To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Katherine Smith, Acting Director, Public Works & Development
Prepared By:
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Kat Hammer, Senior Planner, Public Works and Development
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Presenter: Kat Hammer, Senior Planner, Public Works and Development
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Subject:
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Fee Waiver Request: Colorado Muslim Society Islamic Center (Case No. AA26-006)
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Purpose and Request:
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The property owner and applicant, Colorado Muslim Society (the “Applicant”), is requesting a waiver of all review fees for their Use by Special Review Administrative Amendment application (Case no. AA26-006). The 3.77-acre property is located at 2071 S. Parker Road, Denver, Colorado 80231. The administrative amendment application proposes relocating the trash enclosure and adjusting the entrance, including new automated gates. The letter requesting the fee waiver and the Applicant’s justification for this waiver are attached.
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Background and Discussion:
Historically, Public Works and Development staff have not supported fee waiver or reduction requests. The Board of County Commissioners (the “Board”) has directed the Public Works and Development Department to recover costs associated with land development review by applying application review fees that are commensurate with the amount of staff time required to review and process each type of application. Those fees were established within the adopted fee schedule. The Land Development Code allows applicants to request fee waivers, and the Board may approve or deny those waiver requests (Section 5-2.1.B.4.b and c).
Pursuant to Land Development Code (“LDC”) Section 5-2.1.B.4, an applicant may submit a written request to the Public Works Department for the waiver of all or a portion of all required fees. In the written request, the applicant should put forth the extent of the waiv...
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