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In the past 20 years, we have had a number of Site Plan Review submissions to the Boulder County Land Use Department. And while the codified standards for approval have changed little over this time, the interpretation of those same standards have signficantly shifted.
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A number of months ago, immediately on the heels of the Fourmile Fire, I was hired by a couple who just lost their house to design another. It has been a great process even in the face of that tragedy, with clients who reaffirm why I do residential design. Their thoughtfulness and commitment to the project has no parallel in any other building type.
Today, at noon, we received our Building Permit from Boulder County. True to their word, they greatly expedited the process, cutting it down from 6-8 weeks to about one. My heartfelt thanks go out to the Land Use and Building Department staff, especially Kim Sanchez, Gary Sanfancon and Michelle Huebner who have made a painful process considerably less so.
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So we begin. Construction will ramp up here in a few days and I will be posting updates as we progress from excavation through foundations, framing, roofing, etc. Additional special thanks goes out to Jeff Hindman, Kim Neill and the crew at Cottonwood Custom Builders who were brought on early in the design process and have helped guide the project and its budget to a success launch.
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