BOARD00046

• Board Meeting Date: 5/21/2001
• Description: Flood Section - South Platte River Channel Project, Right-of-Way Action for Breckenridge Acquisition Co., Denver, Colorado
• Board Meetings - Doc Type: Memo

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Colorado Water Conservation Board
Department of Natural Resources
T 313 Sherman Streer, Room 721
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phon.: (303) 866,3441
FAX: [phone]
www.cwcb.state.<....O.us

STATE OF COLOMDO

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Governor

MEMORANDUM

Greg E. WilJcher
Executive Director

Rod Kuha.rlch
CWeB Director

Dan Mc,4,ulif(e
Deputy Director

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Colorado Water Conservation Board Members

FROM: Lany Lang

DATE: May 10, 2001

SUBJECT: Agenda Items l5,a May 21-22,2001 Board Meeting-
South Platte River Channel Project, Right-of-Way Action for the Breckenridge
Acquisition Co" Denver, Colorado

INTRODUCTION

At the November 6-7, 1995, Board Meeting, approval was given to requests for easements in
CWCB's right-of-way along the Chatfield Downstream Channel Improvement Project on a case-by-
case basis. The Board has received a request from the Breckenridge Acquisition Company
(Company) - (Request letter and project sketch plan attached), This request will provide the
Company the opportunity to construct an outdoor deck adjacent to the Pitcher's Restaurant located
at Sante Fe Drive and Bowles in Littleton, Colorado. The Project is located in the right over bank
of the South Platte River with-in the channel improvement project right-of-way,

DISCUSSION

The Company requests an easement for the construction of an outdoor deck to be attached to the
Pitchers Restaurant at Sante Fe and Bowles in Littleton, Colorado. The Board has a Special Lease
with Pitchers Restaurant dated October 1986., The 1986 lease was executed because a portion of
the main building for the restaurant was sited on the CWCB right-of-way, The 1986 lease allowed
the owners of the structure to secure title to the structure and lands, The attached sketch/drawing
shows that a substantial portion of the restaurant lies on CWCB right-of-way.

Staff inspected the proposed site plan for the proposed deck on May 8,2001. The existing structure
(restaurant) is within twenty-six (26) feet of the easterly edge of the bike and pedestrian path, This
distance provides an aesthetically acceptable appearance and provides a reasonable level of safety
for any flood emergency operation. It also provides adequate space for future needs such as
expansion of the bike path, addition of benches and landscaping, emergency access, underground
drainage and utility features.

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Flood Protection. Water Project Planning and Fjnancin"g. Stream and lake Protection
Water Supply Protection. Conservation Planning