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What's happening in Golden today?
Events for Wednesday, Feb. 19th
- All day - CURRENT EXHIBITS AT THE MUSEUMS
- All day - Live Workouts with Community Center Pros
- All day - Golden History Tours
- 8-9AM - The Connect Effect
- 9-11AM - Golden Walks
- 3-5PM - Virtual/Call In: Hard Times Writing Workshop
- 5-8PM - Apres Wednesday @ The Golden Mill
- 5-9PM - Ski X Board Tune Night
- 6:30PM - Trivia Night
- 6:30PM - Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
For more information, click the item above or visit the Golden Today Calendar
6:30PM Planning Commission Meeting @ City Hall
- Meeting Agenda
- Watch the meeting streaming live starting at 6:30PM
- Attend the meeting @ City Hall Council Chambers - 911 10th Street - (map)
- Send comments on any of the following topics to planning@cityofgolden.net
- Provide in-person comment during the meeting, at 6:30PM.
The Planning Commission will consider a case regarding 1121 6th Street (map). The owner of that property wants to add 5 additional dwelling units (two duplexes and one single) in the side and back yards, for a total of 6 dwelling units. Each dwelling unit will have four bedrooms and one parking space.
This case first came to Planning Commission in October of last year. The Planning Director recommended that the Commission approve a major adjustment regarding setbacks and size of the "common court" (shared open space) and approve the project.
The Commission had several concerns, particularly about the common court shared yard space being too small. They suggested that the applicant consider adjusting the plan and bringing it back.
The case was discussed again November. The applicant had made several changes to the site plan, including turning a two-car garage into a one-car garage. The Planning Director again recommended that the plan be approved.
They received public comment that night that the project should be denied, as it relied too heavily on using street parking.
The Commission was still concerned about the requested setbacks and whether alley and garage clearances were too tight to be usable. They suggested that the applicant might be trying to crowd too many buildings in too small a space. The applicant said "that the size of the cottages and preserving the existing structure would allow for the construction costs to be lower to allow for lower rent rates although it would not be considered a typical “affordable housing” project/development" (taken from the meeting minutes). The plan again failed to gain Planning Commission approval.
Tonight's version of the plan makes more "common court" space available by eliminating the 4-car garage and replacing it with 5 surface parking spots. The Commission had also expressed concern about the landscaping plan, so tonight's packet includes a new landscaping plan.
I think the meeting memo (p. 2) is saying that the plan no longer requires Planning Commission approval, but staff is presenting it again because they had reviewed the earlier versions. The memo also describes other adjustments that the Planning Director was able to grant without reference to the Planning Commission:
Note: the Director has approved a minor adjustment to reduce the reduce the landscape strip to zero and sidewalk width to 4 feet 6 inches in front of the existing retaining wall and 5 feet in all other places pursuant to 18.29.07.001.3(g). Reduction in sidewalk width for the attached sidewalk maintains the current sidewalk network on the local street without adding a jog to connect the sidewalk to the east.
Location:
City Hall Council Chambers
911 10th Street (Map)
When:
6:30PM on Wednesday, Feb. 19th
5-8PM Apres Wednesday @ The Golden Mill
Join us every Wednesday through the end of March for live music, great food and drink specials, swag and Loveland lift ticket giveaways, and much more!
More information
Location:
Golden Mill
1012 Ford Street (Map)
When:
5-8PM on Wednesday, Feb. 19th
Live Music for Wednesday, Feb. 19th
- 6-9PM Jordan Yewey @ Miners Saloon
- 5-8PM Shawn Nelson @ Golden Mill
Golden Mill - More Live Music
4-8PM Chrispy @ Mountain Toad
6PM Live Music @ Rock Rest Lodge
For more information, visit the Golden Today Calendar
Golden History: Celebrating Heart and Soul of Golden Month: Dinosaur Ridge
Still celebrating Heart and Soul of Golden month, this is the tenth in a series of articles describing the histories of Golden Cultural Alliance members. Today we're focusing on Dinosaur Ridge.
The Dinosaur Ridge Visitors Center and Martin Lockley Discovery Center are located between Golden and Morrison. The Triceratops Trail is located in Golden, on the west side of Fossil Trace Golf Club. This entire area–from Golden down through Morrison–has been the site of many dinosaur discoveries.
