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- Novak planned land division and rezone (File No. 23-LAND-4349): a planned land division of an existing 27-acre parcel into four residential lots and a rezoning from RR-2 (rural residential) to a planned development district. The location was described as north side of County Road 14, 1 mile east to the intersection of County Road 14 and 21.

- Larimer County code amendments, Estes Valley emphasis (File No. 25-CODE-0283): amendments to portions of the Larimer County Land Use Code largely affecting the Estes Valley.

- Dickey & Petacord short-term rental (File No. 23-ZONE-3491): a request for a straightforward special review approval for a four-bedroom, eight-guest short-term rental in an existing single-unit residence in Lyons.

Commissioner Jody Shannock McNally moved to approve the consent agenda \"subject to the conditions and the staff reports and further move to authorize the chair to sign the findings and resolutions.\" The board voted aye and the motion passed 3-0. Planning staff noted consent items receive no separate presentation unless pulled for discussion; no items were pulled and no public speakers requested removal.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Land Use Meeting 7/28/25, 3 PM","oneSentenceSummary","The Board approved three consent items — a planned land division and rezoning application, Larimer County code amendments focused on the Estes Valley, and a short-term rental special review — by a 3-0 vote on July 28.","taxTitle","Larimer County, Colorado","taxId",4545,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_32":74,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":75,"_40":76,"_42":77,"_44":78,"_46":79,"_48":80,"_50":81,"_52":82,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":83,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":84,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6588000,"Board approves 'Larimer on the Move' transportation master plan, sets long-term funding challenge",2363,5897465,8261331,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5496682-d8772c779109886a36e8886972d0448e&start=5897&end=8261","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5496682-d8772c779109886a36e8886972d0448e/thumbnail_5897465.jpg","/articles/6588000/Larimer-County/Colorado/Board-approves-Larimer-on-the-Move-transportation-master-plan-sets-long-term-funding-challenge","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588000-77d130d19460087dc9f7fa3c11491734/orig.mp4?Expires=1769668272&Signature=AXb7hMDRauvObheNehkVmqJ5wN4U7oFZrSI--35ZNerMOXFIkOjIzZlyayaG03CiklBC6pAZHLzgIjDhyA9-qECBsFeFhIpAYsymQCk3I4FElkBSK-UZUnNCFP3MOU3QAHzRYWF7NJrfbVSw4mwa-SU6lbW~cRCPKvl12GAy3TMi~yz43NlWO4SofG9n8MhpB8PN3riIcNFalXD3T1ERXiH-rbVH92W91405rNZDCMaEJ0BF2LIWd-jdynbt4j7fCqr4X-h9lfSKxvd7hrgKZfkLHaBRUEtFKQ1BFbDoT12pMsvZ7W6hVFci7EN1ylRfoZ1GjqYi-WbV4sp6y3ZPLg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Larimer County Board of County Commissioners on July 28 voted 3-0 to approve the county’s updated transportation master plan, branded “Larimer on the Move,” and directed staff to forward the plan with a recommendation for adoption by the Larimer County Planning Commission.

Senior civil engineer Eric Tracy and consultant Stephanie Ball presented the plan, which combines a transportation master-plan update with an incorporated safety action plan and sets a vision and goals through year 2050. The plan recommends projects across roadways, multimodal facilities, transit coordination and safety actions, and provides planning-level cost estimates for prioritization.

The plan’s technical assessment and public engagement identified a set of roadway, shoulder, intersection and paving projects and a suite of nonfixed-route transit tools for smaller communities. Ball said the plan identified approximately $840 million (2025 dollars) in transportation investment needs through 2050; current annual funds available to Larimer County for transportation projects are roughly $7 million, which staff said would cover about 20 percent of the projected needs at current funding levels.

Tracy and Ball described the plan’s implementation approach as goal-driven and flexible. Projects will be evaluated against goals including safety, resilience, travel choice, efficiency, equity, regional connections and funding; prioritized projects will be moved into the county capital improvement program, which is updated annually. Ball noted the plan includes a prioritization tool informed by technical data and community input; the plan also preserves the option to update the plan if travel patterns, development, or other conditions change before 2050.

