HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 2006-11-07RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Regular Meeting of the Estes Valley Board of Adjustment
November 7, 2006, 8:00 a.m.
Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall
Board:
Attending:
Chair Cliff Dill; Members Chuck Levine, John Lynch, Wayne Newsom,
and Al Sager; Alternate Member Bruce Grant
Vice-Chair Levine, Members Newsom and Sager, Alternate Member
Grant
Also Attending: Director Joseph, Planner Shirk, Recording Secretary Roederer
Absent:Chair Dill, Member Lynch, Planner Chilcott
Vice-Chair Levine 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 October 3, 2006 meeting.
It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Grant) that the Consent Agenda be accepted,
and the motion passed unanimously with one absent.
2. LOT 1, CARRIAGE HILLS 8™ FIUNG125 ||fefv\-kyL^::;i^PS'CnTcodf lect"
rrabs;;e;:2o,Vaira^^^ - --50-,ootsetback required in the RE-Rural Estate zoning district
Planner Shirk reviewed the staff ^®P°ertcj thfrty-on^fe^3from3 th^front-yard property line
addition, including a deck, to e fiftv.foot setback required in the RE-Rural Estate
along Fish Creek Way in lieu identical variance, which was approved in July
rono5%mSdTto%\Ppt for aaPbiMing pemrit wilhin the one-year timeframe specified by
the Estes Valley Development Code (EVDC).
j thPd FVDC in 2000 increased the
special circumstances exist be“us®9‘h9e,®f0P“er dedicated thirty feet of right-of-way
minimum setback and bfaus®1,fn8® °“poSed addition would meet the mmimurn
along Fish Creek Way to Lanmor c.our'ty’th® P-I^ah aoproximately half of the proposed
fifty-foot setback if not for this d®^icat,° „ . ■ t the setback, the distance to Fish Creek
addition, as well as the deck, wou ^ enc request The proposed addition is similar in
«==nraP^^f approve, ot the varianc.^^ (o neighbor]ng
This request was submitted ar;1 issues or concerns were
property owners for consideration and comme . aompllance 0r to the provision of
ed from neighbors. Planning sta« recommends
approval of the request.
Public Comment: nrpocpnt to represent the applicant. He staged
i-:vrthivrncrori;Lvei|^^^^^^^^^^
\raria'noe?ngiven,thatPthe<ap^cai^ted ^etfcated road right-of-way to Larimer County o
accommodate expansion of Fish Creek Way.
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Estes Valley Board of Adjustment
November 7, 2006
It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Sager) to approve the variance request for Lot
1, Carriage Hills 8th Filing, to allow a front-yard setback of 31 feet in lieu of the
rninimum 50-foot setback required, with the findings and conditions recommended
by staff, and the motion passed unanimously with one absent.
CONDITIONS:
1. Full compliance with applicable building codes. . , ^
2. Prior to pouring foundation, submittal of a setback certificate prepared by a registered
land surveyor. This certificate shall verify compliance with the approved site plan.
3 METES AND BOUNDS, LOCATED IN THE SE 1/4 OF THE SW 1/4 OF S35-T5N-R73W OF
THE 6th P.M., TBD Giant Track Road, Applicant: Steve Laing — Variance request
from Estes Valley Development Code Section 4 3, T?bl®Jj;2’,0 ®'10™ ® r®s'sXaCks
be built 10 feet from the southern property line m lieu of the 25-foot setbacks
required in the E-1—Estate zoning district
SSSSSE-Ssi
Smeofthe oiS^fcrbinfThe o:eml, character of the neighborhood would not suffer a
detriment. . .
This request was submitted to all ap.pl'fab[^ r®tv'^oins®gnfficant issues or concerns were
property owners for a°aaideraaon aadr”,o code SmpLnce or to the provision of
expressed by reviewing a0enoy ata'fi,;®Lalelrs verifying riVof-access ,0 the Property;
PnUeShtrSoyr4Sdl"heTqrsh recommends approval o, the request.
Steve'lSing,"the applicant, was pr^aaJ'tf^®rQ^^uJoropping<mSera'^n^'.tH^ hOted0theU|ot
on and emphasized his des,r®. t° ^ the required 25-foot setbacks leave a very small
neighboring properties. ^ ,-the
It was moved and seconded (Sager/Newsom) to app;°;VswT ofnS3 ^TSN-RTSW of
Metes and Bounds property located m tl^e SE A oune t. 11() feet from the
the 6^ap.M., TBD Giant Track ^oed, to allow a residence^ ^ jn the E-t-Estate
souLrn property line in lieu of‘haend25ctndi,ionf recomlnded by staff and an
rdrontn-drti^r^roS the rocK outcropping, and the motion passed
unanimously with one absent.
