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PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFE' COI,TMENTS
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
LOCATION:
SITE DATA:
WATER:
SEWER:
ACCESS:
EXISTING ZONING:
ADJACENT ZONING:
For Exemption from the oefinition
of Subdivision
Tom and Susan Meason
A tract of land situated in the NE
L/4 NE L/4, Nw L/4 NE L/4, and the
s[{ l/4 NE L/4, Section 34, T7S,
RBgW; located approximately 8 miles
south of Glenwood Springs off of
County Road LL7.
The site consists of 91 acres.
Individual well and cistern.
Individual sewage disposal systems.
Existing and proposed access off of
County noad 117.
A/R/RD
A/R/RD
I.RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The site is located in District E, Rural Areas with Severe to Moderate
Environmental Constraints as indicated on the Garfield County
Comprehensive Plan Management Districts Map.
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL
A.Site Description: The site includes approximately 5 acres of
pasEure anE-Fs surrounding a single dwelling unit and numerous
sheds and barns, all located between County Road 117 and Four
Mile Creek. The remaining acreage is mainly unimproved with
native type vegetation and moderate to steep slopes.
Project Description: The applicants propose to divide the 9I
acreTreEFTnEo-Eh-ree lots. Parcel I consists of 55 acres with
proposed improvements, Parcel 2 is 33 acres with no improvements
planned, while Parce1 3 is 3 acres in size with existing
dwelling, well, and septic system.
c.History: The existing 91 acre tract was created and conveyed to
EE-e-Gesons out of an original 24L acre parcel in May of 1983.
III.MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS
The applicants propose to hold Parcels 2 and 3 in common
ownership with no dwelling units proposed on the larger parcel.
They are in agreement with the addition of plat notes or building
envelopes to the exemption plat Ehat would- restr ict development
of the 33 acre parcel. (See ietter, page 4 ).
Eor the purposes of complying wit,h SecEion 8.52 (d) of the
Garfield County Subdivision Regulations which requires that an
adequate and legal source of domest,ic waEer be established for
each lot, the applicants propose individual wells for Parce1 1
and 3, ancl the use of a cistern in con junction wit.h existing
irrigation rights on Parcel 2.
B.
1.
2.
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Soil Conservation Service information indicates severe
limitations on homesite and individoal sewage disposal sysEems
across most of the site. Soil problems identified included:
shrink,/swel1, low strength soils, flooding and wetness, slowpermeability, slopes and slumping.
Driveway access permit,s should be obEained from the Garfield
County noad and Bridge Department.
The Supplementary SeEback Regulations of the Garfield County
zoning Resolution requires a 30 ft. greenbelt setback measured
horizontally from and perpendicular to t.he high mark on each sideof any Iive stream. No approved floodplain information is
available for Four Mile Creek on the site.
IV. SUGGESTBD FINDINGS
3.
5.
I. That proper posting andfor the meetinE before Ehe
2. That the meeting beforeextensive and complete,
issues were submitted andat that meeting.
public notice was provided as required
Board of County Commissioners.
the Board of County Commissioners wast.hat all per t inent f acts , matter s andthat aI1 interested parties were heard
3.That for the above stated and other reasons, the proposed
exemption is in the best interest of the health, safety, morals,
convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the citizens of
Garfield County.
RECOMMENDATION
APPR0VAL, pending the determination by the Board of County
Commissioners that the proposed use of a cistern for domestic water on
Parcel 2, constitutes a legal and adequate source of domestic water,
and with the following conditions:
V.
1. That the following plat notes be included' on
exemption plat:the recorded
A. Each lot may be subject to engineered foundations and septic
systems.
B. Each lot shall be required to submit a detailed soils studywith the buitding permit application to determine if
engineered foundations and septic systems wiIl be required.
C. The Colorado oivision of Water Resources has not issuedr or
agreed to issuer dn additional well permit for Parcel 2.
Approval of this subdivision exemption in no way impliesthat such a well permit may or may not be approved. The
approvetl source of domestic water for Parcel 2 is a cistern.
2. That the applicants submit approved driveway access permits forall three lots from the Garfield County Road and Br idge
Department.
3. That $400 in School fmpact fees be
new lots, prior to final approval.
paid for the creation of two
4. That a1I representations of the applicants, ei{,her within the
application or stated at the hearing before the Board of County
Commissioners, shall be considered conditions of approval, unlessstated otherwise by the Board.
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4.
5.
If the proposed use of a cistern is not con
adequate by the Board of County Commission
Recommendation is Approval, deleting Conditio
Condition 5.
That the apPlicants submit an aPproved well Peror other documentation, adequate in the judgmen
establish a legal and adequate source of waEer t
idered Iegal and
f,sr the Staff
1.C. and adding
rit, for Parcel 2,
of the Board to
Parcel 2.
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January 29, 1986
l4r. Gl en Hartmann
Garfield County Plann'ing Dept.
Garfield County Court House
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
RE: l4eason SB 35
Exernption, 33 Acre Tract
Dear Gl en:
It is my understanding that any subdivision exemption
proposal must provide for a suppty of domestic water
as a condit'ion of the subdivision regulations. We are
attempting to subdivide our property into tracts of 55
acres, 3 acres (including our house) and 33 acres. l^le
have well permits for the 55 acre tract and the 3 acretract and we are willing to covenant that no buildingpermit be issued and that no conveyance of the land of
any kind will be made unless further subdivided through
county procedure.
Further, we agree that if domestic water were needed that
we would provide it by filling a domestic storage cistern
from our water rights in the Moda and/or Lynch Ditch and
would deed to any subsequent owner the necessary waterto do same.
Si ncerel y,
Patrick I{. Fi tzgeral d
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Tom
by:
Glenwood Brokers, Ltd.
Hotel Colorado Suite 112 526 Pine Street Glerutsood Springs Colorado 8l t 303/945-6000