HomeMy WebLinkAboutR08-024Cordillera PUD Wildlife Protection Plans ConsolidationCommissioner moved adoption of the following resolution:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
RESOLUTION NO. 2008-~
RESOLUTION APPROVING CONSOLIDATION OF CORDILLERA PLANNED UNIT
DEVELOPMENT WILDLIFE PROTECTION PLANS
WHEREAS, the Bard of County Commissioners previously has adopted resolutions
approving several separate but related Cordillera Planned Unit Developments ("Cordillera
PUDS"); and
WHEREAS, each of such resolutions and PUDS included an approved Wildlife
Protection Plan ("Approved Plans") acceptable to the Colorado Division of Wildlife; and
WHEREAS, administration of the several separate Approved Plans by Cordillera has
proven to be unnecessarily cumbersome, and uncertainty in enforcement of those plans has arisen
from non-substantive differences in the wording of provisions in such plans; and
WHEREAS, Cordillera, working in collaboration with the Colorado Division of Wildlife
and the Eagle County Community Development Department, has developed a Cordillera
Consolidated Wildlife Protection Plan ("Consolidated Plan") to replace and harmonize the
existing individual Approved Plans; and
WHEREAS, the Community Development Department determined that the proposed
Consolidated Plan incorporates and preserves the essential protective provisions of the several
Approved Plans, and that the goal of protection of wildlife in the Cordillera development would
be facilitated by approval of the Consolidated Plan as a replacement for the several Approved
Plans.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO:
THAT, the Consolidated Wildlife Protection Plan attached hereto as Exhibit A is hereby
approved and adopted as the document governing wildlife protection in all of the Cordillera
PUDs, as listed on Appendix B hereto.
THAT, the Community Development Department is directed to arrange to record this
Resolution in the records of the Eagle County Clerk and Recorder in such a way as to make it
clear that the Consolidated Plan has supplanted the individual plans as the governing wildlife
protection document for all such PUDs.
THAT, the Boazd of County Commissioners finds, determines and declazes that this
Resolution is necessary for the public health, safety and welfaze of the citizens of the County of
Eagle, State of Colorado.
MOVED, READ AND ADOPTED by the Boazd of Coun Commissioners of the County
of Eagle, State of Colorado, at its regular meeting held this -~~~day of 008.
COUNTY OF EAGLE, STATE OF COLORADO
ATTF~T:
By and Through its Board of County
Commissioners
"` Peter F. Runyon, Chairman
Zrlerk of the Bbazd of Co~"°.-!,~o
Commissioners ' ~®a~- By:
By:
Commissioner .i~~o~~~P01 seconded adoption of the foregoing resolution. The roll
having been called, the vote was as follows:
Commissioner Peter F. Runyon
Commissioner Saza J. Fisher
Commissioner Arn M. Menconi
This Resolution passed by ~~~ vote of the Boazd of County
Commissioners of the County of Eagle, State of Colorado.
Cordillera Wildlife Plan
October 31, 2007
PURPOSE
The Cordillera community has been developed under five Wildlife Agreements. Since
the development of the real estate (roads, sewers, water, and electricity), golf courses,
equestrian center, and community center infrastructure is complete, it is the desire of the
Cordillera Property Owners Association (CPOA), the Cordillera Club, and other
interested parties to combine these five agreements into a single document.
Cordillera's wildlife mitigation and enhancement plans have been developed to avoid,
minimize and mitigate wildlife impacts resulting from the development of this area. The
current area's infrastructure is fundamentally complete, an exception being some water
services that need to be enhanced. The golf courses are complete, the building lots are all
plated, and the roads are built.
Cordillera is now fully platted, including parcel lines, building envelopes, open space and
wildlife corridors. Big game migration and local movement corridors have been
designated as open space and set off limits to development in perpetuity.
Over the years there has been an extensive body of work done on the subject of wildlife
in Cordillera. As time passes, there have been changes in the wildlife patterns and we
anticipate that these changes will continue. For example, the elk population has
increased and in all likelihood it will continue to increase. The actions taken by Eagle
County and the Cordillera committee for Wildfire Mitigation and Healthy Forests (think
Pine Beetle, and root rot) have also changed the Cordillera environment.
Cordillera remains a vibrant wildlife habitat, with new sightings of animal, bird and plant
species, and an overall abundance of wildlife. The bear control program has worked
especially well; while to some, dogs remain a constant control issue. Cordillera dog
regulations are more restrictive than the Eagle County regulations.
Cordillera is committed to maintaining a vibrant wildlife habitat and therefore, without
reservation enters into this agreement.
The agreements in this document are a consolidation of all the prior agreements.