Commissioners commended the engagement process and the plan’s level of detail. Commissioners asked clarifying questions about the plan’s transit recommendations (including “premium transit” definitions carried over from regional plans), last-mile connections for potential future passenger rail, and how emerging conditions (such as natural disasters or partnership opportunities) would be integrated into the plan’s capital project prioritization.

Commissioner Jody Shannock McNally moved for approval; the motion passed 3-0. Planning Commission consideration and the county’s continuing work on identifying dedicated transportation funding were noted as next steps.","The Board of County Commissioners approved the county’s updated transportation master plan — branded “Larimer on the Move” — which outlines projects through 2050 and estimates roughly $840 million in county transportation investment needs over the next 25 years.",{"_32":86,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":87,"_40":88,"_42":89,"_44":90,"_46":91,"_48":92,"_50":93,"_52":94,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":95,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":96,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6588004,"Larimer commissioners split on short-term rental access rules; allow multiple units but deny waiver for road-width standard",3108,2928021,6036695,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5496682-d8772c779109886a36e8886972d0448e&start=2928&end=6036","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5496682-d8772c779109886a36e8886972d0448e/thumbnail_2928021.jpg","/articles/6588004/Larimer-County/Colorado/Larimer-commissioners-split-on-short-term-rental-access-rules-allow-multiple-units-but-deny-waiver-for-road-width-standard","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588004-eec10cdef8f9d42abfcc23885cdb25e7/orig.mp4?Expires=1769668272&Signature=Vk8EDGP9fF3wVL3Fn3yhxA7sXTUQ3nq50lOJfGC81EjIFqOPPNuB4ntTYOCjTKgkVMbFCtpN0VeXiXOSBvSm~Uyexw70KqdNm3hP0Pqif48r32CE1vrK7bz7c9OzA26cgViWae2jfXzjoMMB74AUiAUHkmkGtdoQGr1QYlVmTeEPl~aZhKPCgqSGhubwUhxhlZYs2Me2wflUO7XAbz6bjfPZGx5WNWdp9hcLJ~qnxWpH7mfeMMJYP2m302WJJ-y7xPOcLonThuSbixyUOXd3~7i-6mPo4UfnaFWLt6OWW8HVRVdlgxU2uuY5dJBh2llZMh6QFMKItfx5r-7ybgH9LA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Larimer County Board of County Commissioners on July 28 approved an appeal allowing more than one short-term rental unit on a single property in the Estes Valley Accommodation (EVA-1) zone, but denied a separate appeal seeking relief from local roadway access standards for an access route on Griffith Court.

The board voted 3-0 to allow the property owner to operate multiple short-term rental units at 1121 Griffith Court, provided the total number of overnight guests across all units does not exceed 10 and that each short-term rental structure receive separate approval and a license number through the site-plan review process. That approval follows staff findings that the first appeal met applicable land-use criteria when conditioned to limit overall occupancy.

The second appeal sought an administrative waiver of Larimer County short-term rental access standards (Article 3.3.5(b)(2)(a)(ii) and Appendix G roadway/access standards), which generally require a 20-foot-wide all-weather surface or intermittent turnouts at defined intervals. Staff reported that a professional engineering report found Griffith Court varies from about 15 to 20 feet in width and narrows to about 13 feet at a mature tree. Engineering staff said they administratively consider roads within 10% of the standard but prefer board-level decisions where the deviation is larger.

Larimer County Engineering testified that, while the Estes Valley Fire Protection District indicated it could reach the property, the narrower road and lack of formal turnouts become a greater concern as additional units increase average daily traffic and emergency response complexity. After deliberation, the board voted to deny the waiver for the roadway/access standard; the denial passed 2-1.

Diane Bridal, landscape architect and project consultant for the applicant, described site features including a looped driveway and said the lot meets EVA-1 density thresholds to build multiple residences (approximately 10,890 square feet of land per unit is required in EVA-1). A member of the public, Kate Ellard of Estes Park, spoke in favor of allowing multiple accommodation units, citing historical and zoning context for Estes Valley’s accommodation zoning.

County staff noted that, if the appeals are granted, the applicant still must complete the required site-plan review and building-permit processes for each structure. Staff also noted that the administrative site-plan review in EVA-1 would be handled by county planning staff and not by the board.

