HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.0 BOCC Staff Report 11.03.2008Exhibits (11/03/08) Stephen and Susan Self — Communication Facility
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Proof of Mail Receipts
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Proof of Publication
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Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended
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Staff Memorandum
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Application
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Email from Garfield County Vegetation Management dated September 9th, 2008
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Email from Gale Carmoney, Town of Silt, dated September 29th, 2008
BOCC 11/03/2008 CR
Communication Facility
Special Use Permit
APPLICANT / OWNER
REPRESENTATIVE
LOCATION
SITE DATA
EXISTING ZONING
PARCEL NO.
Stephen and Susanne Self
Britt Kelly, Gamba and Associates
North of the Town of Silt, CO
8.9 acres
Agricultural Residential Rural Density
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I REQUEST
The requested Special Use Permit will allow the construction of a seventy-eight (78) foot broadcasting
antenna on a 8.9 acre parcel of land located north of the Town of Silt, Colorado (the Town). The
proposed antenna will be sued to broadcast a 1490 AM frequency to the Town and the outlying areas.
Staff referred the application to the Town and received no comments.
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II REFERRALS
Town of Silt: Exhibit G
GarCo Vegetation Management: Requests that the Applicant monitor and treat the site on an annual
basis for Garfield County listed noxious weeds
III & 5.03 Review Standards
Utilities adequate to provide water and sanitation service based on accepted engineering
standards and approved by the Board of County Commissioners shall either be in place or
shall be constructed in conjunction with the proposed use;
Staff Finding
The proposed use will not require water or sanitation services.
Street Improvements adequate to accommodate traffic volume generated by the proposed use
and to provide safe, convenient access to the use shall either be in place or shall be
constructed in conjunction with the proposed use;
Staff Finding
Once construction is complete site visits will be minimal. Additional street improvements will not be
required.
Design of the proposed use is organized to minimize impact on and from adjacent uses of land
through installation of screen fences or landscape materials on the periphery of the lot and by
location of intensively utilized areas, access points, lighting and signs in such a manner as to
protect established neighborhood character;
Staff Finding
Staff has included this standard as a recommended condition of approval. The Applicant has
determined after the submittal of the application that future co -location is possible.
IV 45.03.13 Broad Casting Studio and/or Communication Facility
(1) All facilities shall comply with the radio frequency emission requirements of the Federal
Communication Commission and any facility in compliance cannot be denied.
Staff Finding
Staff suggests the Board require compliance with all Federal, State, and Local Regulations governing
the operation of this type of facility.
(2) The co -location of telecommunication facilities on one site is encouraged and the denial of a
landowner/lessor of the co -location of a site shall be based on technical reasons, not on
competitive interests. It is the County's policy to minimize the number of communication
facilities by the encouragement of co -locating such facilities.
Staff Finding
It is represented in the application that future co -location on is not possible due to the physics of AM
frequency radio waves.
(3) A freestanding telecommunication facility, including antennas, shall not exceed the maximum
structure height in the applicable zone district unless an exception is approved by the Board
based on the applicant demonstrating the following:
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(a) Use of existing land forms, vegetation and structures to aid in screening the facility
from view or blending in with the surrounding built natural environment.
(b) Design, materials and colors of antennas and their support structures, shall be
compatible with the surrounding environment, and monopole support structures shall
taper from the base to the tip.
(c) It is consistent with existing communication facilities on the same site.
Staff Finding
The height of the antenna is seventy-eight (78) feet. The maximum building height is Agricultural
Residential Rural Density zone district is twenty-five (25) feet. If approved by the Board the proposed
antenna will exceed the maximum height requirement by fifty-three (53) feet. The application
represents that the antenna will be painted a natural gray to better blend in the surrounding
environment.
V SUGGESTED FINDINGS
1.) That proper public notice was provided as required for the hearing before the Board of
County Commissioners;
2.) That the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners was extensive and complete
and that all interested parties were heard at that meeting;
3.) The Application is in conformance with Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as
amended;
4.) That for the above stated and other reason, the proposed Special Use Permit is in the best
interest of the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Garfield County;
VI STAFF RECOMMENDATION
The proposed antenna is noticeably taller than other structures in the immediate vicinity of the subject
property. However, Staff has not received comments for adjacent property owners or the Town
regarding this request and recommends approval of the proposed Special Use Permit allowing a
"Communication Facility" on a property owned by Stephen and Susanne Self with the following
conditions:
1) That all representations made by the Applicant in the application and as testimony in
the public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners shall be conditions of
approval, unless specifically altered by the Board of County Commissioners;
2) The operation of this facility shall be done in accordance with all applicable Federal,
State and Local regulations governing the operation of this type of facility;
3) The co -location of telecommunication facilities on one site is encouraged and the
denial of a landowner/lessor of the co -location of a site shall be based on technical
reasons, not on competitive interests. It is the County's policy to minimize the number
of communication facilities by the encouragement of co -locating such facilities.
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MEMORANDUM
To: Craig Richardson
From: Steve Anthony
Re: Marantha Broadcasting SUP
Date: September 9, 2008
EXHIBIT
Staff requests that the applicant monitor and treat this site on an annual basis for Garfield County listed
noxious weeds.
From: Gale Carmoney [mailto:gale@townofsilt.org]
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 10:38 AM
To: Craig Richardson
Subject: RE: marantha broadcasting
Craig
I ran the app by the PZC and BOT and no one had any problems with it. But they did mention that are all
very appreciative that we are receiving these referrals.
Thanks for asking.
Gale Carmoney
Town of Silt
970-876-2353