Breckenridge Town Council To Restrict Building Size

Breckenridge Town Council to restrict residential building sizes
2009-02-10 16:14:10

The Breckenridge Town Council is looking to restrict the size of a home or a remodel/addition that a homeowner can build within certain subdivisions in the Town limits. According to the Town Planning Departments summary, the Town is reviewing subdivisions that do not have building envelopes or set backs. With these subdivisions the town feels it will be necessary to restrict the size of a home that can be built on a vacant lot, or for an existing homehowner the size of an addtiion that would be allowed.

Their belief is that this will help preserve the quality of the neighborhoods. This is quite contraversial as is takes away existing property owners rights and restricts the potential of their property to less than what is currently allowed. Many homeowners are upset that they would not be able to improve their property to the standard or size of homes already in existence in these neighborhoods. They also feel that it would discourage revitalization of their neighborhoods and building improvements as the restrictive requirements would not allow for effective improvements on their existing homes.

The subdivisions concerned are Boulder Ridge 1 & 2, Christie Heights, Gold Flake, Highlands Subdivisions 1 - 4, Yingling and Mickles ( outside the conservation district), Peaks, Penn Lode, Sunbeam, Weisshorn, Breckenridge South, Snowflake, Brookshill, Southside Placer, Sunrise Point, Trafalgar, Trapper's Glen ( Filing 1), Tyra, Warrior's Mark, Warrior's Mark West

To learn more about this Neighborhood Protection Plan, please contact Alison Kellerman Admin for the Mayor and Council, at alisonk@townofbreckenridge.com and let her know your thoughts which she will pass on to the Council. Then please attend the meeting on Tuesday evening. Alison can also be reached at 970-453-3166.