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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondenceGarfield County Community Development Department 09/06/2024 Owner: Hillman, Tatnall L Revocable Trust 504 West Bleeker Street Aspen Co 81611 Engineer: Boundaries Unlimited 923 Cooper Avenue #201 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Contractor: Donnie Snidow PO Box 367 Parachute, CO 81635 Re: Grading Permit to create a road to access parcels ,lob Parcel Number: 212724100385 Dear Boundaries Unlimited, This Major Grading Permit Application has been sent to referral agencies for review, the Colorado River Fire Rescue and Mountain Cross Engineering. Below are comments from Colorado River Fire District's Division Chief/Fire Marshal Orrin Moon and attached is a correspondence from the County's contract Civil Engineer. All the comments are required to be addressed before a Grading Permit can be considered for issuance. The plans show 2737' of roadway that is only 11' wide road that show's to be covered with 4" of gravel. This roadway does not even enter the last three lots on the plat. This road will not support the weight of apparatus or allow emergency apparatus to pass another vehicle on any part of the road. Chapter 5 of the 2015 International Fire Code section 503.1.1 , " approved fire apparatus access roads shall be provided for every facility, building or portion of a building hereafter constructed or moved into or within the jurisdiction. The fire apparatus access road shall comply with the requirements of this section and shall extend to within 150' of all portions of the facility". Section 503.2 says "Fire apparatus access roads shall be installed and arranged in accordance with section 503.2.1 through 503.2.8". 1 will 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 (970)945-8212 require 20' of roadway excluding shoulders that will have all weather driving surface designed and maintained to support the imposed loads of fire apparatus. The roads design shall be engineered to support the road and signed off by a Civil Engineer. The road design shall be extended through lot 21-a and lot 22 to allow for the road to access lot 23. An approved fire apparatus turnaround is required at the end of the road in• lot 22 or 23. Road will be signed " No Parking on Roadway" signage separation on roadway will be approved by my office. 2. Lot residential homes or buildings shall be designed for fire apparatus access roads at time of building permit application and approved by this office. 3. Water supply designed for this subdivision shall be in place and storage tank shall be accessible by fire apparatus before any building permits will be issued. Sincerely, John Plano Chief Building Official CC via e-mail: Orrin Moon, Colorado River Fire District's Division Chief/Fire Chris Hale, Mountain Cross Engineering Glenn Hartmann, Community Development Director 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 (970)945-8212 Garfield County Community Development Department 01 /05/2026 Owner: Hillman, Tatnall L Revocable Trust 504 West Bleeker Street Aspen Co 81611 Engineer: Boundaries Unlimited 923 Cooper Avenue #201 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Contractor: Donnie Snidow PO Box 367 Parachute, CO 81635 Re: Grading Permit to create a road to access parcels .lob Parcel Number: 212724100385 Dear Boundaries Unlimited, The re -submitted comments and drawings have been sent to Garfield County's referral agencies for review, the Colorado River Fire Rescue and Mountain Cross Engineering. Below are comments from Colorado River Fire District's Division Chief/Fire Marshal Orrin Moon and from the County's contract Civil Engineer. The comments were in email form; I've copied them into this letter for an all-inclusive correspondence. All the comments are required to be addressed before a Grading Permit can be considered for issuance. Please provide a response letter addressing each comment and re -submit drawings accordingly. If clarification is needed, please contact either referral agency. 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 (970)945-8212 I have reviewed the additional information provided and it has addressed the comments from the letter produced by this office dated 09/06/24. The following additional comments were generated: 1. The materials state that the anticipated ADT would be 90 trips which would put the road into the semi -primitive road standards. The maximum road grade allowed would be 12%. There is a section of the road that exceeds that at 13.2% 2. Additionally, this 13.2% is adjacent to the "T" turn around which would require emergency and fire apparatus negotiating the steep cross -slope and stopping and starting on this steep grade. This should be redesigned and input from the Fire Marshal would be prudent. 3. The "Fire Cistern Covenants" are labelled as a draft. No signatures were provided. 4. Garfield County Road and Bridge typically requires intersections be 3% for the first 30'. The entrance grade to the County Road should be revised. 5. The notes call out locations for "No Parking" signs. These locations would be better called out and shown on the plan sheets. 6. The road way typical section does not match the note on the plans. The typical section detail should be modified. Care should be taken to provide enough information to construction base and sub -base sections. 7. The proposed road topography does not match the new road width. The topography should be revised. Area of disturbance should be verified afterwards. 8. The culvert crossings should be shown in the profile view to verify adequate pipe cover. 9. The stationing for the note to the triple culvert doesn't match the centerline stationing of the road; also the detail shows three culverts but the plan view shows two. Verify the design and make the note, stationing, detail, and plan congruent. 10. Horizontal curves should be added between road centerline point of inflection (Pis). Road standard minimum radii are 50'. Feel free to call or email any questions or comments. Thanks in advance. Sincerely, Mountain Cross Engineering, Inc. Chris Hale, P.E. 826 1/2 Grand Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Ph: 970.945.5544 Fx: 970.945.5558 chris@mountaincross-en.g.com 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 (970)945-8212 1. I have reviewed the notes from Chris, and I also have concerns about the grade on the fire truck turnaround at the end of the road. Along with his concerns I have a request that any development on lots in this subdivision include 12-A, 21-A, 22, and 23. All lot owners will need to submit a driveway plan and the plan be approved by this office prior to the issuance of a building permit. The grades in this subdivision will be challenging for fire apparatus. 2. The plans on the road show 6" class 6 road base installed on the road or 8" thick Native Gravel. What is native gravel? Does it have a Gradation with it for testing? Native gravel does not have fractured faces on the rocks and will not hold compaction. More information is needed but I'm inclined to require Class 6 Road Base. 3. 1 agree with all of Chris Hale's observations and agree they need to be addressed. 4. This road will need to be named and addressed per lot entrance based on mile mark of the road. Address signs shall be posted at each driveway entrance. Road Name shall be approved by Garfield County Communications and this office. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank You, Orrin D. Moon Prevention Division Chief/Fire Marshal Colorado River Fire Rescue 970-625-1243 Orrin. Moon(ftrfr.us Sincerely, John Plano Chief Building Official CC via e-mail: Tatnall L Hill Revocable Trust, Owner Orrin Moon, Colorado River Fire District's Division Chief/Fire Chris Hale, Mountain Cross Engineering Glenn Hartmann, Community Development Director Donnie Snidow, Contractor 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 (970)945-8212