HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Board of Adjustment 2023-01-03Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, January 3, 2023
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the ESTES PARK BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT of the
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. The meeting was held in said Town of
Estes Park on January 3, 2023.
Board: Chair Jeff Moreau, Vice-Chair Wayne Newsom, Board Member Joe Holtzman
Attending: Chair Moreau, Board Member Holtzman, Community Development Director
Jessica Garner, Senior Planner Woeber, Planner I Kara Washburn, Town Board Liaison
Barbara McAlpine, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: Newsom
Chair Moreau called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. There were nine people in
attendance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
It was moved and seconded (Holtzman/Moreau) to approve the agenda. The motion
passed 2-0.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
It was moved and seconded (Holtzman/Moreau) to approve the Consent Agenda. The
motion passed 2-0.
Public Comment: none
VARIANCE REQUEST TBD Raven Avenue Senior Planner Woeber
The Applicant seeks a 10-foot variance to the minimum lot width standard for the RM
Zone District in accordance with Estes Park Development Code (EPDC) Section 3.6.C. If
approved, the property will be subdivided into five lots, each 50 feet wide.
Discussion: David Emerson, director of St. Vrain Habitat for Humanity, relayed plans for
providing affordable housing in Estes Park at a 60% AMI or lower. He thanked the Board
for hearing the variance.
It was moved and seconded (Moreau/Holtzman) to approve the variance request for
a 10-foot setback to the minimum lot width in accordance with the findings as
presented. The motion passed 2-0.
VARIANCE REQUEST 160 First Street Planner I Washburn
The Applicant requests approval of a variance to allow a reduced front setback of
eight and three-tenths feet (8.3’) and a reduced arterial road setback of twenty-two
feet six inches (22’-6”) in lieu of the fifteen feet (15’) and twenty-five feet (25’)
respective setbacks required in the CO (Commercial Outlying) Zoning District under
Section 4.4.C.4. of the Estes Park Development Code (EPDC). The Applicant
proposes eliminating three parking spaces in the subject area to construct a deck for
outdoor seating at the El Mex-Kal Family Restaurant.
Discussion: Member Holtzman requested removing the fourth parking space and
including a bollard. Backing out of those parking spaces is a hazard.
Mark Rismiller, the property owner, explained the reason for not using the 4th
parking space for the decking was due to Estes Park Sanitation concerns with
accessing the clean-out sewer lines. He will check with EPSD on the placement of
the bollard.
It was moved and seconded (Moreau/Holtzman) to approve the variance request for
reduced front setback and reduced arterial road setback for the subject property
addressed as 160 1st Street in the Town of Estes Park, with findings as outlined in the
staff report with the addition of installing a bollard to keep people from parking in the
fourth parking spot. The motion passed 2-0.
Board of Adjustment, January 3, 2023 – Page 2
REPORTS
The comprehensive plan passed in December. The next project will be updating the
Development Code. A restructuring of the fee schedule will also be done in 2023.
The Community Development offices will be remodeled, hopefully starting in the Spring.
There being no further business, Chair Moreau adjourned the meeting at 9:23 a.m.
Jeff Moreau, Chair
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary