placecl
on the lloard's evaluatiorr of l.hc various sir.es considered, It woulcl seem more
Iogicaf to locate a school l'ncility in an arca with conununil.y watcr arrr; sewer
availzrble.
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since the Planning cornnrission is basicaly arJvisory, it is suggestetl that thslollowing comment.c be macle:
IV.
I . That the Planning comnrission has consultert with the school Ilistrict pcr
CRS 22-32-124(l) regarding asreonr.lary school sirc.
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2- 'I'hat thePlanniug commission hir-s noted that the prc{errerl site wilt need
the following pornils or approvflls:
a. Conditional Utre Permit from thc Iioard of County
Commis.sioners of Garfield Countyl
b. Site applicnlion approval for asewage treatment works from the
Colorado Depart"nrent o[ l.lealth, Wat.er Quality Control
Commissioni
c. An approvcd drinking water system from the Cotoratlo
Department ol'Ilsalth, Drinking Water Quality Division.
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