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JOINT PROPERW OWNER
WRITTEN APPROVAL LETTER
I, (print name), a joint owner of prop€rty located at (address/legal
description)
provide this letter as written approval of the plans dated which have
been submitted to the Town of Vail Community Development Department for the proposed improvements
to be completed at the address noted above. I understand that the proposed improvements include:
I further understand that minor modifications may be made to the plans over the course of the review
process to ensure compliance with the Town's applicable codes and regulations.
(Signatpre)(Date)
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75 South Frontage Road
Vail, Colorado 81657
970-479-21 38
FAX 970-479-2452
wutw.ci,vail.co.us
TOWT,I OFVAIL
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December 4, 2002
Calder Cahill
P.O. Box 1077
Vail, CO 81658
RE: Ruder Cemetary, 2850 Basingdale Blvd./ Lot 1, Block 9, Vail lntermountain
Dear Calder:
The purpose of my letter is to confirm approval and acceptance of your Ruder Cemetery
application. Thank you for repairing the fence, outlining each cemetery plot with rocks
and in general, weeding and cleaning up the area. Your hard work and effort is greatly
appreciated by the Town of Vail.
lf you have any further need for my assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me at
479-2'128.
Sincerely, f)kkFtu*Judyf,odriguez u
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Planning Permit Tech
Town of Vail
Cc: George Ruther, Chief of Planning
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Design Review Board
ACTION FORM
Deparbnent of Community Development
75 Souh Frcntage Road, Vail, Colorado 81657
tel; 970.479.2L39 fax: 970.479.2452
web: www.ci.vail.co.us
ProjectName: RuderCemetary DRBNumber: DR8020225
Prcject Description:
Repair and clean-up site
Participants:
OWNER TOWN OF VAIL 0210/2002 Phone:
75 S FRONTAGE RD
VAIL CO
81657
License:
APPUCANT Calder Cahill 07/LO|2OO2 Phone: 476-9599
POB 1077
Vail, CO
Cahills@vail.net 81658
License:
Project Address: 2850 BASINGDATE BLVD VAIL Location: Ruder Cemetary
Legal Description: Lot: 1 Block 9 Subdivision: VAIL INTERMOUNTAIN DEV S
Parcel Number: 210314301032
Comments:
BOARD/STAFF ACTION
Action: SIAFFAPR
Conditions:
Cond: 200
A aonceptual revieur is NOT a Design Review Board approval.
Cond: CON0005418
That there be only repair and weeding of existing cemetary
and no new path be created
Planner: Judy Rodriguez
TOI4/1VM
Application for Design Review
Department of Community Development
75 South Frontage Road, Vail, Colorado 81657
tel: 970.479.2139 fax: 970.479.2452
web: www.ci.vail.co,us
General Information:
All p@ects requiring design review must receive approval prbr to submitting a building permit application. Please
refer to the submittal requirements for the particular approval that is requested, An application for Design Review
cannot be accepted until all required information is received by the Community Development Department. The
poect may also need to be reviewed by the Town Council and/or the Planning and Environmental Commission.
Design review approval lapses unless a building permit is issued and construction commences within
one year of the approval.
Request:
Location of the Proposal: tot I Block: 9 Subdivision: uu,i I , Infcrwlo., ntc^ t n
Physical Address:
Parcel No.: Z tO3lt t3()\(J32 Eagle Co,at 970-328-8640 for parcel no.)
Zoning:
ff Namelsl of owner(s):
Mailing Address:
Owner(s) Signature(s):
Name of Applicant:
Mailing Address:
Phone:
$50 Plus $1,00 per square foot oftotal sign area.
No Fee
$550 Forconstruction ofa new building or demo/rebuild.
$300 For an addition where square footage is added to any residential or
commercial building (includes 250 additions & interior conversions).
$250 For minor changes to buildings and site improvements, such as,
reroofing, painting, window additions, landscaping, fences and
retaining walls, etc.
$20 For minor changes to buildings and site improvements, such as,
reroofing, painting, window additions, landscaping, fences and
retaining walls, etc.
