Public Hearing

Tuesday, August 11, 2009

9:00 a.m. Public Hearing Room, 544 Rood Avenue

Call Meeting to Order:

Deletions from Agenda:                    

Additions to Agenda:

Approval of Minutes:             

Commissioners' Reports

 **PLEASE NOTE:  THERE IS LIMITED FREE PUBLIC PARKING ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 6TH AND WHITE STREETS.**

 LAND USE ITEMS

 NOTE: Copies of Staff Report(s) for Land Use Items are available on the back table within the hearing room.           

CONSENT ITEM(S):  The Consent Agenda is intended to allow the Board to spend its time on the more complex items.  These items are generally perceived as non-controversial and can be approved by a single motion.  The petitioners have agreed to all of the staff recommendations on these projects.  The public or the Board Members may ask that an item be removed from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration.

 NOTICE: If an applicant agrees to have a project placed on the Consent Agenda for the Mesa County Planning Commission and it is approved on that Agenda, the project is placed on the Consent Agenda for the Board of County Commissioners.  If an applicant decides to remove the item from the Board Consent Agenda, the project will be referred back to the Mesa County Planning Commission and rescheduled for a new hearing date.

 NONE

 **END OF CONSENT ITEMS**

HEARING ITEMS:

 PRESENTATION RULES: Due to the volume of items to be heard the follow restrictions may be applied to help expedite the hearing process:

 a)         Where practical, presentations by staff and petitioners will be limited to 15 minutes or less.  Petitioners are asked to not repeat presentation information that the staff has correctly presented. Please address the clarification to the staff's presentation, new information or new developments to the project, and the staff and agency review comments and recommendations.

 b)         Responses in favor or in opposition to the proposal will be limited to approximately 3 minutes each.  We prefer only new information to be presented.  A single speaker may be selected on behalf of organized groups.

 1. RESOLUTION FOR DISCUSSION

 2003-113 CUP1                      Approval of a Five Year Extension of the Weaver Mining Permit Conditional Use Permit       Planner:                                    Christie Barton 

 

2. 2009-0168 CUP1                JAVON’S CORNER CO1404 CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT    

Property Owner(s):                 Thomas A. and Mary S. Groves

Representative(s):                   Les Williams and Dana Hart  

Location:                                 2018 J 1/2 Rd, Fruita 81521 (20 & J 1/2 Rds)

Zoning:                                    AFT

Planner:                                   Paul Sizemore, 255-5051, paul.sizemore@mesacounty.us                

Request:                                  A conditional use permit to construct and operate 150’ tall monopole communications tower on AFT zoned property.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

MCPC Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 5-0

 3. 2008-0807 CUP1            OLD WEST OIL CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT

Property Owner(s):                 Colorado West Real Estate Holdings, LLC

Representative(s):                   Keith Ehlers, Ciavonne, Roberts & Assoc      .

Location:                                 2139 45 Road, DeBeque 81630 (45 Rd & I-70)

Zoning:                                    AFT

Planner:                                   Jo Carole Haxel, 244-1774, jocarole.haxel@mesacounty.us             

Request:                                   For a Conditional Use Permit for Oil & Gas Support Services to provide water, sand, & condensate hauling to oil & gas operations.  The proposal includes areas for employee and truck parking, a maintenance building, and truck washing.

Staff Recommendation: Denial

MCPC Recommendation: Denial 3-2

 4.  2008-0648   CP1               WALLACE SUBDIVISION CONCEPT PLAN

Property Owner(s):                   Paris & Mitzi Wallace

Representative(s):                     Robert Jones, Vortex Engineering, Inc.

Location:                                  3197 F ½ Road, Grand Junction 81504 (32 & F 1/2 Rds)

Zoning:                                     RSF-4

Planner:                                   Christie Barton, 255-7191, Christie.Barton@mesacounty.us            

Request:                                  Re-subdivision of Lot 2 of the Straka Minor Subdivision into 3 lots on approximately 1.3 acres.

