HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.00 Staff Report D.D. 07.29.2025File No. FPAA 03-25-9067
Director’s Determination
Staff Planner - HM
Amendment Final Plat
Lots 8 & 9, Block 3, Travelers Highlands
Exhibit List
Exhibit # Exhibit Description
1 Notice
2 Garfield County Land Use and Development Code, as Amended
3 Garfield County Comprehensive Plan 2030
4 Application
5 Staff Report
6 Referral Comments: Garfield County Assessor, Casey Lawrence
7 Referral Comments: Garfield County Sheriff, Levy Burris
8 Referral Comments: Consulting Engineer, Chris Hale
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LAND USE AND DEVELOPMENT CODE
EFFECTIVE JULY 15, 2013
Last Amended September 9, 2024
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2030
2020 UPDATE
Adopted: November 10, 2010
Last Amended: February 26, 2020
GARFIELD COUNTY
File No. FPAA 03-25-9067
Director’s Determination – July 29, 2025
Staff Planner – Heather MacDonald
PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS
TYPE OF REVIEW Travelers Highlands, Block 3, Lot 8 & 9
Amended Final Plat
APPLICANTS (OWNERS) David and Cherri Holtz
SURVEYOR Ivan Martin, Stars to Stones Surveying.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION SE Section: 38 Township: 7 Range: 96
Subdivision: TRAVELERS HIGHLANDS
SUB, Block: 3, Lot: 8 and Lot: 9. More
described on plat as Reception No.
218477.
PRACTICAL DESCRIPTION The property is located at 338 Mosher
Avenue and is 2.5 miles southwest of
Parachute. The Assessor Parcel Nos.
are 240928410011 and 240928410012.
LOT SIZES Total 10,000 sq ft of Blk 3, Lot 8 & 9
ZONING Industrial
I. DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND PROPOSAL
The applicant is requesting an amendment to the plat to combine Lots 8 and 9 in the
Travelers Highlands into a single lot. By combining the lots, it allows the applicant to
build a shop building across both parcels. The parcels were legally created as lots in
Travelers Highlands Subdivision in 1962 before the County had a review process for
subdivisions. The original plat reflects basic platting information.
The property is zoned Industrial and all new construction will be required to comply with
all zoning standards and provisions including setbacks, building heights, floor area
rations, and maximum lot coverage. No changes to the plat are proposed other than the
combinations of the lots. No new lots will be created and no changes to roadways or
existing easements are proposed. Any infrastructure improvements and utilities will be
addressed as part of the building permit review process.
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Figure 1 Location of Parcel
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Figure 2 Travelers Highlands Subdivision platted in 1962
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Figure 3 Proposed Holtz Plat
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II. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The property is in an area designated Industrial on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM).
III. AUTHORITY – APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
This Amended Final Plat Application is being processed in accordance with Section 5-
305, Amended Final Plat and 4-103, Administrative Review of the Land Use and
Development Code. An excerpt from Section 5-305 (C) containing the Review Criteria
for an Amended Final Plat is provided below.
5-305 Amended Final Plat Review
C. Review Criteria. An application for an Amended Final Plat shall meet the
following criteria:
1. Does not increase the number of lots; and
2. Does not result in a major relocation of a road or add any new roads; or
3. Will correct technical errors such as surveying or drafting errors.
IV. REFERRAL AND PUBLIC COMMENTS
Referral comments
1. Garfield County Sheriff, Levy Burris: Has no issues or concerns.
2. Garfield County Assessors, Casey Lawrence: Suggest a new combined lot
name, plat tile and purpose statement. Also suggested to consolidate current and
proposed plats as one plat.
3. Consulting Engineer, Chris Hale: Address utility easements and drainage. A
maintenance plan for drainage may be necessary.
Public comments
No public comments received.
V. STAFF ANALYSIS
Code Analysis
Section 5-305 Amended Final Plat Review
5-305 (c) 1. The application does not increase the number of lots and will be combine to
create a single lot.
