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Home My WebLink About1.0 ApplicationGARFIELD COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT June 17, 1988 Schmueser Gordon Meyer Inc. 1512 Grand Ave., Suite 212 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 ATTN: Steve Casey Dear Steve: The application by Southwest Land Management, Inc. for a resort Special Use Permit has been scheduled for a public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners on July 11, 1988, at 10:00 A.M., in the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Suite 301, Garfield County Courthouse, 109 8th Street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It is suggested that you be present or represented at the hearing. A copy of the enclosed public notice form needs to be submitted to the Glenwood Post for publication one time 15 days prior to the hearing. This will require publication no later than Friday, June 24, 1988. The Post will provide you with a proof of publication after the bill is paid. In addition, copies of the public notice form must be mailed by certified return -receipt to all adjacent property owners no less than 5 days prior to the hearing. All mailings should be completed no later than July 5th, to ensure compliance. The proof of publication from the Glenwood Post, mail receipts and return -receipts from the mailings must be submitted by the applicant at or prior to the public hearing. Please contact this office if you have any further questions regarding your application or the public hearing. Sincerely, Mark L. Bean Director Building, Sanitation & Planning MLB/ljb Enclosure 109 8TH STREET, SUITE 303 945-8212 / 625-5571 GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81601 • • PUBLIC NOTICE Take Notice that Southwest Land Management, Inc. has applied to the Board of County Commissioners, Garfield County, State of Colorado, to grant a Special Use Permit in connection with the following described property situated in the County of Garfield, State of Colorado; to -wit: Legal Description: Tract 39, Sections 5 and 6, T3S, R87W, of the 6th P.M-; all subdivided lots in the Sweetwater Lake Subdivision Document No. 209803, Garfield County Clerk and Recorder's office. Practical Description (location with respect to highway, County roads and residences): Property located approximately 3 miles northwest of the Garfield/Eagle County line, off County Road 150, adjacent to Sweetwater Lake. Said Special Use Permit is to allow the Petitioner to operate a resort on the above described property. All persons affected by the proposed Special Use Permit are invited to appear and state their views, protests or objections. If you cannot appear personally at such hearing, then you are urged to state your views by letter, particularly if you have objections to such Special Use Permit request, as the Board of County Commissioners will give consideration to the comments of surrounding property owners and others affected in deciding whether to grant or deny the request for the Special Use Permit. This Special Use Permit application may be reviewed at the office of the Planning Department located at 109 8th Street, Suite 303, Garfield County Courthouse, Glenwood Springs, Colorado between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. That public hearing on the application for the above Special Use Permit has been set for the llth day of July, 1988, at the hour of 10:00 A.M., at the office of the Board of County Commissioners, Garfield County Courthouse, Suite 301, 109 8th Street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Planning Department Garfield County • • ETWAT WLDEP}1 RACH June 10, 1988 Garfield County Commissioners Garfield County Glenwood Springs, Colorado TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I, Paul D. George, am the legal owner of Sweetwater Wilderness Ranch which is located adjacent to Sweetwater Lake Resort. The new owners have approached me with the development plans for the property consisting of an RV membership program and related mountain resort programs. I have stated to them that I have no objections to the above program for the property and feel that the new owners of Sweetwater Lake Resort will be a valuable asset to our community. incerely, Paul D. G PDG/lr 411 Lakewood Circle • Suite C204 • Colorado Springs, Colorado 80910 • 303-574-21 14 • • June 9, 1988 Garfield County hoard of Commissioners c/o Mr. Mark Bean, County Planner Garfield County Courthouse 109 Eighth Street, Suite 303 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 RE: Sweetwater Lake Resort Gentlemen: Please find enclosed herein an application for a Special Use Permit for a self-contained camper vehicle resort facility at the existing Sweet- water Lake Resort. As stated in the application, we are respectfully requesting the appli- cation be set for public hearing before the County Commissioners as opposed to the Planning and Zoning Commission. The reasons for our request are substantiated in the attached narrative as follows: 1) The historic land use of the oroperty is not being changed. The property is currently being used a short term, seasonal tourist complex. 