AREAS COVERED BY THIS AGREEMENT
Prior agreements covering Cordillera aze:
1. Original 1991 Divide and Ranch
2. Bearden 1996
3. Territories 1997 (9/11/1997 632884)
4. Mountain Track 1999 (A Revision 8/5/1999 704765)
5. Density Shift from Tracks O to U (4/14/2000 727259)
This agreement includes the above areas. Other common names or mazketing names
include:
• The Divide
• The Ranch
• Settlers Loop
• The Summit
• The Territories
• Chaveno
• Mirador Ridge
Maps defining the total azea aze available at the CPOA offices in Chaveno. These large
scale maps show all the pazcels, filings, lots, and wildlife corridors that existed in the
eazly part of this century. Copies of these maps aze not included in this document mainly
because current technology does not enable a downsized map that is easily readable.
The more recent lot plats also show the crossing of wildlife corridors on affected lots.
The Cordillera Valley community and Timber Springs aze not part of this agreement.
AGREEMENTS
The agreements in this document aze a consolidation of all the prior agreements.
WILDLIFE CORRIDORS BIG GAME MIGRATION
Homes, even those on large (10 -15 acre) lots, have been clustered to concentrate
development, to the extent possible, outside of movement corridors and other important
wildlife azeas. Corridors were designed, to the extent possible, to incorporate and
preserve physiographic features, such as saddles, ridgelines, forested side slopes, etc.
presently used as existing big game movement corridors. Corridor entrances are funnel-
shaped to direct nonaligned movements into corridors. Building envelopes have been
established on all lots adjacent to wildlife corridors and open space to assure that the
location of individual homes and housing pods follows a development design facilitating
continued wildlife use.
Vegetation cover within designated corridors will be retained, except where manipulation
is required as part of the winter range enhancement program, to reduce wildfire potential,
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to mitigate mountain pine beetle or where corridors aze crossed by roads, golf course
facilities etc. Enhancement will only be conducted where remaining cover is considered
adequate to buffer human disturbances from big game use. (Details for wildfire
mitigation and mountain pine beetle are outlined under Forestry and Open Space
Management.)
Cordillera is now fully platted, including parcel lines, building envelopes, open
space AND wildlife corridors. Big game migration and local movement corridors
have been designated as open space and set off limits to development in perpetuity.
Vegetative clearing will be minimized to what is required to establish horizontal and
vertical sight-distances along roads except where it is necessary to mitigate vegetation for
wildfire protection to assure property access and egress for residents and emergency
personnel. Vehicle speeds on interior development roads will be 30 mph or less.
No construction activities (e.g. construction of homes, roads, the golf course and its
ancillary facilities, sewer, water, power, telephone lines, water plants, tanks, etc.) other
than emergency maintenance, will occur within the migration corridors and
designated wildlife habitats on the property between November 15 and May 15
dates inclusive. Construction travel is permitted through the above defined azeas year
azound, as long as the access is confined to designated roadways.
As part of the 1991 Wildlife Agreement (section 3.5) Cordillera developed several small
(40 to 100 squaze foot) shallow detention pools to collect spring runoff, and/or detain
water from a spring or an intermittent creek. One of these pools is in Red Draw and the
others aze up Squaw Creek, on USFS property. Cordillera will continue to maintain these
pools.
CALVING
Recreation trails crossing calving azeas will be closed to all usage between May 15 and
June 30. Use of the adjacent Forest Service land will be discouraged. Two significant
calving azeas were mapped in the original PUD work by Rick Thompson. One is in the
Red Draw azea and the other in the upper southern part of the Territories below Webb
Peak. The Red Draw azea is lazgely in Cordillera open space, closely surrounded by
residential azea and has several recreation trails. The Webb Peak calving azea is lazgely
on private properly, away from building envelopes, and therefore not affected by any
recreation trails. Should new calving azeas develop Cordillera will close associated
recreational trails during the Calving Season.
As noted just above, Cordillera maintains water sources in two geographical areas; one in
Red Draw on Timber Trail Loop and three on the Forest Service land south of the Squaw
Creek Trailhead. The Red Draw site is a spring with a cattle trough. The USFS locations
are springs with pools. (Sights to be mazked and mapped in the summer of 2007).
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RECREATIONAL USES
Cordillera recognizes that we must live in harmony with wildlife. [n this spirit, if there is a
conflict between wildlife wellbeing and recreation activities, than wildlife will be given the
priority.
Cordillera has established a system of recreational trails, some of which lie in some type
of movement corridor or potential winter range. Big game travel mostly during non-
daylight hours. During severe winter conditions they are affected when their patterns are
disturbed. Cordillera will therefore encourage winter use of recreation trails between 9
am and 4 pm. If wildlife concentrate in trail azeas, the trails will be closed until the
wildlife move to other areas. If areas have no wildlife wintering then the trails can be
opened earlier. Changes in opening times will be agreed to by the CDOW and the staff
representative of the CPOA, on a case by case basis.
Severe winter conditions may cause elk or deer to concentrate in certain areas within the
development. Cordillera and CDOW will monitor these areas for wildlife's benefit.
Trails in calving azeas will be closed between May 15 and June 30,this includes existing
calving azeas and any future azeas determined to be calving azeas.
