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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCorrespondenceDavid Argo From: Travis J. Stewart <tjs@ws-materials.com> Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2017 1:41 PM To: David Argo Cc: Andy Schwaller; Matt Provost F011 . Subject: RE: Permit #BLCO-02-17-4588 �_ Tiiti Hbw►tc 5 Aw mat+ ,------ Follow Up Flag: Follow up etreVOvld62-` (3OkG 014 3,201 Flag Status: Flagged E95i fey 13.P Hi Dave, Thanks for your feedback. I apologize, I didn't realize it was a specific dimension for the Modulars/Factory Built but rather I thought it was a square footage number (20' width requires them to be seamed together). I think at this time it would make more sense for use to wait out the decision on the tiny homes and try to limit use, which hasn't been too much of an issue. There are no other residential units on this property. Let me know if you need anything else. Thanks again for all of your help! Travis From: David Argo [mailto:dargo@garfield-county.com] Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 1:26 PM To: Travis J. Stewart <tjs@ws-materials.com> Cc: Andy Schwaller <aschwaller@garfield-county.com>; Matt Provost <mprovost@garfield-county.com> Subject: Permit #BLCO-02-17-4588 Travis: After reviewing your building permit application for the new modular residence + office at All Valley Storage, I have a few comments and questions for you: • Residential Unit — As this property is zoned Commercial Limited, one of the allowed uses by right is residential. However, each property is allowed only a total of one such residential unit. Can you verify that this will be the only such residential unit on this property? • Live/Work Occupancy — From a building code perspective, we consider the occupancy/use of this residence + office to be what is classified as a "Live/Work" scenario (Occupancy Group R-2). • Factory Built Modular Building — The drawings and engineered foundation included in your permit application will satisfy our plan review requirements allowing for installation of the factory -built unit to be placed on this property . . . with the following caveats and points of clarification: A. Site Placement — Specific site placement of the modular building needs to comply with Garfield County setbacks, specifically the 25' front yard setback (as illustrated correctly on Sheet A1.1). B. Minimum Size of Factory -Built Structures — Presently, Garfield County has a minimum size requirement for all dwelling units of 20' length x 20' width. The existing modular unit does not meet this minimum size standard and cannot be approved as submitted (at least at the present time) leaving you with two options for consideration: 1. Construct an addition to the existing modular building which would increase the building dimensions to be in conformance with the currently adopted 20' x 20' minimum building size standard, or 2. Place your application in our "APPROVAL PENDING" file while awaiting to see if an upcoming revision to Garfield County's Land Use & Development Code is adopted in the near future. This 1 pending revision to our code will allow construction of "Tiny Homes" in Garfield County and, if adopted, it will effectively remove the 20' x 20' minimum size requirement. If this proposed land use code change is adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, your existing modular unit will then be in conformance with our codes. As it applies to your project, this pending change is timely, because it is currently on the BOCC's agenda for next Monday, March 20 — meaning that adoption could take place within the next month or so (best case scenario). Please contact me if you have any questions, and I will look forward to hearing back from you regarding the minimum size requirement related to potential adoption of the "Tiny Homes" provisions currently pending in the County's land - use code revision/adoption process. In particular, I'd greatly appreciate knowing what your timing/schedule expectations are regarding this pending building permit. Thanks, Dave Argo Plans Examiner Garfield County Community Development Department 108 8th Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Tel: 970-945-8212 Email: durao@gorfield-county.com Web: garfield-county.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email communication and any files transmitted along with it are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by email and delete it from your files. 