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Home My WebLink About2.0 Correspondence• United States Department of the Interior BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEM Glenwood Springs Resource ENT LI6' Area . P. O. Box 1009 4.4(i Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 Mr. Ray Baldwin - Planning Director Garfield County 2014 Blake Ave. Glenwood Springs, Co. 81601 46) April 5, 1979 IN REPLY REFER TO 1780 162 Dear Ray: This letter will respond to your March 20, 1979, letter requesting comments on the preliminary plat of Los Amigos Ranch Filing #1. Our comments will address the entire 1,400 acre development since it would be difficult to analyze impacts from the several filings. This large development can be expected to have adverse impacts on certain wildlife populations. It lies within an area identified as critical deer and elk winter range. As this subdivision is developed, resident wintering herds will be displaced to adjacent public and private lands thereby increasing competition for a limited quantity of forage. Los Amigos Ranch also contains possibly the only remaining sage grouse strutting ground located between Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Cottonwood Pass. Development on this strutting ground could eliminate the sage grouse in this area. We recommend that Garfield County work closely with the Colorado Division of Wildlife so that Los Amigos can be designed to have a minimum impact on resident wildlife populations. To this end, we recommend that strict dog control measures be incorporated into county requirements. Additionally, we recommend that adequate provisions be made for wildfire safety. This would include adequate on site water supplies and necessary fire breaks depending on the terrain and fuel conditions. We appreciate the opportunity to comment on this proposed development. Sincerely, CONSERVE AMERICA'S ENERGY Save Energy and You Serve America! Alfr W. Wright Area Manager RICHARD D. LAMM Governor DIVISION OF WATER RESOURC Department of Natural Resources 1313 Sherman Street - Room 818 Denver, Colorado 80203 Administration (303) 839-3581 Ground Water (303) 839-3587 April 4, 1979 Mr• Ray Baldwin, Director Garfield County Planning Department 2014 Blake Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Dear Mr• Baldwin: a [i APR 9 197 9 cu. C.J. KUIPER State Engineer Re: Los Amigos Ranch, Filing No • 1 This is to acknowledge receipt of material pertaining to the above referenced subdivision consisting of 96 apartment units • The water supply is to be provided by the existing well as discussed in the Los Amigos Ranch PUD • This well (No • 5) with a capacity of 300 gpm should be sufficient for this filing and we recommend approval of Filing No• 1. If you have additional questions, please feel free to contact us • Very truly yours, JAD/HDS:mvf cc: Lee Enewold, Div• Eng• Ralph Stallman Land Use Comm. Jeris A. Danielson uty State Engineer IIIIIIIIIIV P.O. BOX 1302 GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORAD Mount Se -is Soil Conservation District 4, PR 1979 ... April 4, 1979 To: Garfield County Planning Office From: Mount Sopris Soil Conservation District Board Subject: Los Amigos Ranch Subdivision The Mount Sopris Soil Conservation District Board has reviewed the Los Amigos Ranch Subdivision. This area is located near the Colorado Mountain College campus. The soils on the edge of the area are extremely steep and unstable. These areas should be exempt from any construction. Most of the soils above the steep slopes have moderate to severe limitation for construction. The soils mapped 70BC have a moderate shrink/swell potential and low strength. Soil X2OF has severe problems and any construction on this soils would require an on site investigation by an engineer. Attached are copies of the soil characteristics. The soil surveys of the area can be examined at the Soil Conservation Service Office. This area is located on soils maps 2047 and 1807. According to the plan, a central sewer system is planned. With the amount of construction planned in the area, a central system is an excellent idea. Final design should make sure that the surrounding area is not damaged from water runoff caused by the increase in asphalt and roofs. The developed area will have adverse effect on the wildlife. This is an important deer winter range. The CMC road will receive an increase in traffic. Therefore, plans to increase the carrying capacity of the road should be considered. Sincerely, Richard Cerise Secretary RC/te CONSERVATION - DEVELOPMENT - SELF-GOVERNMENT Map i i t t No • ,1' c._-__,. 