National Forest access by Cordillera residents and guests will be discouraged between
May 15 and June 30 to minimize disturbance to elk during calving.
Snowmobile use will be prohibited throughout the development, with the exception of
snowmobile use for Nordic trail system safety considerations, Metro District trail
maintenance and some golf course maintenance. There will be no night time use of
snowmobiles except for safety/rescue. Snowmobile use for maintenance on the trails will
be limited between 10 am and 4 pm. If wildlife concentrates in trail azeas, the trails will
be closed until the wildlife move to other areas. Snowmobile trail maintenance may
occur outside the loam to 4pm designation only if wildlife is not utilizing the azea.
There is no public access to USFS property thru Cordillera as Kensington Partners
provided alternative public access via a hiking trail located south of the dirt portion of
Squaw Creek Road. There is no motorized access to this azea from the North (Cordillera).
The old road is closed to all motorized traffic, except emergency rescue, and
administrative use, at the Cordillera and USFS boundary.
Hunting is the primary management tool the CDOW uses to manage wildlife populations
within available habitat. Inadequate hunter access and/or hunter harvest will allow
populations to grow, increasing game damage, and increasing wildlife/human incidents
(including accidents) on Cordillera and adjacent properties. Hunting is currently
prohibited in Cordillera by the CPOA Boazd of Directors. The CPOA Boazd has the
option to authorize hunting. Should the Boazd pass a resolution allowing hunting; a
written plan will be coordinated with CDOW.
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The Cordillera Nordic Center (Mountain Golf Course) operates approximately from
December 1 to April 1. Dates aze dependent on snow conditions. A snow cat is used to
groom trails and set track. Hours of operation aze 9 am to 4 pm Sunday to Wednesday
and 9 am to 8 pm Thursday and Friday. The Timber Hearth Grill sponsors horse drawn
sleigh rides for dinner groups.. All of these activities occur on the groomed Nordic trails.
Nordic trail maintenance is done between Gam and 4 pm. Use of the Cordillera Nordic
Center trails and all associated uses will be suspended if wildlife aze utilizing the azea
until such time that wildlife moves out of the designated azeas.
When new outdoor activities aze developed that might impinge on wildlife, these
activities will be reviewed with the CDOW and agreement will be developed to mitigate
any impacts on wildlife. These agreements maybe verbal.
The CPOA and CMD shall be entitled to develop additional outdoor recreational
activities within the Cordillera community. Any new activities shall follow the same
stipulations, closure dates and hours or restricted us if wildlife is utilizing the area
including closure of the area until wildlife move to a different location, as other azeas
presently managed within the development on wildlife habitat.
CPOA and the CMD will work with CDOW to develop and implement plans to decrease
the elk intrusions of the equestrian center as interactions between elk and horses has been
an increasing problem over the past several years.
COMPENSATION FOR THE LOSS OF BIG GAME WINTER RANGE.
As part of the prior agreements the Cordillera Wildlife Committee (also called CHEW,
Cordillera Habitat Enhancement for Wildlife) was established and funded to provide
monies for the enhancement of wildlife habitat. As of the second quarter of 2006, this
fund has approximately $200,000 in assets. The committee decides how the income
earned from this fund is to be spent. Monies aze to be spent solely for the benefit of
wildlife habitat in Cordillera or on the associated habitat in the area.
CHEW is to be managed by the CPOA's Wildfire and Healthy Forest Committee with
agreement from the CDOW. The Wildfire and Healthy Forest Committee consists of a
chairperson and has representatives from each Cordillera neighborhood. Non-Cordillera
neighbors are invited to comment on CHEW plans, and will be invited to participate in
subject sessions if they express an interest in being more involved. It is recognized that
communicating proposed activities to the affected neighborhoods and neighbors is a key
part of the CHEW's work.
Actions will be finalized and agreed to by the CPOA and CDOW representatives.
BEARS, MOUNTAIN LIONS, NUISANCE WILDLIFE, TRASH CONTROLS,
HERD CONTROL
Several parts of Cordillera aze high quality beaz habitat. Mountain lions have been
sighted and carcasses of wildlife prey species have been noted. Cordillera instituted a
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trash and pet feeding program, coupled with a homeowner education program several
yeazs ago. Since that time, the beaz incidents have decreased dramatically. This program
is on going, and will continued to be implemented.
Homeowners will be educated about beazs and other local wildlife via Cordillera's CPOA
document, origonally written by Rick Thompson, titled "Living in Harmony with
Nature." Copies will be provided to new property owner's in Cordillera's "Property
Owners Guide". The document will also be available on Cordillera's WEB site.
There shall be no outside storage of any trash or gazbage, no matter how briefly (e.g.
overnight), at any residence or anywhere within the development unless it is contained
within individual beaz-proof containers which meet Eagle County Feeding Ordinance
specifications. These aze generally non-mobile.