5-305 (c) 2. The application doesn’t result in major road relocations.
5-305 (c) 3. The application will correct any technical issues.
Applicant meets all 3 review criteria for the Amended Final Plat.
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Plat Details and Additional Analysis
Final edits to the proposed plat shall be completed, reviewed, and accepted by the
County. Some issues that need to be addressed are including the BOCC and Taxes
Paid certificates, delete platted drawing and add vacate dotted line to proposed plat
drawing, rename the title of plat, clarifying survey notes, include any easements and
include owners and reception numbers of adjacent parcels. Any comments from referral
agencies will also need to be addressed.
VI. RECOMMENDED FINDINGS AND CONDITIONS
Recommended Findings of Approval
1. That proper public notice was provided as required for the Director' s Decision.
2. Consideration of the application was extensive and complete, that all pertinent
facts, matters, and issues were submitted and that all interested parties were
given an opportunity to provide input prior to the Director's Decision.
3. That for the above stated and other reasons, the proposed Amended Final Plat of
the Travelers Highlands Block 3, Lot 8 and 9 is in the best interest of the health,
safety, convenience, order, prosperity, and welfare of the citizens of Garfield
County.
4. That the application is in general conformance with Garfield County’s
Comprehensive Plan 2030, as amended.
5. That with the adoption of conditions the application has adequately met the
requirements of the Garfield County Land Use and Development Code, as
amended including Section 5-305.
Recommended Conditions of Approval
Staff recommends approval with the following conditions:
1. All representations of the Applicant contained in the Application submittals shall
be conditions of approval unless specifically amended or modified by the
conditions contained herein.
2. The Amended Final Plat of the Travelers Highlands Block 3, Lot 8 and 9 shall be
subject to all applicable federal, state, and local laws.
3. Final edits to the Final Plat, including plat notes and title, shall be completed and
then submitted to the County (including County Attorney, Surveyor, and Assessor
offices) to be reviewed and accepted prior to execution and recording. Updated
final plat shall be provided digitally for review prior to a mylar being prepared.
The following edits are required, and any language provided may be modified as
warranted at time of final review.
a. Add BOCC,Taxes Paid and County Surveyor certificates.
b. Rename plat title to Amended Final Plat for Travelers Highlands Block 3,
Lot 8 and 9.
c. Delete as platted and as arranged terminology and as platted drawing.
d. Add a dash line between the lots on the proposed plat and label it as
vacated or dissolved property line.
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e. Designate Combined Lot as either Lot 8A or Lot 9A.
f. Include all easements on plat.
g. Add adjacent parcel owners and reception numbers.
h. Include a purpose statement under the legal description sub header.
i. Add a plat note indicating that utilities and drainage plans will be required
at the time of building permit, including any necessary drainage
maintenance.
From:Casey Lawrence
To:Heather MacDonald
Subject:RE: Travelers Highlands Subdivision Block 3, Lot 8 & 9
Date:Thursday, June 12, 2025 4:58:19 PM
Heya Heather,
Thanks for keeping me plugged in on this I appreciate it. I’ve got several comments on the draft
plat, which are:
I believe we were going to have the “as platted” and “as rearranged” removed from the
plat and rather have the consolidated lot depicted with reference (dashed line)
indicative of the common lot line dissolved by this plat.
The consolidated lot should be designated, I’d suggest Lot 8A or Lot 9A.
There is no purpose statement on the plat, which will need to be present on the final
draft.
The title of the plat needs to be corrected to something similar to: “Amended Final Plat
of Lots 8 & 9, Block 3, Travelers Highlands Subdivision”.
The legal description listed on the right side of the plat needs to include the reception
no. to the original Travelers Highlands Subdivision plat, as it is listed on the Certificate of
Dedication and Ownership.
Once those changes are made, I believe the plat will be ion a form that I can accept to update
the Assessor’s records to reflect the lot line dissolution once approved/recorded.
As always thanks for keeping me up to speed on these projects I appreciate it and I hope you
have a great evening, happy Friday Eve!