The board’s split decision allows the property owner to move forward with pursuing separate site-plan approvals for multiple short-term rental structures, while preserving county roadway-access standards for safety and future traffic management.","The board approved an appeal allowing multiple short-term rental units on a property in the Estes Valley (limited to 10 total overnight guests), but denied a separate appeal to waive local roadway and access standards required for short-term rentals, citing safety and future-traffic concerns.",{"_32":98,"_34":35,"_36":37,"_38":99,"_40":100,"_42":101,"_44":102,"_46":103,"_48":104,"_50":105,"_52":106,"_54":55,"_56":57,"_58":107,"_60":61,"_62":63,"_64":108,"_66":67,"_68":69,"_70":67,"_71":55,"_72":55},6588008,"Larimer County approves partial vacation of utility/drainage easement at Hog Hollow Lane",1813,1146021,2959505,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5496682-d8772c779109886a36e8886972d0448e&start=1146&end=2959","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5496682-d8772c779109886a36e8886972d0448e/thumbnail_1146021.jpg","/articles/6588008/Larimer-County/Colorado/Larimer-County-approves-partial-vacation-of-utilitydrainage-easement-at-Hog-Hollow-Lane","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6588008-8cdc1d361ee966b37a2691c8e2ae4442/orig.mp4?Expires=1769668272&Signature=jcspwN2KG3q7bnzNfD5PSNcImPn~O2ChPZXKDS97k-zt78SGVDwo7Suf612s8NPri4mqwZjSFMy9TmOtzOUCUj~9kXmWfcPyoHPRcbo4fawVApwjgceKhZ37NuNV5FtKkG7kYR7DeGST0Kad6yr2djbKMsdiOEUeK0mb6N20BtZucKv-XgRE2HnpV3mfMgvygutHxZMikW64rS13pL1VI~E3tlWIsWztjpsDot3~HPx93bHNwIe-F6yipYtLNbUEeXatpXG4h-M9X8bOkKGMMl1QOaT9l9tKJyunRcuNilL1pfCRUE4dJYNiJSh2Yv18oCOlbVTW40gqQopGsROiug__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Larimer County Board of County Commissioners on July 28 approved a revised, partial vacation of a 10-foot-wide utility and drainage easement at 4319 Hog Hollow Lane so an existing detached garage may remain. The board voted 3-0 to approve the request as revised to comply with referral-agency (engineering) recommendations.

The proposal, filed as Marshall Easement Vacation (File No. 25-LAND-4485), would vacate the portion of the easement that encroaches on the garage while retaining an easement buffer intended to preserve future stormwater conveyance options, county planning staff and engineering said. Planning manager Jenny Axmaker summarized the application and the staff recommendation to deny the full vacation because the county engineering department had concerns about removing the entire drainage easement.

Tracy Chambeau of the county engineering division told commissioners the 10-foot drainage easement was dedicated during a 1997 replat and that detailed drainage records for the area are limited. “Since we don't have a lot of detailed information on the stormwater conveyances in that area, it would be best to preserve as much of that drainage easement as we can,” Chambeau said, recommending a partial vacation that would allow the garage to remain but leave space for potential future conveyance.

Applicants Sharon and Lanny Marshall told the board they have lived on the property for 27 years and that the garage and house were moved onto the lot during past work; Sharon Marshall said the area behind the garage is an empty field and they have never experienced drainage problems. The applicant asked the board to vacate the portion of easement encroached by the structure.

Commissioners discussed engineering’s conservatively worded recommendation and whether a partial vacation could be structured so the owner would not need to dismantle the building. Commissioner John Kefalas moved to approve the easement vacation “as revised to comply with the referral agency recommendations,” with conditions addressing as-built permits and inspections for the two garages identified by county code compliance research. The motion passed 3-0.

The board’s action leaves a reduced easement in place along the property’s northern line while authorizing the county chair to sign the findings and any related documents. County staff said the partial vacation is intended to balance the property owner's interest in keeping an existing building in place with the county engineering department’s interest in preserving potential space for drainage infrastructure.

The decision resolves the Marshall application for the current configuration; staff noted the applicants may need additional approvals if future site work or new structures are proposed.","The Board of County Commissioners approved a revised, partial vacation of a 10-foot utility and drainage easement along the north property line of 4319 Hog Hollow Lane to allow an existing detached garage to remain, while preserving easement width for potential future drainage needs.","actionData","errors"]

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