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Larimer County commissioners approve road‑width appeal for Windcliff short‑term rental over safety concerns
Summary
The Larimer County Board approved an appeal allowing a short‑term rental on Youngfrau Trail in the Windcliff Estates subdivision despite a roadway narrowing to 16 feet; staff cited emergency‑services input and neighborhood maintenance, while commissioners warned about cumulative deviations amid wildfire risk.
Larimer County commissioners on May 11 approved an appeal to county roadway standards that will allow a short‑term rental on Youngfrau Trail in the Windcliff Estates subdivision, despite the roadway narrowing to 16 feet in places where the county standard is 20 feet.
The board voted 3–0 to approve re‑appeal file 25GNRL0579, a staff‑recommended action granted "subject to the conditions in the staff report," Commissioner Stevens moved. The property at 1458 Youngfrau Trail is owned by David Graham and Melinda Reese; Reese, the applicant, spoke in favor of the request at the hearing.
Planner Samantha Lascher told the board the appeal is limited to one roadway segment whose measured widths range from 16 to 18 feet, and that county engineering and referral comments support the narrowness exception. "Staff…
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