HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.0 Director's Decision 10.23.2009BUILDING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT
October 23, 2009
Ron Liston
Land Design Partnership
918 Cooper Avenue
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
ronlanddesiqnpartnership.com
DIRECTOR DECISION
Rock Gardens PUD Amendment
Garfield County File Number PDAA6141
Dear Mr. Liston,
This letter is provided to you as the authorized representative for the owner /
applicants of the proposed amendment for Rock Gardens PUD. The request for
amendment to the PUD is the addition of 'Ropes Challenge Course' in the
Camper Park and Commercial Recreation District as a Use -By -Right. This use is
permitted by -right in the adjacent Open Space District. Having reviewed the
original PUD documents it is hereby determined that the request constitutes a
Substantial Change as defined by the Unified Land Use Resolution of 2008, as
amended.
Specifically, this Decision is made due to the zip line (a component of the Ropes
Challenge Course) crossing the Colorado River (and the two zone districts)
which is both an increase in the incompatibility of the use and a change in land
use category. The Ropes Challenge Course was not included in, nor
contemplated to occur within the Camper Park and Commercial Recreation
District of the PUD, therefore an application consistent with rezoning standards is
required. The Planning Commission shall tender a recommendation in a public
hearing and the Board of County Commissioners shall make a decision on the
rezoning application after having held a public hearing on the issue.
The applicant may request a reconsideration decision by filing a written request
within 10 calendar days of receipt of the Director's Decision. The Director will
then schedule a noticed public hearing in which the Board of County
Commissioners may uphold, modify or reverse the Director Decision.
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EXHIBIT
Please contact me if you have any questions regarding this Decision, the
rezoning process, or the reconsideration process before the Board of County
Commissioners.
Sincerely,
Fred A. Jarman, A
Director of Building and Planning
CC: Board of County Commissioners
Deb Quinn, Assistant County Attorney
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