2 David Argo From: David Argo Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 1:26 PM To: 'Travis J. Stewart' Cc: Andy Schwaller (aschwaller@garfield-county.com); Matt Provost Subject: Permit #BLCO-02-17-4588 Travis: After reviewing your building permit application for the new modular residence + office at All Valley Storage, I have a few comments and questions for you: • Residential Unit — As this property is zoned Commercial Limited, one of the allowed uses by right is residential. However, each property is allowed only a total of one such residential unit. Can you verify that this will be the only such residential unit on this property? • Live/Work Occupancy — From a building code perspective, we consider the occupancy/use of this residence + office to be what is classified as a "Live/Work" scenario (Occupancy Group R-2). • Factory Built Modular Building — The drawings and engineered foundation included in your permit application will satisfy our plan review requirements allowing for installation of the factory -built unit to be placed on this property . . . with the following caveats and points of clarification: A. Site Placement —Specific site placement of the modular building needs to comply with Garfield County setbacks, specifically the 25' front yard setback (as illustrated correctly on Sheet A1.1). B. Minimum Size of Factory -Built Structures — Presently, Garfield County has a minimum size requirement for all dwelling units of 20' length x 20' width. The existing modular unit does not meet this minimum size standard and cannot be approved as submitted (at least at the present time) leaving you with two options for consideration: 1. Construct an addition to the existing modular building which would increase the building dimensions to be in conformance with the currently adopted 20' x 20' minimum building size standard, or 2. Place your application in our "APPROVAL PENDING" file while awaiting to see if an upcoming revision to Garfield County's Land Use & Development Code is adopted in the near future. This pending revision to our code will allow construction of "Tiny Homes" in Garfield County and, if adopted, it will effectively remove the 20' x 20' minimum size requirement. If this proposed land use code change is adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, your existing modular unit will then be in conformance with our codes. As it applies to your project, this pending change is timely, because it is currently on the BOCC's agenda for next Monday, March 20 — meaning that adoption could take place within the next month or so (best case scenario). Please contact me if you have any questions, and I will look forward to hearing back from you regarding the minimum size requirement related to potential adoption of the "Tiny Homes" provisions currently pending in the County's land - use code revision/adoption process. In particular, I'd greatly appreciate knowing what your timing/schedule expectations are regarding this pending building permit. Thanks, Dave Argo Plans Examiner 1 02/21/17 Dear Garfield County Building & Planning Departments, This letter serves to accompany our application to permit the replacement of our trailer at AH Valley Storage. The existing trailer is being replaced with a unit that is similar in size (14' wide x 46' long). The trailer is used as an onsite office for our site manager to have a place to sit down to process payments and prepare other paperwork necessary for the storage business. We would like to use the back half of the trailer for employee housing if this option is possible. Most self -storage sites in the Valley do not have on-site management or offices. This is because there is very little traffic at these businesses. The trailer utilizes the same septic tank and field, the same water supply as well as the same electrical connections as the prior trailer. For sitework, we will be removing concrete block retaining walls that are 24" tall and rolling the grade so that the site has a gentle rolling topography (Approximately 4%). We were required to place the trailer in a separate location so that the management of the business would not be affected during the process. As a result, the trailer is located further to the North. We have elected not to build a permanent structure because this portion of the property has been influenced by multiple design iterations by the County in recent years to re -place the Cattle Creek intersection and it is highly likely a permanent structure would be torn down at the cost of the County when that work would begin. As the trailer currently sits, it is in the 25' front yard setback as shown on the existing conditions plan. Ideally, we would not have to move the trailer, however we have included a plan to rotate the trailer out of the setback (Page A1-1) We purchased the new structure from an Oil and Gas company that works in Garfield County and the unit has been designed and built to the requirements of the County. The prior use of this unit was for housing in the oil and gas business in Garfield County. Thank you for your help with this application and please feel free to call or email me any time with questions or concerns. Sincerely, 1114.