For revisions to plans already approved by Planning Staff or the
Design Review Board,
E-mail Address:
Type of Review and Fee:tr Signs
tr Conceptual Review
tr New Constructiontr Addition
tr Minor Alteration
(mu ltFfa mily/commercial)
tr Minor Alteration
(singlefamily/duplex)
tr Changes to Approved Plans
tr Separation Request
For Office Usqonly:
Fee Paid: {?2 Check No.:
Application Date:
Planner:
Phone: q-l o-t{.t6- qsq.q
$20
IOI4'T'ffi MINOR EXTERIOR ALTERATIONS
TO BUILDINGS AND SITE IMPROVEMENTS
SUBMITTAL REQUIREM ENTS
General Information:
This application is required for proposals involving minor exterior alterations and/or site improvements,
Proposals to add landscaping do not require DRB approval unless they involve the addition of patios,
water features, grading, or the addition of retaining walls.
I. SUBMITTAL REOUIREMENTS
o Stamped topographic survey*, if applicableo Site and Grading Plan, if applicable*o Landscape Plan, if applicable*o Photos or drawings which clearly convey existing conditions*o Photos or drawings which clearly convey the proposed building or site alteration(s)x
o Exterior color and material smples and specifications.o Lighting Planx and Cut-sheet(s) for proposed fixtures, if applicableo Written approval from a condominium association or joint owner, if applicable
o The Administrator and/or DRB may require the submission of addiUonal plans, drawings,
specifications, samples and other materials (including a model) if deemed necessary to
deGrmine whether a project will comply with Design Guidelines or if the intent of the
proposal is not clearly indicated.
Please submil three (3) copies of the materials noted with an asterisk (*).
Topographic survey:o Wet stamp and signature of a licensed surveyoro Date of surveyo North arrow and graphic bar scalea Scale of 1"=10'or 1"=20')o Legal description and physical address
I Lot size and buildable area (buildable area excludes red hazard avalanche, slopes greater
than 40olo, and floodplain)o Ties to existing benchmark, either USGS landmark or sewer invert. This information must be
clearly stated on the surveyo Property boundaries to the nearest hundredth (.01) of a foot accuracy. Distances and
bearings and a basis of bearing must be shown, Show existing pins or monuments found
and their relationshio to the established corner,tr Show right of way and property lines; including bearings, distances and curve information.
o Indicate all easements identified on the subdivision plat and recorded against the propefi as
indicated in the title report, List any easement restrictions.o Spot Elevations at the edge of asphalt, along the street frontage of the property at twenty-
five foot intervals (25'), and a minimum of one spot elevations on either side of the lot,o Topographic conditions at two foot contour intervals
B Existing trees or groups of trees having trunks with diameters of 4" or more, as measured
from a point one foot above grade.
o Rock outcroppings and other significant natural features (large boulders, intermittent
streams, etc.),a All existing improvements (including foundation walls, roof overhangs, building overhangs,
etc.).
a Environmental Hazards (ie, rockfall, debris flow, avalanche, wetlands, floodplain, soils)
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o Watercourse setbacks, if applicable (show centedine and edge of stream or creek in addition
to the required stream or creak setback)
o Show all utility meter locations, including any pedestals on site or in the right-of-way
adjacent to the site. Exact location of existing utility sources and proposed service lines from
their source to the structure. Utilities to include:
Cable W Sewer GasTelephone Water Electrico Size and type of drainage culverts, swales, etc.o Adjacent roadways labeled and edge of asphalt for both sides of the roadway shown for a
minimum of 250' in either direction from property.
Site and Grading Plan:o Scale of l"=2O'or larger
o Property and setback lineso Existing and proposed easementsD Existing and proposed grades
o Existing and proposed layout of buildings and other structures including decks, patios, fences
and walls. Indicate the foundation with a dashed line and the roof edge with a solid line.o All proposed roof ridge lines with proposed ridge elwations. Indicate existing and proposed
grades shown underneath all roof lines. This will be used to calculate building height.o Proposed driveways, including percent slope and spot ehvations at the property line, garage
slab and as necessary along the centerline of the driveway to accurately reflect grade.
D A 4' wide unheated concrete pan at the edge of asphalt for driveways that exit the street in
an uphill direction.D Locations of all utilities including existing sources and proposed service lines from sources to
the structures.D Proposed surface drainage on and off-site.o Location of landscaoed areas.D Location of limits of disturbance fencinga Location of all required parking spacesD Snow storage areas.u Proposed dumpster location and detail of dumpster enclosure.D Retaining walls with proposed elevations at top and bottom of walls. A detailed cross-section
and elevation drawings shall be provided on the plan or separate sheet. Stamped
engineering drawings are required for walls between 4'and 6'feet in height.o Delineate areas to be phased and appropriate timing, if applicable
Landscape Plan:o Scale of 1" = 20' or larger
D Landscape plan must be drawn at the same scale as the site plan.