4/1SO'' CHARACTERISTICS • Pepth to Bedrock deep Texture Snrface . silt loam Subsoil silty clay loam, clay loam Substratum clay loam, silt loam, silty clay loam Pnified/AASHO Classification: ML, CL; A-4, A-6 Permeability (below 2 feet) : moderate Percent Coarse Fragments (gravel, cobble, stone) 0 to 10 percent Soil Reaction (pH) 7.4 - 8.4 Shrink -Swell Potential moderate Potential Frost Action (surface) moderate Flood Hazard none Hydrologic Croup B Corrosivity - Steel hip;h - Concrete low DECREE & KIND OF LIMITATIONS (0 is Slight, M is Moderate, S is Severe) Septic Tank Absorption Fields : M - permeability rate Sewage Lagoons : ^.t - seeptai,e Sanitary Landfill - Trench : M - seepage -- Area : M - seepage Shallow Excavations : 0 Dwellings w/basements : 0 w/o basements : M - shrink -swell, low strength, frost action Local Roads and Streets M -- shrnk--swell , low stron ri h, frost action SUITABILITY AS A SOURCE OF.... Daily Cover for Landfill : Fair - seepage Topsoil : Good Sand t Unsuited (.ravel : Unsuited Roadfill : Poor - low strength, shrink -swell, Prost action OTHER SOIL FEATURES "ADVANCE COPY SUBJECT TO CHANGE" NOT TO BF. USED IN PLACE OF ON-SITE 1NVESTICATION. Map Unit No. 14u also Part A o(' Xtil x14?F; • SOIL CHARACTERISTICS Depth to Bedrock : neon Texture Surface : loam Subsoil : clay loam, gravelly loam Substratum : very gravelly loam Unified/AASHO Classification: MT,, CL, SC, GM; A-4, A-6, A-2, A-1 Permeability (below 2 feet) : moderate to moderately rapid Percent Coarse Fragments (gravel, cobble, stone) : 10 to 15'x; over 355 in substratum Soil Reaction (pH) : 7.9 - 8.4 Shrink -Swell Potential : moderate Potential Frost Action (surface) : moderate Flood Hazard . norm Hydrologic Group : B Corrosivity - Steel : high - Concrete : low DECREE & KIND OF LIMITATIONS (0 is Slight, M is Moderate, S is Severe) Septic Tank Absorption Fields Sewage Lagoons : 0 on slopes to 8%; M on slopes of 8 to 155; S on slopes above 15% . S - seepage Sanitary Landfill - Trench : S - seepage - Area : S - seepage Shallow Excavations : M - small stones; S on slopes above 15'./. Dwellings w/basements w/o basements Local Roads and Streets SUITABILITY AS A SOURCE OF.... Daily Cover for Landfill Topsoil Sand Gravel. Roadfill OTHER SOIL FEATURES : M on slopes to 155 - shrink -;well; S above M on shapes to 15% - shrink -swell; S ,above M - frost action, shrink -swell; on slones above 15% : Fair on slopes to 150 - small stones, thin layer; PO1R on slopos above 15% - steep slopes : Fair on slopes to 150 - small stones; POOR on slopes above 15% - steep slopes : Unsuited . Poor : Fair on slopes to 155 - shrink -swell, frost action; POOR on slopes above 155 ** Permeability rate may cause a pollution hazard. "ADVANCE COPY SUBJECT TO CHANGE" NOT TO BE USED TN PLACE OF ON-SITE INVESTIGATION. N Hap unit No. SOIL CHARACTERISTICS Depth to Bedrock Texture Surface Subsoil Substratum Unified/AASHO Classification Permeability (below 2 feet) Percent Coarse Fragments (gravel, cobble, stone) Soil Reaction (pH) Shrink -Swell Potential Potential Frost Action (surface) Flood Hazard Hydrologic Group Corrosivity - Steel - Concrete DEGREE & KIND OF LIMITATIONS (0 is Slight, M is Moderate, S is Severe) Septic Tank Absorption Fields Sewage Lagoons Sanitary Landfill - Trench - Area Shallow Excavations Dwellings w/basements w/o basements • moder74tcly deon over cobble, ;tone rrrtielly lour., r'ebi)ly loam cobbl v loam, cobbly sancay clay rubbly sandy loam, very cobbiy Ari., S";1, Gil; A-4, A-2 moderately rapid to rapid b to BO percent 7.4 - 8.4 low low to moderate none S high low S - stoniness, stoop slopes ** loam loam : S - steep slopes, seepage, stoniness S - seepage, stoniness, steep slopes : S - seepage, steep slopes . S - steep slopes, steep slopes, S - steep slopes, cutbanks cave, stoniness cutbanks cave, stoniness stoniness Local Roads and Streets : S - steep slopes, stoniness SUITABILITY AS A SOURCE OF.... Daily Cover for Landfill Topsoil : Poor - stoniness, steep slopes Sand Gravel : Fair - steep slopes Ro ad f i l l OTHER SOIL FEATURES i anid permutability may cause a pollution hazard. : Poor - stoniness, seepage, steep slopes : Poor - larro stones, steep slopes : Poor - steel) slopes, large stones "Al)VAN('!