Prior to disposal, any refuse that might attract beazs should be kept within the garage in a
suitable receptacle with a bear resistant lid. Refuse should not be kept within detached
garages or sheds because these structures are more likely to be broken into by beazs. In
the Territories and Casteel (parcels 0,02,03, and 04), where outside structures aze
permitted, if trash is kept in these structures, the structure must be beaz proof. Trash
containers are to be taken to the point of collection the morning of collection.
There shall be no dumps or underground disposal of refuse within Cordillera.
Residents will be prohibited from using a garden compost pile, unless the compost pile is
beaz-proof, which meet standazds or the definition of beaz proof refuse containers
designated within the Eagle County Wildlife Feeding ordinance. Residents will be
educated that household and gazden waste contributions to compost piles compose the
materials that can attract beazs and create problems. Yazd compost waste consisting of
leaves, grass, small branches, etc. maybe an attraction for beazs.
Pets shall not be fed outside. Bowls of pet food left outside aze attractors of beazs and
other predators and nuisance species (e.g. skunks) of wildlife. Some of these wildlife
species may carry diseases that can be transmitted to pets.
With the exception of birdfeeders, the feeding, baiting, salting, or other means of
attracting wildlife is prohibited. All birdfeeders aze prohibited when beazs are out and
about, which is usually April 15 to October 15.
Mountain lions aze occasionally present in Cordillera. They may be more common from
spring to fall when large numbers of deer and elk (prey species) are fawning/calving and
summering at these elevations. Therefore, it is agreed that the following actions will be
maintained:
• Homeowners will be educated about mountain lions and other local
wildlife via CDOW's brochure entitled "Living with Wildlife in Beaz
Country" (available at www.wildlife.co.state.us) and/or Cordillera's
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CPOA brochure. One copy of either brochure shall be provided to each
homeowner at closing.
• With the exception of birdfeeders, the feeding, baiting, salting, or other
means of attracting wildlife is prohibited
Other sections relating to bears, mountain lions and nuisance animals aze covered
elsewhere in this document i.e. Pet Control, Horses and other large animals.
Hunting is a means of controlling herd size. The number of elk appears to be increasing
in Cordillera and elk intrusions into the equestrian center have become a problem.
Therefore, the CPOA after consulting with the CDOW will manage and control any
hunting in Cordillera and access to public lands, in accordance with state and county
regulations and as permitted in the Cordillera PUD. However, at the present time the
CPOA prohibits hunting in Cordillera.
Fencing (Covered in the Territories, Beazden, and Mountain Track Agreements)
Fencing will be restricted throughout the subject properties, to facilitate local and
migratory wildlife movements, optimize habitat availability, and reduce wildlife
mortality. Fencing approval will be under the purview of the CPOA, delegated to the
DRB.
There shall be no fencing of perimeter lot lines (i.e. azound the boundaries of individual
or clustered lots), nor of the perimeter of the designated building envelope. Homeowners
will be permitted a privacy fence to enclose up to 5,000 square feet (i.e. around a hot
tub), provided it is immediately adjacent to the house and it is entirely within the
designated building envelope. For the Beazden pazcels the privacy fence is restricted to
2500 squaze feet. Fencing is also permitted around a swimming pool and garden,
provided they aze also clustered within the building envelope. Fencing may be subject to
more restrictive provisions as stated in the DRB Guidelines or other related documents
such as CPOA Resolutions.
Decorative fencing will be prohibited in designated movement corridors to facilitate
corridor use. With respect to decorative fencing in other areas, maximum fence height
shall not exceed 42 inches, maximum fence width (from a top view} shall not exceed 12
inches, and continuous fencing shall not exceed 100 feet without a minimum 50 foot
unobstructed opening.
With respect to extensive buck and pole fencing, the maximum height shall not exceed 42
inches and continuous fencing shall not exceed 300 feet without a minimum 50 foot
unobstructed opening.
Internal barbed-wire fences (formerly used as pasture or drift fences to direct livestock)
on properties will be removed. If fencing is required to restrict domestic livestock
grazing on adjacent properties, Cordillera will work with the adjacent landowners (where
those landowners are willing to work with Cordillera) in an attempt to install a wildlife
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friendly fence. Such a fence might include a three wire straight strand fence or a three-
strand, bazbed-wire fence, with strands located at 18, 30, and 42 inches above the mean
ground level, and with gates in the fence that can be opened outside the period when
livestock aze present.
In the Territories decorative property corner fencing is permitted, provided it is limited to
not more than 351ineaz feet of fencing extending along each property line from each lot
corner. Decorative Fencing is also allowed at the entry azeas to each home site subject to
the approval of the Cordillera DRB.
The two designated equestrian areas may contain fencing which excludes wildlife;
however, these azeas aze located outside of the wildlife movement corridors. All other
fencing, with the exception of enclosed dog runs, will be minimized and shall not restrict
wildlife movements. (Note: the two designated equestrian areas in the PUDs aze the
existing one on Squaw Creek, and the second is in the Mountain Track, pazcel J. The
Mountain Track facility has never been built.)
