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Planning commission recommends approval of Beresford subdivision final plat with conditions
Summary
The commission recommended approval of the Beresford subdivision final plat (SF2415), accepting a minor variation to lot size and forwarding the matter to the Board of County Commissioners with conditions, notations and a waiver.
The El Paso County Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend approval of SF2415, the final plat for the Beresford subdivision, forwarding the item to the Board of County Commissioners with six conditions, five notations and one waiver.
Joe (planner) presented the application and explained that the parcel is 19.88 acres and that the proposed lots will be 4.97 acres each, slightly under the nominal 5-acre lot standard for the RR5 zoning district. The Planning and Community Development director granted a minor variation under Section 5.5.1.gs of the Land Development Code after finding the change did not constitute a substantial change in allowed land use and would not be detrimental to the public good.
Charlene Durham of the Department of Public Works, Engineering, summarized transportation and drainage matters: access will be from East Goshawk Road, which loops to Hodgdon Road; Lots 2 and 4 will have direct driveways on Goshawk while Lots 1 and 3 will share a driveway; the development is estimated to generate about 38 new daily trips and will be subject to county road impact fees. Durham noted there are no FEMA floodplains on the site and that the parcel drains to the West Coyote Creek basin.
Annaris of Vertex Consulting, representing the applicant, said there are no outstanding agency comments on submitted reports and described the private Goshawk Road as well-maintained; Falcon Fire had no objection to the requested private-road waiver. Commissioners discussed wildfire mitigation, and Annaris said the property owner has thinned low-lying timber and that a wildfire-mitigation plan will factor into individual home construction and defensible-space measures.
Commissioner Carlson moved approval “in accordance with the attached resolution with 6 conditions, 5 notations, and 1 waiver, with a finding of sufficiency for water quality, quantity and dependability,” and Commissioner Byers seconded. The motion passed, 9-0.
The commission record notes public notification to 12 surrounding property owners and a posted notice on the property. The item moves to the Board of County Commissioners for final action.