•: COPY SUBJECT TO CHANCE" Ni'OTO BE USED IN PI,A(CE? O1' ON •SITV i NVi'': 1 CATI ON . RICHARD D. LAMM GOVERNOR Cr 4 6'44;;;:•:. rU COLORADO GEOLOGICAL SURVEY CO. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES rte 715 STATE CENTENNIAL BUILDING — 1313 SHERMAN STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80203 PHONE (303) 839-2611 12 4%-i A ' 6 46' e. -v - era-. (0 ? / 6 ') / 1 JOHN W. ROLD Director 9 L�- ,47,,/c- "e c / / /� I .- ,- 1 ha . #-„ s'1-- - 7 7 c , 0 (a47 /2.- /-- -- o ^% /i s -' ., /_`i/C1/3 tI//1 T /b, --e "1.: t.) ; /';.-z. ; — 7//(S t 62-1.-;,- /s E e' '' '_ c_l e r , G-0 7— / 4'// / s S o c- rf A ,� ,,-/,-1.. ..a s C ,fit --fe �, a a 4, - , -44 ,, '/, `, ,_,,,..:_..7, / v --r -14 r ; /074-.¢ , lb A/o c A 77t- e., a- -r -< /1_ 477 %?v .4) _ At - c.. ��c9 is e ---tom, a . 1.. S -, E .7 !--) c..>,2 d< / < /j' - 2 ..4---c ,.✓� S ,ee¢z-- • i4 S / 1•S C E c ' C ^`a. t) 4-4-3 ✓ c_ fes% - rr,,o, 774...-4,9 e 0 c- z, & , (..._ /,‘,4 i. F -.S i / e., -el rr 0.1 ,,,,f).1.1) c.,,, , 7-7 7 ,lam'49 g / /, c..E' c.//e t, . "7---< .1 CQ G -S cr+-a, 71.--#4 S O -i-, e4 -7-(...,e_- G 0 /' sva.. ,P s.1�/ a. ' gt rc 4 GEOLOGY STORY OF THE PAST . . . KEY TO THE FUTURE ,G/err'. e-�7 Roaring Fork School District RE -1 P. O. Box 820 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 Telephone (303) 945-6558 March 30, 1979 Mr. Ray Baldwin Garfield County Planning Dept. 2014 Blake Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Dear Ray: NICHOLAS R. MASSARO, Superintendent DWIGHT L. HELM, Assistant Superintendent WALLACE M. PARKER, Assistant Superintendent, Business On March 30, 1979, I met with Dean Moffatt of Sundesigns to review the entire PUD Plan of Los Amigos Ranch. Due to the potential size of this development along with other potential developments in that same area, it would appear at the present time that the Roaring Fork School District RE1 Board of Education may request any possible school site from the Los Amigos developers. I have placed Mr. Moffatt on the agenda for the board meet- ing April 9, 1979, to make a presentation to the Board of the development and location of possible school sites. Sincerely yours icholas R. Massaro NRM:fjs e ROBERT DELANEY KENNETH BALCOMB JOHN A.THULSON EDWARD MULHALL,JR. ROBERT C. CUTTER SCOTT M. BALCOMB DELANEY 8C BALCOMe ATTORNEYS AT LAW DRAWER 790 GLENWOOD SPRINGS/ COLORADO 81601 March 30, 1979 Mr. Ray Baldwin, Director Garfield County Department of Planning 2014 Blake Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Dear Ray: APR 818 COLORADO AVENUE TELEPHONE 945-6546 AREA CODE 303 Re: Preliminary Plat of Los Amigos Ranch Filing No. 1 At your request, we herewith make this comment on behalf of the Basalt Water Conservancy District on the above referenced development proposal. As usual, our comment relates only to the proposed legal water supply for the development and certain restrictions we feel should be placed upon the development as a whole to enhance the solution to certain water supply problems throughout the Basalt Water Conservancy District. First, it appears the information pertaining to the legal availability of water to this development is the Wright Water Engineers Inc. report of October 5, 1978, and the Musick, Williamson, Schwartz, Leavenworth & Cope P.C. letter of October 6, 1978. We wish to call your attention to the sections of the Wright report which clearly and accurately documents the fact that the water of the Spring Valley Aquafer is hydrologically connected to the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers. The Wright report goes further to concede, however, that if extensive development occurs