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HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.0 CorrespondenceMay 18, 2010 Jeff Sherer Black and Veatch 6300 South Syracuse Way, Ste 300 Centennial, CO 80111 BUILDING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT RE: LIPA 6336Robinson - Limited Impact Review for Telecom Tower Dear Mr. Sherer: I am writing this letter regarding the letter and supplemental information you delivered to our office on May 13, 2010 regarding the Limited Impact Review request for a Telecommunications Tower. Upon further review, the application has been deemed Technically Complete with required corrections discussed by phone and noted below. Please understand that a determination of technical completeness by this office shall not be deemed a recommendation of approval, finding of adequacy of the application, or a finding of general compliance with any regulations, goal, policy, or objective of the Garfield County Regulations. Please integrate your updated and revised documents into your referral copies. Your Application is Technically Complete if the corrections noted below are incorporated into the final submittal copies for referral and review. • Please include a copy of your letter from the Colorado State Historic Preservation Office. • Please expand your discussion on traffic in the Impact Analysis and add to the construction traffic summary including time of day, number of trips, and size of the vehicles. • Please include any mineral owners on your property ownership list. If the surface and mineral owners are the same please state that on the ownership document The application will be reviewed by Staff, a staff report will be generated and a copy will be sent to you. The Board of County Commissioners will discuss and review the application at a public hearing which has been scheduled for the Monday, July 12th, 2010, Board of County Commissioner's agenda which begins at 1:15 PM. The meeting will be held in the Garfield County Sheriffs Annex, 106 County Road 333A, Rifle, CO 81650. As a matter of process, the Board of County Commissioners shall hold an advertised public hearing on the proposed Limited Impact Review at a regularly scheduled meeting of the Board. The Applicant shall be solely responsible for the publication (must be advertised in the Rifle Telegram), posting and mailing of all notices and 'shall present proof of publication and mailing at or before the meeting. If correct noticing requirements have not been met, the meeting 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 • Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-8212 • (970) 285-7972 • Fax: (970) 384-3470 cannot be held. Notice for the meeting shall be given as follows: 1. Notice by publication, including the name of the applicant, a description of the proposed Limited Impact Review, nature of the meeting, and the date, time and place for the hearing shall be given once in a newspaper of general circulation in that portion of the County in which the subject property is located at least thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date such hearing, and proof of publication shall be presented at hearing by the applicant. 2. Notice by mail, containing information as described under paragraph (1) above, shall be mailed to all owners of record as shown in the County Assessor's Office of lots within two hundred feet (200') of the subject lot, all owners of mineral interest in the subject property, and all tenants of any structure proposed for conversion to condominiums, at least thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to such hearing time by certified return receipt mail, and receipts shall be presented at the hearing by the applicant. 3. The site shall be posted such that the notice is clearly and conspicuously visible from a public right-of-way, with notice signs provided by the Planning Department. The posting must take place at least thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the hearing date and is the sole responsibility of the applicant to post the notice, and ensure that it remains posted until and during the date of the hearing. I have enclosed the appropriate notice and poster with this letter for the Planning Commission public hearing as mentioned above for your convenience. Please note that Staff has provided these documents as a courtesy. The Applicant must verify that all information provided in these documents is correct. It is the obligation of the Applicant to correct any deficiencies in these documents such that proper notice in form and substance can be established pursuant to Article IV, Section 4-103(F) or Article V, Section 5-601 of the Unified Land Use Resolution of 2008. Please submit 12 copies of the completed application (with all corrections and updates) and 4 complete applications on compact disk to this office no later than Wednesday, May 26, 2010. The digital version should include a pdf of the entire application and a Microsoft Word version of the narrative and supporting analysis. Also, the completed application should contain the corrected information received on May 13, 2010 in response to the earlier letter of "Not Technically Complete" dated April 15, 2010. If the copies have not been submitted by this date, your public hearing may be jeopardized. Do not hesitate to contact this office should you have further questions. Sin cer /1214.40 (///P✓ 'homas Veljic, AICP Senior Planner 970-945-8212 Attachment: Public Notice 2 PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Scott and Debra Robinson has applied to the Board of County Commissioners, Garfield County, State of Colorado, to request approval of a Land Use Change Permit, Limited Impact Review (File Number LIPA 6339), for a 40 foot tall "Communication Facility". This site is located within the County of Garfield, State of Colorado, to -wit: Legal Description: (Applicant must insert legal description of the property.) Practical Description: The 23.8 acre site is located in unincorporated Garfield County, approximately'/z mile west of Silt, CO and north of Highway 6 & 24. Request: To approve a Limited Impact Review application for a 40 foot Communication Facility on a site of approximately 23.8 acres located in the Rural Zoning District All persons affected by the proposed use are invited to appear and state their views, protests or support. If you can not appear personally at such hearing, then you are urged to state your views by letter, 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 a Land Use Change Permit. The application may be reviewed at the office of the Planning Department located at 108 8th Street, Suite 401, Garfield County Plaza Building, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 81601, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A public hearing on the application has been scheduled for the 12th day of July, 2010 at 1:15 PM and will be held at the Garfield County Sheriff's Annex, 106 County Road 333A, Rifle, CO 81650. Planning Department Garfield County Garfield County April 15, 2010 Jeff Sherer Black and Veatch 6300 South Syracuse Way, Ste 