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January 4, 1979
In
JAN G �, u
Board of County Commissioners
of Garfield County
Garfield County Courthouse
P.O. Box 640
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
RE: Text Amendment
Don Ice •
Dear Gentlemen:
the
land design
Partnership
Contained herewith please find a copy of the information
presented to Garfield County concerning the Zoning Reso-
lution text amendment request by Don Ice. I forward this
information simply to help keep you current with this matter
as it is being considered by the Planning and Zoning Com-
mission. The text amendment was discussed at length at
the December llth P&Z meeting and tabled until the January
meeting with a request for additional information to be
presented at that time.
In general I feel the P&Z members present expressed the
following various concerns:
1. That the increased density would result
in a considerable increase in the num-
ber of requests for multi -family P.U.D.
zoning.
2. That the increased density would reduce
their authority to deny a project which
placed too many dwelling units in an
area of the county not desirable for
such density.
3. That they (P&Z members) were not endowed
with the abilities necessary to review
and assess the merits of a multi -family
P.U.D. project as provided for in the
Garfield County P.U.D. resolutions.
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4. That the accommodation of higher density
housing in the county may not be desir-
able.
5. That the present Garfield County Compre-
hensive Plan does not provide them with
any up-to-date direction as to where in
the county multi -family type housing
may be acceptable or possibly desirable.
I'm sure Ray and Stephanie can provide you with a more detailed
analysis of the discussion at the P&Z meeting. Hopefully,
this information will assist you in preparing your thoughts
on this matter.
Of course I have some lengthy thoughts of my own regarding
the concerns expressed by the P&Z members, but I will not
belabor you with them at this time. I am confident there
will be ample opportunity to present our philosophy on
the subject.
On behalf of Don Ice and myself, I would request your
continued attention to this text amendment as the availa-
bility of the P.U.D. Resolution for use on small parcel
multi -family development will have a positive influence
of the quality and character of development in certain
areas of the County.
Sincerely,
THE LAND DESIGN PARTNERSHIP
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Ronald Ronald B. Liston
cc: Ray Baldwin
RBL/rjn