The Jefferson County Board of Adjustment on Aug. 20 continued a hearing on a proposed short-term rental at 17761 West Alameda Parkway in Golden (case 25‑114867 Victor Charlie) to Oct. 15 to allow the applicant time to satisfy a local fire district's access and engineering requirements.

Planning staff summarized the application as a request for a special exception to allow short-term rental use on a 1.04-acre Agricultural 2 parcel. Staff reported the property met many zoning criteria — lot size, building standards and parking for a 4-bedroom/7-person occupancy — but that one private access segment did not meet county driveway standards. An engineer’s letter showed the private access failed county standards; staff said the local fire district reviewed the engineer letter and requested upgrades, including improvements related to load-bearing capacity and some widening. Staff proposed a condition (condition h) that the applicant “shall upgrade the access surface to the satisfaction of the local fire district and provide written confirmation from the local fire district that the district has adequate access to provide service to the property.”

Applicant Kevin Carr described extensive investments in the property and access road, described prior improvements and said he and his contractors have prepared engineering plans and borings. Carr told the board the fire district previously issued a conditional will-serve letter and in a later communication requested additional widening and a second turnaround; he said the latest correspondence gave him 12 months to complete the work. Carr asked the board for additional time and ultimately requested a continuance.

Board members and staff discussed the county transportation design and construction manual, fire-district standards, and the county rule that a short-term rental permit must be issued within a statutory timeline following approval (staff said permits typically must be obtained within 30 days of approval and recommended considering a continuance if improvements could not be completed in that window). The board concluded a continuance would be appropriate rather than voting on a conditional approval that might be impossible to implement within 30 days.

Mister Warrington moved to continue case 25‑114867 Victor Charlie to a date certain of Oct. 15, 2025; Mister Johnson seconded. The board voted unanimously to continue. The applicant and staff will use the continuance period to secure final documentation from the fire district and complete required upgrades.

Ending: The hearing was continued to Oct. 15, 2025; applicants were told to coordinate with planning staff and the local fire district and to be prepared to demonstrate compliance at the rehearing.