Fence specifications are: top strand 42 inches above the ground (38 inches preferred),
middle strand 12 inches below the top strand, and bottom strand shall be no lower than 16
inches above the ground.
Cordillera has been permitting 5,000 sq feet of fenced azea for pools, etc., as noted above.
The source of the above statement is the May 28, 1999 Wildlife Agreement #697723
page 7, section 7.1.8.
Corral fences are permitted where corals aze permitted. See the DRB design guidelines
for details. All corral fences must be within the building envelops.
DOG AND PET CONTROL
This subject is covered by the Mountain Track Wildlife Plan #704765, the 1991 Wildlife
Plan, Bearden plan, and the Territories Plan 632884. Other governing documents include
the 10`f' Amendment of the PUD and the Eagle County Resolution #27 signed on
February 23, 1998.
Cordillera residents and associated employees shall be educated regarding Cordillera's
dog and pet policy. Residents shall be educated that they can not feed dogs and other
pets outside their homes, including on decks, to avoid attracting nuisance wildlife or
predators.
Each residential lot will be permitted to have up to two dogs and offspring up to three
months old. Residents aze prohibited from hazboring dogs on their property unless they
have adequate facilities (i.e. a fenced yazd, dog run, or kennel) to contain the animals.
Enclosed runs must be located immediately adjacent to the home, within the building
envelope, and shall not exceed 1,000 squaze feet. Enclosed fenced runs must be
approved by the DRB. Homeowners are encouraged to enclose runs to protect dogs from
possible mountain lion or coyote predation.
At no time are dogs to be allowed to run freely. The dog must be controlled by a leash of
no more than 12 feet in length, under the direct control of its owner or authorized
representative, unless the dog is legally hunting with its owner or authorized
representative, or is being trained for such a purpose.
Contractors, subcontractors, guests (other than those of homeowners), visitors, delivery
people, etc. shall be prohibited from bringing dogs onto Cordillera property, even if the
dogs would be kept inside vehicles. Guests of homeowners shall comply with all
Cordillera dog control measures. Violation of the dog policy by a person other than a
resident or permanent member of Cordillera shall result in the immediate eviction of the
dog and the dog's owner or representative from Cordillera property. In the event of a
second violation by the same dog and/or the same dog's owner, the dog and the dog's
owner or representative shall be immediately evicted from Cordillera property, and the
offending person in question shall be prohibited from Cordillera property for the
following seven consecutive calendar days. In the event of a third violation, the
offending person in question shall be prohibited from Cordillera property for the
following six consecutive calendar months.
The CPOA is responsible for enforcing dog and pet covenants. Stray dogs may also be
controlled by the County and CDOW. Such control may include the destruction of stray
dogs under Colorado law. Homeowners not in compliance with these restrictions will be
responsible for any and all costs incurred by the CPOA, County and /or CDOW for
enforcing these provisions. Should the CPOA knowingly fail to enforce these dog
covenants, the County and /or CDOW may enforce the covenants and recover any and all
costs incurred. CPOA penalties for first, second, and subsequent violations will be a
warning, $200 fine and a $500 fine. At any time after the first offense and warning that
the pet owner fails to comply, the CPOA may request removal of the dog from
Cordillera. Non-payment of a fine or failure to remove the pet from Cordillera property
shall be considered a separate violation for each day that a violation continues after the
notice and shall be enforced (i.e. fined) accordingly.
Resident dogs must be licensed. and wear numbered tags.
Cordillera provides a fenced dog park on Carterville Road. The park is less than an acre
is not be in a wildlife wintering or migration area.
HORSES, LIVESTOCK AND OTHER LARGE ANIMALS
The agreement for the Territories and the 1991 Wildlife Plan are the principal documents
relating to this subject. All prior documents refer only to horses. We have expanded this
to include "Other Large Animals", such as lamas. This has been done for clarification
purposes.
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T'he Territories and Casteel (pazcels O, 02, 03, and 04) aze permitted to have horses and
other lazge animals under the following restrictions:
Owners of each property will be permitted to keep up to 4 horses or other large animals
on their lot.
Corrals to contain the animals shall not exceed 1.5 acres (65,340 squaze feet) and shall be
entirely contained within the building envelope.
Once established, this corral should not be moved, except as provided herein. If the
corral is relocated (which relocation shall be subject to the review of the Cordillera
DRB), the original site shall be revegetated with native plants and restored to its former
state within a reasonable time. The corral location shall be shown on the plans submitted
for building approval to Cordillera and Eagle County. Before the corral is located,
owners should consider prevailing wind direction (smell, dust, flies) and other logistics
relative to the home and neighbors. If possible and acceptable to Eagle County
Environmental Health Division, corrals should be located on top of leach fields to reduce
impacts to native vegetation and critical winter range. Septic systems should be designed
to accommodate this use.
