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At a regular meeting of the Board of County Commissioners for Garfield County, Colorado,
held in the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Garfield County Courthouse, in Glenwood Springs on,
Monday, the 9th day of July A.D. 2007, there were present:
,._,Jo"'h~n!..!M""-"artl~· n'-----.,----------' Commissioner Chairman
'=Larry"'-'!..LEM"-'c"'C""o'-'w'-'n-'------------' Commissioner
.=.T"'re"'s~i H'-"'o"'Jup~t~------------' Commissioner
=D,o,n'-'D"'e"'F-'o"'rd,_ ____________ , County Attorney
"'Je,an.,_,Al-""'b"'er..,ic,o,_ ___________ , Clerk of the Board
=E,d'-'G"'r"'e,en~CA'""b"'s"'e""n"'t)c_ __________ , County Manager
when the following proceedings, among others were had and done, to-wit:
RESOLUTION NO. 2 o o 7-6 7
A RESOLUTION CONCERNED WITH THE APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE
PERMIT A COMMERCIAURECREATIONAL FACILITY/PARK LOCATED ON A
PROPERTY OWNED BY POW INC, GARFIELD COUNTY
PARCEL NO# 218503300034
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado ("Board"),
has received an application from POW Inc. for a Special Use Permit ("SUP") to allow a
Commercial/Recreational Facility/Park on their property within the Agricultural Industrial zone
district; and
WHEREAS, the Board held a public hearing on the ll'h day of June, 2007 and continued the
public hearing until July 9m, 2007 upon the question of whether the above described SUP should be
granted or denied, at which hearing the public and interested persons were given the opportunity to
express their opinions concerning the approval of said special use permit; and
WHEREAS, the Board on the basis of substantial competent evidence produced at the
aforementioned hearing, has made fhe following determination of fact as listed below:
1. Proper posting and public notice was provided as required for the meeting before the
Board of County Commissioners.
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5) The ultimate build out capacity for the gondola is 36 gondola cars in 12 groups of 3
with each gondola car having a 6 passenger capacity;
6) The Applicant shall be responsible for snow removal on 50% of the travel way of
Transfer Trail;
7) The applicant shall adhere to the following suggestions provided for by the Division
of Wildlife in Sonia Marzec's referral letter dated April 16, 2002:
a. There shall be no outside storage of any trash or garbage anywhere within the
property, with the exception ofbear-prooftrash containers
b. Refuse kept in non bear-proof containers should be kept within secure structures that
are not likely to be broken into by bears
c. There shall be no dumps or underground disposal of refuse on site
d. Except for bird feeders, the feeding, baiting, salting, or other means of attracting
wildlife to site is prohibited
e. Bird feeders should be strategically placed to avoid being an enticement for bears
f. Tourists and other users to the site should be made aware of the local wildlife
community by utilizing information provided by the Division of Wildlife.
8) The Park shall be limited to a maximum guest capacity of 1,551.
9) All conditions set forth in Resolution 2004-56 shall be rescinded once the Special
Use Permit approved by the Board of County Commissioners on June 11th, 2007is
issued.
10) If the tramway becomes obsolete or inoperable for any period exceeding twelve
months, the applicant shall remove the tramway at their own expense.
II) Bus/van guest transport shall only accommodate guest unable to utilize the gondola
cars due to Acrophobia or other medical conditions, maintenance vehicles and
emergency evacuations;
12) The Applicant shall maintain a total of 35,000 gallons of water on-site for fire
protection;
13) The Applicant shall provide engineered drawing of the proposed fire protection pond
prior to construction for approval is constructed;
14) The existing 2,000 gallon leach field shall be inspected by an engineer licensed by the
State of Colorado. A statement of condition and adequacy verifying it's ability to
serve the proposed employee housing and provided emergency storage of sewage on-
site when waste water is unable to be transferred to the City's sewer system.
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