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BOCC 7-12-93
PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS
REQUEST: Special Use Permit for a guest house
APPLICANT: Margaret Droysen
LOCATION: Located in a portion of Section 30,
T.7.S., R87W; more practically
described as a tract of land located
off of County Road 100, one mile
north of SH 82.
SITE DATA: Site consists of 3.98 acres
WATER/SEWER• Well/ISDS
ACCESS: Access easement off of County
Road 100
EXISTING AND ADJACENT ZONING: A/R/RD
ADJACENT ZONING:
North: A/R/RD
South: A/R/RD
East: A/R/RD
West: A/R/RD
I. RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The property is located in District C - Rural Areas, Minor Environmental Constraints
as designated on the Garfield County Comprehensive Plan Management Districts map.
H. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL
A. Site Description: The subject property is approximately one mile north of State
Highway 82, off of County Road 100. The property is currently occupied by a
small 325 square foot rustic cabin. The property is relatively flat, with native
grasses and oak scrub. A vicinity map is attached on page .
B. Development Proposal: The applicant is requesting a Special Use Permit for a
guest house. The applicant intends on installing a mobile home on the property,
and would like to keep the existing cabin as a guesthouse. A site plan for the
property is attached on page 7 , and the applicant's cover letter is attached
on page 8 .
HI. MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS
1. Section 2.02.285 of the Zoning Resolution defines a guest house as an
"Accessory, detached building, which is designed and used to house nonpaying
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visitors and guests of the occupants of the main building of the site."
2. Section 5.03.025 specified that the "Use of a structure as a guest house must meet
the following conditions as well as all other standards applicable to residential
use:
(1) The gross floor area or the area used for residential occupancy
shall not exceed one thousand (1,000) square feet;
(2) The minimum lot size shall be fifty percent (50%) larger than the
minimum required for a residential use in the same zone district;
and
(3)
The length of stay of a guest shall be limited to thirty (30) days,
unless said guests are the grandparents, parents, siblings or
children of the occupants of the primary structure."
3. The existing cabin is located at the northwest corner of the property. No floor
plans for the cabin have been submitted, but the applicant has indicated that the
cabin includes a living room, kitchen and bath. The applicant is currently living
in the cabin, which has its own septic system and access driveway. An additional
septic system will be necessary for the mobile home, which would be reviewed
at the time of building permit.
4. The property consists of 3.98 acres, and the minimum lot size in the A/R/RD
zone district is two acres. The application is consistent with the minimum lot
size cited earlier.
5. The applicant intends on providing water to the guest house from adjudicated
water rights from the Green Pipeline Ditch. This figure (.16 cubic feet per
second) translates to approximately 7.18 gallons per minute. A copy of the court
ruling was submitted with the application, and is unconditional and absolute.
A copy of the District Court Ruling is attached on page I .
IV. SUGGESTED FINDINGS
1. That proper publication and public notice was provided as required by law for
the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners.
2. That the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners was extensive and
complete, that all pertinent facts, matters and issues were submitted and that all
interested parties were heard at the hearing.
3. That the application is in compliance with the Garfield County Zoning
Resolution of 1978, as amended.
4. For the above stated and other reasons, the proposed use is in the best interest
of the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the
citizens of Garfield County.
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V. RECOMMENDATION
APPROVAL, subject to the following condi�tions:
1. All proposals4theepplieofft shall be considered conditions of approval unless
stated otherwise by the Board of County Commissioners.
2. The applicant shall have 360 days from the date of the Resolution of
Conditional Approval to meet all conditions set forth in the Resolution. The
Special Use Permit shall be issued when all conditions are met and shall expire
360 days after issuance, unless construction or use have commenced.
3. The length of stay of a guest shall be limited to thirty (30) days unless said guests
are the grandparents, parents, siblings or children of the occupants of the
primary structure.
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