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HomeMy WebLinkAboutR00-085 Blue Ridge PUD varianceCommi e -g oner movecr- adoption of the followQng Resolution: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO RESOLUTION NO. 2000 - APPROVAL OF A PETITION TO GRANT A VARIA1 FROM THE IMPROVEMENTS STANDARD! ESTABLISHED IN SECTION 4 -620 AND SECTI OF THE EAGLE COUNTY LAND USE REGULA FOR THE BLUE RIDGE PUD File Number VIS -0007 E I E I IOkRGI.E COUNTY ATTORNEY WHEREAS, Kevin & Tammy Tucker, (hereinafter "Applicant "), submitted to the Eagle County Department of Community Development a petition for variances from the requirements of Section 4 -620 and Section 4 -630 of the Eagle County Land Use Regulations for the Blue Ridge PUD; and WHEREAS, the specific variances are shown on the attached Exhibits "A ", "B ",and "C"; and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners ( "the Board "), conducted a public hearing on May 22, 2000 to consider the Applicant's petition; and WHEREAS, the Board, has considered all the evidence, exhib- its and arguments presented at and prior to the hearings. WHEREFORE, based on the evidence presented, the Board finds that the Applicant's petition meets the intent of Section 5 -260.G which governs the granting of a variance permit from - the Improve - ments Standards of the LUR, and also finds the following: 1) The applicant has filed a petition for a Variance Permit from the Improvement Standards in conformance with the require- ments of Section 5 -260.G of the LUR. 2) The petition has been properly advertised and is ready for consideration by the Board of County Commissioners. 3) The design proposed by the petitioner will provide a Toad and trail design that is equally'durable and equally safe to the - standards but would be considerably less expensive, use less land, and blend in better with the environment and land - form. 4) The applicant has demonstrated hardship to the developer and the public if there is strict adherence to the road and trail standards for the Blue Ridge PUD. 1 1 732822 06/23/2000 03:40P 370 Sara Fisher 1 of 8 R 0.00 D 0.00 N 0.00 Eagle CO 4 . 5 ) The har °a "hips demonstrated include, but are not limited to, loss of a grove of mature cottonwood trees that screen the project from Highway 82, the applicant's ownership of a limited easement for access, and the excessive cost of building a trail to county standards, when the project contains an extensive trails system. 5) Hardships to the applicant of not granting the variances exceed any currently perceived adverse impacts on the health, safety, and welfare of persons affected, or adverse impacts to the affected lands. NOW, THEREFORE be it resolved by the Board of County Commis- sioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado: THAT, on balance, the benefits to the developer of granting the variance outweigh the adverse impacts to people and lands affected by granting the variance. THAT, The Board hereby approves the Applicant's petition for a Variance Permit from the requirements of Section 4 -620 and Section 4 -630 of the LUR, as shown on the attached Exhibits "A ", "B ",and "C ", for the Blue Ridge PUD. THAT, the Board of County Commissioners directs the Depart- ment of Community Development to provide a copy of this Resolu- tion to the Applicant. THAT, the Board hereby finds, determines and declares that this Resolution is necessary for the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Eagle County. MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of the Count of Eagle, St a of Colorado, at its regular meeting held the day of 2000. COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO, by and Through Its ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS By: y . ara J. Fidher µ- Tom C. Stone hairman Clerk to the Board of D "All County Commissioners Michael L. Ga17agh 7 Commissioner n /) Johnnette Phillips, CoOlmissioner 2 G C" Commissioner seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The eoll having been called, the vote was as follows: Commissioner, Tom C. Stone _ Ct Commissioner, Michael L. Gallagher Commissioner, Johnnette Phillips This Resolution passed by C - 3 - 0 vote of the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado. 3 l ISOM & ASSOCIATES Architecture Land Planning Project Management March 2 [ 2000 7] John Vengrin MAR 2 4 Z000 Eagle County Engineering Department xt P.O. Box 179 Eagle, CO. 81631 ENGINCEERING Re: Blue Ridge PUD (Blue Ridge Lane) Dear John, i I � f Please review the attached "Land Use Application Form" which details our formal request for a variance from Eagle County Site Improvement Standards. This request for a variance is necessary to provide essential infrastructure for the Blue Ridge Project without compromising the character and natural amenities of the site. A