HomeMy WebLinkAbout20193731.tiffMINUTES OF THE WELD COUNTY UTILITIES ADVISORY COMMITTEE
A regular meeting of the Weld County Utilities Coordinating Advisory Committee was held on Thursday,
August 8, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., in the Hearing Room of the Weld County Planning Department at 1555 N 17th
Ave, Greeley, Colorado.
Members Present: Hayley Balzano, LeAnn Koons, Robert Fleck, Lucas McConnell
Members Absent: Jerry Adams, Carson Ortega, Jeremy Young, Michael Wailes, and Kirsten Muncy
Also Present: Chris Gathman, Department of Planning Services and Kris Ranslem, Secretary.
CASE NUMBER: MINF19-0001
APPLICANT: CIMARRON LAND COMPANY LLC
PLANNER: CHRIS GATHMAN
REQUEST: A FINAL PLAN FOR A MINOR SUBDIVISION (4 LOTS ZONED FOR 1-3
INDUSTRIAL USES ALONG WITH ONE OUTLOT TO BE UTILIZED FOR
DRAINAGE PURPOSES).
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT B RECX15-0069, PART NE4 SECTION 32, T6N, R65W OF THE 6TH P.M.,
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO.
LOCATION: SOUTH OF AND ADJACENT TO CR 64 (O STREET) AND APPROXIMATELY 600
FEET WEST OF CR 41.
Chris Gathman, Planning Services, stated that the applicant is applying for a four (4) lot minor subdivision for I-
3 Industrial Uses. There is an additional parcel that will contain drainage improvements and is non -buildable
for Industrial uses.
Utility Easement requirements are outlined in 24-7-60 of the Weld County Code:
A. Easements shall follow rear and side lot lines whenever practical and shall have a minimum total
width of twenty (20) feet apportioned equally on abutting properties.
B. Where front line easements are required, a minimum of fifteen (15) feet shall be allocated as a utility
easement.
C. Easements shall be designed to provide efficient installation of utilities. Special guying easements at
corners may be required. Public utility installations shall be located to permit multiple installations
within the easements to avoid cross connections minimize trenching and adequately separate
incompatible systems.
Staffs recommendation is that the Minor Subdivision plat should be modified to adhere to the requirements of
Section 24-7-60:
1) Delineate a 15 -foot utility easement along the boundary of the access road (Outlot A).
2) A minimum 20 -foot utility easement along the southern and western boundary of Lot 4 shall be
identified.
3) The Utility and Drainage Easement identified along the northern property line of Lot 1 shall be
expanded to 20 -feet.
The remaining easements delineated on the Minor Subdivision plat meet the requirements of Section 24-7-60
of the Weld County Code. Staff has no other recommended changes.
Mr. Gathman said that there have been discussions with North Weld County Water District regarding on an
exclusive water line easement and the plan is for that to run along the eastern side of the minor subdivision in
that 40 foot utility and drainage easement. He asked if the 30 -foot exclusive easement for North Weld County
Water District there would only be 10 feet for any other easements within that 40 feet. He added that the
standard is that if bordering a lot that is not part of the subdivision there is a minimum of 20 foot nonexclusive
easement. Ms. Balzano clarified if there would be a total of 50 foot easement with the 30 -foot exclusive and
20 -foot nonexclusive for the subdivision. LeAnn Koons replied yes and added that said that the nonexclusive
easement would be on the edge of the minor subdivision and the North Weld County Water District easement
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would be interior to the lot. Ms. Koons said that North Weld County Water District would also be looking for an
exclusive easement coming out of the cul de sac extending along Lots 2 and 3 out to that eastern boundary.
She asked if the applicant would want to reduce the interior lot line easements to accommodate the exclusive
easement. Mr. Gathman said that usually it is 10 foot on either side of property lines and added that the
drawing shows 40 foot; however, it could be backed down to 20 feet to accommodate that.
Mr. Gathman recommended reducing the utility and drainage easements shown on the eastern boundaries of
Lots 1, 2, 3, 4 from 40 to 20 feet.
Nick Varra, Cimarron Land Company, said that he doesn't have a problem with larger easements along those
property lines. Ms. Koons asked if he would be acceptable to reducing the interior lot lines to 10 feet on either
side, 20 -foot total. Mr. Varra replied that he has no concerns with that.
Hayley Balzano moved to add the following recommendations:
4) The eastern easements of Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 could be reduced to a minimum of 20 -feet for the
subdivision easements
5) The interior lot lines between Lots 1, 2, 3 and 4 could be reduced to a total of 20 -foot, 10 -foot on each
property line, along interior lot lines.
The motion was seconded by Lucas McConnell. Motion carried unanimously.
Ms. Balzano said it is identified on the plan that the right-of-way is a utility and access easement for the benefit
of Lots 1 through 4 and clarified that it should be right-of-way and not an easement. Therefore, she asked if
this should be removed. Mr. Gathman said that it could be removed.
Motion: Remove the reference to the access road being an easement instead of a right-of-way, Moved by
Hayley Balzano, Seconded by Rob Fleck. Motion carried unanimously.
Ms. Balzano requested that an Item 6 be added to read "The applicant shall be aware that the physical utilities
in CR 64 may be moved with CR 64 improvements currently planned for 2021. This date is subject to
change".
Motion: Include recommendation to add sentence "The applicant shall be aware that the physical utilities in
CR 64 may be moved with CR 64 improvements currently planned for 2021. This date is subject to change",
Moved by Hayley Balzano, Seconded by Lucas McConnell. Motion carried unanimously.
Motion: Approval Final Utility Plan including Staffs recommendations of 1, 2, and 3 as well as additional
Items of 4 and 5, removing the reference of the access road as an easement instead of a right-of-way and
adding a note that the applicant shall be aware of CR 64 improvements planned for 2021, Moved by Robert
Fleck, Seconded by Lucas McConnell. Motion carried unanimously.
Meeting adjourned at 10:25 a.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Kristine Ranslem
Secretary
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