Arthur Lakes, a geology professor at the Colorado School of Mines, made the earliest discoveries of dinosaur fossils, beginning with a Tyrannosaurus rex tooth on South Table Mountain in 1874. He went on to find many more fossil remains, and in 1902 discovered dinosaur footprints. When Alameda Parkway was built in 1937, many more dinosaur footprints were uncovered.
In 1973, Jefferson County Open Space purchased the first of many parcels of land that now comprise Matthews/Winters Park, which includes Dinosaur Ridge. The Morrison Fossil Area was designated a National Natural Landmark in 1973.
The Friends of Dinosaur Ridge was formed in 1989 "to address increasing concerns regarding the preservation of the site and to offer educational programs on the area’s resources." The first of two Visitors Centers opened in 1996, and the site becomes a popular spot for field trips.
Here in Golden, the Fossil Trace Golf Course opened in 2002 and the adjacent Triceratops Trail opened in 2006. Learn more about the gradual unfolding of our dinosaur heritage on the Dinosaur Ridge website.
Dr. Beth Simmons wrote and produced an excellent documentary for Dinosaur Ridge: Arthur Lakes Discovering Dinosaurs. It features reenactors in costumes and has some scenes set in the Astor House. It’s available for viewing on YouTube. (You should watch it!)
Weather
Overnight: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -4. East northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny. High near 24, with temperatures falling to around 22 in the afternoon. Wind chill values as low as -4. East wind 2 to 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. East wind around 3 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly Cloudy, 15°F
Thursday: Chance Light Snow, 33°F
Thursday Night: Chance Light Snow, 24°F
Friday: Chance Light Snow then Mostly Sunny, 39°F
Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 27°F
Saturday: Mostly Sunny, 48°F
Saturday Night: Partly Cloudy, 32°F
Sunday: Mostly Sunny, 59°F
Sunday Night: Partly Cloudy, 39°F
Monday: Mostly Sunny, 63°F
Monday Night: Mostly Clear, 37°F
Tuesday: Mostly Sunny, 61°F
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Laura King and Scott Wilson, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Forrest Jones, Barry & Liz Bettis, Cheryl & Tom Schweich, Marjorie Sloan, Chris and Joyce Davell, Rick Flint, Forrest Jones, AC Development, Cynthia Merrill Tamny, Stephen Pero, Meg Van Ness & Steve Kalasz, Steve & Karla Schaefer, Bud Rockhill, Steve Enger, Kristie Brice & Mike Schwartz, and The Golden Hotel
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Brad Miller & Julie Bartos, Holly Thomas, Jim and LouAnne Dale, Ann Pattison, Thomas Hoffman, Carol Abel, Brian Quarnstrom, Sandra Curran, Bobby German and Alison McNally, Kathy Smith, Karen Smith, Carlos & Nancy Bernal, Robert Storrs, Michele Sannes, Elaine Marolla, Dixie Termin & Ron Miller, E Tom Hughes, Crystal M Culbert, Patrick A. Madison, Alice Madison & Jim Kalivas, Deb Goeldner, Christopher Ball, 6th Chair Home Services, Dot & Eric Brownson, Rosemary Coffman, Emeline Paulson, Sandy Schneider, Mark and Cathy Pattridge, Cheryl G Leidich, Jen Rutter, Frani R Bickart, Jennings and Litz, Bill Sedgeley, Nancy Hughes, Justin L Wade, Kathi Eggers, Traci Case, Donna Owen, Leslie D Lutz, Karen Oxman, Catherine Skokan, Ross Fraser & KC Gilliland, Lynne Haigh, Elizabeth Hilliard, Frank Young & Terre Deegan-Young, Kathy Hirons & Jack Markin, Jess & Anthony Monasterio, Ella Lyons & Jeanne Fritch, Heather Duncan, Lee Ann & Pete Horneck, Carol Cameron, Cheryl Williamson, San Daugherty, Jim Garner, John and Carol McEncroe, the Golden Welcome Center, the Golden Transcript, Koshare Eagle, Ken and Colleen Krantz, Traci Neuman Lacey, Jo Barber, Jamie Cookinham, Kermit Shields, Meridee Cecil, Vicki Olson, Colleen & Michael Ramey, Nancy & Pete Torpey, Jax Baker, Simon Maybury, John & Carol McEncroe, Rose McLaughlin, and Cameron Chambers
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Golden Community Garden, Lora Haimes, Mariane Erickson, J.J. Fraser
