HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmendment Letter 09.28.2023Gørfield Coülnty
Community Development Department
September 28,2023
Dow Rippy, West Divide Ranch LLC
10031 County Road 31 1
sitt, co 81652
Dear Dow:
This letter is in regard to your Grading Permit Application, submitted to the Community
Development Department (File No. GRAD-7638) for your property located adjacent to the
Town of New Castle and also known as the Grand Hogback Ranches. Said property was
divided and conveyed as greater than 3S-acre tracts. The County appreciates the
supplemental submittals and engineering details/plans that your have provided in support
of your Grading Permit Application.
This letter outlines certain conditions that will be required prior to the issuance of the
Grading Permit. This letter and the determinations contained herein are in reliance on
the legal representations provided by your Attorney (correspondence dated 1117l22from
John Mallonee, Balcomb & Green). Said legal representations indicated that you have
retained authorization to complete road grading associated with the Grand Hogback
Properties.
Garfield County is prepared'to issue your grading permit subject to the following
conditions that will need to be fully addressed prior to the issuance of the grading permit.
a. You shall formally amend your Application to update the engineering submittals and
remove the westerly intersection and any encroachments onto other adjacent
properties. The amendment can be accomplished through signed correspondence by
an authorized representative indicating as follows: i) that the grading shall be as
reflected in the Engineered Plans submitted by Roger Neal, High Country
Engineering, dated Bl31l23 and Drainage Report dated 8129123; ii) that the grading is
108 Eighth Street, Suite 401
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
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for completion of a roadway serving the Grand Hogback Ranches development; and
iii) that the Applicant is Dow Rippy, representing West Divide LLC.
b. Prior to the issuance of your grading permit, you shall provide the County with a copy
of an approved driveway access permit or license for all improvements planned within
the Town Right-of-Way for the central intersection access onto the Town's Street, as
shown on Sheet P&P-1 of the High Country Engineering Grading Plans (a copy of the
permit has been received).
c. Prior to the issuance of your grading permit, you shall provide the County with a copy
of an approved Watershed Protection Permit issued by the Town of New Castle for
the area included within the amended grading permit.
d. Priorto the issuance of the grading permit, you shall provide stormwater management
plans for the disturbed/graded area immediately adjacent to the westerly intersection.
This shall include protection from soil erosion and debris/mud impacts on adjacent
properties and rightof-way. Said improvements shall be designed by a Licensed
Engineer and shall be installed and inspected by the County prior to you initiating any
additional grading on the balance of the permit.
e. Prior to issuance of the grading permit, you shall provide verification that County Road
and Bridge has issued you an access permit for the eastern most intersection and
provide revegetation security to the County Vegetatlon Manager in the amount $2,500
based on your estimate of 42,780 sq.ft. of roadway slopes to be revegetated.
f. All remaining review fees due to the County shall be paid prior to issuance of the
grading permit.
g. Compliance with all representations contained in the Application and Supplemental
Engineering shall be conditions of approval. lf the amended application and above
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be considered withdrawn.
Please note that the westerly intersection being removed from the current grading permit
along with grading on the adjacent properties is still subject to a stop work order from the
County and will require future grading permit. Please contact us if you, your Attorney or
Engineer have any questions regarding next steps toward issuance of your grading
permit. Thanks in advance for working with us on these final steps toward approval.
Sincerely,
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John Plano
Chief Building Official
crt=Glenn Hartmann
lnterim Director
CC: County Attorney's Office
108 Eighth Street, Suite 401
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
(e70) 94s-8212