HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.0 TC Letter 12.14.2011December 14, 2011
Renata Busch
Encana Oil and Gas (USA), Inc.
2717 County Road 215
Parachute, CO 81635
Garfield County
BUILDING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT
RE: Special Use Permit Amendment Application to extend the length of time for a Temporary
Employee Office to use a vault and haul system for potable water and wastewater on a
property owned by American Soda, LLP for Encana Oil and Gas (USA), Inc. as approved
under Resolutions 2008 -49 and 2010-64.
Dear Renate,
This office is in receipt of the Special Use Permit Amendment Application to change a condition
to extend the length of time to use a vault and haul system for potable water and wastewater for
the Temporary Employee Office approved under Resolutions 2008 -49 and 2010 -64 on a
property owned by American Soda, LLP for Encana Oil and Gas (USA), Inc.
The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the application has been deemed technically
complete. Please understand that a determination of technical completeness by this office
shall not be deemed a recommendation of approval, finding of adequacy of the application, or a
finding of general compliance with any goal or objective of the Garfield County Land Use
Resolution of 2008 or the Comprehensive Plan of 2030.
The application will be reviewed by Staff, a staff report will be generated and sent to you, and
the Board of County Commissioners will discuss and review the application at a public hearing
which has been scheduled for Monday, February 6th, 2012, on the Board of County
Commissioner's public hearing agenda which begins at 1:00 PM. The public hearing will be
held in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, Garfield County Plaza Building, 108 8th
Street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 81601.
As a matter of process, the BOCC shall hold an advertised public hearing on the proposed
action at a regularly scheduled meeting. The Applicant shall be solely responsible for the
publication, property posting, and mailing of all notices. The Applicant shall present proof of
publication and mailing at or before the meeting. The item cannot be heard if correct noticing
requirements have not been met. Notice for the meeting shall be given as follows:
1. Notice by publication, including the name of the applicant, description of the subject lot,
a description of the proposal and nature of the meeting, and the date, time and place for
the hearing shall be given once in a newspaper of general circulation (the Rifle Citizen
Telegram is the official newspaper) in that portion of the County in which the subject
property is located at least thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date
such hearing, and proof of publication shall be presented at hearing by the applicant.
2. Notice by mail, containing information as described under paragraph (1) above, shall be
mailed to all owners of record as shown in the County Assessor's Office of lots within
two hundred feet (200') of the subject lot, all owners of mineral interest in the subject
0375 County Road 352, Building #2060 • Rifle, CO 81650 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 • Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
(970) 625 -5900 • Fax: (970) 625 -5939 (970) 945 -8212 • Fax: (970) 384 -3470
property, and all tenants of any structure proposed for conversion to condominiums, at
least thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to such hearing time by certified
return receipt mail, and receipts shall be presented at the hearing by the applicant.
3. The site shall be posted such that the notice is clearly and conspicuously visible from a
public right -of -way, with notice signs provided by the Planning Department. The posting
must take place at least thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the hearing
date and is the sole responsibility of the applicant to post the notice, and ensure that it
remains posted until and during the date of the hearing.
I have enclosed a suggested public notice which I will also email to you in MS Word format so
you can add necessary information such as the legal description of the subject site. A poster
will be necessary to meet the requirement for posting of the property and is included in this
hardcopy mailing to you.
These posting and public notice documents for the BOCC public hearing are provided as a
courtesy. The Applicant must verify that all information provided in these documents is correct.
As always, it is the obligation of the Applicant to correct any deficiencies such that proper notice
in form and substance can be established.
NOTE: Please submit 8 copies of the completed application and 6 complete applications on
compact disk to this office no later than Wednesday, December 21, 2011. The digital version
should include a pdf of the entire application and a Microsoft Word version of the narrative and
supporting analysis. If the copies have not been submitted by this date, your public hearing may
be jeopardized. Do not hesitate to contact this office should you have further questions.
Sincerely,
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Molly Orkild- Larson, AICP, RLA
Senior Planner
970 - 625 -5903
Enclosure
Public Notice
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