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December 3, 2024
Glenn Hartmann, Community Development Director
Phillip Berry, Senior Planner
Garfield County
108 8th Street, Suite 401
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
Via email: ghartmann@garfield-county.com
pberry@garfield-county.com
RE: Spring Valley Ranch: Responses to 2nd Round of Referral Comments for PUD Amendment
Application (File No. PUAA-05-23-8967)
Dear Glenn and Phillip,
We are in receipt of the written referral comments from Matrix Design Group, Inc. dated September 6,
2024, and referral comments from County Staff as discussed during a meeting with the Applicant’s
representatives on September 24, 2024. We have found these referral comments to be constructive in
addressing and clarifying certain aspects of the PUD Amendment application. To thoroughly address
these most recent referral comments, updates to the application have been made.
It should be noted that one particular modification to the application involves specifying the start and
completion dates of construction for each Phase. Importantly, the dates specified in Exhibit 2 of the
Development Agreement are predicated on the County’s approval of the necessary land use applications
and permits, without excessive delays beyond the Applicant’s control. Exhibit 2 specifies that the first
Phase of construction will commence by December 31, 2028. To meet this timeline, the County will need
to approve this PUD Amendment Application, a subsequent Preliminary Plan application, a Final Plat
application for Phase 1, and a grading permit for Phase 1 construction. If this timeline cannot be met,
the County and the Applicant will need to collaborate to revise the Phasing Plan accordingly.
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Application materials have been updated as necessary in response to the 2nd round of referral
comments. The following is a summary tabulation of revisions to the application package.
Appendix Document Title Revision Summary
NARRATIVE REPORT Comprehensive update based on revisions to
below Appendices.
A Application Forms & Consent Letters No change.
B Title Commitment No change.
C Adjacent Property Owners & Mineral
Owners No change.
D Vicinity Map No change.
E Conceptual Plan
Delineated metro district and maintenance
parcels at item 14. Minor revisions to Planning
Area boundaries to consolidate similar land uses.
F Impact Analysis No change.
G Development Agreement
REDLINED to reflect phasing revisions in body of
document. Revised Exhibit 2A (Dwelling Unit
Phasing) and 2B (Off-Site Improvement Phasing)
to include start and completion dates.
H Transportation Impact Study
Updated to include new stand-alone Executive
Summary prepared by Fox-Tuttle Transportation
Group, LLC.
I Existing Drainage & Flood Hazard Report
Added new Section 5.0 Water Quality and
Storage, and associated Exhibit E – 25 Year
Runoff Storage Exhibit. These items are provided
in response to referral comments from Matrix
Design Group, Inc. dated September 6, 2024.
J PUD Plan Map & Zone District Map
Minor revisions to PUD Plan Map, including
Planning Area boundaries to consolidate similar
land uses, and to provide approximate
percentages of each Zone District by Planning
Area. Added new Zone District Map.
K PUD Guide (including Community Housing
Plan)
REDLINED to add clarity to Modifications, further
restrict the Land Use Schedule, and add sections
for Building Envelopes, Wildfire Mitigation,
Wildlife Mitigation, and Allowed irrigation Area.
L Schematic Engineering Plans No change.
M District & Utility Service Letters No change.
N Geologic Evaluation No change.
O Legal Water Supply Report No change.
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Appendix Document Title Revision Summary
P Water Supply & Distribution Plan
Updated to include new letter from Roaring Fork
Engineering in response to referral comments
provided by Matrix Design Group, Inc. dated
September 6, 2024. Updated to correct the
irrigated acreage of the golf course at 124 acres
(instead of 100 acres).
Q Wildfire Mitigation Report No change.
R Fiscal & Economic Impact Report No change.
S Covenants, Conditions & Restrictions No change.
T Aquifer Sustainability Study
Updated to include new letter from Colorado
River Engineering, Inc. in response to referral
comments provided by Matrix Design Group, Inc.
dated September 6, 2024. The new letter begins
on page 17 of the PDF file.
U Public Outreach Summary No change.
We appreciate the opportunity to respond and provide this information to the County, and we look
forward to advancing the Spring Valley Ranch PUD Amendment to Planning Commission review. Thank
you for your valued time and commitment to this review process.
Sincerely,
LANDWEST
Jon Fredericks
Principal
cc: Jeff Butterworth, Storied Development
Mark Enderle, Storied Development
Mark Yarborough, Storied Development
Lisa Reynolds, Storied Development
Martin Van Ardenne, Spring Valley Holdings
Bart Johnson, Waas Campbell Rivera Johnson & Velasquez LLP
Jody Edwards, Klein Coté Edwards Citron LLC
Michaela Craig, LANDWEST