Temporary Use Permit

1. Definition:  

  • A Temporary Use Permit is required by Park County Land Use Regulations for a limited duration use generally compatible within the zone district, but in need of site-specific review.

2. Procedure:

  1. you have a pre-application 'conference' (meeting, phone call, or email conversation) with Planning and Zoning staff to determine if the application requires an administrative decision or a public hearing process;
  2. you submit a complete application;
  3. in the case of administrative decision, the Planning Department reviews the application and makes a decision;
  4. in the case of a public hearing process, the Planning Department schedules the application for a Planning Commission hearing and the next reasonable Board of County Commissioners hearing;
  5. the final decision will be recorded in a resolution and sent to you.

3. Required application materials:

  1. completed Temporary Use Permit Application form
  2. payment of application fees and any required deposits;
  3. evidence of ownership and encumbrances (warranty deed available from Park County Clerk & Recorder's Office; tax statement available from Park County Treasurer's Office);
  4. the legal description of property prepared by licensed CO land surveyor;
  5. the names and mailing addresses of all adjacent property owners (available from Park County Assessor's Office);
  6. a current conditions map/s with the following information:
    1. all property access points, internal roads/trails w/ widths and approximate grades and access trom nearest County road or highway;
    2. all natural features: wetlands, floodplains, riparian areas, water bodies, rock outcroppings, significant vegetation, hazards, slopes > 30%, etc.;
    3. all existing structures;
    4. the physical layout of all elements of proposed for temporary use;
  7. a written or graphic description of intent, operation, and duration of proposed temporary use with the following: 
    1. the area, extent, and physical layout of proposed temporary use/s;
    2. a traffic management plan including areas of ingress/egress, emergency vehicle access, pedestrian walkways, parking areas, and how vehicular and pedestrian traffic flow will be managed;
    3. all physical improvements proposed for construction;
    4. an emergency services plan including:
      1. a description of each emergency type,  with the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all service providers;
      2. copies of contracts for all services;
      3. the description of general qualifications of service personnel;
      4. the proposed location and layout of service areas dedicated to emergency services;
    5. public service areas (info booths, public restrooms, etc.);
    6. accommodations proposed for the needs of handicapped people;
  8. site evaluation letter from Park County Environmental Health Department;
  9. photos of the address post showing it to be the green placard with white reflective numbers (as per the Requirements detailed on application pages 5-6);
  10. any other information deemed necessary by Planning Director to ensure compliance with standards of approval;

4. Approval criteria:

  1. the property has physical characteristics compatible with the proposed temporary use;
  2. the temporary use complies with all relevant requirements of Land Use Regulations and other governing agencies;
  3. the proposed access to the property from a public right-of-way sufficiently accommodates anticipated traffic and emergency vehicles;
  4. the temporary use is compatible with permitted or existing uses in immediate area;
  5. If the owner, applicant, or affiliate has previously conducted the proposed temporary use or similar, that use was in accordance with all governmental requirements.

5. Revocation:

  1. Planning Director may revoke any TUP by administrative decision if:
    1. the temporary use has failed to comply with conditions of TUP and applicant has not remedied the failure upon notice by the County; OR
    2. the temporary use violates federal, state, or local law and applicant has not remedied the violation upon notice by the County;
  2. no hearing is required prior to revocation; and
  3. a revocation may be appealed to the Board of County Commissioners.