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PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS
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TYPE OF REVIEW
APPLICANT
LOCATION
PROPERTY
ZONING
LOT SIZE
Amended Plat
Mark and Robyne Thurber
Ranch at the Roaring Fork, Carbondale
Lot 5, Elder Amended Plat, Filing No. 3,
Ranch at the Roaring Fork
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0.441 acres (19,209 sq. ft.)
I. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL
The owners of Lot 5 (a currently vacant lot) request approval to slightly expand the southerly portion
of their building envelope by approximately 8 feet to the south. The subject property is located at the
end of Surrey Street (cul-de-sac) and bordered by Sopris Creek on the west side. The areajust south
of the existing building envelope is delineated as a jurisdictional wetland by the US Army Corps of
Engineers. Recently, in anticipation of expanding the building envelope to the south, the owners
retained Ecological & Environmental Consulting to reexamine the wetland area.
In effect, for a variety of reasons over the last five years, the analysis revealed that the wetland area
had changed and, as a result, was re-delineated further south. This new wetland delineation was field
checked and accepted by the US Army Corps of Engineers. In addition, the owners recortly received
approval from the Ranch at the Roaring Fork HOA to request an expansion ofthe building envelope
based on the change in the wetland area; however, the Ranch has required the owners to submit the
verified ohanges as approved by the Corps. The plans show a 10 foot buffer will continue to be
maintained from the newly expanded southern boundary of the building envelope and the newly
delineated wetland area. Confirmation of this information is found in the application materials.
With the exception of relocating the original wetland line and southerly portion of the building
envelope for Lot 5, the amended plat is consistent with preliminary plan. (Staffdoes note, the new
wetland delineation does affect other adjacent lots that are not the subject of this application. Those
lots will also have the opportunity to appear before the Board to address their specific requests.)
II. AUTHORITY
Section 6:10 of the Subdivision regulations states that an amendment may be made to a recorded
plat, if such amendment does not 1) increase the number of subdivision lots or dwelling units, or 2)
result in the major relocation of a road or add new roads. This request will not result in either of the
two aforernentioned standards and Staff finds these standards are met.
Thurber Amended Plat
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ilI. STAFF RECOMMENDATION
The Applicant has provided all required documentation and has satisfied the applicable standards for
a plat amendment. Therefore, the Planning Staff recommends that the Board of County
Commissioners, pursuant to Section 6:10 of the Subdivision Regulations of 1984, as amended,
approve this amended plat request with the following conditions:
1. That all representations of the Applicant, either within the application or stated at the meeting
before the Board, shall be considered conditions of approval.
2. Within 90 days of approval, the Amended Final Plat shall be reviewed (paper copy), then signed
and dated (mylar copy) by the County Surveyor, than signed and dated by the Chairman ofthe
Board and recorded in the Clerk and Recorder's Office of Garfield County. The Amended Final
Plat shall meet the minimum CRS standards for land survey plats, as required by Colorado state
law, and approved by the County Surveyor and shall include, at a minimum, the information
outlined in Section 5:22 of the Garfield County Subdivision Regulations.