HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.01 Correpondence from Glenwood FireDate: 4/5/04
To: Fred Jarman
From: Ron Biggers
Comments on: Mahan Properties Subdivision,0648 CR 126 (Black Diamond Mine Rd.)
Glenwood Springs, CO.
The Glenwood Springs Fire Department does not have any objections to Garfield County
authorities granting this subdivision exemption to the Mahan to divide their 20 acres into
two lots one of 6 acres and one of 14 acres.
The condition we request be added to the exemption legal paper work is the following:
For any new buildings that are constructed on these new lots a comprehensive fire
protection plan be submitted with the building permit request. This plan is to be review
and approved by the fire department
Because of the location of this property, some of the items the fire protection plan shall
address are:
1. A wildfire hazard fuels reduction landscape plan.
2. An onsite water supply that can supply the necessary fire flow for the size of the
structure or structures to be built. This may need to be installed on the building
site. If the structure has a residential sprinkler system installed in it, an external
water supply may not be required.
3. Architect to use non-combustible exterior finishes on the structures.
If you have questions contact me.
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January 31, 2006
To: Fred Jarman, Garfield County Planner
From: Ron Biggers, Fire Marshal, Glenwood Springs Fire Department
Comments on Mahan Properties preliminary plan to subdivide approximately 20 acres
into two lots, location 0648 Cty. Rd. 126, Glenwood Springs, CO
Fred in my response to this request 1 am including a copy of my comments made on this
project back in April of 2004. Those comments apply when new buildings are
constructed on one or both of the newly created lots in the future. To keep these
requirements in existence, I request they go into the subdivision plat note should it be
approved. In talking with the Mahans, they do not plan to build new structures on the new
lots thus we do not want to create a financial hardship for them to by requiring
improvements to a preexisting site that is not going to change. If they want to voluntarily
meet the requirements to improve their property value and insurability we will work with
them. If the County wants to require the Mahans to meet these conditions to protect the
existing building the Glenwood. Springs Fire Department would support that requirement.
The comments below are a recap of meetings between the Mahans and me after they
received comments back in April of 2004.
Additional comments:
Early in the spring of 2005 I met with Roberta Mahan to review and answer questions she
and Jim had on the comments I made in the attached April 2004 letter. Below is a
summery of our discussions during those visits.
Roberta said they did not plan to build any new buildings. They were applying for the
subdivision so they would be able to make the art studio into a legal residence so they
could legally live in it full time if they chose to. In that context the requirements in the
attached letter are recommendations if no new buildings were to be built on the lots.
With that said she and Jim indicated they wanted to work toward complying with them
even though no new buildings were planned at that time. Roberta and I talked about a
wildfire fuels reduction plan and she deferred the fire fighting water supply issues to her
husband Jim. To this date I have not received a wildfire hazard fuels mitigation plan for
the property to review. In late April or early May of 2005 I met on site with Jim to
discuss the water supply issues. On County Road 126 and in the Black Diamond
Subdivision there is not an established/recognized water supply for fire fighting. On the
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Mahan property there are several natural and man made water supply sites that if the
access to them was improved they could be used as draft sites to obtain water to fight a
structure and/ or wildland fire. The site that at the time appeared to be the best is located
on a limited access two track road to the south of the structures, it starts at County Road
126. The site has two submerged 5,000 gallon tanks that are filled by the year round
creek that runs through the drainage they are located in. Jim was going to look into
improving the access to this site but he has not gotten back to me in the past year with a
plan to review on the improved access to this site. Jim did mention his brother had
purchased the property this "two -track" leads to and he would be improving it, as it will
be the driveway to the home he intends to build on this property.
If you have questions please contact me.
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