?°Full'cl°mpliance with applicable bu''dia? cf03 3etback certificate prepared by a registered
2- any
3- Ste "hisSng S remain inPplace and shall be maintained in good con ition
throughout the construction process.
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Estes Valley Board of Adjustment
November 7, 2006
4.METES AND BOUNDS, A PORTION OF STANLEY ADDITION, 561 Big Thompson
Avenue, Applicant: Schrader Land Co., LLLP — Variance request from Estes Valley
Development Code Section 4.4, Table 4-5, to allow replacement of the existing
canopy 8 feet from an arterial street in lieu of the 25-foot setback required, and from
Section 7.5.F.2b(6), to allow development in the street frontage buffer area
Planner Shirk reviewed the staff report. He stated this is a request to replace the existing
canopy at the Phillips 66 station across Big Thompson Avenue from the Visitor’s Center.
The request would allow the new canopy to extend to eight feet from the front property line
in lieu of the 25-foot setback required; the existing canopy extends into the setback
approximately the same distance. The new canopy would be fifty feet long instead of the
existing thirty-five feet.
The applicant plans other improvements which do not require a variance, including
expanding the interior retail space into the garage bays, replacing the sign, and updating
the fuel-dispenser islands. In considering whether the essential character of the
neighborhood would be altered or whether adjoining properties would suffer a detriment, it
is the opinion of planning staff that the proposed changes to the store, canopy, and sign
would enhance the aesthetics of the site. Because the site was developed in 1968 and the
existing canopy extends into the front-yard setback, no changes can be made to the
canopy without a variance approval.
Planning staff recommends that the pole light be removed, and the existing sign be
frontage buffer area.
This request was submitted to all aPP|irab|®pr®vfe™n9 St iSuesor conce'mTwTre
property owners for consideration and cpp} 1 . comD|iance or to the provision of
expressed by reviewing agency staff relatt ^ Department, Building
public sendees. Comments r|“ to remove the
Department, and Estes Park_iSianitat 0,nUQQlth npnartment reoulations for food service)
canopy. Member Grant stated his SUPP?^ ° ^ d t0’rem0ve the dump station, stating
provide better access for RVs. He ques^1^0^ ^ ° a benefirt0 resident RV
“ MreTbreS^dW^ roTg
"he Board MCTiber^dplanntng0staff, an9d the ayppiicant followed regarding these issues.
Public Comment: u QrhraHpr Land Co LLLP. He stated the proposedJohn Howe was present on behalf of Schrader °t^ that Qf the new convention and
site improvements were tailored ta Pr°y'^ He tated his willingness to work with Estes
Visitors Bureau building across the stree}. H®if it is possible to do
Park Sanitation District to continue to providetl^® h.intenSity lighting that typically
so. Regarding the lighting, Conac<? {? (gjg, of the9canopy due to safety issues; he
:rdshrspp:rgnisr?ori:s«
r.Thewral9o%r^°b"^^^ SUd IS re standard color
used by Conoco Phillips for “branding” purposes.
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 4
November 7, 2006
It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Sager) to approve the variance request for the
Metes and Bounds property located in a Portion of Stanley Addition, 561 Big
Thompson Avenue, to allow replacement of the existing canopy 8 feet from an
arterial street in lieu of the 25-foot setback required and to allow development in the
street frontage buffer area, with the findings and conditions recommended by staff
and the addition of condition #9 regarding lighting, and the motion passed
unanimously with one absent.
CONDITIONS:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Full compliance with applicable building codes.
Compliance with memo from the Chief Building Official dated October 17, 2006.
Compliance with Estes Park Sanitation District requirements.
Compliance with memo from Estes Park Public Works dated October 20, 2006.
Curbing shall be extended on either side of the pump island to match the outer
dimension of the fuel dispensers. This should correspond with the suggested
landscape island.
A landscaping plan for the area between the proposed pumps and the sidewalk (as
delineated in the staff report) shall be submitted with the building permit application,
and shall comply with technical requirements set forth in Section 7.5 “Landscaping” of
the Estes Valley Development Code.
The color scheme on the proposed canopy shall be subject to Staff approval.
The existing sign and adjacent light shall be removed.
Canopy lighting shall be fully recessed.
5. REPORTS
None.
There being no further business, Vice-Chair Levine adjourned the meeting at 8:52
a.m.
Chuck Levine, Vice-Chair
Juke Roederef, Recording Secretary