of existing senior conditional water rights on the Colorado River, "there could be a call on 1963 and 1978 Los Amigos water rights". The effect of such a call would be to completely curtail water supplies for any purposes, including in-house domestic use, within the development assuming that water supplies are administered as the law requires. The ultimate solution to this problem is apparently seen by the developer as one of obtaining water supplies from Ruedi Reservoir, Green Mountain Reservoir, or other sources. At present, no request has been received by this District, or the Colorado River Water Conservation District. The local and regional marketing entities is respectively in charge of marketing water supply for Ruedi Reservoir. More- over, there is substantial doubt that the Bureau of Reclamation would allow a contract in any form to be made for Green Mr. Ray Baldwin, Director March 30, 1979 Page 2 Mountain Reservoir. This is due to a number of physical problems with that facility, including the fact that it probably lacks adequate capacity to meet the demands presently placed upon it, let alone future demands such as those contemplated by this development. In short, allowing the development to proceed upon the water supply as proposed may well entail substantial risks for lot purchasers in the future. Concededly, there is little likelihood in the very near future of these wells being shut down because of an administrative call upon the Colorado River System. Nonetheless, as the Wright report clearly documents, there is a substantial possibility/ probability that such will occur in the foreseeable future. In sum, the County in our view faces a policy decision which relates to the wisdom of allowing development to be approved by the County, all the while knowing that the development is probably susceptible to being called out of priority when senior water rights are developed and begin diverting on the Colorado River. The solutions the County may choose to require at this juncture, would be either to require Court approval of a plan of auymentation which would amply protect the lot purchasers against the eventuality of curtailment of water supplies, or to likewise require the developer to obtain water service from the Basalt Water Conservancy District/Basalt Project pursuant to CRS 1973 37- 45-125. As always, should you have any additional questions please do not hesitate to contact us at your convenience. SB/vg Very truly yours , i DELANEY & BALCOMB Scott Balcomb By <NADOCOLcRADO U rn STATE \\ 8 FOREST FOREST SERVICE SERVICE COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY p Petroleum Building 1' 1129 Colorado Avenue, Rooms 217 &118 n Grand Junction, Colorado 81501~ ' 8 to Telephone 303 / 242-7518 �71ir• - MARCH 27, 1979 Ray Baldwin, Director Garfield County Planning Dept. Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 RE: Preliminary Plat of Los Amigos Ranch, Filing No. 1 Dear Mr. Baldwin, None of the material concerning this development sent to this office included any reference to the 1041 concern, wildfire hazards. Although there are some road specifications in this filing that need improvement from a public safety standpoint, the far greater concern is the layout for the rest of the planned development. The enclosed booklet, Wildfire Hazards, should be used as a guideline by county planning departments and developers to properly address wildfire hazard concerns. Of particular concern from a wildfire standpoint is the design of the development to provide two or more dedicated access roads for separate, multiple ingress -egress. Loop drives with one entrance point do not satisfy this need. Road specifications and cul-de-sacs length and location are two other important areas that are covered in the enclosed booklet. All of these guidelines have been developed to insure residents in forested sub- division areas can evacuate their area,and have emergency equipment arrive at the same time. Multiple, separate ingress -egress routes are most important in any wild- fire hazard area. Road minimums in this first filing fall short of the guidelines with regard to paved width, radii of