HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 2018-09-11RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Estes Valley Board of Adjustment
September 11, 2018 9:00 a.m.
Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall
Board: Chair Rex Poggenpohl, Vice-Chair Jeff Moreau, Wayne Newsom, Pete
Smith, John Lynch
Attending: Members Newsom, Poggenpohl, Smith, Moreau, Lynch
Also Attending: Community Development Director Randy Hunt, Planner II Brittany
Hathaway, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: None
Chair Poggenpohl called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. There were three people in
attendance. He introduced the Board Members and staff.
1. AGENDA APPROVAL
It was moved and seconded (Smith/Newsom) to approved the agenda as presented
and the motion passed unanimously.
2. PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
3. CONSENT AGENDA
Approval of minutes dated August 7, 2018
It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Smith) to approve the minutes for August 7,
2018 as presented and the motion passed 4-0 with Lynch abstaining.
4. 1077 FALL RIVER COURT, Owner: Mike and Brenda Lauer
Planner Hathaway reviewed the variance request stating that it was to grant an alternative
front setback of 10.5 in lieu of the established 25-foot minimum front setback required by
the E-1 Estate Zoning District to build a covered front entry feature. The home is located
immediately east of the 25’ front setback and the current building and driveway location
does not allow for a covered front entry structure outside the building setback area. Staff
recommended approval of the variance request.
Staff and Board Member Discussion:
Chair Poggenpohl noted that for quarter acre and half acre lots setbacks are 15 feet. He
questioned why this lot, being in E-1, but not one acre, a 15 foot setback wouldn’t work,
instead of the proposed 10.5 foot setback. There was a brief discussion among the board
members regarding this.
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Applicant Comments:
David Bangs, Trail Ridge Consulting Engineers, noted that the home has issues with
water drainage and this project and the requested setback alleviates some of those
issues.
It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Moreau) to approve the requested variance
allowing a setback of 10.5 feet on the front, east side of the property in lieu of the
25 foot required setbacks. The motion passed 4-1 with Poggenpohl voting against.
5. REPORTS-Director Hunt
1. The Board was reminded to use their estes.org email for public business.
2. Mountain Coaster appeal has been filed for Board of County Commissioners, Board of
Adjustment and Planning Commission, in that order. A special meeting will be
conducted by this board on the ruling of a staff decision as opposed to a Planning
Commission decision. This now becomes ex parte. A date for that meeting will be
decided upon according to availability of board members. Four members are required
to be present for an appeal hearing.
3. Director Hunt will be out of the office the month of November due to medical condition.
4. The Comprehensive Plan rewrite committee has met three times and the RFP should
be done by the end of 2018. This board has some input with content, scope and
outreach of the plan. Wednesday, September 19 at 10:00 a.m. is a larger, open to the
public meeting at the Community Center.
5. Member Moreau brought up the process of enforcing the lighting variance given to the
parking garage on the upper level, stating the lights do not get turned off at midnight
as was originally agreed to. Code Compliance Officer Hardin will look into this and get
an answer.
There being no other business before the Board, the meeting adjourned at 9:41 a.m.
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Rex Poggenpohl, Chair
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Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary