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Show BUSY TIMES - JUNE 1992 . 7 — June/July Sky Show JUNE: $39 per sq. foot. The building permit fee is then calculated as a percentage of this estimated cost of construction. l4th—Full Moon 10:50 pm. MDT. Partial lunar Eclipse 9:27 pm. to 12:17 a.m., 15th June l6th—Moon passes 1.9' nonh of Uranus 7 pm. 17th—Moon passes 09' north of Neptune 10 pm. 19th—Moon passes 5' north of Saturn Thisfee increase has MM nothing to do with the Castle Valley Town or POA. If the Town and POA didn't exist, we would still have to pay the Grand County Building Inspector this new and increasedfee. And Jefir says that he is still only charging a portion of thefees he is allowed to 1 pm. charge. 20th—Summer Solstice 9:14 pm. 23rd—Last Quarter Moon 2:11 am. 26th—Moon passes 6' north of Mars 2 am. 30th—New Moon 6:18 a.m., total Solar Eclipse visible in the South Atlantic JULY: 6—First Quarter Moon 8:45 pm. 14th—Moon passes 18' north of Uranus Midnight. Neptune is occulted by the Moon 3 am. Full Moon 1:06 pm. Jeff has also told me that as part of his job he will be requiring much more detailed building plans, showing more of the actual structural details. The Town still requires only a rough sketch of the floor plan and elevations, with no structural details required. A rough plot plan is also required to show the location of structures, wells, and drain fields on each lot. While the Town hasn’t made any substantial changes in what it requires for a building permit, we have made up an information sheet to let people know what is required to obtain a permit. (There is no charge for a CV Town options. Don Tuft, Road Supervisor, and Ron Drake, Councilman, will work on informing residents of road encroachments. Money for surveying was allocated. Culvert improvements at the creek crossing will begin within six weeks. HELICOPTER SIGHTINGS: BLM has authorized several commercial shootings in the Castle Valley area. Councilman Jack Campbell recommends that concerned citizens contact BLM and comment on the cumulative effects of helicopters in this area. fault: »r SEISMIC REPORT: The Council recommends individual and collective lobbying of the BLM to take Castle Valley off the list of areas for mineral Building Permit.) This is helpful, not only to avoid those extra trips to town leasing and exploration. Burlding Permit Fees because you need one more form, etc., The following lots are considered ' Building permit fees have increased radically in Grand County this it but has also been helpful to folks who are beginning the building process before they move here. Having some policies in writing also helps ensure that everyone will be treated equally. If we have trouble applying the policy fairly, then that is a good indicator that we need to modify the policy. —Jack Campbell “unbuildable” by the Health Department because of either dry wells or past year. The last house building permits have been almost 400% higher than they were a year ago. Anyone applying for a building permit should be prepared for quite a shock. Average house building permits that might have cost around $150 last year are now costing upwards of $500. Another CV resident was just quoted a fee of $95 for a 16'xl6' room addition. According to Jeff Whitney, the Grand County Building Inspector, this dramatic fee increase occurred as the old fee scale set by the county commission years back was abandoned and part of the fee schedule set by the Utah Learning is Fun Summer Workshops here in CV for children. building code was adopted to replace it. Building permit fees are based on the estimated cost of having a particular structure built commercially. It is not based on how much we can build math . geography literature . art Call 7580 something for’ourselves. Aside from the above changes in the fees for building permits, Jeff says that the UBC also makes quarterly changes in their estimates for the cost of construc— tion. For instance, during the last quarter, the UBC estimated cost of residential construction-increased from about $38 per sq. foot of floor space to Town Council Notes Meeting of 3 June 1992, 7 pm. ROAD REPORT: Dust—let’s try slowing down as we explore other HEALTH DEPARTMENT NEWS: insufficient septic system sites: 66, 127, 129, 170, 217, 218, 258, 260, 292-295, 318, 319, 335-337, 344, 347-351. TOWN LOT: Well permit granted. Dean Kirklene of Castleton has been contacted by John Groo to plan our town lot A citizens committee was authorized consisting of those interested in participating in the design process. Contact person is Joan Sangree, 259-5542. GRAND COUNTY CEMETERY REPORT: We need a name for the Castle Valley Cemetery. Name suggestions received by the next Town Council meeting will be considered. Put name ideas in the Suggestion Box or give them to one of the Council members. STREET NAME CHANGES: We can change the names of our streets to reflect the Valley rather than the developers. Ron Drake will organize street residents to either choose a new street name or keep their present one. Aging road signs will be eventually replaced. Newl street signs might also include lot numbers and arrows to assist in locating lots. —-—Joan Sangree |
