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Home My WebLink About1.0 Application.pdfBALCOMB & GREEN, P.C. EDWARD MULHALL , JR . SCOTT BALCOMB LAWRENCE R . GREEN TIMO T HY A . THULSON DAVID C . HALLFORD CHRISTOPHER l. COYLE THOMAS J . HARTERT CHRI STOPH ER l . GEIGER ANNE MARI E M CPH EE DEBORAH DAVIS ' SARA M . DUNN GREGORY A . G OODMAN w ALSO AOMITTEO TO PRACTICE IN NEW YORK A ND MISSOURI ATTORNEYS AT LAW P.O. ORA WE R 790 8 18 COLORADO AVENUE G LENWO OD SPRINGS, COLO RADO 8 1602 T E LEPHONE: 970 .945 .6546 FACS IMILE : 970.945 .8 902 www.balcombgreen.com February 15 , 2005 Appeals: Board of Adjustment Attn: Mr. Fre d Jannan Garfield County Building & Planning Department Garfield County Courthouse Pl aza Room 100 I Room 201 108 s•h Street Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 OF COUNSEL: KENNETH BALCOMB J OHN A . THULSON RECEIVED FEB 1 n 2005 Deliv ered via e-mail to: fredjarm a n @garfield-county.com AND BY HAND DELIVERY Mr. Steve Hackett Garfield County Compliance Officer 108 81h Stree t, Second Floor Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Deliv er e d via e-m ail to: st evehackett@garfield-county.com AND BY HAND DELIVERY Re: ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL Bernard and Martha Long; Lot 3, Long Subdivision Zoning Compliance Issue -Appeal of Administrative Interpretation to Garfield County Zoning Board of Adjustment Dear Bo ard and Steve, As yo u know, this firm represents Bernard and Ma rtha Lon g . In that r egard, w e would like to thank you for your consideration of my cli e nt's position with regard t o the above-captio n ed zo ning compliance matter. I am in receipt of your February 7, 2005 l etter (postmarked February 8, 2005 and receive d February 9, 2005) making administrati ve interpretation that the presence of a kitchene tt e in the basem ent of the primary r esiden ce located a t 8153 312 Co unty Road, New Castle, Colorado created a per se zoning violation under the Garfield Co unty Zoning Regulations in th a t either (i) a two-fa mily dwelling unit is created (S ec tion 2.02.21) or (ii) a n "ap artm e nt" is creat ed (a s refe ren ce d in your initial notice letter of November 29, 2004). As co nveyed by my correspondence to your offic e dated February 2, 2005, w e beli eve tha t th e current m atter is subj ect to factua l iss u es a nd differing reasonable February 15, 2005 Page 2 interpre tations. To that end, I res pectfully submit the disputed inter pretation of the current u se of the s ubj ec t property to the Garfield County Zoning Board of Adjustments (th e "Board") pursuant to Garfield County Zoning Regulation 9 .04 . In the event the administrative d e termination of the Compliance Officer is upheld by th e Board following a h ea ring, w e resp ec tfully r equest a reasonably s ufficient st ay of any furth er action pending my clients' preparation, applicati on and processing of a zoning variance reques t pursuant to Garfield County Zoning Regulation 9.05, given the unique circumstances surrounding this matter. As a m atter of clarifica tion, at a m eeting, prior to my involvement, be tween my clients and official s of the Garfield County Building and Planning Departme nt, a d e finition of "Dwelling Unit" as "Any building or portion thereof which contains living faciliti es, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation for not more than one (1) family." The definition appears to d erive from a Garfield County Zoning Regulation (or so me other regulatory docume nt) li st of d efinition s as Section 2:20.17. In an alyzing thi s zoning co mpliance i ss u e, I h av e relied upon the language in the most recent, available form of the Garfield County Zoning Regulation Section 2.02.19 which defines "Dwelling Unit" as "One (1) or more room s in a dwelling occupied by one (1) family living independe ntly of any other family ." Additionally, I have relied upon the d efinitions of: "Dwelling'' (S ec tion 2.02.18); "Dwelling, Single Family'' (S ec tion 2.02.20); "Dwelling, Two Family'' (S ec tion 2.02.21); a nd "Family" (S ec tion 2.02.24). To m y mind, ther e exis t subtle distinctions, influenced by factual circumsta n ces, b e tween the d efinition s b ein g relied upon by (a) the Garfield County Building and Planning De p artm ent; and (b) my cli ents. Pl ease advis e m e, in ad vance of any sc h edul ed h earing before the Board, pursuant to the within appeal of administrative offi cer's decisions, as to which of the se ts of d efiniti ons is applicable to the current dispute. I would like t o again reiterate or appreciation for your office 's professional and cooperative efforts to resolve thi s issue . Please incorporate our prior corres pondence in the App eal file. Do n o t h esitate to contact me with any questions or requests for additional informa tion or d oc umentation . TJH/cjh Enclosure Cc: Bernard and M artha Long Very truly yours, BAL COMB & GREEN, P.C. Thoma . Hartert, Atty. Reg. # 21871 Attorneys for Appellants: Bernard & Mar tha Lon g . Don DeFo rd, Esq., Garfie ld Co unty Attorney •••• i'Tu· BALCOMB & GREEN P.C. P. 0 . BOX 790 PH . 970-945-b546 GLENWOOD SPR INGS, CO 81602 PAY Two Hundred Fifty Dollars r I .":?"· ~ •• CHECK NO . DATE 2/15/05 TO THE ORDER OF Garfie ld County Board of Zoning Appeals & Ajustrnent DETACH AND RETAIN THIS STATEMENT THE. ATTACHEOCHE.CK IS IN PAYM(NJ QI ITTMS OESCRt8EO 8El0W tF NOT COlRECT Pl.CASE NOTIFY US PROMPTIY. /'.IQ RECE IPT 0£SIUO. BALCOMB & GREEN, P.C. DATE ACCOUNT DESCRIPTION 2/15/05 TJH Long /Garfield County Compliance/Zoning Appeal 41926 82-340/1021 AMOUNT $250.00*** tD Seum1r r .. •ht<•I Oei•>11 011 ''" 41926 AMOUNT copy