HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Board of Adjustment 2023-11-07Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, November 7, 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 the Town of
Estes Park on November 7, 2023.
Board: Chair Jeff Moreau, Vice-Chair Wayne Newsom, Board Member Joe Holtzman
Attending: Chair Moreau, Vice Chair Newsom, Member Holtzman, Planner I Kara
Washam, Senior Planner Hornbeck, Interim Director Jason Damweber, Town Board
Liaison Barbara MacAlpine, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: None
Chair Moreau called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Holtzman) 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.
PUBLIC COMMENT: none
VARIANCE REQUEST 1360 B Brook Drive Planner Washam
The Water Division seeks to remodel the interior of the scale house as a dwelling for
temporary use by on-call duty staff, particularly during emergencies and inclement
weather. The on-call period of one (1) week will result in intermittent use of less than
thirty (30) days. The scale house will be solely used as on-call employee housing when
needed and will not be for lease or rent. The Applicant requests a variance to waive the
occupancy term requirement for employee housing in the I-1 (Restricted Industrial)
Zoning District under §5.2.C.2.a.(1)(c) of the Estes Park Development Code (EPDC).
Discussion:
Member Hotzman had questions for the Applicant. Jacqui Wesley, Project Manager
for the Water Division, answered that the work has not been done yet and will cost
$70,000. The privacy fence is scheduled for Phase II. Holtzman commented that the
property is dirty and disorganized and would like the Water Department to take more
responsibility for keeping the property from being an eyesore. Wesley noted that the
Prospect Mountain Water Contractor is using the site for storage and staging, and
she would request they clean up the area.
It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Moreau) to approve the variance request to
waive the occupancy term requirement for employee housing in the I-1 (Industrial)
Zoning District for the subject property addressed as 1360 B Brook Drive in the Town of
Estes Park, with findings as outlined in the staff report.
The motion passed 2-1, with Holzman voting against.
VARIANCE REQUEST 562 Driftwood Avenue Planner Washam
The Applicant requests approval of a variance to reduce the front setback along the
south property line to eight feet (8') in lieu of the fifteen feet (15') front setback
required in the R (Residential) Zone District under Section 4.3.C.4. (Table 4-2) of the
Estes Park Development Code (EPDC). The Applicant proposes constructing a 12' x
16' addition on the east side of the existing residence with a carport under the
addition.
Discussion:
Chair Moreau questioned why the variance is for 8.1 feet when one of the structure's
corners is 7.6 feet from the property line. Designer Paul Brown stated that the
building is not parallel to the property line, and the existing distance from the corner
of the house to the property line is 7.6 feet.
Board of Adjustment, November 7, 2023 – Page 2
It was moved and seconded (Moreau/Holtzman) to approve the variance request for
a 7.5-foot front setback in lieu of the 8.1 feet along the south property line for the subject
property addressed as 562 Driftwood Avenue in the Town of Estes Park, with findings
as outlined in the staff report. The motion passed 3-0.
REPORTS:
There are no projects in the foreseeable future; therefore, there will not be a meeting
in December.
There being no further business, Chair Moreau adjourned the meeting at 9:30 a.m.
Jeff Moreau, Chair
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary