HomeMy WebLinkAbout1.01 Nutrient Farms PUD NTC LetterGørfield County
Community Development Department
November 22,2022
Andrew Bruno
Nutrient Holdings LLC
P.O. Box 560
New Castle, CO 81647
Daniel Teodoru, Timberline Partners
P.O. Box 625
Breckenridge, CO 80424
Christie Mathews Leidal
Mathews Leidal, LLC
P.O. Box 4678
Breckenridge, CO 80424
David Kotz, SGM
I 18 W. Sixth St.
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
RE: Nutrient Farms PUD Revocation and PUD Application
(P UAA-5-22-8898) (P U DA-5-22-88ee)
DearAndrew, Daniel, Christie and David:
Thank you for your detailed submittals, several meetings, past communication and site
visit regarding your submittals. Of note we have also received revised submittals for the
revocation application, specific to the Coal Ridge PUD. The following outline and
completeness summary sets out the needed next steps for, a determination of
completeness. They are intended to provide information along with the opportunity for
additional questions/answers regarding the unique applications and proposals you are
putting forth.
Applications for PUD Revocation of the Coal Ridge PUD and Riverbend PUD
The County was not able to process your applications as submitted as the revocations
would eliminate the zoning for a significant number of residential properties that have
been developed and built on based on the Riverbend PUD Zoning that you were
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proposing to eliminate. This Application needs to be withdrawn and replaced by your
current Coal Ridge PUD Vacation request and a revrsed application requesting an
amendment to the Riverbend PUD.
Riverbend PUD
The Application regarding the Riverbend PUD needs to be resubmitted as a PUD
Amendment designed to remove from the PUD those portions of the property to be
included in a new Application for the Nutrient Farms PUD. Based on review of your
submittals, the Director has determined that the amendment will be reviewed as a
Substantial Modification. Those portions currently developed with residential uses
would remain under the Riverbend PUD Zoning. An initial listing of submittal
requirements for the amendment is outlined below:
Updated narrative describing the intent of the PUD AmendmenUSubstantial
Modification.
Mapping and labelling of areas to be retained in the PUD and those being
removed, along with legal descriptions
The Application needs to address technical issues noted below as #1 - #4.
items.
Copies of the existing PUD Approvals and Resolutions as available.
Copies of the existing PUD Guidelines or applicable interpretations regarding the
PUD Guidelines, as available.
Mailins list of all BroBeÉv owne!'s within PUD.- - - ---___ -v -"' t-' - r -' -t -
Updated public notice mailing lists and mineral owners lists applicable to this
application and the current legal/parcel description.
Updated information on status of infrastructure for the PUD, as proposed to be
amended. This needs to include but is not limited to the status of water and
wastewater facilities, any road or access issues/updates, ongoing fire protection
topics, open space provisions and any other changes in existing conditions
relevant to and/or in support of the proposed amendment.
Specific responses to the PUD Review Criteria in Section 6-202(C\.
Payment of a $300 Application Fee
Coal Ridge PUD
Staffs understanding is this PUD can be revoked as it is currently undeveloped. The
updated submittals are consistent with this direction, however, clearer mapping and
labelling of exhibits along with legal descriptions are needed. A listing of additional
submittal requirements is outlined below:
A. Ensure consistency between the multiple applications, legal descriptions, and
mapping.B. The Application needs to address the submittal requirements noted below as
items #1 -#4.C. Updated listing of all property owners within the PUD to be revoked or eliminated.
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D. Payment of a $300 Application Fee.
Nutrient Farms PUD
As noted in previous meetings thanks you for the very detailed and extensive PUD
Application submittals. While some technical completeness issues will still need to be
addressed the primary need prior to initiating review is the coordination between the
three anticipated applications including legal descriptions and mapping to clearly
delineate the property to be rezoned into the new PUD. Outlined below are technical
completeness items that need to be addressed.
1. Title Commitments need to be updated to be more current'
2. Statements of Authority need to be recorded.
3. A Plat Amendment Application for the Mathias Exemption is needed, or the
Application needs to propose appropriate timing for completion of the Plat
Amendment.4. Boundary Line Adjustments to address merger of the properties to be aggregated
under the Nutrient Farms PUD are needed or the Application needs to propose
appropriate timing for such mergers and/or provide a legal opinion/assessment of
this issue.5. Updated public notice mailing lists and mineral owners lists applicable to this
application and the current legal/parcel description.
6. A check or payment to CGS (Colorado Geological Survey) is needed as we will
be referring the Application to them for comment.
7. Mapping needs to show legal descriptions for the existing PUD's and proposed
PUD. (Note: recent meetings have identified the Sopris Engineering Survey
mapping as referenced in your title work as a key document)
8. Specific responses are needed to Article 7, Division 2 Standards including but
not limited to Agricultural Lands, Wildlife, Waterbody Protection, Drainage &
Erosion, Environment, Natural and Geologic Hazards, and Reclamation.
While not completeness issues the following topics have been identified as key issues
that are anticipated to be further considered in the course of the development review
process for the Nutrient Farms PUD.
o Section 7-109 Fire Protection and any special considerations for major uses with
significant attendance, capacity, and or accessibility issues.
o Floodplain Details associated with the mapped floodplain.
. Traffic Study including larger special events and modelling assumptions. Level of
service and impacts on adjacent land uses is key issue.
o Location and size of parking areas including areas for temporary parking.
o Noise Study and receiver locations and/or calculation of noise estimates for key
PUD zones.. Clarification to the PUD Guide and including reference to a number of uses that will
require additional Land Use Permitting by the County and some industrial uses and
high traffic and noise generating uses.
a Additional information on employee housing including the "bunk house" use will be
beneficial.
Once the above completeness issues are addressed, we can complete your referral
process and schedule )/our initial Planning Commission reviews/public hearings.
Supplements to the submittals are an effective way to address completeness issues,
however, a complete compilation/update of any changes/additions will be needed to
facilitate referrals and Planning Commission/Board of County Commissioners review.
Please note that the Garfield County Land Use and Development Code requires that the
technical completeness issues be resolved within 60-days of the date of this letter,
otherwise the application will be deemed withdrawn unless a request for extension is
submitted and approved.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions on the completeness topics noted
above or if we need to discuss any of the items.
Sincerely,
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Glenn Hartmann
Principal Planner