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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.0 Staff ReportDP-5-14-2007-BOCC PROJECT INFORMAI`IQN 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. This application was before the Board of County Commissioners on September 18, 2006 in order to move the building envelope five (5) feet to the south and east to reportedly preserve the Ponderosa Pine tree. This relocation also involved a five (5) foot encroachment into the 50 -foot wetland protection buffer. The Applicant explains that "after receiving your letter and talking with the surveyor, it was realized that an encroachment of 5 -feet into the wetland buffer would not be sufficient to move the building 5 feet to the east and 5 feet to the south of the Ponderosa Pine. To adequately accomplish the relocation of the Building Envelope, it will actually need to encroach 10 -feet into the wetland buffer." This change will result in an encroachment on the wetland protection buffer by ten (10) feet and will leave forty (40) feet of buffer in place. In the end, this is a request to move the building envelope a total of ten (10) feet to the south and east. 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 Targe 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. Staff finds that with the conditions set forth below, impacts to the wetland area will be minimal. • ...*Ci`At7rtti6 YY„A� rt ;1�Nj[ lornet 7 rgl.1 ON ,h.1. n'IiY.•h .,.,. �,.,,- WETLANDSS� , an • 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 §5:22 of the Garfield County Subdivision Regulations. 4. Encroachment of the building envelope into the 50 -foot wetland protection buffer shall be no greater than ten (10) feet. eA 5. Once exact construction en lopes have been determined the applicant shall design, install and monito source 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.