HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Board of Adjustment 2023-04-04Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, April 4, 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 April 4, 2023.
Board: Chair Jeff Moreau, Vice-Chair Wayne Newsom, Board Member Joe Holtzman
Attending: Chair Moreau, Board Member Holtzman, Community Development
Director Jessica Garner, Planner I Kara Washam, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: none
Chair Moreau called the meeting to order at 9:05 a.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
It was moved and seconded (Holtzman/Newsom) to approve the agenda. The motion
passed 3-0.
APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Holtzman) to approve the Consent Agenda. The
motion passed 3-0.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
It was decided that Chair Moreau and Vice Chair Newsom would continue their
positions for 2023. The vote was unanimous.
VARIANCE REQUEST 510 Moraine Avenue Planner I Washam
Planner Washam reviewed the staff report. The applicant requests approval of a
variance to allow a reduced side setback of eight feet (8’) in lieu of the twenty-five
foot (25’) setback required in the CO (Commercial Outlying) Zoning District under
Section 4.4.C.4. of the Estes Park Development Code (EPDC). If approved, the
applicant intends to construct a partially open pavilion.
Public Comment:
Chuck Scott, owner of Coffee on the Rocks, spoke on the floodplain issue and stated that
there was no water on the site during the 2013 flood. The adjacent property owners to the
south and west contacted him and had no problem with the variance.
Discussion: none
It was moved and seconded (Moreau/Holtzman) to approve the variance request for
a reduced side setback of eight feet for the subject property addressed as 510 Moraine
Avenue in the Town of Estes Park, with the findings as outlined in the staff report. The
motion passed 3-0.
VARIANCE REQUEST 281 W Riverside Dr. Planner I Washam
It was moved and seconded (Moraue/Holtzman) to continue this item to May 2, 2023,
Board of Adjustment meeting.
There being no further business, Chair Moreau adjourned the meeting at 9:20 a.m.
Jeff Moreau, Chair
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary