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Home My WebLink About1.0 Resolution 97-36STATE OF COLORADO County- of Gar -field - 1 )ss 1 At a regular hearing of the Board of County Commissioners for Garfield County, Colorado, held in the Commissioners Meeting Room, Garfield County Courthouse, in Glenwood Springs on Monday , the 14th of April A.D. 19 97 , there were present: Marian I. Smith John Martin Larry McCown Don DeFord Mildred Alsdorf Chuck Deschenes , Commissioner Chairman , Commissioner , Commissioner , County Attorney , Clerk of the Board , County Administrator when the following proceedings, among others were had and done, to -wit: RESOLUTION NO. 97-36 A RESOLUTION CONCERNED WITH THE APPROVAL OF A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE ASPEN WALDORF FOUNDATION. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado, has received application from the Aspen Waldorf Foundation to construct and operate a private, day school, on the following described tract of land: See Attached: Exhibit A (in the State of Colorado and the County of Garfield); and WHEREAS, the Board held a public hearing on the 18th day of March, 1997, upon the question of whether the above-described Conditional Use Permit should be granted or denied, at which hearing the public and interested persons were given the opportunity to express their opinions regarding the issuance of said Conditional Use Permit; and WHEREAS, the Board, on the basis of substantial competent evidence produced at the aforementioned hearing, has made the following determinations of fact: 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 507052 04/16/1997 03:08P B1015 P607 447 1 of 7 R 0.00 D 0.00 N 0.00 GARFIELD COUNTY CLER 1. That proper publication and public notice was provided as required by law for the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners. 2. That the Garfield County Planning Commission conducted a public hearing that was extensive and complete, that all pertinent facts, matters and issues were submitted and that all interested parties were heard at the hearing and, at the conclusion of said hearing, the Planning Commission recommended approval of the application, subject to specific conditions. 3. That the hearing 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 hearing. That the application is in compliance with the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended. 5. For the above stated and other reasons, the proposed use is in the best interest of the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity andwelfareof thecitizens. of Garfield_County_. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado, that the Conditional Use Permit be and hereby is authorized, permitting the use of the above described tract of land for the construction and operation of a private, day school, upon the following s-pecific conditions: 1. That all proposals of the applicant made in the application and at the public hearing with the Board of County Commissioners shall be considered conditions of approval, unless specified otherwise by the Board. 2. If the nature of the school ever substantially changes from what has been proposed, then this Conditional Use Permit shall be subject to further review and subject to modification. 3. The applicant/operator of the school shall receive the appropriate well permit, from the State Engineers Office, before opening or operating the school. 4. The applicants/operators of the school shall monitor actual water usage and wastewater flows and report these amounts to the County Planning Department, on a yearly basis. Upon reaching the maximum allowable wastewater flow -rate, as defined by the Water Quality Control Division, future phases will require compliance with the applicable wastewater criteria. This shall require review of the Conditional Use Permit, at that time. Any reviews or amendments of or to the CUP will be subject to the County fees and procedures in effect at time of review. 5. The individual sewage disposal system(s) shall be designed by a Colorado, registered, professional engineer. 11110111011101111 11111011110111011101 0111111 507052 04/16/1997 03:08P B1015 P608 447 2 of 7 R 0.00 D 0.00 N 0.00 GARFIELD COUNTY CLER 6. The drinking water supply shall meet minimum drinking water standards as designated by the State of Colorado. At no time shall the State Highway 82 frontage road be used for parking by the applicants, operators or visitors of the school. All on-site vehicle parking shall occur in the designated parking areas. 8. The applicant/operator of the school shall confer with the Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District regarding fire protection of the site and submit a letter from the district approving all proposed fire protection plans. 9. The applicant/operator shall provide reasonable and adequate, vegetative buffers between adjacent lands, approved by the Board of County Commissioners prior to the approval of the Conditional Use permit. 10. That the applicant/operator shall obtain any required driveway permits or driveway permit amendments, prior to opening or operating the school. 