PALMER LAKE, COLORADO
Planning Commission
Record of Proceedings

Planning Commission Meeting
May 18, 2005

The Palmer Lake Planning Commission was called to order by Chairperson Cressman at 7:03 p.m. in the Palmer Lake Town Hall.

Attendees:

CO - Chairperson Trombley
Solheim
Cooper
Brown
Cornell
Atkins

Attorney Jim Kin - excused

AUDIENCE: 16

ITEM #1: Call to Order: 7:03 p.m.

ITEM # 2: Comments by Commissioners, Staff or Public on items not on the agenda

No Public Input

ITEM #3: Approval of Minutes April 20, 2005

COMMISSIONER TROMBLEY MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APRIL 20, 2005, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SOLHEIM. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM # 3: Request for a Vacation & Replat of interior lot lines - (71053-09-030, 71053-09-031, 71053-09-032) - Lots 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 85 & 86 Block C Applicants - Joan Lavelett and Ethel Engle

Joan Lavelett and Ethel Engle are requesting that Lots 7-9 remain as lot 1, 10, 11 and 1/2 of 12 be lot 2, the, and the northerly portion of 1/2 of lot 12 with lots 13 & 14 become lot 3 and the southerly portion of 1/2 of lot 12 along with 85 & 86 become lot 4.

COMMISSIONER TROMBLEY MADE A MOTION TO RECOMMED TO TOWN COUNCIL THE APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST FOR A VACATION & REPLAT OF INTERIOR LOT LINES - (71053-09-030, 71053-09-031, 71053-09-032) - LOTS 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 85 & 86 BLOCK C, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER SOLHEIM. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM# 4: Request for a re-vacation of the portion of First Street

The purpose of re-vacating is to create a proper paper trail to the County Clerk and Recorder. According to the County Mapping Department: This portion has been shown on the maps as being vacated since at least 1972 which is how far back their computer records go.

COMMISSIONER ATKINS MADE THE MOTION TO RECOMMEND TO TOWN COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE RE-VACATION OF THE PORTION OF FIRST STREET OWNED BY DALE MARRIOTT, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COOPER. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM #5: Request for a Preliminary/Master Plat - Major Subdivision to include: Vacation and Replat of interior lot lines along with a rezone from an RA - Residential Agricultural Zone (5 acre) to a R1E - Residential Estate Zone (2.5 acres) 71084-03-022, Lot2 Forest View Heights Filing #2 Applicants - John & Susan Cressman

John & Sue Cressman are requesting a rezone from RA to R1E minimum lot size will be 2 ½ acres. Access to lots will be across Red Rock Preserve via a 60 foot wide paved county maintained road connecting to the proposed privately maintained 60 foot wide road and cul-de-sac providing for access to the existing home and three future home sites. We are requesting that the rezone and new subdivision of lot 2 as presented be the preliminary plat enclose, be vested property rights for the present and future owners.

COMMISSIONER COOPER MADE A MOTION TO RECOMMED TO TOWN COUNCIL THE APPROVAL OF THE REZONE AND SUBDIVISION, IN ADDITION THE PROPERTY BE VESTED AS WELL AS THE CUL-DE-SAC BE PAVED, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER CORNELL. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ITEM #6: Request for a change in a PUD - The Inn @ Palmer Divide to purchase a commercial and fire protection water taps from Palmer Lake Lot #4, Rancho Iracema - Hwy 105 Applicant - Al Fritts

Al Fritts is requesting a commercial water and fire protection tap for his project The Inn at Palmer Divide.

Commissioner Comments:

• The letter from the Fire Marshall states that the town does not have the capability to supply sufficient for protection under the current conditions.
• The Inn can supply its own water by either drilling a well or tapping onto the well which is currently being used by Mission Training International.
• Cisterns and Pumps would need to be used.
• Where is Mr. Fritts engineered drawings?
• The amount of water that would be used by The Inn per month is approx. 289,500 gallons a month. This amount is equivalent to 41 homes using 7,000 gallons a month.

Comments by Steve Orcutt-Water Supervisor

• How much more do we tax this system?
• The system can not produce the supply Mr. Fritts is asking for.
• Water demand is not there
• When a fire flow test was performed on the Mission Training International fire line the upper end of town ran out of water.

Mr. Fritts requested that the Item #6 be tabled.

Commissioner Cornell would like to make a motion and not drag this out and waste more money and research time on this issue.

Chairman Cressman and Commissioner Cooper would like to see the engineered drawings on the Inn's sprinkler system. Along with a letter from Paul Gilbert the Town Engineer.

COMMISSIONER TROMBLEY MADE A MOTION TO TABLE THE REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN A PUD - THE INN @ PALMER DIVIDE TO PURCHASE A COMMERCIAL AND FIRE PROTECTION WATER TAPS FROM PALMER LAKE LOT #4, RANCHO IRACEMA - HWY 105, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COOPER. MOTION CARRIES 5 AYE 1 NAY.

Mr. Fritts added that after speaking with the Mission Training International Board Members they did not see any reason to tap onto town water if the line was to be put in by The Inn @ Palmer Divide. They would stay with there current well.

COMMISSIONER TROMBLEY MADE A MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:45 P.M., SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER COOPER. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

Approved as written or amended on June 15, 2005.

JOHN CRESSMAN CHAIRPERSON
TARA BERRETH - SECRETARY

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