HomeMy WebLinkAboutCarbondale Fire Plan Review Report
Project Title: Harvest Roaring Fork LLC Date: 09/14/2025
Location: Garfield County
Address: West of Highway 82 and Cattle Creek
Resolution No: 2011-84
Contact: Tim Coltart, Realty Capital Management
Reviewer: Karl Oliver
• Section D105 Aerial Fire Apparatus Access Roads:
o Where the vertical distance between the grade plane and the highest roof
surface exceeds 30 feet an approved aerial fire apparatus road will be provided
and included a width of 26 feet.
Exception: Where approved by the fire-code official and automatic
sprinkler system is though out the building.
o Note: The fire department had a discussion with the developers several months
ago about the need to shorten the width requirements of a road in certain areas
of the development. I was okay with lessening the requirement for an arial
access as long at the units were sprinkled and that the curb was able to carry the
weight of the jacks for our arial apparatus and able to short jack the apparatus
with a curb that did not rise more than 0.5 in as proposed. More dissection if
needed.
• Starting in July of 2026, we will need to compile with State WUI Code.
o Will include plans review of land scape design that will restrict most types of
vegetation within the first 5 feet of a structure for example.
• Impact fee requirement for Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District:
o $1120.00 per residential lot or residential unit in a multi-family zone district or
other multi-unit residential building.
o $2133.00 per 1000 square feet of non-residential floor area.
o The development impact fees set forth above shall be paid to the district at or
before the time of subdivision or other development approval by any
governmental entity approving the creation of lots by subdivision, subdivision
exemption, or other process for lots/units created and at the time of issuance of
building permits for commercial, industrial, hotel, motel or other buildings,
unless a different payment schedule is agreed to by the Developer and the
district. The district shall enter into a contract with the Developer setting forth
the amount of payment, time of payment, other matters agreed to by the
parties. including a provision whereby the parties will jointly request that the
governing authority approving the subdivision or considering the
Plan Review Report
subdivision request conditional approval thereof upon the payment of impact fees, set
forth in said agreement. The Board of Directors may approve conveyance of land in lieu
of payment of all or a portion of impact fees, and if so, such approval shall be set forth
in the written agreement. In the event that any Developer who has not agreed to pay
such impact fees or who has not entered into a contract with the district by the time
that the governmental entity considers the subdivision request, the district shall request
denial of approval by the governmental entity.
o All impact fees collected shall be accounted for pursuant to the provisions of
C.R.S. 29-1-801 et seq.
• Additional comments as the process continues.
Sincerely:
Karl Oliver
Prevention Division Chief
Fire Marshal
Carbondale & Rural Fire Protection District
300 Meadowood Drive
Carbondale, CO 81623
Office - (970) 963-2491
Cell - NUMBER CHANGE – (970) 505-0577
www.carbondalefire.org