HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 2006-10-03RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Regular Meeting of the Estes Valley Board of Adjustment
October 3, 2006, 8:00 a.m.
Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall
Board:Chair Cliff Dill; Members Chuck Levine, John Lynch, Wayne Newsom,
and Al Sager; Alternate Member Bruce Grant
Attending: Chair Dill, Members Levine, Lynch, and Sager
Also Attending: Director Joseph, Planner Shirk, Recording Secretary Roederer
Absent: Member Newsom, Alternate Member Grant, Planner Chilcott
Chair Dill called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
The following minutes reflect the order of the agenda and not necessarily the chronological
sequence.
1. CONSENT AGENDA
The minutes of the September 12, 2006 meeting.
There being no corrections or additions, the minutes were approved as submitted.
2. ALL EAST ELKHORN ADDITION, 363 E. Elkhorn Avenue, Applicant: Sprint Nextel &
MacTec — Variance request from Estes Valley Development Code Section 4.4, Table
4-5, to allow the addition of two new outdoor equipment cabinets on the rooftop of
the WestStar Bank building at a height of 45 feet in lieu of the 30-foot height limit
Planner Shirk reviewed the staff report. He stated this is a request to add two new
equipment cabinets serving three panel antennas to the existing WestStar Bank building at
a maximum height of forty-five feet in lieu of the thirty-foot-maximum height limit. Only the
equipment cabinets are subject to the variance request because the Estes Valley
Development Code has an allowance for antennas to extend ten feet above the thirty-foot
height limit. Although the proposed cabinets would be at a maximum height of forty-five
feet, they would be lower than the existing cabinet, which is at a height of forty-six feet. If
approved, the proposed panel antennas will be attached to the side of the building and
painted to match. The building was granted height variances in 1978 and 1979, and the
existing parapet walls will provide an effective screen of the proposed mechanical
cabinets. Given that the proposed additions would be lower than the existing structures
and would blend into the existing building, it is the opinion of planning staff that the
variance is not substantial and the essential character of the neighborhood would not be
altered.
This request was submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff and to neighboring
property owners for consideration and comment. No significant issues or concerns were
expressed by reviewing agency staff relative to code compliance or to the provision of
public services. No comments were received from neighbors. Planning staff recommends
approval of the request.
Public Comment:
Brad Johnson was present to represent MacTec and Sprint Nextel. In response to a
question from Member Levine, he stated the proposed antennas will serve only Sprint
Nextel customers because different technology is used by other cell phone companies.
It was moved and seconded (Levine/Sager) to approve the variance request for All
East Elkhorn Addition, 363 E. Elkhorn Avenue, to allow the addition of two new
outdoor equipment cabinets on the rooftop of the WestStar Bank building at a
height of 45 feet in lieu of the 30-foot height limit, with the findings and conditions
recommended by staff, and the motion passed unanimously with one absent.
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CONDITIONS:
1. Full compliance with applicable building codes, including design criteria such as gravity
and wind loads. (Building permits are required.)
2. The proposed antennas shall match the color of the existing bank building.
3. REPORTS
Director Joseph requested that the Board Members consider changing the start time of
Estes Valley Board of Adjustment meetings to 9:00 a.m. beginning in January 2007. Each
Member present stated he had no objection. Director Joseph noted the Town Board and
Board of County Commissioners must approve an amendment to the bylaws in order to
institute the new meeting start time.
It was moved and seconded (Sager/Levine) to recommend to the Town Board of
Trustees and the Board of County Commissioners that the start time of Estes Valley
Board of Adjustment meetings be changed from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. beginning in
January 2007, and the motion passed unanimously with one absent via voice vote.
There being no further business, Chair Dili adjourned the meeting at 8:12 a.m.
Cliff Dill, Chair
Julie Rdederer, Recordinq/Secretary