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Contested Starlet Lane addition paused; BOCC continues hearing to Dec. 17 with fire and stream review requested

Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners · November 20, 2025
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Summary

Pitkin County continued a controversial land-use hearing on a restoration/expansion of a legal nonconforming house in Old Snowmass to Dec. 17 after neighbors and commissioners raised wildfire, water-supply and riparian-buffer concerns; applicant agreed to consider full-house sprinkling and further coordination with fire authorities.

Pitkin County commissioners continued a public hearing on a land-use application from 3PK Starlet LLC for restoration and expansion of a legal nonconforming residence in Old Snowmass to give the applicant time to address fire-safety and streamside issues raised by neighbors and commissioners.

What the application seeks: Community Development staff said the project proposes about 1,011 square feet of additional floor area (a ~780 sq ft second-floor addition and ~231 sq ft first-floor changes), increasing the residence's total floor area to roughly 5,286—5,415 square feet including accessory structures. The property sits within riparian setbacks and FEMA Zone A…

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