HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.0 Staff ReportDP-9-18-06-BOCC PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS APPLICATION Amended Plat OWNER KOBA LLC LOCATION 291 Ponderosa Pass PROPERTY Lot 18, Blue Creek Ranch Subdivision LOT SIZE 0.544 Acres ZONING PUD 1. BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL This is an amended plat application to change the building envelope on Lot 18 of the Blue Creek Ranch Subdivision. The purpose of this amendment is to preserve an existing Ponderosa Pine Tree which is located near the property line between Lot 18 and Lot 17. As is demonstrated in the attached maps, moving the building envelope five (5) feet to the south and east will reportedly preserve the Ponderosa Pine tree but will encroach into the 50 -foot wetland protection buffer. This change will result in an encroachment on the wetland protection buffer by five (5) feet and will leave forty-five (45) feet of buffer in place. Stephen Ellsperman of Ellsperman Ecological Services performed an inventory and analysis of the encroachment and found that "In terms of site ecology, it is clear that the minimal proposed encroachment into the wetland buffer in the rear of Lot 18 within Blue Creek Ranch would have nominal effects on protected wetland resources. This is especially true when comparing the ecological benefits of preserving the root system of the large Ponderosa Pine on this site." In addition, Mr. Ellsperman suggested a set of three construction protocols which were incorporated into the staff recommended conditions for approval. 2. STAFF RECOMMENDATION The Applicant has provided all required documentation and has satisfied the applicable standards for this plat amendment. Therefore, Staff recommends the Board of County Commissioners 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. All plat notes from the original Final Plat of Blue Creek Ranch PUD shall be shown or referenced on this amended plat. 3. Within 90 days of approval, the Amended Final Plat shall be reviewed (paper copy), then signed and dated (mylar copy) by the County Surveyor, then signed and dated by the Chairman of the 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 ยง5:22 of the Garfield County Subdivision Regulations. 4. Encroachment of the building envelope into the 50 -foot wetland protection buffer shall be no greater than five (5) feet. 5. Once exact construction envelopes have been determined the applicant shall design, install and monitor resource protection fencing along the envelope boundary. This fencing is to serve as both a silt and erosion barrier as well specific delineator to construction personnel that the area is protected. 6. Documentation must be provided to the Garfield County Building and Planning office prior to the issuance of the building permit indicating that the fence has been installed in a manner that will serve as a silt and erosion barrier as well as delineation between the building envelope and the wetland protection area. 7. Landscaping shall be restricted in the rear of the property abutting the 50 -foot wetland buffer area to native grass and herbaceous materials as outlined in the Blue Creek Ranch Homeowners Association Covenants. Proper protocols shall be followed to allow successful establishment of the desired native vegetation.