300 Centennial, CO 80111 BUILDING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT Ay 3 %'1'J RE: LIPA 6252 — LIPA 6339 Robinson - Limited Impact Review for Telecom Tower Dear Mr. Sherer: I am writing this letter regarding the Scott and Debra Robinson application for Limited Impact Review for the proposed Telecommunications Tower. I've reviewed the submittal documents, received on March 8, 2010, and at this time, the application does not include all required information per Garfield County Regulations. The application is therefore deemed Technically Incomplete and the Planning Department will not process this application any further until the following information, listed below, has been provided to the satisfaction of this office. Please address the following items and submit three copies of the modified information to this office so that we may continue the review of this application: Submittal Requirements (Section 4-502 (E), Limited Impact Review) The Unified Land Use Resolution of 2008 lists the required submittal documents for a complete application and is noted below. E. Limited Impact Review. The Limited Impact Review Process is set forth in Section 4-105, Limited Impact Review Process and requires the following materials. 1. Application Form and Fees 2. Vicinity Map (4-502(C)(2) 3. Site Plan (4-502(C)(3)) 4. Land Suitability Analysis (4-502(D)) 5. Impact Analysis (4-502(E)) Application e Please include all mineral owners in your ownership list and identify them as mineral owners. 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 . Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-8212 a (970) 285-7972 © Fax: (970) 384-3470 Suitability Analysis You have not prepared a Land Suitability Analysis as part of your application. While you may have provided most of the documentation required for this document it must be included in the format noted below. The requirements for a Suitability Analysis are listed in Section 4-502 D as shown below: Land Suitability Analysis. The Land Suitability Analysis shall include the following information, unless specifically waived by the Director. 1. Public Access to Site. Show historic public access to or through the site. 2. Access to adjoining Roadways. Identify access to adjoining roads and site distance and intersection constraints. 3. Easements. Show all easements defining, limiting or allowing use types and access. 4. Topography and Slope. Topography and slope determination. 5. Natural Features. Significant natural features on-site and off-site. 6. Drainage Features. Existing drainages and impoundments, natural and man made. 7. Water. Historic irrigation, tailwater issues, water demands, adequate water supply plan pursuant to Section 7-104. 8. Floodplain. Flood plain and floodfringe delineations. 9. Soils. Soils determination, percolation constraints, as applicable. 10. Hazards. Geologic hazards on-site, and adjacent to site. 11. Natural Habitat. Existing fora and fauna habitat, wetlands, migration routes. 12. Resource Areas. Protected or Registered Archaeological, cultural, paleontological and historic resource areas. Impact Analysis You have not prepared an Impact Analysis as part of your application. While you may have provided most of the documentation required for this document it must be included in the format noted below. The requirements for an Impact Analysis listed in Section 4- 502 E as shown below: Impact Analysis. -The Impact Analysis shall provide a description of the impacts that the proposed land use change may cause, based upon the standards that the proposed use must satisfy. The Impact Analysis shall include a complete description of how the applicant will ensure that impacts will be mitigated and standards will be satisfied. The following information shall be included in the Impact Analysis. 1. Adjacent Property. An address list of real property adjacent to the subject property, and the mailing address for each of the property owners. 2. Adjacent Land Use. Existing use of adjacent property and neighboring properties within 1500' radius. 2 3. Site Features. A description of site features such as streams, areas subject to flooding, lakes, high ground water areas, topography, vegetative cover, climatology, and other features that may aid in the evaluation of the proposed development. 4. Soil Characteristics. A description of soil characteristics of the site which have a significant influence on the proposed use of the land. 5. Geology and Hazard. A description of the geologic characteristics of the area including any potential natural or man-made hazards, and a determination of what effect such factors would have on the proposed use of the land. 6. Effect on Existing Water Supply and Adequacy of Supply. Evaluation of the effect of the proposed land use on the capacity of the source of water supply to meet existing and future domestic and agricultural requirements and meeting the adequate water supply requirements of Section 7-104. 7. Effect on Groundwater and Aquifer Recharge Areas. Evaluation of the relationship of the subject parcel to foodplains, the nature of soils and subsoils and their ability to adequately support waste disposal, the slope of the land, the effect of sewage effluents, and the pollution of surface runoff, streamflow and groundwater. 8. Environmental Effects. Determination of the existing environmental conditions on the parcel to be developed and the effects of development on those conditions, including: a. Determination of the long term and short term effect on flora and fauna. b. Determination of the effect on significant archaeological, cultural, paleontological, historic resources. c. Determination of the effect on designated environmental resources, including critical wildlife habitat. (1) Impacts on wildlife and domestic animals through creation of hazardous attractions, alteration of existing native vegetation, blockade of migration routes, use patterns or other disruptions. d. Evaluation of any potential radiation hazard that may have been identified by the State or County Health Departments. e. Spill Prevention Control and Counter Measures plan, if applicable. 9. Traffic. Assessment of traffic impacts based upon a traffic study prepared in compliance with Section 4-502(1). 10. Nuisance. Impacts on adjacent land from generation of vapor, dust, smoke, noise, glare or vibration, or other emanations. 11. Reclamation Plan. A reclamation plan consistent with the standards in Section 7-212. Sincerely, Thomas Veljic, AICP Senior Planner 970-945-8212 NOTE: The Unified Land Use Resolution of 2008 (ULUR) requires the Director to make a Determination of Completeness for Land Use Change Applications within thirty (30) working days of receipt of the application materials (10 working days for Administrative Review Permits). If an application is not complete, the Director shall inform the applicant of the deficiencies in writing and shall take no further action on the application until the deficiencies are remedied. If the applicant fails to correct the deficiencies within sixty (60) calendar days, the application shall be considered withdrawn. 4