curvature, and grade. While these problems are somewhat mitigated by the lack of wildfire hazardous vegetation in the area, I would still encourage the developers to adhere more closely to the Guidelines for the rest of the development. Sinc rely, v John Denison District Forester Roaring Fork School District RE -1 P. O. Box 820 Glenwood Springs , Colorado 81601 Telephone (303) 945-6558 ,.1w c;E 23, 1979 Mn. Ray Baedw.in Gaq.ie ed County Hanning depaAtment 2014 Stake Avenue Glenwood Spn,ing s, Co.eonado 81601 V can Ray: NICHOLAS R. MASSARO, Superintendent DWIGHT L. HELM, Assistant Superintendent WALLACE M. PARKER, Assistant Superintendent, Business LL444V This is .to acFznoweedge receipt o6 the Pne.e.imi.nany Hat o6 Lob Am igo4 Ranch, FLUn.g No. 1. I'm certain that because o6 the size this proposed deve.eopment, the Roan.ing Fonh. Schoo.L Vi t/Lici Board of Edu- cation wt,Q,e want to discuss the pno j ec t .in negand to 4choo.e iimpac t, bus -cans pon tat Lon, etc. This wilt be an agenda .s tem at the next 'Legu&vLy schedweed meeting ng of the Board on AptiZ 9, 1979. Comment4 and nequea a wile. be {lonwa/ ded to your o66,iee bo.e.eowing that meeting. S.inceneey youx4, d NLchotaa R. Ma64ano • GARFIELD COUNTY 1 PLANNING DEPARTMENT GLENW❑❑D SPRINGS, COLORADO B16❑1 2014 BLAKE AVENUE PHONE 945-8212 March 20, 1979 To: A11 Review Agencies From: Garfield County Planning Department Subject: Preliminary Plat of Los Amigos Ranch, Filing No. 1 This proposed filing is for 96 apartment units on 15.1 acres. This is the first filing of a total development containing 568 units on approximately 1,400 acres. This filing will be served by a central water system and central sewer system. The sewer system will be in conjunction with the Colorado Mountain College facilities. The public hearing before the County Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled for Monday, April 9, 1979. If additional information can be supplied by this office to help in your review, please feel free to contact us. The failure of any agency to respond within 24 days of the above date, will be deemed approval of the plan. Thank you for your review. Sincerely, Ray Baldwin Planning Director RB/hr Enc. PRELIMINARY PLAT REVIEW AGENCIES ureau of Land Management P. 0. Box 1009 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 )/Mt. Sopris Soil Conservation Dist. P. 0. Box 1302 So/LS w Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 /'Mountain Bell C7800 Main Grand Junction, CO 81501 G Colorado Public Health Dept. 4210 E. llth Ave. I/ Denver, CO 80220 5o,l Colorado Division of Wild Life /6060 Broadway Denver, CO 80216 54 ,eol orado Div. of Water Resources ✓✓1313 Sherman St., Suite 818 w a Denver, CO 80203 ��as s_Mr. Leonard Bowlby County Road Supervisor 1015 School Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 lorado Geological Survey 1313 Sherman St. Denver, CO 80203 Public Service Co. 1995 Howard Ave. Rifle, CO 81650 Superintendent RE -2 School District 9th and East Ave. Rifle, CO 81650 -Colorado State Highway Dept. X1606 So. 9th Grand Junction, CO 81501 City of Rifle 337 East Ave. Rifle, CO 81650 F.�d Cil orado State Forest Service. ✓1129 Colorado Ave. Grand Junction, CO 81501 Fire Chief Rifle City Hall 337 East Ave. Attn: Ron Zastro Sri endent 1 School District 711405 Grand Ave. Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 oly Cross Electric Assn. 1301 Grand Ave. Glenwood Springs; CO 81601 Basalt Town Hall 214 Midland Ave. Basalt, CO 81621 /Carbondale City Hall ./ 90 Main St. Carbondale, CO 81623 Grand Valley Town Hall Grand Valley, CO 81635 Eagle County Planning Dept. 510 Broadway Eagle, CO 81631 / asalt Water Conservatory Scott M. Bal comb 818 Colorado Ave. Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 March 19, 1979 • • SUNDESIGNS ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTS PLANNERS SOLAR CONSULTANTS Mr. Ray Baldwin - Director Garfield County Planning Department 2014 Blake Avenue Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 REF: LOS AMIGOS RANCH P.U.D. SUBDIVISION FILING NO. 1 Dear Ray, Enclosed please find 15 copies of supplemental information on Filing No. 1 requested by you at our meeting of March 16, 1979, for inclusion to the Preliminary Plan Submittal of Los Amigos Ranch P.U.D. Subdivision Filing No. 1. I'd like to take this opportunity to recap a few items dis- cussed last Friday: 1. Vehicular Circulation Within Lot 1. As indicated on the Plat, Lot 1 has entrance from County Road 114. We view vehicular circulation to the various parking areas to be via an internal driveway - not a road open to the general public. The driveway will be designed to handle the loads generated by the apartment complex. At present we are considering a 24 -foot pavement width. Maintenance of drives and parking areas internal to Lot 1 will be the responsibility of either the owners and management of the apartment complex or the overall Los Amigos P.U.D. management. 2. Potential Future Condominiumization. As agreed last Friday, such a potential should at least be considered at this time. Within the frame- work of the Los Amigos P.U.D. we have considered the possibility of future condominiumization on a build- ing by building basis. Total division of Lot 1 into 5 or 6 parcels does not seem as manageable and at- tractive, nor serve the purposes of C.M.C.-related rental housing, as does the indivisible ownership 1315 GRAND AVENUE GLENWOOD SPRINGS COLORADO 81601 303/945-2201 LOS AMIGOS RANC:•.U.D. - SUBDIVISION FILILNO. 1 March 19, 1979 Page 2 of a building along with common ownership of the remaining site and improvements. Such a condo- minium plat would identify a footprint land par- cel associated with each building floating within Lot 1, which would be commonly owned. There would then be the usual agreements covering operation and maintenance of land and improvements of both individually and jointly owned elements. 3. Sewage Service and Timing. The enclosed supplemental information will give you a better understanding of the engineering to date and the nature of our negotiations with C.M.C. In order for the apartments of Filing No. 1 to be on line as soon as possible, it is essential that an agreement with C.M.C. for service be reached by submission of Final Plat material. If no agree- ment is reach, Filing No. 1 will be integrated into Filing No. 2, which will consist basically of Phase One Development as defined in the P.U.D. Application. Sincerely, SUNDE S ARCHITEC Dean K. Mof . t - Architect Enclosures cc: Robert Chatmas DKM/cg (o46 74,, ice. . /Dr Et/ ✓� (a --u u 7 ? r ' , :, 1 ,.- ,/ o S (v 7-t7 l , o Sc�/� /)"_ so' . T ,-e-i-- I / 0 C� <�.� L- r ,' f / e K , ,,,e.....„, >� C� S,= ,,,-,,..„--1 , J �1 J CO 6 , is.) dA.,„le s d....,e>3..„!S J -S--- yr 4-y ciy t_eS 7, ° - s I ~ e.,,p.._4 F L .-Li 8. N S o e�p ,b g 4 ,'- o'S Sec-j-1-0 Ci , 0 P e ✓,d_ 41 o I E., ( Y`1 d c i h.2 C.? 7. L,t) d. 5 t/ g-I--e-s-,.--N. /d , P ( o -F 4- cf . 4. , -d.-� 11 ' N 0 R u , d_—_, c o-c---a.c_-7_.cc.. I �> P ` e , -4,v, e,,,`1, i-C-6 ' 0 c,,.. 1 s -e...4.,....) -e-,,, s -4-Q44.-, / ' LAJd--1---Q--4--- 4--)--- e-- d.:2,,,----1,—, _e.....„\:$ --ca_c.. , 1 ; IL) r� Q/✓7 �Y+'� �5� May 17, 1979 I SUNDESIGNS ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTS PLANNERS SOLAR CONSULTANTS Mr. Ray Baldwin Garfield County Planning Director 2014 Blake Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 REF: PRELIMINARY PLAN STREET PROFILES LOS AMIGOS RANCH SUBDIVISION NO. 2 Dear Ray, As part of the Preliminary Plan submittal, it is specified that Street Profiles shall be submitted at the horizontal scale of 1" = 100'. It is requested that this requirement be waived in favor of a horizontal scale of 1" = 200' and an appropriate exagger- ated vertical scale. First, our topographic mapping is accu- rate vertically to one half the contour interval, or accurate to 2.5 feet plus or minus. Second, due to the hillside na- ture of the terrain, roads are to be "field located" in con- formance with the approved Preliminary Plan in order to mini- mize environmental disruption, to avoid removing certain trees and to minimize costs. Therefore, Preliminary Plan Street Profiles will be unusable Final Plat or construction documents. Construction documents are to be prepared at the prescribed 1" = 100' horizontal scale. It is my belief that street gradient limitations necessary for Preliminary Plan approval can be adequately identified at the horizontal scale of 1" = 200'. We would appreciate your approval of this request. We remain available for questions. Sincerely, SUNDESIGNS ARCHITECTS Ted Robinson cc: Robert Chatmas TWR/cg Approved �� t Date 6/z//79. 