A zone change that will allow for expansion of a Lincoln Park business was approved by the Fremont County Commissioners at their regular meeting September 11th. Vicky Lippis sought a zone change from low density residential to business zoning for her property which is the site of Elm Avenue Greenhouses at the corner of Highway 115 and Walnut Street in Lincoln Park. The Commissioners approved the zone change and the site development plan which will allow Lippis to build another greenhouse on the southwest corner of the property. County staff had already determined that the new greenhouse would not any significant amount of new traffic. Staff and the Commissioners agreed that any additional storm drainage created by the greenhouse could be handled on site by Lippis. The Commissioners rejected a proposal by the Deweese-Dye Ditch Company that Lippis be required to enclosed the irrigation ditch along the highway frontage into a pipe.
County Engineer Don Moore reviewed the newest update of the county's Flood Damage Prevention Regulations and the flood hazard areas. Moore told the Commissioners that there were only minor changes to the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) flood plain maps for the county. The Commissioners adopted the regulations and flood plain maps as required by federal law.
The Commissioners voted to give the owner of the Top Rail Ranch Hunting Camp in the Tallahassee area northwest of Canon City another five months to comply with septic system and building permit requirements under a Special Review Use Permit. In a letter to the board ranch owner Ron Walker said he would not attend the hearing on alleged violations of the permit saying, "Just let the county do what they decide is best for Fremont County". The Commissioners noted that the county's code enforcement officers and environmental health inspector did not go looking for violations on the ranch but that the health department had received a citizen's complaint. The Commissioners said with big game hunters already scheduled to be in camp this fall they did not want to negatively impact the operation. Thus the board extended the deadline and gave Walker until February 12, 2008 to bring his septic and building permits into compliance.
In other business the Commissioners:
County Engineer Don Moore reviewed the newest update of the county's Flood Damage Prevention Regulations and the flood hazard areas. Moore told the Commissioners that there were only minor changes to the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) flood plain maps for the county. The Commissioners adopted the regulations and flood plain maps as required by federal law.
The Commissioners voted to give the owner of the Top Rail Ranch Hunting Camp in the Tallahassee area northwest of Canon City another five months to comply with septic system and building permit requirements under a Special Review Use Permit. In a letter to the board ranch owner Ron Walker said he would not attend the hearing on alleged violations of the permit saying, "Just let the county do what they decide is best for Fremont County". The Commissioners noted that the county's code enforcement officers and environmental health inspector did not go looking for violations on the ranch but that the health department had received a citizen's complaint. The Commissioners said with big game hunters already scheduled to be in camp this fall they did not want to negatively impact the operation. Thus the board extended the deadline and gave Walker until February 12, 2008 to bring his septic and building permits into compliance.
In other business the Commissioners:
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Approved a contract award to Patch Construction for $28,243 to rebuild a concrete abutment for a large culvert over Cocklebur Creek on Siloam Road southeast of Florence;
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Approved a temporary use permit for the annual Apple Day Parade and other festivities in Penrose on October 6th;
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Accepted a pair of manuals which the local 'CCAT' contracted for under an EPA technical assistance grant;
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and presented $10,000 checks each to the Canon City and Penrose Libraries representing annual financial assistance from the county. Christy Lindsey of the Penrose Library reported $225,000 has now been collected from businesses and individuals in the community representing 77 percent of the cost to build a new Penrose Library.