HomeMy WebLinkAbout11. Updated Response Project DescriptionBRAD
ELLIOTT
Nov 20, 2020
Garfield County Community Development
108 8th St, Suite 401
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Vince Hooper
Senior Planner III
RE: 17352 Highway 82 Professional Office Limited Impact Review
Carbondale, CO
Project Description for 17352 Highway 82 Professional Office
The project is located in the R zone, per Table 3-201 Zone R Min Lot Area is 2 Acres, Max Lot
Coverage is 15%, Max FAR N/A, Setbacks 50' Arterial, 25' Local, 25' rear, 10' side, Max Height
R- 25'
This application complies with those dimensional criteria at- Lot Area 2.91 Acres, Coverage
2.2%, Setbacks 50' Rear for Arterial Highway 82, 25' front Local, 10' side. Height 17'-11"
This land use change also needs to comply with Table 3-403 Zone R
The current conforming use on the Lot is 1 Dwelling Unit Single- P, and 1 Dwelling Unit,
Accessory- P
The Application complies with these requirements while making these proposed changes;
keeping the two existing remodeled dwelling units as a 2-unit duplex allowed with an
Administrative Review which is being applied for in conjunction with this application, One
Professional Office by Limited Impact Review in this Application, Office Professional Office- L
This Limited Impact Review application is for the addition of a Professional Office in the Rural
Zone. While everyone is aware of the need for affordable housing in the Roaring Fork Valley
there is also a strong need for affordable office space for smaller companies. With the high
rents that residential and retail spaces can command as well as the high cost of construction
standard commercial office space is not being built in the valley. This makes it difficult for
smaller local businesses to find spaces as larger companies are aggregating it for their use.
This application keeps two existing residences on the property while adding much needed
professional office space. This is being done by taking the large residence and dividing it into a
smaller and more affordable residence and a professional office while keeping it in the building
footprint that is currently there. The Administrative Review for the two existing residences is at
the request of the planning staff as part of the review for the Professional Office since the
property will no longer only consist of a Primary and Accessory dwelling unit.
If approved the construction work will start immediately with a planned completion date in
March. Construction will occur during normal business hours with standard construction
vehicles. The only large vehicle construction anticipated is one trip to bring steel and possibly
two concrete trucks for foundation work.
Once completed the property will be home to the currently existing and newly remodeled
accessory unit which will maintain it's current size of about 485 sf, the remodeled main
residence will be reduced to about 635 sf with the remaining sf allocated to the professional
office of about 1,702 sf.
The office would have a occupancy of 5 people when completed this spring with a maximum
build out of 10 people. As this is a professional office it will have generally regular office hours
of 8am - 5:OOpm with some variation of hours based on season and workload. No noise
generation, dust creation, or other nuisance activities are anticipated. Traffic impacts will be
minimal with the majority of employees coming in and working all day. Most meetings are off
site with those being during non peak traffic hours and the occasional meeting at the office.
With its location on the Highway 82 Access Road and the amount of commercial development
along this frontage road this site seems well suited for this type of use.