11. That the design recommendations contained in the letter from Jay Hammond, P,E., dated February 28, 1997, be conditions of approval, to wit: Specification and installation of water -saving type fixtures throughout the Waldorf complex. Monitoring of at least water usage through incoming meters from the well. Separate metered flows to the internal plumbing versus hose bibs or irrigation lines would be recommended to monitor domestic use versus irrigation (winter flows can also be used through a master meter). If internal water usage generally begins to approach the wastewater design capacity, monitor actual wastewater flows to the system. Keep irrigation upslope or in the vicinity of the wastewater field to a minimum. Line or culvert any existing irrigation ditches within the property to limit subgrade seepage associated with ditch flows. Do not flood irrigate. Improve drainage within the site by regrading the existing loop road and providing positive drainage around the 1SDS mound location. Continue to monitor groundwater depth just upstream of the bed itself. If ground -water does in fact rise near the design limits, consider a curtain drain upslope of the system. Place maintainable outlet filters on the septic tanks on the system. Monitor well water quality within the site. Two additional monitoring wells shall be placed as designated on the attached site plan, known as Exhibit A. All monitoring wells shall be monitored on a semi-annual basis and tested for nitrate/nitrite and fecal coliform bacteria 1 111111 11111 111111 11111 1111 111111 111111 ID 11111 1111 1111 507052 04/16/1997 03:08P B1015 P609 447 3 of 7 R 0.00 D 0.00 N 0.00 GARFIELD COUNTY CLER content, with results of the testing promptly provided to the Planning Department. 12. No open hearth solid -fuel fireplaces will be allowed anywhere within the property. One (1) new solid -fuel burning stove as defied by C.R.S. 25-7-401, et. seq., and the regulations promulgated thereunder, will be allowed in any dwelling unit. All dwelling units will be allowed an unrestricted number of natural gas burning stoves and appliances. 13. The applicant shall pay any required school site acquisition fees and/or fire protection district impact fees. 14. Upon construction of the westerly parking area, the visitor parking shall be located in the eastern parking lot and the staff parking shall be located in the western parking lot. 15. As long as ISDS is used to treat sewage, there shall be no cafeteria or locker rooms equipped with showers. 16. Fencing along the eastern property line shall be a height of six (6) feet and shall extend southerly from the northeastern corner of the property to the wetland boundary shown on Exhibit B. The fencing shall be of a design by the applicant. Vegetative screening shall also be provided, at key locations, to minimize visual impacts of the east classroom building and kindergarten building on the adjacent, easterly property . Fencing along the western property boundary shall be standard cattle fencing. All fences shall be maintained by the applicant. 17. No more than two (2) dogs shall be allowed on the site at any time, which must further be under control at all times. 18. All outdoor lighting will be directed inward and downward on the site, such that there will be no lighting directed to adjoining properties. 19: Upon construction of the permanent facilities, any temporary structures will be removed.. 20. Irrigation ditches flowing to the adjacent property shall be identified on the school site plan and the ditch owners right to maintain and repair the ditch(es) shall be recognized. 21. All gravel parking and driving surfaces shall be treated with a material such as magnesium chloride to reduce dust generation and transmission on and from the property. 22. The applicants acknowledge that adjacent lands are utilized for hunting and the shooting of firearms. 23. A final site plan shall be submitted to the Planning Department that incorporates all changes relative to the site plan, including the location of the groundwater monitoring wells, irrigation ditches and the location and extent of proposed structuress 1111111 11111 111111 11111 1111111111111111 111 11111 1111 1111 507052 04/16/1997 03:08P 61015 P610 447 4 of 7 R 0.00 D 0.00 N 0.00 GARFIELD COUNTY CLER Dated this 16th day of April ATTEST: , A.D. 19 97 GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO •af-4--"'1-1 Cl rk of the Board Chairman r ( G Upon motion duly made and seconded the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the following vote: • Commissioner Chairman Marian 1. Smith Commissioner John F. Martin Commissioner Larry L. McCown STATE OF COLORADO )ss County of Garfield , Aye , Aye , Aye I, , County Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners in and for the County and State aforesaid do hereby certify that the annexed and foregoing Resolution is truly copied from the Records of the Proceeding of the Board of County Commissioners for said Garfield County, now in my office. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County, at Glenwood Springs, this day of , A.D. 19 County Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 507052 04/16/1997 03:06P B1015 P611 447 5 of 7 R 0.00 D 0.00 N 0.00 GARFIELD COUNTY CLER Exhibit: A .. situ:.we..:...:� Lot. G, Lot. 34.`,, aici.L0t .3cc"..G.._ 7 S., a. 37 W., G a a:: el. 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