Casey D. Lawrence
GIS Lead Analyst
Garfield County Assessor’s Office
970-945-1377 ext. 2525
clawrence@garfieldcountyco.gov
From: Heather MacDonald <hmacdonald@garfieldcountyco.gov>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 11:34 AM
To: Kelly Cave <kcave@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Casey Lawrence <CLawrence@garfieldcountyco.gov>;
Chris Bornholdt <cbornholdt@garcosheriff.com>; Harry Shiles <HShiles@garfieldcountyco.gov>;
Dale Stephens <DStephens@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Dustin Decrow
<ddecrow@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Tyler Terry <tterry@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Levy Burris
<lburris@garcosheriff.com>; Scott Aibner <saibner@garfieldcountyco.gov>; saibner@comcast.net;
Jason Neil <jason@peaksurveyinginc.com>; Chris@mountaincross-eng.com; opschief@gvfpd.org
Subject: Travelers Highlands Subdivision Block 3, Lot 8 & 9
Referral Agencies:
Attached is a referral request for an administrative review located on 338 Mosher Ave,
Parachute. Applicant request an Amended Final Plat to vacate a lot line between the two
lots.
The request includes a link to review the complete application, and the link is also
included below:
https://records.garfieldcountyco.gov/WebLink/browse.aspx?
id=4074596&dbid=0&repo=GarfieldCounty&cr=1
We request that your comments be submitted by July 3rd, or sooner, if possible, to
facilitate the review/hearing schedules.
Comments can be submitted directly to my email at hmacdonald@garfieldcountyco.gov
Please let us know if you have any questions or if you have any difficulty in accessing the
file. Thanks in advance for your assistance as your comments are an important
component of our review process.
Heather MacDonald
Planner I
Garfield County Community Development
108 8th Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
o: 970.945.1377 x1605hmacdonald@garfieldcountyco.gov www.garfieldcountyco.gov
From:Levy Burris
To:Heather MacDonald
Cc:Chris Bornholdt
Subject:RE: Travelers Highlands Subdivision Block 3, Lot 8 & 9
Date:Wednesday, June 18, 2025 7:42:46 AM
The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office has is FPAA-03-25-9067 .
Levy Burris
sues or concerns regarding this application #
From: Heather MacDonald
<hmacdonald@garfieldcountyco.gov>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2025 11:34 AM
To: Kelly Cave <kcave@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Casey Lawrence
<CLawrence@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Chris Bornholdt
<cbornholdt@garcosheriff.com>; Harry Shiles
<HShiles@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Dale Stephens
<DStephens@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Dustin Decrow
<ddecrow@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Tyler Terry
<tterry@garfieldcountyco.gov>; Levy Burris
<lburris@garcosheriff.com>; Scott Aibner
<saibner@garfieldcountyco.gov>; saibner@comcast.net; Jason
Neil <jason@peaksurveyinginc.com>; Chris@mountaincross-
eng.com; opschief@gvfpd.org
Subject: Travelers Highlands Subdivision Block 3, Lot 8 & 9
Referral Agencies:
Attached is a referral request for an administrative review
located on 338 Mosher Ave, Parachute. Applicant request an
Amended Final Plat to vacate a lot line between the two lots.
The request includes a link to review the complete
application, and the link is also included below:
https://records.garfieldcountyco.gov/WebLink/browse.aspx?
id=4074596&dbid=0&repo=GarfieldCounty&cr=1
We request that your comments be submitted by July 3rd, or
sooner, if possible, to facilitate the review/hearing
schedules.
Comments can be submitted directly to my email at
hmacdonald@garfieldcountyco.gov
Please let us know if you have any questions or if you have
any difficulty in accessing the file. Thanks in advance for
your assistance as your comments are an important
component of our review process.
Heather MacDonald
Planner I
Garfield County Community Development
108 8th Street, Suite 401 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
o: 970.945.1377 x1605
hmacdonald@garfieldcountyco.gov
www.garfieldcountyco.gov
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