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BOCC 8/04/86
PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS
REQUEST: Exemption from the Definition of
Subdivision
APPLICANT:
LOCATION:
James G. Snyder, Personal
Representative of the Estate of
Evelyn E. Snyder
A parcel of land located in Lot 5,
SE 1/4 SE 1/4, and Lot 6 of Section
12, and the NW 1/4 NE 1/4, Lot 1,
and the NE 1/4 NE 1/4 Section 13,
T6S, R93W.
SITE DATA: The site consists of 127 acres.
WATER: Individual wells.
SEWER: Individual Sewage Disposal System.
ACCESS: Access of the I-70 Frontage Road
EXISTING ZONING: A/R/RD
ADJACENT ZONING: A/R/RD
I. RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The site is located in the subdivisions rural servicable areas, 1/2 to
1 mile radius of the Garfield County Comprehensive Plan Management
District Map.
II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL
A. Site Description: The site lies between the Colorado River and
the I-70 Frontage Road. Improvements on the site include a
single dwelling unit and several sheds and farm buildings.
Adjacent land uses are primarily agricultural, single-family
residences and open space, with the Garfield County Airport
approximately 1/4 mile south of the site.
B. Project Description: The applicant proposes to divide the 127
acre parcel into two lots, 27 acres and 100 acres in size.
III. MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS
1. Soils information on the site indicates severe limitations for
septic systems and dwelling units based on wetness, flooding, and
shrink swell soils.
2. No approved or adopted FEMA flood plain information exists for
the Colorado River on the site. A plat note should be included
stating this fact and indicating the potential for flooding on
the site.
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IV. SUGGESTED FINDINGS
1. That proper posting and public notice was provided as required
for the meeting before the Board of County Commissioners.
2. That the meeting before the Board of County Commissioners was
extensive and complete, that all pertinent facts, matters and
issues were submitted and that all interested parties were heard
at that meeting.
3. That for the above stated and other reasons, the proposed
exemption is in the best interest of the health, safety, morals,
convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the citizens of
Garfield County.
V. RECOMMENDATION
APPROVAL, subject to the following conditions:
1. That the following plat notes be included on the recorded
exemption plat:
A. That all irrigation ditches and easements be recognized and
maintained as existing and in place.
B. Each lot may be subject to engineered foundations and septic
systems.
C. No FEMA approved or adopted 100 year flood plain information
was available for the site at the time of approval. The
site does have low lying areas that may be subject to
flooding. Any development or building on the site should
take these facts into consideration.
2. That School Impact fees in the amount of $200 per lot be paid for
the creation of one new lot.
3. That shares of irrigation water associated with the property be
divided proportionally between the lots.
4. All representations of the applicant, either within the
application or stated at the hearing before the Board of County
Commissioners, shall be considered conditions of approval.
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