D Location of existing trees, 4" diameter or larger. Indicate trees to remain, to be relocated
(including new location), and to be removed. Iarge stands of trees may be shown (as
bubble) if the strand is not being affected by the proposed improvements and grading.
o Indicate all existing ground cover and shrubs.D Detailed legend, listing the type and size (caliper for deciduous trees, height for conifers,
gallon size for shrubs and height for foundation shrubs) of all the existing and proposed plant
material including ground cover.o Delineate critical root zones for existing trees in close proximity to site grading and
construction.c Indicate the location of all proposed plantings.
o The location and type of existing and proposed watering systems to be employed in caring
for plant material following its installation.
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q Existing and proposed contour lines. Retaining walls shall be included with the top of wall
and the bottom of wall elevations noted,
Lighting Plan:
o Indicate type, location and number of fixtures.o Include height above grade, lumens output, luminous areao Attach a cut sheet for each proposed fi)ture.
II, REPAINT PROPOSALS
For all proposals to repaint existing buildings, the following supplemental information is required:
D Color chip or color sample including the manufacturer name and color number(s)a Architectural elevation drawings which clearly indicate the location of proposed colors (ie.
siding, stucco, window trim, doors, fascia, soffits, etc.) The following is an example:
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PROPOSED MATERIAIS
Buildino Matgrials Tvoe of Material Color
Roof
Siding
Other Wall Materials
Fascia
Soffits
Windows
Winclow Trim
Doors
Door Trim
Hand or Deck Rails
Flues
Flashing
Chimneys
Trash Enclosures
Greenhouses
Retaining Walls
Exterior Lighting
Other
Notes:
Please speciff the manufacture/s name, the color name and number and attach a color chip.
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PROPOSED LANDSCAPING
Botanical Name Common Name Ouantitv Size
PROPOSED TREES
AND SHRUBS
EXISTING TREES
TO BE REMOVED
Minimum Requirements for Landscaping: Deciduous Trees - 2" Caliper
Coniferous Trees - 6'in height
Shrubs - 5 Gal.
Tvpe Square Footaoe
GROUND COVER
soD
SEED
IRRIGATION
TYPE OF EROSION CONTROL
Please speciff other landscape features (i,e, retaining walls, fences, swimming pools, etc.)
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UTILITY LOCATION VERIFICATION
This form is to verify service availability and location for new construction and should be used in
conjunction with preparing your utility plan and scheduling installations. The location and availability of
utilities, whether they are main trunk lines or proposed lines, must be approved and verified by the
following utilities for the accompanying site plan.
Authorized Sionature Date
QWEST
970.384.0238 (tel)
970.384.0257 (fax)
Contact: Jason Sharp
EXCEL HIGH PRESSURE GAS
970.262.4077 (tet)
Contact: Brian Sulzer
HOLY CROSS ELECTR]C ASSOC.
970.949.5892 (tel)
970.949.4566 (fax)
Contact: Ted Husky
EXCEL ENERGY
970.262.4024 (tel)
970.262.4038 (fax)
Contact: Kit Bogart
EAGLE RIVER WATER & SANITATION
DISTRICT*
970.476.7480 (tel)
970.476.4089 (fax)
Contact: Fred Haslee
AT&T BROADBAND
970.949.1224 x 112 (tel)
970.949.9138 (fax)
Contact: Floyd Salazar
*Please provide a site plan, floor plan, and elevations when obtaining approval from the Eagle River Water
& Sanitation District, Fire flow needs must be addressed.
NOTES:
1. If the utility verification form has signatures from each of the utility companies, and no comments
are made directly on the form, the Town will presume that there are no problems and the
development can proceed.
2. If a utility company has concerns with the proposed construction, the utility representative shall
note directly on the utility verification form that there is a problem which needs to be resolved.
The issue should then be detailed in an attached letter to the Town of Vail. However, please keep
in mind that it is the responsibility of the utility company and the applicant to resolve identified
oroblems.