-- Travis Stewart Manager, Aspen Equity Group,LLC Manager, All Valley Storage, LLC ,i Attached Drawings and Information 1. Drawing A1-0: Existing Conditions showing where the prior trailer sat and the current trailer sits as of today. 2. Drawing A1-1: Should we need to shift the trailer, this drawing shows the rotated alignment as well as where utilities are hooking up. This drawing also shows the basic ADA access. 3. Office/Employee Housing Unit Drawings: These drawings give design criteria as well as the floorplans and Mechanical Layouts. 4. Stamped Trailer Anchor Design for Overturn, etc. 5. ADA Ramp and Platform Details + Product Cut Sheets David Argo From: David Argo Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2017 10:32 AM To: 'Travis J. Stewart' Cc: Matt Provost; Andy Schwaller (aschwaller@garfield-county.com) Subject: RE: Travis Stewart Contact Info Travis: Wanted to get back to you after visiting with Andy Schwaller & Matt Provost about your new modular unit over at All - Valley Storage. Here's a breakdown of the key items we will need to receive from you in order to process a building permit for installation of your new modular unit: 1. The most important issue is to provide us with confirmation that your new modular unit is a CDOH (Colorado Dept. of Housing) certified modular unit — as evidenced by a CDOH insignia. This CDOH insignia assures us that the unit is built in compliance with International Building Code (IBC) standards and is suitable for your occupancy/use and our specific climate (i.e., wind and snow loads). Garfield County does not provide inspections of manufactured housing units to meet IBC criteria, but instead we rely on outside certification by CDOH. 2. Since this is considered a commercial building, you also need to provide us with structural engineering for foundation and/or tie -downs conforming to our basic building criteria including wind loads. Our inspectors will provide review/inspections of the connection between the modular unit and the site itself, but we need to be provided with structural criteria (foundation design or, alternately, specific tie -down requirements) which comply with our building standards. 3. Accessibility — Since this is a commercial structure, it will need to provide an accessible entrance into the modular unit and there may be the need to provide a ramped entry if there is a grade change in the approach to the building. In regards to the bathroom within the modular unit, can you make certain accommodations to the bathroom to make it more accessible? Perhaps a site visit from our office would be in order, so that we can have a better idea about the existing conditions inside the toilet room facilities and we can further advise you based on what's already in place. Please let me know if you have any additional questions. Dave Argo Plans Examiner le. Garfield County Community Development Department 108 8th Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Tel: 970-945-8212 Email: dargo@garfield-county.com Web: garfield-county.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email communication and any files transmitted along with it are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by email and delete it from your files. From: Travis J. Stewart [mailto:tjs@ws-materials.com] Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2017 3:26 PM 1 To: David Argo <dargo@garfield-county.com> Cc: Matt Provost <mprovost@garfield-county.com> Subject: Travis Stewart Contact Info Hello Dave, Thank you for your time today. I'll look forward to hearing back from you after you speak with Andy. Thanks, Travis Travis Stewart President of Operations Western Slope Materials / Western Slope Concrete (dba Casey Concrete) P.O. Box 1319, Carbondale, CO 81623 P: 970.963.22961 C: 970.309.1515 1 F: 970.963.2412 tis@ws-materia1s.com tis@ws-concrete.com www.ws-materials.com www.stewartcomponies.com David Argo From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Travis: David Argo Friday, May 12, 2017 7:31 AM 'Travis J. Stewart' HCP Ramp Requirements Accessible Ramps.pdf Attached is a PDF of the accessibility requirements for HCP ramps — know about the requirements for accessible ramps. Also, I don't believe we have an issue with the ramp extending into height above finish grade. However, please submit a sketch of your sure that the new location is acceptable. it's everything (and more) than you ever wanted to the setback as long as it is less than 30 inches in proposed ramp location so that we can review to be Thanks for contacting us about this pending revision to your approved plans. Dave Argo Plans Examiner 't:. Garfield County Community Development Department 108 eh Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Tel: 970-945-8212 Email: dargo@garfield-county.com Web: garfield-county.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email communication and any files transmitted along with it are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by email and delete it from your files. 