2) Facilities required to be provided for a self-contained camper vehicle park are substantially in place. The additional facili- ties needed are outlined in the attached narrative. 3) A condition limiting the time of the Special Use Permit to Decem- ber 31, 1988, would be acceptable; the purpose of this Special Use Permit request is to allow use of the property during the 1988 tourist season. The intention is to submit an additional Special Use Permit for a permanent camper park facility with fully serviced camper sites beginning with the 1989 season. Thank you in advance for your consideration of the Special Use Permit request. Both ourselves and our local representative, Schmueser Gordon Meyer, Inc., attention Mr. Dean Gordon, are available to answer any questions or provide any clarifications to this request. Respectfully submitted, SOUTHWEST LAND MANAGEMENT, INC. /g i/ kir (rz Dwight 'oung,! Vick resi DY:lc/8094 Enclosure cc: Mr. Dean Gordon, Schmueser Gordon Meyer, Inc. 6421) • • SWEETWArER TARE RESORT GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO INTRODUCTION This report is intented to provide the technical support data for a Special Use Application for the Sweetwater Lake Pesort located in northeastern Garfield County. Sweetwater Lake Resort currently consists of eight short term, seasonal rental cabins and a lodge facility which houses additional rental units as well as a restaurant, public sanitation facilities and laundry. The resort currently provides amenities consisting of a boat ramp area and a horse stables area. Immediately adjacent to the resort is a National Forest Service campground providing unimproved camping sites. Full time supervisory personnel are currently on site. It is important to note that this Special Use Permit will not effect- ively change the current use of the property. Most of the facilities needed for the proposed self-contained camper park sites already exist. The use of the current property is for the short term, seasonal tour- ist. The amenities are geared toward those users. The property has been used on an irregular basis for many years by camper vehicles who either find the Forest Service campground full or have traveled to Sweetwater Lake with no alternative camping facilities available. This Special Use Permit will allow the owners of the propery, Southwestern Land Management, Inc., to formalize its use by camper vehicles for the current camper season. It is important to emphasize that this Special Use Permit is being re- quested with the offered condition that it be allowed to expire on December 31, 1988, without any commitment on the part of the County to either extend this permit or issue a new one. Southwestern Land Man- agement, Inc. intends to proceed with the filing of a Special Use Per- mit for a permanent camper vehicle project. It is the intention of the Owner to pursue the permits necessary for such a project and to imple- ment them as soon as permits are in place and weather allows construc- tion. The permanent project will provide a camper setting which has water, sewer and electrical facilities to all camp sites. • • APPLICATION INFORMATION 1) Owner: Southwestern Land Management, Inc. Attention: Mr. Dwight Young, Vice President 2140 North Marksheffel Road Colorado Springs, CO 80915 2) Location and Legal Description: - Tract 39, Sections 5 and 6, Township 3 South, Range 87 West of the 6th P.M.; all subdivided lots in the Sweetwater Lake Subdivision, Document No. 209803, Garfield County Clerk and Recorders Office. Please note that all the proposed camper sites will lie in the aforementioned subdivi- sion; the only use of the lands outside the planned subdivision, but within Tract 39, will be the existing lodge facility and en- trance to the property. If appropriate, the Owner would propose to have such a restriction of the use of Tract 39 written into the Special Use Permit. 3) Site Plan - See attached Site Plan. 4) Improvements - The proposed improvements required are discussed and specified within the narrative or on the Site Plan. SITE PLAN 1) Access - Access will be from the Sweetwater Lake Road, a public roadway within Garfield County. Access will be via an existing private road as shown on the Site Plan. 2) Drainage - The entire site is graded naturally towards Sweetwater Lake at grades ranging for 2% to approximately 8%. A visual site inspection indicates there is positive drainage on all the pro- posed vehicle camper sites. Improvements of the current rough - graded roadways will maintain the drainage patterns. 