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From: Dave Argo
Sent: Friday, June 19, 2020 11:06 AM
To: Glenn Hartmann; Andy Schwaller (aschwaller@garfield-county.com)
Cc: Ikrol@garfield-county.com
Subject: Parcel ID No. 142118400001 - Rio Blanco Ranch Co.
Attachments: RBR Timberline II Cabin.pdf; Rio Blanco Ranch.pdf
Glenn & Andy:
I need your assistance with a project now on my desk for building permit review. It's for Rio Blanco Ranch Company, a
630-acre parcel located at the northern end of the county, and it's for replacement of an existing log cabin located on
the edge of Rainbow Lake. I don't question so much the land use issues, but need to ask your collective opinion about
the non -conforming building setbacks as illustrated on the attached site plan as provided in the current application.
In addition, I have also attached the following background research items for your review:
• Overall Site Layout Plan
• File Note taken from Laserfische files regarding the Timberline Cabin
▪ Staff Report dated 3/2/1992
• Architect's cover letter for current building permit application
Can you both take a look at the attached site plan + research I've already done with regard to this project and let me
know if my concerns are warranted, or if we should just simply approve it and move on. If necessary, maybe we should
discuss at Tuesday's staff meeting?
Thanks for your assistance —
Dave Argo
Plans Examiner
C_/; .. Garfield County
Community Development Department
108 8th Street, Suite 401
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Tel: 970-945-8212 Ext. 1610
Email: dargo@garfield-county.com
Web: garfield-county.com
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TI BERLINE II
EXISTING STRUCTURE
TO BE REPLACED
RIO BLANCO RANCH
Proposed Replacement of Existing Timberline Cabin
Building Permit #BLRE-06-20-6302
Legal Non -Conforming Use:
The existing Timberline Cabin was probably built in the 1930s along with several other structures including the main lodge and a series of
other cabins along the edge of Rainbow Lake (depicted in blue marker on site plan above). Submitted plans do not include dimensions of
the existing cabin, nor does it identify the following apparent building setback non -conformities:
• Property Line Setback— Building appears to only be 3 or 4 feet off the adjacent property line shown in green marker. There is no
indication if front/rear/side yard setback applies, but the minimum setback requirement (side yard) is 10 feet.
• Setback from Water Bodies — The minimum distance from edge of lake as depicted on site plan is approximately 18 feet, rather
than the 35-foot minimum setback requirement in Land Use & Development Code.
Is Planning Dept. OK with approval of this project? Do we need more information? — for example, as -built survey of existing cabin
footprint with actual distances away from property line and edge of lake, followed up by I.L.C. of new cabin to verify final as-builts?
Rio Blanco Ranch — 630 acres historic ranch — commercial taxing for lodge and cabins
Building permits issued listed below
1574
6635
6043
6042
6041
9700
9567
9566
9565
9548
9353
9308
Property has a Special Use Permit via Resolution 92-018 which allowed for a current
usage level of 10 dwelling units and 46 beds. See condition 3.
Special Use Permit file is located under "Rio Blanco Ranch" and contains site plans and
other documentation.
Replacement or rehabilitation of the cabins would not be an issue, upon compliance
with building permit requirements. The existing locations of the cabins is based upon
the site plan and moving those cabins would require a Director of Community
Development review and determination on whether the change would be considered
minor or major.
The Timberline cabin appears to be located very near the property line however it could
be replaced in the same location based upon the site plan approval.
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