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HomeMy WebLinkAbout163 Stanley Circle Detached Accessory Dwelling Unit June 21, 2007 Richard and Dorothy Sykora 163 Stanley Circle Drive Estes Park, CO 80517 Mike Richardson First Colorado Realty Inc. GMAC PO Box 1229 Estes Park, CO 80517 Re:Accessory Buildingat 163 Stanley CircleDrive Parcel Identification Number 35251-05-018 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sykora and Mr. Richardson: Thank you forcontacting our office about the accessory building at the above-referenced propertythat is currently being used as a detached accessory dwelling unit(guest house).Town records listthis accessorybuilding as a detached garage.We have no record of this building being legally converted to an accessory dwelling unit(guest house). We request that you, as the property owner, submit any information you have demonstrating that the building was legally converted to an accessory dwelling unit by July 2, 2007for our review.This needs to include, in writing, the date the garage was converted to an accessory dwelling unit and a list of contractors that completed the work. If staff determines there is insufficient information to demonstratethat the building was legally converted to an accessory dwelling unit(for example, the work was completed with a building permit and in compliance with the applicable zoning regulations), you will need to convertthe building back to a legal use such as agarage or storage building.Demolition and/or construction requiresaTown building permit.Demolition also requires a State demolition permit. Staff has basedourdetermination that the accessory building is alegally permitted garage, not an accessory dwelling unit, on the following information: 1.Building Permit #3773, dated August 26, 1985 for a “garage roof restructure”for an approximately thirty-foot-wide by twenty-eight-foot-longdetached garage. 2.Building Permit #7847, dated June 1, 2005 to build a wood-working shed. The site plan attached to this building permitdescribes the detached building in question as a garage. 3.A conversation with the Estes Park Sanitation District (EPSD) on June 18, 2007 in which EPSD stated they have no record of permits or fees paid for plumbing in the detached building and no record of an accessory dwelling unit. Mr. and Mrs. Sykora and Mr. Richardson June 21,2007 Page 2of 2 Larimer CountyTax Assessor records currently list this building as an “Additional Residence.” Staff contacted the Tax Assessors’office on June 18, 2007 and they stated their records show that the building used to be listed asa garage. They did not have a record of when theychanged the listing to “Additional Residence.”Larimer County records are not considered proof that the building was legally converted to an accessory dwelling unit. Please note that zoning regulations have not permitted detached accessory dwelling unitson this lot since at least 1972.Since 2000 this lot has been zoned “E” Estate,anddetached accessory dwelling units arenotpermitted in this or any residential zoning districtwithin the Estes Valley. Our 1989, 1992,and 1995 zoning maps show this lot as zoned “R-S” Residential, and detached accessory-dwelling units, thendefined as “guest houses,”were not permitted in this zoning district. Our 1974, 1980, and 1984 zoning maps and our 1972 Municipal Code list this property aszoned “R-1”Residential,and guest houses were not permitted in this zoning district. Sincerely, Alison Chilcott Planner II, AICP cc: Bob Joseph, Community Development Director Will Birchfield, Chief Building Official Carolyn McEndaffer, Code Compliance Officer