Corrals shall not be located within 50 feet of any creek on any pazcel. This buffer zone
will help filter corral runoff, help maintain water quality, and reduce the possibility of
surface water and well contamination.
There shall be no perimeter fencing of lots or building envelopes. (See Building
Envelopes)
It shall be prohibited to graze horses, livestock or other lazge animals on properties unless
part of a valid CHEW authorized wildlife enhancement program. Horse and other
livestock grazing shall be prohibited on individual lots to preserve critical big game
forage values. Owners hereby recognize that plant resources in a corral are inadequate to
feed the large animals and that all required feed will have to be supplied. Owners also
recognize that all vegetation within corrals will be lost to grazing and that corrals will
become muddy sacrifice areas. Residents whose large animals graze their property, that
of an adjacent property owner, or common open space areas in violation of this
agreement shall be required by Eagle County, CDOW, and CPOA to reclaim the property
to its former condition. Fines will be imposed following the spirit of guidelines detailed
under enforcement of pet restrictions.
Hay used to feed horses must be certified weed free. This will help reduce the spread of
noxious weeds that have degraded wildlife habitats. Hay storage will be in a barn to
exclude elk and deer access.
Owners are prohibited from boazding any horses or other lazge animals, other than their
own or those of their Cordillera neighbors.. This is permitted to encourage neighbors to
reduce the number of corrals in this critical wildlife habitat azea. Horses or other lazge
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animals of other Cordillera property owners may be kept overnight for up to two nights at
an owner's private facilities, but longer stays shall constitute boazding, which is
prohibited. Commercial boazding shall be prohibited on the individual home site within
the aforementioned pazcels, with the exception of remunerations between neighbors as
defined above.
Owners of properties within the aforementioned pazcels intending to boazd horses or
other lazge animals on site shall submit a Management Plan to the Cordillera DRB prior
to ground breaking for any facilities and before any lazge animals aze kept on site. The
Management Plan shall address:
• Proposed type, design, and location of all facilities, including fencing
• The number of lazge animals to be boazded and the duration they are to be kept
• Proposed waste management
• Proposed runoff management
• Proposed feed management
• Proposed trailer storage
• Documentation and credentials of a cazetaker to manage the animals
All other Cordillera pazcels aze prohibited from boazding horses or other large animals on
individual lots. Any horses owned by residents aze to be maintained at one or more
equestrian centers located outside of designated movement corridors elsewhere on the
Cordillera properties. Lot owners, except in the Territories and Casteel, will not be
permitted a temporary "saddle-up" area, corral or other fenced area to allow horses to be
kept overnight, over a weekend, or for any length of time on their property.
BUILDING ENVELOPES
This subject is covered in all the Wildlife agreements, except the Density change
agreement. It is also addressed in the 10`x' Amendment PUD section 1.05.3, and 1.10.
Building envelope size is limited to 22,500 squaze feet (0.52 acres), except for the
Territories and other 35+acre lots, where the envelope is limited to 4+/- acres. All
envelopes must contain all structural and vegetative disturbances on the lot. Excluded aze
disturbances for utilities, a driveway, and individual sewage disposal systems (ISDS)
where they aze approved.
The new wildfire rules and guidelines require the mitigation of lots outside the building
envelope. These mitigation actions take precedence over the above disturbance
statement.
It is agreed that no vegetative manipulation will be permitted outside of building
envelopes, except for wildfire mitigation, manipulation required as part of any valid
winter range enhancement program, as part of a community trail system, including spur
trails to individual homes, that which might be associated with stock pond enhancement
and as may be required to revegetate those azeas disturbed by construction along access
and utility easements.
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The area of fertilized, irrigated landscaping each residence is permitted to have will be
limited to 5000 square feet except for the Territories and lots O and V where the limit is
to be 7500 square feet.
No portion of the building envelope shall encroach into the designated wildlife movement
corridor.
Homeowners will be educated to appreciate and maintain the existing vegetative
community, particularly forested and shrubby areas which provide critical cover and
forage values. Residents will also be educated to recognize that they have moved into
wildlife habitat, that some wildlife will have strong compulsions to eat what homeowners
plant and that the CDOW and Eagle County will not be liable for this type of damage to
landscaping.
FOREST MANAGEMENT AND OPEN SPACE
Wildfire Mitigation and Healthy Forests.
It is important to note that Cordillera has received national recognition as a "Firewise
Community". There are only 4 such communities~in Colorado as of year end of 2006.
Cordillera will manage and promote fire mitigation and forestry according to standards
established by the Colorado State Forestry (CSF) and Eagle County Wildfire Regulations.
By regulation, all new development in Eagle County and Cordillera must conform to
Eagle County Wildfire Regulations.
Cordillera standards for fuels modifications around homes are similar to Eagle County's
regulation except where Cordillera exceeds the county's standards for distance of fuel
modification, which is still consistent with CSF recommendations.
