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Planning staff reports permit increases, court fine and rollout of online permitting portal
Summary
Staff reported increases in permits for January, described a court enforcement and water/septic referral, and outlined deployment and grant reporting for a new online permitting portal that Westcliffe joined and Silver Cliff declined.
Planning staff summarized January permit activity and recent enforcement work, and described a new online permitting portal funded through a grant.
Unidentified Speaker 5 told the commission the office saw an increase of four septic permits and five dwelling permits in January and that users are adopting the new online portal, which notifies the assessor automatically on approvals (SEG 953, SEG 955-970, SEG 960-969). Staff said variance applications and renewals are being moved online and that the grant reporting will require more detailed quarterly reports in the grant’s final year (SEG 992-1000).
On enforcement, Speaker 5 recounted a January court matter in San Isabel where the owner of a property with an unpermitted log cabin, an unpermitted 2,500-square-foot barn and an illegal septic system was fined $1,000, required to secure post-construction permits and to pass a homeowner septic test before a site inspection could occur; staff also referred groundwater concerns to Division 2 groundwater GIS for investigation (SEG 838-874).
On intergovernmental participation, staff said Westcliffe opted into the county’s portal while Silver Cliff opted out (SEG 1005-1010). Staff discussed outreach and public notice plans tied to upcoming meetings and the master plan workshop.
The commission asked questions about renewals and complaints; staff said no short-term rental complaints had been received for current renewals at the time of the report (SEG 1066-1069).