1315 GRAND AVENUE GLENWOOD SPRINGS COLORADO 81601 303/945-2201 • May 8, 1979 SUNDESIGNS ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTS PLANNERS SOLAR CONSULTANTS Mr. Ray Baldwin Garfield County Planning Director 2014 Blake Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 -Th • lir y 81979 :: j rttu Li) REF: CONTINUING VALIDITY OF PRELIMINARY PLAN INFORMATION (Para. 4.03.02,a), LOS AMIGOS RANCH FILING NO. 1 Dear Ray, I hereby certify that to the best of my knowledge, Preliminary Plan information supplied to and approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission on Monday, April 9, 1979, is and remains valid for the Final Plat submission. Final Plat acreage, es- timated at Preliminary Plan stage to be 15 acres, is 14.63 acres. We remain available for questions. Sincerely, SUNDESIGNS ARCHITECTS at-c-c2A lain-a.�, Ted Robinson Approved //'�fC7(41-. Owner Date S-19/ TWR/cg Enclosure: Check for Final Plat Filing Fee 1315 GRAND AVENUE GLENWOOD SPRINGS COLORADO 81601 303/945-2201 • May 8, 1979 • SUNDESIGNS ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTS PLANNERS SOLAR CONSULTANTS Mr. Ray Baldwin Garfield County Planning Director 2014 Blake Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 1,979 REF: STREETS, DRAINAGE FACILITIES, UTILITY SYSTEMS (Para. 4.03.02,d), LOS AMIGOS RANCH FILING NO. 1 Dear Ray, Design of onsite private drives and onsite utilitiy systems will not be initiated and completed prior to the completion of Phase I rough grading. Due to the uncertain nature of the earth composition on the site, vertical location of buildings and vertical and horizontal location of parking areas cannot be precisely tied down. Size and frequency of basalt rock boulders, yardage of clearing and grubbing material insepara- bly mixed with surface boulders, shrinkage factors and the presence and location of fine graded compactible materials limit our ability to determine exact vertical grades of build- ings, sewer and water. In order to minimize earthwork, respond to field conditons and operate in a cost- and time -efficient manner, we will be proceeding on a field -oriented design basis. Site configurations remain consistent with Preliminary Plan submittals except certain buildings and parking locations will be reversed. A preliminary cost estimate of onsite improvements is as follows: ITEM QUANTITY 1. Streets a. Private Drives 4100 SY b. Parking 6500 SY 2. Sanitary Sewer 8" trunk Manholes 1500 LF 4 ea. (continued) UNIT COST TOTAL COST $ 9/SY $ 7/SY Sub Total $ 13/LF $900/ea $ 36,900 45,500 $ 82,400 $ 19,500 3,600 Sub Total $ 23,100 1315 GRAND AVENUE GLENWOOD SPRINGS COLORADO 81601 303/945-2201 LOS AMIGOS RANCI- ILING NO. 1 • STREETS, DRAINAC- FACILITIES, UTILITY SYSTEM.. May 8, 1979 Page 2 ITEM 3. Water 6" water Fire Hydrants 4. Storm Drain 18" CMP QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTAL COST 1300 LF $ 12/LF $ 15,600 2 ea. $1100/ea 2,200 Sub Total $ 17,800 30 LF $ 12/LF $ 360 Total Onsite $123,660 Offsite facilities to Filing No. 1 are to be included in Filing No. 2. Therefore, final design drawings will not be completed prior to approval of Filing No. 2. A preliminary cost estimate of offsite improvements is as follows: ITEM QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTAL COST 1. Roads N/A 2. Sanitary Sewer a. LAR 8" trunk 1600 LF $ 13/LF $ 20,800 (necessary to serve LAR #1 only) Manholes 4 ea $900/ea 3,600 b. CMC 8" trunk 3350 LF $ 13/LF 43,550 Manholes 12 ea $900/ea 10,800 c. Treatment site 3-phase power and aeration equipment 54,000 3. Water Exist. well conver- sion Chlorination Con- tact Chamber Sub Total $132,750 Lump Sum $10,000 $ 10,000 Lump Sum $30,000 $ 30,000 (continued) LOS AMIGOS RANCI ILING NO. 1411 STREETS, DRAINAGE FACILITIES, UTILITY SYSTEMb May 8, 1979 Page 3 ITEM QUANTITY UNIT COST TOTAL COST 3. Water (continued) 8" Water Main 6" Water