Staff Recommendation: Approval with Conditions

MCPC Recommendation: Approval with Conditions 4-1

 5. 2008-0739 CUPR   BLACK MOUNTAIN DISPOSAL FACILITY CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT REVIEW & CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION REVIEW

Property Owner(s):                 Black Mountain Disposal, Inc., Elaine Wells, and the Estate of Loran Wells

Locations:                               15655 45 ½ Road and 1553 ½ 45 ½ Road, DeBeque, Mesa County, Colorado

Zoning:                                    AFT

Planners:                                  Donna Ross, Division Director

                                                Linda Dannenberger, Division Director

Request:                                  A review to determine whether the Black Mountain Disposal Facility has been operated in compliance with the Mesa County Land Development Code and the requirements, terms and conditions of the Conditional Use Permits (CUPs) and the Certificates of Designation (CDs) for the Black Mountain Disposal Facility.  This review will also determine whether the requirements and terms of the partial suspension of the CUPs and CDs ordered by the Board of County Commissioners on September 16, 2008 have been complied with.  This review could include a decision to 1) revoke or further suspend, 2) require additional security to ensure that requirements are met, or 3) modify current conditions or add additional conditions to the CUPs and/or CDs.

Staff Recommendation: Approval

 **END OF HEARING ITEM(S)**

RESOLUTION(S):

 2003-113 CUP1          APPROVAL OF A FIVE YEAR EXTENSION OF THE WEAVER MINING PERMIT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 

2008-0401 CUP1        APPROVAL OF A CONCEPT PLAN FOR BRIARWOOD SUBDIVISION CONCEPT PLAN FOR 19 LOTS ON TWO PARCELS TOTALING APPROXIMATELY 3.3 ACRES LOCATED AT 500 & 502 32½ ROAD, CLIFTON

 2009-0018 RZ1           APPROVAL OF WHITEWATER BULK REZONE PROJECT REZONES FOR 86 PROPERTIES LISTED ON THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT C, WHITEWATER, COLORADO

  2009-0018 RZ1          DENIAL OF A REZONE FROM PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD) TO ESTATE (RSF-E) AS PART OF THE WHITEWATER BULK REZONE OF APPROXIMATELY 1.8 ACRES LOCATED AT 32002 STONE TREE LANE, WHITEWATER

 2004-032 FR1             RELEASING PROPERTY FROM DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT AND GUARANTEE, Hacienda Heights 

2002-045 FR1             RELEASING PROPERTY FROM DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT AND GUARANTEE, Carver Subdivision

 2004-055 FR1             RELEASING PROPERTY FROM DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT AND GUARANTEE, Mirador Estates

 2002-105 FR1             RELEASING PROPERTY FROM DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT AND GUARANTEE, Valley Grown Nursery

 2005-202 FR1             APPROVING AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT, Canterbury Estates

 2008-248 FR1             RELEASING PROPERTY FROM DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT AND GUARANTEE, Bradford Simple Land Division

 2007-432 FR1             APPROVING AN EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMPLETE THE DEVELOPMENT IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT, Hollinger Simple Land Division

 **END OF RESOLUTION(S)**

ROAD PETITION(S):

 NO. 2131                    FOR ACCEPTANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF A ROADWAY INTO THE MESA COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM, Mirador Estates, Mirador Court

 No. 2132                     FOR ACCEPTANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF A ROADWAY INTO THE MESA COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM, Carver Subdivision, Riata Ranch Road

 No. 2133                     FOR ACCEPTANCE AND MAINTENANCE OF A ROADWAY INTO THE MESA COUNTY ROAD SYSTEM, Valley Grown Nursery Subdivision, K 1/2 Road

 **END OF ROAD PETITION(S)**

UNSCHEDULED BUSINESS

 THE BOARD MAY TAKE A LUNCH BREAK AT NOON IF THE HEARING IS NOT COMPLETED BY THAT TIME. 

 The Mesa County Commission Chambers are accessible to the handicapped.  With advance request, a sign language interpreter may be made available (call 244-1688 or TDD 256-1530).

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 CERTIFICATION OF POSTING

 On August 6, 2009 at 4:00 p.m., B. Linn did post the above public notice of meeting on the East Entrance bulletin board at 544 Rood Avenue, Grand Junction, Colorado on the above-referenced AGENDA.