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Home My WebLink About2.0 BOCC Staff Report 12.13.1999REQUEST: BOCC 12/13/99 PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS A request for review of a Special Use Permit to allow for a two (2) family dwelling unit. APPLICANT: Chris McGovern LOCATION: SITE DATA: ACCESS: WATER: SEWER: EXISTING ZONING: 0081 Chapparal Circle (Western Hills Subdivision), north of the Glenwood Springs Mall. 9,583 square feet (about'/ acre) Chapparal Circle to County Road 130 West Glenwood Water West Glenwood Sanitation R/L/UD L RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN According to the 1995 Garfield County Comprehensive Plan, this site lies in an existing subdivision. Section 111-2.0 Housing: "To ensure all types of housing that ensures current and future residents equitable housing opportunities which are designed to provide safe, efficient residential structures that are compatible with and that protect the natural environment." n This proposal appears to meet the stated objective. 6 DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL Site & Proiect Description: The roughly quarter acre wooded site is occupied by an existing 2,740 square foot home. The proposal is to create one unit on the upper floor of the house which would contain three (3) bedrooms, 1-1/2 bathrooms, living room, dining room, and kitchen with a front door entrance. The lower floor would be used as a studio apartment. It would contain a kitchen sink, ' bathroom, washer/dryer hookups, and a small room which could be used as an office. An electrician would wire the studio for a stove with a hood/vent. The studio apartment would have a separate rear entrance. No new construction is 1 of 4 anticipated as a doorway already separates the upstairs from the downstairs. MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS A. 2C ``, PuA - bb daegto6 D. VA-Q- 699-P'"' o Zoning: An two family dwelling unit is a special use in the RILIUD zone_ district pursuant to Section 3.04.03 of the Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended. It must meet the standardsset forth in Section 5.00 (Supplemental Regulations) as discussed in this report. Utilities: Section 5.03 of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended, states the applicant must provide: (1) Utilities adequate to provide water and sanitation service based on accepted engineering standards and approved by the Board of County Commissioners shall either be in place o shall be constructed in conjunction withvthe proposed use t�J ha-° . v Ir'tc/ fixyL Theme subdivision is eurren l5' -served by West Glenwood Water and West Glenwood Sanitation. The applicant will need to provide proof of services (such / (\1 as a receipt for tap fees) prior to issuance of the special use permit. Street Improvements/Parking/Access: Section 503 of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended, states the applicant must provide: (2) Street improvements adequate to accommodate traffic volume generated by the proposed use and to provide safe, convenient access to the use shall either be in place or shall be constructed in conjunction with the proposed use; The traffic impact from the proposal is expected to be minimal. No street improvements are needed. Section 5.01.02 states the amount of parking required as follows: (1) Residential- one (1) space per six hundred (600) square feet offloor area or one (1) space per dwelling unit, whichever is greater; each separately rentable room or group of rooms shall be considered a dwelling unit; The applicant is proposing to provide a total of six (6) parking spaces, two (2) of which will be covered by a carport. The proposal exceeds the amount of parking required. Legal access will be via an existing 25' wide driveway onto Chapparal Circle. Impact: Section 503 of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended, states: (3) Design of the proposed use is organized to minimize impact on and from 2 of 4 Z adjacent uses of land through installation of screen fences or landscape materials on the periphery of the lot and by location of intensively utilized areas, access points, lighting and signs in such a manner as to protect established neighborhood character; Since the 1/4 acre lot is wooded and the access will remain the same, no negative impact on the neighborhood character is expected. E. New Construction: The applicant does not anticipate new construction. However, the applicant should be aware that the applicable Building Code requirements (if any) must to be met (at the building permit stage) and may necessitate new construction. F. Covenants: The Western Hills Subdivision was approved in 1958. At that time, they had covenants. It is unknown whether the covenants are still _ applicable/enforceable. It is the applicant's responsibility to investigate whether � TIA. i ( covenants prohibit a two-family dwelling use of the property. Sti`-Q- ( Cl IV. SUGGESTED FINDINGS 1. That proper public notice was provided as required 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 that meeting. 