HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.res.123.2003 RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF PITKIN COUNTY,
COLORADO, DENYING A REQUEST TO AMEND THE SAWMILL HILL
DEVELOPMENT PERMIT TO INSTALL OVERltEAD ELECTRIC UTILITY LINES AND
APPROVING INSTALLATION OF UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC UTILITY LINES
OUTSIDE OF THE ACCESS DRIVEWAY
Resolution No./~,~-2003
RECITALS
1. Karl Hipp, et al ("Applicant") has aPplied to the Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin
C. ounty, Colorado ("BOCC") to amend Resolution No. 116-2002 in order to allow electric utility
lines to be placed in an overhead configuration rather than buried in the driveways or access road as
required by the Resolution.
2. The property is located south of Redstone, above Cleveholm Manor (see Exhibit A).
3. The BOCC heard this application at regular meetings on January 8, 2003, August 13, 2003,
and September 24, 2003, at which time evidence and testimony were presented with respect to the
application.
4. The BOCC finds that the proposed amendment should be denied due to the significant
off-site visual impacts and wildfire dangers associated with overhead utility lines.
5. The BOCC further finds that the East Creek alignment (as shown on Exhibit B) is'
appropriate given the geologic concerns associated with undergroundifig the lines within the
access road and the lack of an approved easement to extend the lines to the access road.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the BOCC that it hereby denies the
Sawmill Hill proposed amendment to a development permit to allow overhead utility lines.
BE IT FURTItER RESOLVED by the BOCC that is hereby approves installation of
electric utility lines underground along the East Creek aliga~ment, subject to the following
conditions:
1. The conditions of Resolution No. 116-2002 shall remain in full force and effect, except as
amended herein.
2. Condition No. 3E1 of Resolution No. 116-2002 shall be replaced with the following: Utility
lines shall be placed underground along the East Creek alignment before dispersing to the
various lots. The Community Development Department may allow overhead lines along the
approv~l alignment, only if a determination is made that the environmental damage caused
by undergrounding of the lines would be significantly greater than that caused by installing
overhead lines.
3. An earthmoving permit(s) sball be obtained for undergrounding the electric utilities
throughout the entire Sawmill Hill development. A drainage and erosion control plan shall
be provided with the permit(s).
4. The earthmoving permit to underground the Utility line up the East Creek alignment shall
include a revegetation plan to address the impacts of undergrounding and a remediation plan
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for the clearing done on the "East Creek" hill, which shall ensure that the area is returned
over a reasonable period of time to its state prior to the disturbance in the fall of 2002. The
revegetation/remediation plan shall be submitted to and approved by the County prior to
issuance of the earthmoving permit. Implementation of the revegetation/remediation plan
must be completed within 90 days of the installation of the utility line. Financial security in
an appropriate amount determined by the Land M~agement Department will be required to
insure completion and success of the revegetation/remediation.
APPROVED on the 24th day of September, 2003.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF PITKIN COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST: Jack Hatfield, Chair
, Date /O-Z~-O~
x'J;ah~tte Jones
CI~ to the BOCC
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
John Ely,~.~'-~J ~inay~Houb;n," .... ' . ~
Co~ Community Development Director
Pi61-02
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L~I~GAL, OESCR[PTtQN - pARCEl- ~'
20 (also being the ~b~e~ Corner to the ~Ml~st Corner of said Sect~n 29) be~rs S
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LEGAL DESCRIPTION - PARCEL 4
A tract of la~d situated in the N'/, SE'/, and in ~e S~'A SE% of Se~on 20, ~d
NE% o~ So,ion ~. ~tl ~n To~shlp I0 Sou~, R~ge 88 Wesl of the Gib Principal
Merio~n, Pilkin Count, Colorado. and being mote p~licularly described as
~eglnning a[ ~ point =n t~ cented~e of a 3~ foo~ wide access and utility e~ement as
~uilt and in place whence a stone lo~d in place loc the ~lness Coiner to the Southwest
Se~on ~) bears S ~' 15~9" W 45~.89 ~eet; tnen~ S 50-46'44" E 836.75 feet: thence
~uthe~t Corner of said S~ion ~, also being ~e N~east Corner of said
thence S ~-02'~ E ~17.98 leer ~ong t~e Eas~er~ bounda~ ]~e of said Se~ion 29;
t~ence W~t 487.94 feet; thence Nc~h ~0.81.feet; t~encs West 756.~
No~h 70.~ leer: ~enca West 4~.00 feet: ~en~ N~ 430.00 ~ee[: ~ence East
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NEV, ut S~on ~, aE in T~ship 10 Sou~, Range 88 West ol ~e 6th prOc[pal
Meridi~. Pitkin Co~. Co,ado, and ~e~ more Da~i~d~dy ~es~ibed as Iottows:
Beg[nni~9 at a point wh~ce ~e Wimess Comer to the Sou~west Corner o[ s~d Section
20 (siso bmng me ~me~ Corner to ~e No~nwest Come~ of said S~on 29) bears S
7~ ,59'23" W 4634.24 feel: t~ce N 69-31'01' W ~.41 leer: [h~ No~ 174.37 leer:
t~e~e East 4~.~ feet; thence South 70.~ leal; ~ence E~[ 756.25 leer; ~hence
38G0.81 fe~K trance E~ 487.94 feet to a poim on {he Easte~ty bounda~ line of said
Secdon 29: thence S ~-O2'~" E 624.00 feet along said EAsterly boundary to the
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