HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.0 Director's DeterminationA, Garfield County I
BUILDING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT
May 7, 2010
Jon Fredericks
LandWest
345 Colorado Ave. #106
Carbondale, CO 81623
DIRECTOR DETERMINATION - Floodplain Development Permit
TCI Lane Ranch PUD — Garfield County File Number FDPA6264
Dear Jon,
This letter is provided regarding the Director Determination of a request for a
Floodplain Development Permit for TCI Lane Ranch PUD. This request is to
allow for:
• The construction of a pedestrian bridge over the Roaring Fork River,
commencing at the southeastern portion of the TCI Lane Ranch
development to the Roaring Fork Transit Authority Trail located on the
south side of the river. The construction would require an abutment as
well as placement of a bridge pier in the Floodway; and
• To allow for fill on residential lots located within the Flood Fringe which
provides for 1.5 feet distance of the lowest finished floor above the 100
year Base Flood Elevation.
The Director hereby approves the permit subject to the following conditions:
1. All representations of the applicant within the application shall be
considered conditions of approval unless otherwise modified by the
Director Determination.
2. Prior to issuance of the Final Plat for TCI Lane Ranch PUD the Applicant
shall provide a copy of the conditional FIRM and floodway map revision
approved through FEMA.
3. No alterations of the floodplain may be made other than the specific
improvements noted in the application and shown on drawings by James
Brzostowicz, P.E., as labeled "General Layout Pedestrian Bridge" and
"Floodplain Site Plan Lots" Sheets 1 and 2 attached hereto as Exhibit B.
4. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be designed (or
modified) and adequately anchored to prevent flotation, collapse or lateral
movement of the structure resulting from hydrodynamic and hydrostatic
loads, including the effects of buoyancy.
5. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed with
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materials resistant to flood damage.
6. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed by
methods and practices that minimize flood damage.
7. All new construction or substantial improvements shall be constructed with
electrical, heating, ventilation, plumbing, and air conditioning equipment
and other service facilities that are designed and/or located so as to
prevent water from entering or accumulating within the components during
conditions of flooding.
8. All new and replacement water supply systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system.
9. New and replacement sanitary sewage systems shall be designed to
minimize or eliminate infiltration of flood waters into the system and
discharge from the systems into flood waters.
10.0n -site waste disposal systems shall be located to avoid impairment to
them or contamination from them during flooding.
11. No disturbance of a regulated wetland shall be allowed.
Notice will be provided to the Board of County Commissioners pursuant to §4-
104B. regarding "Reconsideration of Director's Decision or Call-up by the Board
of County Commissioners'. A call-up would require that the Board file a written
request within 10 days of this decision. You will be contacted if a written request
is made for reconsideration.
If no call-up for Board review if requested, the Land Use Change Permit to allow
for development within the floodplain will be issued with the above conditions.
Sincerely,
i
Fred A. Jarman, AICP
Director of Building and nning
Cc: BOCC
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