3. That for the above stated and other reasons, the proposed special use permit is in the best interest of the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the citizens of Garfield County. 4. That the application is in conformance with the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended. V. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends APPROVAL,))1„, with the following conditions: 1. That all representations of the applicant, either within the application or stated at the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners, shall be considered Page 3 of 4 conditions of approval. 2. Pursuant to Title 30, Article 28, and Title 29, Article 20 of the Colorado Revised Statutes: That the applicant meet all requirements of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended. y�''' r e fOl vi - 3. That all State and Local health standards be met and that the applicant provide proof of water/sewer service (such as payment of applicable Jap fees) prior to issuance of the special use permit. �(< , �oc2p ti , z ,,, ; ; . h � t/�4a. in �S 4a4..o 4. That the dwelling units comply with the Uniform Building Code adopted by the °`'`- County. 11\(\"- 1-.n 1).6 y- { ( n Chris McGovern. 930 Bennett Ave SknwoodSpring& Colorado -8168f Phone work -910-945-1232 fax 910-945-1232 Home Phone 945-1232 Garfield County Commisioners Garfield County Planniugliepartmeut Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 Application: Special Use Permit -0081 Chapparal Circle Application llepuirement 1 - Specification for proposed use -Application for Duplex Zoning The -property at 0081 Chapparal Circleiscurrentiyzobed BLUR. It is a two story 2340 sit ft. hems, on a958334.11AveodedletTnearlia quarter ecru ithatcomtiemyattentimithatilielemographictot Glenwood Spriggs havebeenthangintemr thelastlevtyearsjome_. timeagortherawasahighlemandlorlargthemesinsidethennerat Glenw000d aretturrenUntlialacallsomentalkthereartmere asnmlLlamdyunits" looldagarbousing._Theresecomdeswillione. child, couples with _nachildran,single-parenis ,asmatchiItor andsingleipeoplelooldngtoranadeguatelvsized properbittlivelar This propertvatlintalailnarateingeltextremnavet a duplex situation.filyproposatistehaveaunit upstairs; twould_ consist of three-hedrooms,-one andaltalitaths,-a largeliinug.room dining rookkitchenramt enommusirantlecitt25.51161,withalrimt door entirely separatelrau the.downstairs-entrance..tiechanges_ would have to be made to the upstairs for this purpose. 2 The downstair.. _lasitsetpn-entrance.Ithasi sinishorgreat teem" .whichwouldbe=used-asastudiaapataent,with whitlows-off Proper height for thedroonuequirentent.Thelovaistairsunitalready has-akitchea-sink,a 3/4bathroontwaseverarclosets,W/it#oekapsr-_-- as well as a roontfor-alto[Ticeorstudgra1Hfleeatedareas: lathe kitchen, twill haveattelectrician wafer astove endhood/vent. Each unitwlthaveapproximateII131Osauarefeetrwhichseems. to.beaverycomfortabte.amount of livingspace.No constuction would be needed to do-this-separationrastbere-alreadyisa door between these Iwo distinct areasap-the_drivewayrthertisa carportt2carl,-and adequate roonfo parkanother 4 cars without having to park on the street NoursetOperation;NotapplicaMe-residentiat use Amount of-vehiclesaceessing the site-residential use, two small households Proposed structures-none Application requirement.2- Treating of wastewater-NotApplfcahfe Use of water-Residentiatuse Well water -Not Applicable Application Repuirenteat3- #tantsnale- Map of Section34irem-Rouutvassessorsoficeenclosed This -assessors mapshowscounty streets and roadways in the immediate area (ExhfhitAM Also enclosedisamap-Arawntescafeshowingalttheroads, streetsandhighwayswtubinonemileo thispreperty.(ExhibitBI I am not proposinganew_or expanded access onto a County or State roadway. 3 Application Requirement" - A vicinity map, showing slope_otproperty Not Applicable-no changestatbisresidentiaf lot, nor efflargening or changing the exterior of the existing building are being proposed. Application Requirement Garfield County-Assessor*Maq Map -Exhibit A List of public and private =landownersadjacent to property, and their addresses [Exhibit Ci Application Requirement 6 - Copy Copy of Deed and alegal-description of the property. Exhibits D and F Application Requirement 1Applications pgrtainingtaairportt oil andgasindustry,power generation and/or transmissionIndustry, or any other classified industrialoperatiou. Not Applicable 19/ Lar -Q 543 so. Fr (.Z2AcIZf� ;c4L5 Iv.: ;,azo=34t. h UPPER LENEt. ,Dec K Ati6 "K I(1 (3°31 et+A AR>4t. CA Kci.,45 2. STORY BLDG, 4.,1CCfr elegy 89'6'`-5