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July 11, 2023
John Plano
Garfield County
Chief Building Official
108 8th Street, Suite 401
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
RE Peterson res¡dence at 417 River's Bend
Dear John,
Following a site vis¡t on June 27,2023, to the Peterson residence at 417 River's Bend in Carbondale, I am
providing Garfield County with recommendations for riparian restoration within the 3S-foot setback. As
Section 7-203 of the County's Land Use and Development Code states, no vegetat¡on is to be cut or
removed within the 35-foot setback from the Ordinary High-Water mark of the Roaring Fork River. After
viewing photographs from before and after construction, lt is apparent that vegetation was removed within
the setback, primarily willows.
My recommendation to Mr. Peterson and the Garfield County planning staff on June 27th was to cease any
mow¡ng, weed whacking or tr¡mming of any kind indefinitely within the 35-foot setback. This will allow for
willow volunteers (saplings) and any other existing native vegetation to recover and grow, providing some
vegetative buffer directly along the river's edge. I suggest Mr. Peterson and Garfield County establish the
35-foot setback using a GPS boundary for consistency and future monitoring purposes.
Additionally, I recommended to Mr. Peterson and the Garfield County planning staff planting some woody
vegetation in the form of shrubs such as three-leaf sumac (existing on the east side of the riparian area)' I
also recommended that Mr. Peterson plant a few narrowleaf cottonwood and ponderosa pine trees on the
west side ofthe riparian area to perpetuatethe existing character ofthis area as several decadent
individual trees have fallen in recent years.
As always, I am available for any future site visits as needed to help ensure the best possible restoration of
this riparian area.
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