Town Briefs Sales tax revenues up over 2012 Sopris Sun Staff Report Sales tax revenues were up 4.2 percent for August, and 2.5 percent year-to-date,according to Carbondale Town Manager Jay Harrington’s week report, released on Sept. 5. Other paraphrased items from his report include: • The developers of Block JJ in River Valley Ranch have submitted their application to allow 4-plex units instead of 2-plex units. • The town received several calls about the streetlights at the new library being out. The town electrician found nothing wrong with the lights other than the circuit breaker being thrown. Apparently, someone had been turning the streetlights off. “We have since locked the box,” the report said. • The planning department is work-
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ing on the schedule for the new zoning code kick-off meetings for the week of Sept. 23-27. • Candice Goodwin has resigned from the Environmental Board. • The street crew installed wheel stops on the public right-of-way at a residence on Third Street. “The resident provided the town with concerns about vehicles parking on the sidewalk and even hitting his fence.” • The parks crew will be increasing maintenance at the White Hill Cemetery as staffing permits. • “We are seeing more graffiti than normal. If anyone sees graffiti, please report it to Police Department and/or the Public Works Department.” • The utility underground project will necessitate the removal of the spruce trees at the“Town of Carbondale”sign at the intersection of Highway 133 and Main Street.The staff is working to have the trees relocated. “Hopefully, the trees will not be
too large to transplant.” • Gateway River Park use for the week of Aug. 24-30 was a total of 27-booked nights. The park closes on Oct. 15. • Carbondale’s ordinance officer has been contacting property owners who may be in violation of the town’s weed ordinance. • The speed signs on Snowmass Drive have been reprogrammed to reflect school times. • School resource officer Michael Zimmerman attended a one week Basic School Resource Officer training. • The Police Department received 247 calls for service this week. • The screw press was scheduled to be demonstrated the week of Sept. 2-6 at the wastewater plant. • The River Valley Ranch water-tank transmitter was repaired Aug. 29. “It was determined that the PLC input card had a problem. Once this was replaced the system became whole.”
Zoning 102 continued om page 2 The current Carbondale zoning code is more along the lines of Euclidean zoning. During the zoning code rewrite, it may be found that hybrid zoning is a better fit for the town.
Planned Unit Developments Sometimes, a proposed development may not fit within the adopted zoning code. A de-
veloper may apply for a planned unit development (PUD). PUDs are typically approved through a negotiated process, allowing for greater input from the town, often leading to a time-intensive process. While a PUD allows greater flexibility, it still requires the plan to meet certain standards. Essentially, a PUD acts as its own zone district. Too many PUDs can demonstrate a lack of flexibility
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in the zoning code. Carbondale has 23 zoning districts and 24 PUDs. This column has briefly explained the different types of zoning. The next column in this series will explain the reasons for rewriting and consolidating the zoning code. — The Carbondale Planning & Zoning Commission
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Cop Shop The following events are drawn from incident reports of the Carbondale Police Department. THURSDAY Aug. 22 On Thursday and Friday, Police responded to several reports of vandalism and graffiti at Sopris Park and the North Face skate park. FRIDAY Aug. 23 At 7:16 p.m. on Cowen Drive, a woman called police and told them that she’d been walking through someone’s yard with her dog and had been told, “in a rude tone of voice,”to stay off their property or they would call the police. The woman wished to charge the property owner with harassment. She was informed that the other party had committed no crime. FRIDAY Aug. 23 At 12:38 a.m. police responded to a call in which a husband accused his wife of taking his wallet. He was advised not to call 911 without an emergency. mONDAY Aug. 26 At 3:35 p.m. on Snowmass Drive, officers clocked a Pontiac Aztec at 32 mph in a 15 mph school zone. “The driver explained that she was running late for a meeting, and also appeared to have been talking on her cell phone,” states the police report. She was issued a citation.