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Council denies special exception for Funke access road after debate over easements, alternatives and safety

Summit County Council · February 21, 2024
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Summary

Representatives for Chuck and Annalia Funke requested relief for a long access-road segment in Tollgate Canyon; engineers and the fire chief offered differing views, but the council concluded code-compliant alternatives remained and denied the special exception in a 3–2 vote while offering staff follow-up.

Chuck and Annalia Funke (represented by architect Bill Van Sickle and attorney John Hellacker) sought a special exception for an access-road segment that would require more than the county’s 250-foot allowance of 10–12% grade. The applicants said they had secured easements and had improved the access road; fire chief Ben Nelson submitted a letter recommending…

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