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CONSULTING GEOLOGIST
P.O. BOX 2
WT, COLORADO 81652
Phone / Fax (970) 876-5400 (24 HOURS)
February 24, 1997
Dave Hilb
2338-A Garmisch Dr.
Vail CO 81657
RE: Lot 11, Vail das Schon, Filing 2
Dear Mr. Hilb:
A home is proposed for the above referenced property on the south
side of Garmisch Drive in an area with an existing gully along
the west boundary of the lot. The home appears at the edge of
the Medium Hazard Rockfall Zone mapped by me in 1984 for the Town
of Vail.
The topography above this lot is quite favorable in that there is
a gulley to the west which will keep rocks (and debris flows) to
that side; above the lot, the outcrop pattern on the mountain
side is very thin and discontinuous, with no outcrop above this
site so that frequency of falls will be quite low and be
restricted well to the east. The road is also a deterent to
rocks or flows reaching this site.
If, as I understand it, the home is built along the east boundary
to the extent possible, and not in the natural drainage along the
west line, there will be little mitigation required. This is
especially so because the two car garage will be on the west side
of the home. It is advisable to construct the west wall of the
garage with concrete to a height of two feet above finished grade
with a strength of at least 200 pounds per square foot.
The home will not increase the hazard to other properties or
structures or to public buildings, rights-of-way, roads, streets,
easements, utilities, or facilities of any kind. If there are
other questions please contact me.
Sincerely,
Nicholas Lampiris
Consulting Geologist