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Home My WebLink AboutCorrespondence-Fire Sprinkler Requirement, Permit ExtensionFrom:John Plano To:Teresa Bianco Subject:FW: EcoDwelling Building Addition Date:Thursday, December 18, 2025 1:33:35 PM Please add this to the file… Thank you! John Plano Chief Building Official Garfield County Building Department 108 8th Street #401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-1377 Ext. 1560 From: John Plano Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 1:33 PM To: 'Fernando Argiro' <fernando@ecodwelling.us> Cc: John Kuersten <john@kuerstenconstruction.com>; Orrin Moon <orrin.moon@crfr.us>; Glenn Hartmann <GHartmann@garfieldcountyco.gov> Subject: RE: EcoDwelling Building Addition Thank you for your response, Fernando. I’m allowed by Code to approve 180-day extensions upon request that has good reason. I am approving an extension on your permit for 180 days from today, until June 14th, 2026. Please show some progress by then. Sincerely, John Plano Chief Building Official Garfield County Building Department 108 8th Street #401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-1377 Ext. 1560 From: Fernando Argiro <fernando@ecodwelling.us> Sent: Thursday, December 18, 2025 1:14 PM To: John Plano <jplano@garfieldcountyco.gov> Cc: John Kuersten <john@kuerstenconstruction.com>; Orrin Moon <orrin.moon@crfr.us>; Glenn Hartmann <GHartmann@garfieldcountyco.gov> Subject: Re: EcoDwelling Building Addition Hi John, I really appreciate the email you sent. I want to make it clear that, under no circumstances, is it our intention—or anyone at Eco Dwelling’s—to abuse your trust. We’ve been through a very challenging economic period, and all our resources have been dedicated to getting approval and progressing with our projects in Rifle. Honestly, we haven’t had the funds available to address the fire extinguisher system, and we also struggled to find a company to provide the quote. We’ve now managed to secure that, and we just need to coordinate with them this week, starting tomorrow, to get the quote for the required pump for the internal irrigation of the fire extinguisher system. That’s the final piece we needed. We’re also obtaining a bank loan to make this modification in the factory. Please understand, we’re not taking this lightly. It’s been a very tough year economically, and we simply couldn’t allocate these significant funds until we had progress on our affordable housing projects in Rifle. My commitment is unwavering, and I would never betray the trust you’ve placed in us. We’re working closely with John Kuersten, and we believe we’ll have the final quote tomorrow, which will allow us to move forward with the bank loan. I kindly ask for a bit more time on this. We’ll get it done as quickly as possible and ensure the fire system is in place without delay. Wishing you happy holidays, and please let me know if you have any questions. Best regards, Fernando Argiro On Dec 18, 2025, at 12:56 PM, John Plano <jplano@garfieldcountyco.gov> wrote: Fernando, The last permit extension request was over a year ago. Getting a sprinkler bid does not show progress on this project. I feel that I may have been misled and feel the County, and I are being taken advantage of. All construction projects have a schedule. I need you to provide an extension request and state solid dates when the project will move forward. The County has performed footing and foundation inspections. The next inspection for the County would be rough-in inspections and framing. Prior to the County’s inspections the Electrical will need to be approved by the State, and the Fire Sprinkler and Alarm are to be approved by the Fire district. By the County allowing the building to be occupied with life safety issues pending, the County may be liable if an incident occurred that injured or killed someone. This is why I’m obligated to take enforcement actions if not remedied ASAP. Sincerely, John Plano Chief Building Official Garfield County Building Department 108 8th Street #401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-1377 Ext. 1560 From: Fernando Argiro <fernando@ecodwelling.us> Sent: Thursday, August 8, 2024 10:19 AM To: John Plano <jplano@garfield-county.com> Cc: John Kuersten <john@kuerstenconstruction.com>; Orrin Moon <orrin.moon@crfr.us> Subject: Re: EcoDwelling Building Addition Dear John, Thank you for our recent conversation and your ongoing support. As I mentioned, we have been navigating a challenging period where the company’s income was significantly impacted. Consequently, we had to make difficult decisions, including reducing our budget and prioritizing the loan for our two ongoing developments. After much effort, we are now just two weeks away from completing the bank loan requirements and requests. Given how close we are to finalizing this work, I kindly ask you through this medium, if you can give us an extension for the permits of the warehouse extension in order to submit the electrical and fire sprinkler quotes. I truly appreciate your understanding of our situation and hope you can accommodate this request. Your approval of this extension will be instrumental in helping us. Please let me know if the extension is granted or if you need any further information. I am more than happy to provide any additional details you might require. Thank you once again for your support. Best regards, On Aug 7, 2024, at 1:29 PM, John Plano <jplano@garfield- county.com> wrote: Fernando, I’m looking for progress on your project. I can see from Highway 6/24 that the addition is being used. The building should have been protected with automatic fire suppression before the new addition. It’s substantially larger than what the code allows for an un-sprinkled building. I will be forced to expire the permit and deem the building unsafe if progress is not shown. Sincerely, John Plano Chief Building Official Garfield County Building Department 108 8th Street #401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-1377 Ext. 1560 From: John Plano Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2024 11:31 AM To: 'Fernando Argiro' <fernando@ecodwelling.us> Cc: John Kuersten <john@kuerstenconstruction.com>; Orrin Moon <Orrin.Moon@Crfr.us> Subject: EcoDwelling Building Addition Fernando, I am checking on the progress regarding the addition to the Ecodwelling Building. The last inspection we have on record was on 12-11-23. To keep a permit from expiring, progress needs to be made every 6 months, typically an inspection performed. I checked with the Fire District, and they have not received the sprinkler design yet. Nor could I not find an electrical permit on the state website. Please get the Fire District the sprinkler design and please send me the Electrical Permit Number. If you are not ready for an inspection, by providing both requested information will show progress to keep from expiring the building permit. Thank you, John Plano Chief Building Offical Garfield County Building Department 108 8th Street #401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-1377 Ext. 1560 Garfield County's email domain has changed to @garfieldcountyco.gov. Please take a moment to update my contact information.<Commercial Inspection List.pdf>