3) Layout - See Site Plan. 4) Setbacks - As seen on the Site Plan, setbacks from the exterior boundary of the property are well in excess of the underlying zone district. 5) Individual Site Design - See Site Plan for location of parking pads, picnic tables, grill/fire rings and site landscaping. • • 6) Driveways - A graveled driveway will be provided to each camper vehicle site. See Site Plan for road dimensions and dimensions of facilities on site. Willa( SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION 1) General - The Sweetwater Lake Resort is currently served by a central water supply system which is monitored by County Health officials. The present operator of the Sweetwater Lake Resort indicates that, to the best of their knowledge, the water system is compliance with all applicable regulations. The water system consists of subsurface spring collection boxes, a chlorination system, stored finished water and a 3" distribution system. All the existing cabins and lodge facility are currently being serv- iced by the system. 2) Source - It appears that the source is in compliance with current health regulations with respect to subsurface spring collection systems. There is no known history of health code violations. 3) Treatment - The system provides chlorination to the water. 4) Water Distribution System - The distribution system consists of buried 3" waterlines to all the existing facilities. The exist- ing distribution line runs through the proposed camper vehicle sites. 5) System Pressure - System pressure varies between approximately 20 psi and 40 psi throughout the area. 6) Sanitary Protection - The water system does not run in the vicin- ity of any of the existing septic disposal systems on site. 7) Individual Services - It appears that individual stop and waste valves, currently prohibited by Code, have not been installed on the system. 8) Supply Quantity - Based upon field observation, it appears that the total yield of the system is approximately 20 gpm, or 30,000 gpd. Estimated water requirements for the completed project would be approximately 10,000 gpd based on 50 gallons per vehicle • • 8) ...continued space 100 gallons per rental cabin and a 1,000 gpd allowance for the lodge. 9) Watering Stations - Two watering stations consisting of a water hydrant are proposed. These water hydrants will be provided with necesary backflow prevention devices. FIRE PROTECTION 1) Portable Fire Appliances - Sufficient hose to reach any part of the camper vehicle sites will be provided on a reel located ad- jacent to the yard hydrants. 2) Portable Chemical Extinguishers - Class B/Class C extinguishers will be located as shown on the Site Plan within 100 feet of any camper vehicle site. 3) Freezing - Hoses will be stored in an empty condition so as to preclude freezing; note that the park is not intended to oper- ated during the winter season and, therefore, the risk of freez- ing will be minimal. SEWAGE DISPOSAL 1) DumP Station - A dump station will be located as shown on the Site Plan. The dump station will consist of a 1,250 gallon bur- ied concrete vault, a flexible 4" hose connection to allow drain- ing of self-contained camper units directly into the vault, and a concrete pad mounted over the vault. Design details will be pro- vided to the County Sanitarian for approval prior to construc- tion. The vault will be emptied by contract with a local septage hauler. FT,FCTRICAL DISTRIBUTION 1) General - It is not proposed to provide electrical service to the individual vehicle camper sites as part of the Special Use Permit • s SERVICE BUILDINGS 1) General - Only self-contained camper vehicles will be allowed in the park and, therefore, as per regulation, no service building is required. However, the lodge facilities will be available to the camper vehicle sites. The existing lodge facilities consist of a men's and women's toilet/shower facility and a laundry facility. All camper sites will, therefore, have access to a service building. SUPERVISION 1) Caretaker/Attendant - A full time park supervisor will be on site at all times when the facility is in operation. 2) Owner Responsibility - Southwestern Land Management, Inc. will be responsible for compliance with the applicable Garfield County regulations and with the Special Use Permit issued. A copy of the Special Use Permit will be posted in the lodge facility or at the entrance facility; copies of applicable Garfield County and State regulations will be available upon request by any park user. 3) Refuse Handling - A dumpster station will be provided as shown on the site plan. The dumpster will be metal and totally enclosed; contract for regular trash collection service will be made with a local trash collection company. 