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Town of Fraser
PO Box 370, Fraser, CO 80442 office 970-726-5491 fax 970-726-5518
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MEMO TO: Mayor Vandernail and the Board of Trustees
FROM: Catherine E. Trotter, AICP, Town Planner
DATE: August 10, 2017
SUBJECT: Access permit code amendments, Chapter 14 Fraser Municipal Code and
corresponding amendments to Chapter 11 Fraser Municipal Code.
MATTER BEFORE BOARD:
Ordinance No. 446, adopting amendments to Chapter 14 of the Fraser Municipal Code.
ACTION REQUESTED/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Approval of the proposed amendments to the Fraser Municipal Code, Chapter 14, Design
Criteria and Construction Standards, and corresponding amendments to Chapter 11, in order to
delete the requirements for an access permit for driveway construction.
BACKGROUND:
In our continued effort to analyze the Town of Fraser regulations and reduce the regulatory
barriers to development, Staff is recommending revising our regulations to delete the
requirements for an access permit for driveway construction. We will retain the design criteria
and construction standards for individual driveways in Sec. 14-4-50,
https://library.municode.com/co/fraser/codes/municipal_code?nodeId=CH14DECRCOST_ART4
PRIN_DIV1STDRDE_S14-4-50INDRCRCT , however we will not require an access permit and
surety for driveway construction. Currently, at building permit issuance, the applicant will pay a
$50.00 application fee for a driveway access permit, plus $500.00 surety to ensure the driveway
is constructed per plans, if a driveway is accessed from a public right-of-way (ROW). The
surety gets refunded after issuance of Certificate of Occupancy.
We will continue to review the driveway design on the plan set to ensure the design meets Town
of Fraser construction standards, however, in the best interest of time and resources for both
Staff and the applicant, we will not be issuing a permit nor collecting any fee or surety in
conjunction with driveway construction.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff is recommending approval of Ordinance No. 446 to incorporate the said changes into the
Fraser Municipal Code.
Please contact me with questions/concerns. ctrotter@town.fraser.co.us