HomeMy WebLinkAboutDiane Larson letter_053012 Larsen & Lynch LLC
Attorneys at Law
175 Main Street,Unit C-104
Edwards,CO 81632
Diane R.Larsen Phone: (970)926-9100
dlarsen @larsenlvnch.com Fax: (970)926-9101
May 31, 2012
Via email to bgibson @vailgov.com
and Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested
7011 1570 0001 5374 8381
Bill Gibson
Planner II
Town of Vail
75 S. Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657
Re: Lot 1E, Vail Village Filing 10 a/k/a 935 Fairway Drive
Owner: Fairway Drive, a Variable-Capital Limited Liability Company, a
Mexican company
Dear Mr. Gibson:
I represent Larry Allen and Lori Allen, the owners of Lot 1W, Vail Village Filing 10,
a/k/a 925 Fairway Drive. The Aliens are aware that the owner or builder of the residence
located at 935 Fairway Drive (the duplex residence constructed on Lot 10E adjacent to
the Allens' residence) may soon be requesting an inspection to obtain a final certificate of
occupancy from the Town of Vail. It is my clients' understanding from their architect,
Hans Berglund, that several items constructed at 935 Fairway Drive do not comply with
plans that were approved by the Aliens and Vail's Design Review Board. The purpose of
this letter is to alert you and your staff to some of the non-compliant improvements, and
to advise you that the changes that were made were not agreed to by the Allens.
In particular, the hot tub on the back patio was supposed to be approximately 18 inches
lower than it is presently installed. The Allens agreed to the location of the hot tub based
on the significantly lower profile it had on the DRB-approved plans. Additionally,
planters inside the front landscape wall were not built, a tree was installed in a different
location than shown on the plans, changes were made to the driveway materials, and the
landscape wall in front of the house was supposed to extend about four more feet to the
west than it actually extends. As mentioned above, these changes were identified by the
Allens' architect, Hans Berglund, but are not intended to be an exhaustive list. There
may be other non-compliant improvements of which the Allens and Mr. Berglund are not
aware.
Riverwalk at Edwards • Emerald Building
LARSEN& LYNCH LLC
Bill Gibson,Planner II
Town of Vail
May 31, 2012
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The non-compliant items are significant to the Allens because during the design and
planning stages of the reconstruction of the duplex residences, there were many
negotiated items and "trades" made between the Allens and Manuel Castro, the owner of
Fairway Drive, and many of the agreements made by Mr. Castro were not fulfilled. On
the other hand, the Allens' improvements comply with the plans approved by Mr. Castro
and the DRB.
Thank you in advance for your careful attention to the non-compliant improvements
when performing the inspection for the final certificate of occupancy for 935 Fairway
Drive.
Very truly yours,
LAR'' N & LYN H C
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Diane R. Larsen
cc: Larry and Lori Allen