variance is requested from the following Eagle County Roadway Standards; (a) Section 4 -620J, Table 4- 620.J, Lane Width, Suburban Residential Collector. We request a 12' lane instead of 15'. "It should be noted that the Board of County Commissioners approved a road pavement width of 12' lanes with shoulders - this request for a variance is in keeping with that original approval." (b) This variance is requested for Blue Ridge Lane, Station 6+00 to Station I9 +09 +13.05 within the Blue Ridge Lane right - of - way. (c) The hafdship associated with this variance pertains to the protection of existing cottonwood trees which are an integral component of the community character. (d) This design will provide equal or better performance from the established standard as Blue Ridge Lane will not experience decreased services levels for automobile traffic, and the PUD proposal calls for a path & trail system which will provide improved service for alternative modes of transportation 2 (a) Section 4 -620J, Table 4- 620.J, Bike Lanes, Suburban Residential Collector. We request that Blue Ridge Lane be exempted from the County Improvement Standard for providing a detached 4' bike lane (b) This variance is requested for Blue Ridge lane, Station 6 +00 to Station Exhibit A C 19 +09 +13.05 within the Blue Ridge Lane right -of -way. (c) The hardship associated with building the attached 4' bike lane stems from the interest in preserving the existing cottonwood grove that would have to be eliminated to conform with County Standards. (d) The proposed PUD design incorporates path and trail system, which may offer an improved, safer corridor for alternative modes of transportation by providing a bypass away from auto traffic, and the proposed sidewalk will connect with the public trail system of El Jebel. 3. (a) Section 4- 620.1, Table 4- 620.J, Paths, Suburban Residential Collector. We request that the 6' sidewalk be allowed to be attached with the curb & gutter. (b) This variance is requested for Blue Ridge Lane, Station 6 +00 to Station 19+09+13.05 within the Blue Ridge Lane right -of -way. (c) The hardship associated with detaching the sidewalk stems from the interest in preserving the existing cottonwood grove that would have to be eliminated to conform with County Standards. (d) The attached 6' sidewalk will provide equal service to the public and the Blue Ridge PUD provides for alternative bypasses as well. These are the variances we are requesting for Blue Ridge Lane, as identified by an independent, certified engineers. In regard to Staffs request for a variance for the internal private driveways from County Roadway standards, we do not believe this is appropriate. The project is a PUD with Homeowner maintained private drives accessing their parking spaces much the same as all multi - family projects in Arrowhead, Singletree, Beaver Creek, Homestead and other projects. None of these internal private drives conform to any County standards. Blue Ridge should not be the exception. If you have any questions, please call. Sincerely, CO-7 0 Campbell Mayer Planner cc Glen Ault Kevin & Tammy Tucker Walt Sasser 9906Vmgrm01 15110 Exhibit A C ._ Vf S - ow 7 April 21, 2000 Steve Isom Isom and Associates P.O. Box 9 Eagle, CO 81631 RE: Blue Ridge P.U.D. SE Job No. 98079.01 APR 2 4 2000 ENGINEERING Dear Steve: As agreed upon in the staff meeting on April 18, 2000 the site roads ( Cedar Ridge Drive and Cedar Hill Court) need to be classified per the Land Use Code and any standard that can't be met require a variance. Based upon the proposed use of Blue Ridge P.U.D. as now being a. Multiple- Family Project we have classified the private on site roads, Cedar Ridge Drive and Cedar Hill Court as a Suburban Residential Road with a terrain classification of rolling hills with an average day trip less than 750. Base upon the Eagle County Land Use Regulations 9 aspects of these roads do not meet the required standards. A variance will have to be obtained for the following items or the road will need to be modified. 1. Roads to be private roads with a 40' ingress egress easement. We.request a variance from the required 50' Right -of -way per table 4-620 -J since the roads are private. The 40' easement is adequate to maintain the proposed road. 2. The required lane width per table 4 -620 -1 is 10'0 ". The proposed is 10'6 ". We request a variance on lane width. The increased width will make it easier for emergency vehicles to access the site and the parking spaces to function. 3. The required curb and gutter type to be mountable curb per table 4 -620 -J the proposed curb is a barrier type curb, barrier type curb has better drainage and flow characteristics than mountable curb and better suits multi - family use since the driveway locations are already designated. We request a variance on curb types. 