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Board renews YMCA of the Rockies special use permit, amends road‑realignment condition
Summary
After staff and YMCA representatives discussed water/sewer reporting and road‑realignment cost‑share language tied to CDOT triggers, the Grand County commissioners approved a five‑year renewal of the YMCA of the Rockies special use permit with amended language referencing the CDOT highway access code.
Hannah Zagon, community development staff, summarized a request to renew the YMCA of the Rockies special use permit for camps and lodges and to remove or amend certain conditions. Zagon said the YMCA had submitted updated water and sewer capacity reports (sewer at about 70.5% capacity and water between 65–70.5%) and staff recommended removing a condition that required an engineered domestic water report by May 15 because the reports were provided late Friday.
Courtney Hill, chief operating officer for YMCA of the Rockies, asked that annual engineered water and wastewater reports not be required and proposed providing actual monthly peak water and wastewater use instead, submitting full engineered reports only when triggers are hit. Zagon and other staff explained the SUP and parallel 1041 state-permit reporting and said the county can remove a duplicative SUP condition while leaving state reporting requirements intact. On road realignment, staff proposed amended language obligating YMCA to comply with the CDOT access-control plan and bear a proportionate share of costs "based on their proportionate share of ADTs" if triggers in the access-control plan occur; Courtney Hill said cost-sharing discussion is complex and asked for time to review the added sentence. After public comment in support and discussion among commissioners and staff, the board moved to approve the renewal with the amended condition as read into the record.
Why this matters: the SUP renewal authorizes continued YMCA operations and clarifies responsibility for water/sewer monitoring and future access-cost allocation if CDOT-triggered realignment occurs. The board left reporting tied to existing state permits while adding SUP language to make the YMCA aware of access‑control obligations under CDOT rules.
