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August 21, 2025
To: John Leybourne and Glenn Hartmann
Garfield County Community Development Department
RE: Garfield County Vegetation Management Comments on PUDA-12-24-9048 Harvest Roaring Fork and PUDA-
07-25-9079 River Edge PUD Revocation
Dear Mr. Leybourne and Mr. Hartmann,
Regarding the application for the River Edge PUD Revocation (PUDA-07-25-9079), Garfield County Vegetation
Management has no comments.
Regarding the application for Harvest Roaring Fork (PUDA-12-24-9048), Garfield County Vegetation
Management would like the applicant to address the following comments:
- According to the report prepared by Sopris Engineering, full grading plans for the site have not yet been
completed. Once it is, we will need to determine if a revegetation security will be required and, if so,
what the amount should be.
o Staff requests that the applicant quantify the surface area of disturbance in terms of square
footage in all areas that will require:
■ Temporary or long-term reseeding, excluding areas within building envelopes.
Disturbances that will need to be reseeded or require erosion control efforts due to
modifications to existing infrastructure.
o Garfield County requires revegetation securities if an estimated area of disturbance that will
need to be revegetated is greater than or equal to 1 acre. The total amount for the security is
then calculated at $2,500/acre.
- In addition, the existing "Noxious Weed Management Plan" (Exhibit P) is vague and lacking necessary
details. There is no date mentioned for when the plan was created, nor when any weed management
efforts last took place. Timing and treatment methods for specific noxious species should be addressed
in the plan. In addition, the maps should be updated to reflect the current status of the weeds at the site
(the included maps are dated from 2021).
o The Harvest Roaring Fork Planned Development Ordinance mentions the inclusion of several
"Required Open Space" areas. The updated Noxious Weed Management Plan should specify
Garfield County Vegetation Management
195 W. 141h St., Bldg. D, Ste 310
Rifle CO 81650
Office: 970-945-1377 x 4315
who will be responsible for managing noxious weeds in these areas, as well as the timing and
treatment methods.
Please let me know if you and/or the applicants have any further questions or comments.
Regards,
Sarah La Rose
Garfield County Vegetation Manager
Ph: (970) 945-1377 x 4315
Email: slarose@garfieldcountyco.gov
Garfield County Vegetation Management
195 W. 14`^ St., Bldg. D, Ste 310
Rifle CO 81650
Office: 970-945-1377 x 4315