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Home My WebLink About1.01 Pre-App 2019Garfield County Community Development Department 108 8th Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-8212 www.garfield-county.coni PRE -APPLICATION CONFERENCE SUMMARY TAX PARCEL NUMBER: 2177-171-00-044 PREPARED: 10/17/19 PROJECT: Flood Plain Permit for Development of a Modular Office within an Existing Gravel Pit Operation OWNER: William T. Lee (DBA Central Aggregates Inc.) REPRESENTATIVE/ENGINEER: Mark Beckler, Sopris Engineering Paul Rutledge, Sopris Engineering PRACTICAL LOCATION: 25028 Hwy 6 & 24, Rifle, CO 81650 ZONING: Rural TYPE OF APPLICATION: Flood Plain Development Permit I. GENERAL PROJECT DESCRIPTION The Property Owner is proposing to place a modular office structure on the property located adjacent to the Colorado River. The office is anticipated to be approximately 1,440 sq.ft. in size and will be served by City of Rifle water and a vault and haul system for wastewater disposal. Other utilities are existing to the site. While the property is located within a mapped area of flood plain based on FEMA adopted maps the existing ground surface is approximately 3 ft. above the 100 year base flood elevation and the unit will be installed with a finished floor elevation approximately 6 ft. above the 100 year base flood elevation. The development will not impact the floodway and a zero rise statement from the Applicant's Engineer is anticipated. The proposal complies with water body setbacks and no removal of wetland vegetation or riparian vegetation within the setback is proposed. The site is currently operating as an existing Gravel Pit operation. 1 II. REGULATORY PROVISIONS APPLICANT IS REQUIRED TO ADDRESS Garfield County Land Use and Development Code, as amended (LUDC) including the following Sections: • Section 3-301 — Floodplain Overlay Regulations Section 3-301, including but not limited to Table 3-301 Floodplain Overlay Use Restriction Table, Section 3-301(B), General Standards, Section 3-301(C) Specific Standards, and Section 3-301(E) Standards for Areas of Shallow Flooding including ensuring drainage shall not adversely impact adjacent properties. • Section 4-109 — Development in the 100 Year Floodplain, including review criteria. • Table 4-102 — Common Review Procedures and Required Notice • Table 4-201 — Submittal Requirements • Section 4-203 — Submittal Requirements Descriptions • Section 4-203 (0) — Flood Plain Analysis, as applicable III. REVIEW PROCESS The Floodplain Development permit will be processed pursuant to Section 4-103, Administrative Review Process and consistent with Table 4-102 Common Review procedures for Floodplain Development, summarized as follows: A. Pre -application Conference (completed) B. Application Submittal C. Determination of Completeness D. Schedule the Director's Decision Date E. Application sent to referral agencies F. Public Notice for the Director's Decision completed. Includes mailing to adjacent property owners within 200 ft. and mineral rights owners no the applicant's property. G. Evaluation by Director/Staff resulting in a Staff Report H. Director's Decision I. 10 day call up period, after which the Director's Decision become final unless the decision is called up the BOCC for their review J. Once all conditions of approval have been satisfied the Flood Plain Development Permit can be issued. IV. PUBLIC HEARINGS AND NOTICE Public Hearing notices shall be posted, mailed and published pursuant to Section 4-101.E. X No Public Hearing (Director's Decision with mailed notice only) Planning Commission Board of County Commissioners Board of Adjustment 2 Referral agencies may include but are not limited to: Garfield County Consulting Engineer, Garfield County Attorney, FEMA, Army Corp of Engineers. V. SUBMITTAL REQUIREMENTS A. General Application Materials including • Application Form including signatures by Applicants or authorized representatives • Proof of ownership (deed and/or title information) • Authorization to represent as appropriate • Statements of authority if needed for an LLC or Corporation • List of owners of property within 200 ft. with addresses • List of owners of mineral rights on the subject property • Payment of fees • Agreement to Pay Form • Project Description — narrative B. Vicinity Map — formatted on 8 1/2 x 11 size for use with public notice C. Site Plan — to applicable scale, including existing improvements, and proposed locations of improvements. D. Floodplain Analysis — meeting the requirements of the Land Use and Development Code including Section 3-301, Review Criteria in Section 4-109, and Flood Plain Analysis in Section 4-203 (0). The Flood Plain Analysis needs to be completed by a qualified licensed professional engineer and needs to include the engineer's stamp. E. The Flood Plain Analysis will need to specifically address standards for placement of the proposed structure including any analyses needed to demonstrate code compliance including anchoring. F. Information demonstrating code compliance for the wastewater disposal vault and haul system (contacting Andy Schwaller, Chief Building Official is recommended) and other infrastructure shall be required. G. Preliminary information/elevation certificates may be required. H. Where code sections are not applicable based on the nature of the proposed use, the Flood Plain Analysis can reflect that determination. The Application submittal needs to include 3 hard copies of the entire Application and 1 Digital PDF Copy of the entire Application (on a CD or USB Stick). Both the paper and digital copies should be split into individual sections and properly labelled. Please refer to the pre - application summary for submittal requirements that are appropriate for your Application. 3 VI. APPLICATION REVIEW FEES This application will be subject to the following fees and deposit requirements: Planning Review Fees: Referral Agency Fees: Total Deposit: $ 400 (Additional Staff time charged at hourly rate of $40.50) $ tbd (Review fees associated with consulting engineer review) $ 400 (additional fees to be determined by hourly rates) VII. GENERAL APPLICATION PROCESSING The foregoing summary is advisory in nature only and is not binding on the County. The summary is based on current zoning, which is subject to change in the future, and upon factual representations that may or may not be accurate. This summary does not create a legal or vested right. The summary is valid for a six month period, after which an update should be requested. The Applicant is advised that the Application submittal once accepted by the County becomes public information and will be available (including electronically) for review by the public. Proprietary information can be redacted from documents prior to submittal. Pre -application Summary Prepared by: Glenn Hartmann, Principal Planner, CFM 4 1, 411 l� Date Approximately 2 months if submittal is complete '\ Garfield County Development in the 100 -Year Floodplain Review Process (Section 4-109) Step 1: Pre -application Conference •Applicant has 6 months to submit application Step 2: Application Submittal Step 3: Completeness Review •20 business days to review • If incomplete, 60 days to remedy deficiencies Step 4: Schedule Decision Date and Provide Notice •Mailed to adjacent property owners within 200 feet and mineral owners at least 30 days but no more than 60 days prior to decision date Step 5: Referral • 21 day comment period Step 6: Evalution by Director (or Floodplain Administrator) Step 7: Director's Decision •CaII-up Period - within 10 days of Director's Decision •Applicant has 1 year to meet any conditions of approval Note: The notice requirement in Step 4 has been changed to 15 days pursuant to Section 4-103 of the LUDC. I