Specifically on lots less than 3 acres the whole lot is to be mitigated when building a new
structure. On lots 3 acres or greater, mitigation shall take place 210 feet from the edge of
the building or until the property line. All conifer trees are to be 20 feet or more from the
edge of the building or building overhangs.
The CPOA has eliminated cedar shake roofs on all new construction.
The Cordillera Property Owners Association conducts fuel modification projects in open
space and private property to benefit and protect neighborhoods. Wherever possible these
projects will be in open space and along existing easements, primarily utility easements
and recreation trails, as these lie below most homes and are well suited for fuel breaks.
Fuel breaks will be constructed according to CSF recommendations for Zone 2 fuel
modifications. Cordillera will construct "Shaded" fuel breaks and not "Clear cuts". The
shaded fuel breaks will thin and clear in patches. Cordillera will not use herbicides in
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open space to discourage re-growth except in areas of high importance, such as under
overhead power, as the new growth is forage for wildlife. Project maintenance will occur
every 2 - 3 years where crews will cut recent growth. When constructing fuel breaks,
Cordillera attempts to remove large stems and chip the slash. Son}e piles of slash will be
left below the fuel breaks for wildlife.
Mountain Pine Beetle
Cordillera will aggressively and proactively identify and remove lodgepole pine trees
infested with mountain pine beetle in order to minimize and slow the spread of the
infestation. This includes private property and open space. All work will be done in
accordance with CSF recommendations and consultations. Infected trees must be
removed from individual owner's lots. If the lot owner does not remove infected or dead
trees then the CPOA can remove the trees and bill the homeowner.
Project will progress through three phases, each dependent on funding and the
progression of the pine beetle.
1. Phase One work will focus on the removal of beetle infested trees.
2. Phase Two work will continue to remove beetle infested trees with the addition of
removing dead beetle trees that pose a fire hazard.
3. Phase Three will encompass Phase two with the addition of thinning according to
CSF recommendations for forest health.
Cordillera will utilize minimal impact techniques as much as possible yet it must be
recognized there needs to be a balance between techniques and cost. Marketable timber
will be removed and slash chipped in place. Ski trails will not be bulldozed.
Spraying of pesticides will occur in areas of high visibility. Homeowners will be
encouraged to spray. Spraying must occur before the bugs fly from their winter homes to
attack new trees, which usually begins in mid July. While spraying operations must occur
during calving season, impact should be minimal as spraying is limited by the length of
hose, usually around 300 feet.
Spruce Fir Forest Issues
Cordillera's forests at higher elevations have large amounts of spruce and fir. As these
stands age they have become very dense, making them susceptible to disease followed by
bug attacks (Ips and Fir Beetle). As the budget allows, Cordillera will attempt to mitigate
these issues. Primary focus will be along roads and easements for fire protection. As with
the beetle issue, once the fire issue has been addressed Cordillera will attempt some
thinning to encourage forest health and make the forest less susceptible to disease.
The Cordillera DRB has incorporated Wildfire Mitigation regulations that have been
agreed to by Eagle County. Specifically on lots less than 3 acres the whole lot is to be
mitigated when building a new structure. On lots 3 acres or greater mitigation shall take
place 210 feet from the edge of the building. All conifer trees are to be 20 feet or more
from the edge of the building or building overhangs.
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Infected trees must be removed from individual owner's lots. If the lot owner does not
remove infected or dead trees than the CPOA can remove the trees and bill the
homeowner.
GOLF COURSES
This subject is addressed in the 8/05/1999 Mountain Tract Agreement. (It is also partly
covered in the Seasonal Closure section of this document.)
Golf Course maintenance activities shall be consistent with the seasonal use restrictions.
Winter maintenance actives shall take place between lOAM and 4 PM.
To facilitate big game winter range use, there shall be no unnecessary golf course
maintenance activities from December 15 to April 1, the designated period of big game
winter range occupancy. Legitimate, periodic maintenance activities associated with the
golf course may be required during the winter period. However, such periodic
maintenance activities shall be confined to gam to 4pm, unless indoors, with the
exception of emergencies. If azeas have no wildlife wintering in the golf course azeas
then maintenance can start earlier. Changes in the maintenance times will be agreed to by
the CDOW and the staff representative of the CPOA, on a case by case basis.
In non wildlife movement corridors and wildlife winter range, it is permissible to perform
required necessary maintenance year azound. However, such periodic maintenance
activities shall be confined to Sam to 4pm hours, unless indoors, with the exception of
emergencies.
Furthermore, there shall be no night golf, nor any lighting associated with the course or
its ancillary facilities, except for downcast security lighting.
Golf Course maintenance personnel and other Cordillera employees' shall be prohibited
from chasing, scaring, frightening, disturbing, or other forms of hazassment in an attempt
to coerce big game off the golf course, driving range, and open space azeas. This
provision shall apply year-azound.