1 David Argo From: Travis J. Stewart <tjs@ws-materials.com> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 8:17 AM To: David Argo Subject: RE: HCP Ramp Requirements Thanks Dave! You guys have been so helpful during our permitting process, It's truly appreciated! I'll take a look at this and email over a sketch for you to take a look at. Thanks again and have a wonderful Friday. Travis From: David Argo [mailto:dargo@garfield-county.com] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 7:31 AM To: Travis J. Stewart <tjs@ws-materials.com> Subject: HCP Ramp Requirements Travis: Attached is a PDF of the accessibility requirements for HCP ramps — it's everything (and more) than you ever wanted to know about the requirements for accessible ramps. Also, I don't believe we have an issue with the ramp extending into the setback as long as it is less than 30 inches in height above finish grade. However, please submit a sketch of your proposed ramp location so that we can review to be sure that the new location is acceptable. Thanks for contacting us about this pending revision to your approved plans. Dave Argo Plans Examiner C. Garfield County" Community Development Department 108 8e1i Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Tel: 970-945-8212 Email: dargaCo_garfieid-county.com Web: garfield-county.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email communication and any files transmitted along with it are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. /f you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by email and delete it from your files. 1 David Argo From: Travis J. Stewart <tjs@ws-materials.com> Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 1:33 PM To: David Argo Subject: RE: HCP Ramp Requirements Attachments: ADA RAMP CONCEPT SKETCH 051217,pdf Hi Dave, Here is the sketch of what we are proposing. The total rise is 24", this design is showing 11' + 15' = 26' of ramps with a landing at the bottom and midspan. The 26' at a 1:12 should keep us under the max slope by about 24" of length. We can install handrails as needed, I'm still wrapping my head around exactly what we will need to do for that. Thanks, Travis From: David Argo [mailto:dargo@garfield-county.com] Sent: Friday, May 12, 2017 7:31 AM To: Travis J. Stewart <tjs@ws-materials.com> Subject: HCP Ramp Requirements Travis: Attached is a PDF of the accessibility requirements for HCP ramps — it's everything (and more) than you ever wanted to know about the requirements for accessible ramps. Also, I don't believe we have an issue with the ramp extending into the setback as long as it is less than 30 inches in height above finish grade. However, please submit a sketch of your proposed ramp location so that we can review to be sure that the new location is acceptable. Thanks for contacting us about this pending revision to your approved plans. Dave Argo Plans Examiner . Garfield County Community Development Department 108 8th Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Tel: 970-945-8212 Email: dargo.garfield-countv.com Web: garfield-county.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email communication and any files transmitted along with it are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by email and delete it from your files. 1 David Argo From: David Argo Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 10:05 AM To: 'Travis J. Stewart' Cc: Brooke Winschell; Lindsay Krol Subject: RE: Permit #BLCO-02-17-4588 Amended Plans Attachments: BLCO-02-17-4588 Amended Plans.pdf Travis: I've reviewed & approved your proposed revisions to the HCP ramp at All -Valley Storage (see attached PDF, which needs to be attached to yourjobsite plan set for inspector reference). Our review fee for these revised plans is $50, but we are happy to have you complete this transaction via phone call & credit card payment to avoid a special trip over to our office. I've copied both Brooke & Lindsay, on this email, so please follow-up by calling them to finalize your payment. Thanks, Dave Argo Plans Examiner C Garfield C ounoe Community Development Department 108 8rh Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Tel: 970-945-8212 Email: dargo@garfield-county.com Web: garfield-county.com CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email communication and any files transmitted along with it ore intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed. If you have received this email in error, please immediately notify the sender by email and delete it from your files. ADA Accessible Ramp Detail Gp _ Q2-17 - '4 See (1 of 2) Plan '00"E x 50 2 ting Bou Fence Existing milder 115 i110' Side Se tba Tap Existing 10 - f9 -b— }Na1r C►n? ; Ekisting o 1 \ Items ; ' 1{ I \ Ne. 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