Main 900 LF 600 LF $ 14/LF $ 12/LF $ 12,600 7,200 Sub Total $ 59,800 Total Offsite $192,550 TOTAL $316,210 We remain available for questions. Sincerely, SUNDESIGNS ARCHITECTS Ted Robinson cc: Robert Chatmas TWR/cg April 5, 1979 • SUNDESIGNS ARCHITECTS ARCHITECTS PLANNERS SOLAR CONSULTANTS Leonard Bowlby County Road Supervisor 1015 School Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 REF: DRIVEWAY GRADES - LOS AMIGOS RANCH FILING NO. 1 Dear Leonard, After further analysis of the proposed private drive that will provide vehicular access to County Road 114 (College Road), we request that the following grade and alignment changes be ap- proved. The centerline intersection with County Road 114 shall be moved northeasterly approximately 60 feet. The initial vertical grade extending northwesterly from the edge of existing pavement shall be plus 2% for a distance of one hundred feet. A vertical grade of plus 8% shall then continue in a westerly direction for the distance necessary to intersect with natural ground. The plus 2% section shall transition to the plus 8% section by a 100 foot vertical curve. Vertical grades less than 8% shall continue throughout the remainder of the site. In order to conform as reasonably as is possible to existing topo- graphy, a horizontal curve to the left with a centerline radius of 150 feet is proposed near the entrance. The center of said curve shall lie on the southwesterly tangential extension of the north- westerly right-of-way line of County Road 114. The horizontal curve shall connect with a straight tangent section that will gen- erally conform with the existing jeep trail alignment. Thank you for your assistance. We remain available for questions or comments. Sincerely, SUNDESIGNS ARCHITECTS Ted Robinson cc: Robert Chatmas TWR/cg Approve �j 1-a��G�7 1 Date?IfY 65 -/ 1315 GRAND AVENUE GLENWOOD SPRINGS COLORADO 81601 303/945-2201 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH 4210 EAST 11TH AVENUE DENVER, COLORADO 80220 ie PHONE 320-8333 Frank Traylor, M.D., Exeutive Director DATE: SUBJECT: TO: April 24, 1979 NON—STATE ASSISTANCE REVIEW AND COMMENTS Mr. Ray Baldwin Planning Director Garfield County Planning Department 2014 Blake Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 0 APR 2 1979 64,4 PROJECT TITLE: Preliminary Plat, Los Amigos Ranch, Garfield County , Filing No. 1 STATE IDENTIFIER: NA COMMENTS: Water Quality Control COMMENTS DUE: April 9, 1979 The Water Quality Control Division has no objection to this proposal as long as the Colorado Mountain College sewage treatment facilities are upgraded, as needed, to handle the additional load. Please note that, in accordance with Senate Bill 35, any development serving more than 20 people must receive site plan approval from the Water Quality Control Commission before construction will be allowed to commence on the sewer facilities/extensions. In addition, any construction undertaken should strictly adhere to an approved erosion and sediment control plan incorporating measures designed to minimize possible contamination of area waters. For like reason we advise against permitting development to encroach upon the 100 year floodplain. SOC -3, Jan 79 /11-(-1 di-cY ame, Title -1-- Micki Barnes, Program Administrator Roaring Fork School District RE -1 P.O. Box 820 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 Telephone (303) 945-6558 Apn.i,2 10, 1979 WL. Ray Baldwin Gan6.ie.2d County Ptann-.ng Vepantmen 2014 & ke Avenue Glenwood Sp/ Lng4, Co.2onado 81601 NICHOLAS R. MASSARO, Superintendent Dean Ray: Repnesentative.s of Sundeeign4 made a pM4en-tanon to the Roaring Ponfz Schaal Dist/act Boand o6 Education, Aptit 9, 1979, o6 the PUD Plan og Lod AmLgo4 Ranch. AUhough no dei.inLte commitments were made by the Board, they did exptr.e44 intenes- in obtaining a possible school 4.c to which would be a minimum o6 12 acke4. Attangement4 ane underway bon the Board membeas to £nbpect the recommended 4 - to pn.Lon .to .he 't next meeting, Apn.L& 23, 1979. It .id anticipated that a ptaiminany agreement wow d be made with the developetrs by that date. S..ncene,2y yowt.s, 7/2 i N.ic.hotas R. Ma44ato NRM/ hl �f')cd ; c 0