4. The required widening of the inside lane on curves is, yes, Case III -B, per table 4- 620 -1, and there is no widening curves proposed. We request a variance on widening of curves since the proposed road is 1 foot wider than required. The Project is a pedestrian orientated neighborhood and widening at the curves only invite speeding by cars. The widening is not required for emergency vehicles. 5. Minimum vertical curve K Valve for a sag curve per table 4 -620 -J is 20. There are two sag curve valves less than 20 at the entrances of Blue Ridge Drive at STA PVI 1 +54, the K Valve is 13.76 and STA. PVI 17 +30.60 the K Valve is 12.61. Since both of those vertical curves are near the entrances, cars will be maneuvering less than 25 MPH at the intersections and it is not a safety issue. We request a variance for vertical curve K Valve. 6_ Minimum centerline radius per table 4 -620 -J is 100', the proposed minimum centerline radius is 50'_ Since the terrain of the site requires tighter radius' to traverse from the lower part to the upper part of the project. We request variance for centerline radius. Exhibit B 5Q2 (Mai Stre Suit A3 • C arbondale, CO 81623 - ;910) 704031 1 - Fax (970) 7040313 Steve Isom SE Job No. 98079.01 April 21, 2000 Page 2 7. Minimum tangent separation per table 4 -620 -1 is 85'. We propose the minimum tangent length to be 25'. This length of tangent better serves multi- family use and does not reduce vehicular safety issues_ We request a variance for minimum tangent separations. 8. Per table 4 -620 -1 no on street parking is to be allowed. We request a variance for on street parking. 9. The intersection radius per table 4 -620 -1 is a 20' radii. We propose a 15' intersection radii variance We have verified that fire truck access is acceptable to the Fire Chief. Review of the plans show extensive paths within the Project There are 2 aspects of the proposed path that do not meet Eagle County Land Use Standards. A variance will have to be obtained for the following items or the path will need to be modified. 1. A 10' wide trail is required per section 4- 630 -A -1. There is a proposed 6' wide trail. We request a variance to minimize the disturbed areas to construct the trail system that is proposed. 2. An asphalt surface is required per section 4- 630 -A -2. The proposed surface is aggregate base course to minimize the use of an oil base surface such as asphalt in an vegetated open space situation. We request a variance for the surface of the trail_ In review of the remainder of the Project it is our opinion that all other county standards are met. Give us a call if you have any questions or need any additional information. Sincerely, SOPRIS ENGINEERING, LLC Yancy Nichol, P.E. Project Engineer Exhibit B f t ^9 C " , C) V - 000 -7 April 21, 2000 Steve Isom Isom and Associates P.O. Box 9 Eagle, CO 81631 RE: Blue Ridge P.U.D. SE Job No. 98079.01 Dear Steve: This letter has been written as requested to update the existing variance request for Blue Ridge Lane. Per Eagle County Staff meeting on April 18, 2000, the County Engineer requested the offsite portion of Blue Ridge Lane, from E1 Jebel Road to Station 9+15 be part of that variance. There are aspects of this portion of the road that does not meet the Eagle County Land Use Regulations. A variance will have to be obtained for the following items or the road will need to be modified. I. The required Right -of -way width per table 4-620 -J is 60', existing Right -of -way is 50'. 2. The proposed lane widths are I I' in width with 3' shoulders. The standard is IS' wide lanes With 2' barrier curb and gutter. 3. The minimum proposed centerline radius is 110', the standard is 200' per table 4- 620 -J. The existing Right -of -way will not allow < 200' radius. The Right -of -way was defined by the neighboring property owners to avoid existing site restraints. 4. Proposed intersection radius with El Jebel Road is 25', the standard per table 4 -620 -J is 30'. We request a variance to better fit within the Right-of-way which reduces the amount of fill on the neighboring parcels. 5. There is no proposed path or sidewalk at this time do to the agreement of the existing Right-of-way , detached sidewalks or extensive paths are required per table 4- 620 -J. 6. There is no attached bike lane proposed. Per table 4 -620 -J an attached bike path is required. The proposed road is not centered in the proposed Right -of -way because of existing site restraints. The bike path will not fit within the Right-of-way- Give us a call if you have any questions or need any additional information. Sincerely,, y �y SOPRIS ENG[NEERIN, LLC YaKEy ichol,`P:E. . Mnci _ a IL -T 2 4 2000 ENGINEERING Exhibit C 502 Main S treet` Suite A3 • Carbondale, CO 81 623 (970) 704 -0311 Fax (970) 70 0313 .6moRIQ FURIMCCRI P. 0 1 I n _.