The golf course shall have the right to locally restrict wildlife from golf course tees,
greens, landscaping clumps, and other sensitive azeas by using temporary fencing, ropes,
flashing lights, and other passive means. Any fencing erected shall not restrict free
movement of wildlife, but shall be used in small localized azeas to help avoid possible
problems.
Geese control measures shall be permitted, in accordance with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Regulations. (www.fws.gov/migratorybirds)
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Snowmobile use on the property shall be restricted to "official" golf course maintenance
personnel only. There shall be a good faith effort to minimize this "official" snowmobile
use. Snowmobiles should only be used if other means of transport are untenable.
Snowmobile use shall be limited to weekly inspection of protective fencing and/or other
measures around tee boxes and greens, weekly inspection of restroom facilities, monthly
water well monitoring, and bonafide emergency maintenance situations.
WILDLIFE MORTALITY ON LOCAL ROADS
This is addressed in all Wildlife agreements except the Density transfer. It is not
addressed in the 10`" Amendment PUD. The following is a replication of the statement in
the agreements.
Vehicle speeds on roads within Cordillera will be slow enough to avoid killing most
wildlife that may be crossing roads. The posted speed limit of 25-35 mph is generally
slow enough to avoid most wildlife mortality. Obeying posted speed limits not only
reduces wildlife morality, but also reduces the risks of damage to personal property and
injury to motorists. Residents and contractors should obey posted speed limits to avoid
wildlife mortality on roads.
OTHER ITEMS:
Graham Ditch: The Graham Ditch conducts water from late April to early October.
The Graham Ditch may be enclosed; however, some azeas are to be left open to
accommodate wildlife use. While Graham Ditch exists, if changes to the ditch aze
contemplated, the open azeas should be in or neaz aspen or conifer habitat.
CDOW INDEMNIFICATIONS (Addressed in all Wildlife agreements except the
Density transfer.)
Cordillera (CPOA) shall indemnify the CDOW from any and all future wildlife damage
claims. This commitment should be provided to residents as part of Cordillera's
brochure, "Living in harmony with Nature: a Field Guide for Prospective Residents,
Homeowners, and Guests"
EDUCATING RESIDENTS
Homeowners moving to Cordillera will do so partly because of the natural setting and the
wildlife it contains. Many homeowners will be unfamiliar with the wildlife of Colorado
and its mountains and the responsibility that goes with living in this setting.
Homeowners generally do not want to disturb, hazass, or impact wildlife, but they often
unwittingly do. Cordillera has developed a brochure ("Living in harmony with Nature: a
Field Guide for Prospective Residents, Homeowners, and Guests") that educates
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homeowners about the local wildlife community, what planning went into the design of
the community to accommodate the future need of wildlife, what they must do to assure
that this wildlife use continues, and that they have certain stewardship responsibilities
and demands that go along with living in this special situation. Many of the issues
presented above are covered in that brochure. A copy of that brochure will be provided
to residents at the time of closing.
ADDITIONAL COMMITMENTS
The Restrictive Covenants, as set forth above in this agreement, shall not be amended
without the consent of the CDOW, Eagle County, and the CPOA. If any conflict occurs
between CPOA control documents, the more restrictive provisions shall take precedent.
This entire wildlife mitigation plan and, specifically, those sections addressing dogs,
fencing and bears, can be enforced by the CDOW andlor Eagle County through
Restrictive Covenants.
CDOW has the right to review and recommend changes to this plan at anytime. The
CPOA agrees to an annual review of the Cordillera trail plan to insure that trails and
wildlife continue to co-exist.
Copies of this final signed agreement shall be provided to all prospective residents of
Cordillera with initial contract documents and at the time of closing.
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CORDILLERA WILDLIFE PLAN
ENDORSEMENT
By execution of this document the parties below hereby agree that this is an acceptable plan and
management process for the Cordillera Community.
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Ellen E. Mitchell (Cordillera Metropolitan District)
CORDILLERA
RECREATION TRAILS AND BIG GAME CORRIDORS
Area 8- Trails Trail
Usage
W=Winter
S=Summer Winter
Range Migration Elk
Calving
The Territories
Quarter Horse WS X X
Kickin Horse WS X X
Fox Trotter S X
Arabian Loo S X X X
Mountain Tract Summit
Get-A-Lon S X X X
Zinn/Yordi S X X
Ranch
Slei h Ride Loo W X X
Jack Frost W X X
Yuletide W X X
Red Draw WS X X X
Trailhead WS X X
Timbers WS X X
East Elk S rin S X X
West Elk S rin X X
Whittaker Walk S X X
Nordic Center Trails W
Slei h Rides
Divide
Camino Del Norte WS
U er EI Mirador WS
Lower EI Mirador WS
Golf Course Short Course W
Equestrian Center Trails
Part of Bearden A reement
Bearcat WS X X
Sk Trail WS X X
Buckboard WS X X
Hitchin Post WS X X
Mule Skinner WS X X
Circleback WS X X
Horseshoe WS X X
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