4) Pest Control - The Owner agrees to comply with all appropriate state and county regulations with respect to insect and rodent control. 5) Pet Control - A leash law will be a requirement of the park and will be enforced by the resident caretaker. 6) Occupancy Limitation - Occupancy in the camper park shall be limited to 120 days per year by any one individual. 7) Camper Vehicle Limitation - Vehicles using the park shall be limited to 40 feet in length and 8 feet in width. SCHMUESER GORDON MEYER, INC. 1512 Grand Avenue Suite 212 GLENWOOD SPRINGS, COLORADO 81601 (303) 945-1004 TO Mr. Mark Bean Director — Building, Sanitation & Planning Garfield County, Colorado WE ARE SENDING YOU =Attached 0 Under separate cover via ❑ Shop drawings XX Copy of letter O Prints O Change order LIEU'1EQ e F DATE _JOB 20 June 1988 NO. 8094 A ATTENTION RE Sweetwater Lake Resort Public Hearing Notice Modification 1 pg. PUBLIC NOTICE 1 0 Plans 0 Samples the following items: 0 Specifications COPIES DATE NO. DESCRIPTION 1 1 pg. PUBLIC NOTICE 1 1 pg. Sweetwater Lake Resort — Special Use Permit i� ,I •.RIN 11888, ; f1 jil Gr -{i � { ? c.i..I-i Nv 1J Ta TY THESE ARE TRANSMITTED as checked below: REMARKS ❑ For approval ® For your use ❑ As requested ❑ Approved as submitted ❑ Approved as noted ❑ Returned for corrections ❑ Resubmit copies for approval ❑ Submit copies for distribution ❑ Return corrected prints O For review and comment 0 O FOR BIDS DUE Mark 19 ❑ PRINTS RETURNED AFTER LOAN TO US The attached public notice reflects a modification to the Legal Description of the property for the Special Use Permit process for Sweetwater Lake Resort. As inferred in our earlier meeting, I have just described the property associated with the 1988 phase of the proposed work. I have also enclosed an "Action Requested" summary that outlines the various tasks presented in your letter dated June 17, 1988. If I am deficient in any_activity, would you please contac-j- MP at yiir parliest ronvpnienrP_ Respectfully, 'PY TO SIGNED: .3 (Arses/ Inc, &dm Mm 01471. If enclosures are not as noted, kindly notify 4?•04f us at once. PUBLIC NC/I'ICE Take Notice that Southwest Land Management, Inc. has applied to the Board of County Commissioners, Garfield County, State of Colorado, to grant a Special Use Permit in connection with the following described property situated in the County of Garfield, State of Colorado; to -wit: Legal Description: Sweetwater Lake Subdivision, situated in S.W. 1/4 S.E. 1/4 Section 9, also Lot 1, Section 16, T3S, R87W, of the 6th P.M.; all subdivided lots in the Sweetwater Lake Subdivision Document No. 209803, Garfield County Clerk and Recorder's office. Practical Description (location with respect residences): Property located approximately Garfield/Eagle County line, off Sweetwater Lake. to highway, County roads and 3 miles northwest of the County Road 150, adjacent to Said Special Use Permit is to allow the Petitioner to operate a resort on the above described property. All persons affected by the proposed Special Use Permit are invited to appear and state their views, protests or objections. If you cannot appear personally at such hearing, then you are urged to state your views by letter, particularly if you have objections to such Special Use Permit request, as the Board of County Commissioners will give consideration to the comments of surrounding property owners and others affected in deciding whether to grant or deny the request for the Special Use Permit. This Special Use Permit application may be reviewed at the office of the Planning Department located at 109 8th Street, Suite 303, Garfield County Courthouse, Glenwood Springs, Colorado between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday. That public hearing on the application for the above Special Use Permit has been set for the llth day of July, 1988, at the hour of 10:00 A.M., at the office of the Board of County Commissioners, Garfield County Courthouse, Suite 301, 109 8th Street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Planning Department Garfield County SWEETWATER LAKE RESORT - SPECIAL USE PERMIT Action Required 1. Public Hearing Date Performed By July 11, 1988 SGM, Southwest Land 10:00 A.M. Management, Inc. 2. Publication of Public Publication no later SBC Notice in Glenwood than Friday, 6/24/88 Post (one time 15 days prior to hearing) 3. Send copies of Public Notice to all adjacent property owners via certified mail, return receipt requested (no less than 5 days prior to hearing). 4. Submit to County: a) Proof of publication from Glenwood Post b) Mail receipts and return receipts. Mailings to be completed no later than Tuesday, July 5, 1988. SBC, LEC Prior to or at Public SGM Public Hearing July 11, 1988