3, These veriflcations do not relieve the contractor of the responsibility to obtain a Public Way Permit
from the Department of Public Works at the Town of Vail, Utility locations must be obtained before
diggino in any public right-of-way or easement within the Town of Vail. A buibino permit is not a
Public Way permit and must be obtained separatelv,
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NOTES TO ALt APPUCANTS
Pre-application Meetino
A pre-application meeting with Town of Vail staff is encouraged, The purpose of a pre-application
meeting is to identify any critical issues pertaining to the applicant's proposal and to determine the
appropriate development review process for an application. In many cases, the pre-application meeting
helps to expedite the development review process as critical issues are identified and dealt with in the
preliminary stages. A pre-application meeting may be scheduled by contacting Judy Rodriguez at
97 0.479.2128 or jredlgugz@grvAll_€o.us
Time Reouirements
The Design Review Board meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month. A complete application
form and all accompanying material must be accepted by the Community Development Department prior
to application deadlines. A schedule of DRB meetings and associated application deadlines may be found
on the World Wide Web at http://ci.vail,co.us/commdev/planning/drb/meetinqs/default.htm For a new
residential development, the application deadline is typically 3.5 week prior to a Design Review Board
hearing.
Review Criteria
The proposal will be reviewed for compliance with the Design Guidelines as set forth in Title 12, (Zoning
Regulations) and Tltle 14 (Development Standards) of the Town of Vail Municipal Code.
Requirements for orooerties located in hazard areas
If a property is located in or adjacent to a mapped hazard area (i.e. snow avalanche, rocKall, debris flow,
floodplain, wetland, poor soils, etc.), the Community Development Department may require a site-specific
geological investigation. If a site-specific Aeological investigation determines that the subject property is
located in a geologically sensitive area, the property owner(s) must sign an affidavit recognizing the
hazard report prior to the issuance of a building permit. Applicants are strongly encouraged to consult
with Community Development staff prior to submitting a DRB application to determine the relationship of
the property to all mapped hazards.
Required Plan Sheet Format
For all surveys, site plans, landscape plans and other site improvement plans, all of the following must be
snown.
1, Plan sheet size must be 24"x 36". For large projects, larger plan size may be allowed.
2, Scale. The minimum scale is 1"=20'. All plans must be at the same scale.
3. Graphic bar scale.4, Nofth arrow.
5. Title bloc( project name, project address and legal description.
6. Indication of plan preparer, address and phone number.
7. Dates of original plan preparation and all revision dates.
8. Vicinity map or location map at a scale of 1"=1,000'or larger.
9. Sheet labels and numbers.
10. A border with a minimum left side margin of 1.5".
11. Names of all adjacent roadways.
12. Plan legend.
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Desiqn Review Board Meetino Req$irements
For new construction and additions, the applicant must stake and tape the project site to indicate
property lines, proposed buildings and building corners. All trees to be removed must be taped. The
applicant must ensure that staking done during the winter is not buried by snow. All site tapings and
staking must be completed prior to the day of the DRB meeting.
The applicant, or their representative shall be present at the Design Review Board Hearing. Applicants
who fail to appear before the Design Review Board on their scheduled meeUng date and who have not
asked in advance that discussion on their item be postponed, will have their items removed from the DRB
agenda until such time as the item has been republished.
If the DRB approves the application with conditions or modifications, all conditions of approval must be
resolved prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Staff Aooroval
The Administrator (a member of the planning staff) may review and approve Design Review applications,
approve with certain modifications, deny the application, or refer the application to the Design Review
Board for a decision. All staff approvals are reviewed by the Design Review Board and any staff decision
is subject to final approval by the DRB.
Additional Review and Fees
If this application requires a separate review by any local, state or Federal agency other than the Town of
Vail, the application fee shall be increased by $200.00. Examples of such review, may include, but are
not limited to: Colorado Department of Highway Access Permits, Army Corps of Engineers 4M, etc.
The applicant shall be responsible for paying any publishing fees in excess of 50o/o of the application fee.
If, at the applicant's request, any matter is postponed for hearing, causing the matter to be re-published,
then the entire fee for such re-publication shall be paid by the applicant.
Applications deemed by the Community Development Department to have design, land use or other
issues, which may have a significant impact on the community, may require review by e)Cernal
consultants in addition to Town staff. Should a determination be made by Town staff that an external
consultant is needed, the Community Development Department may hire the consultant. The
Department shall estimate the amount of money necessary to pay the consultant and this amount shall
be forwarded to the Town by the applicant at the time of filing an application. The applicant shall pay
expenses incurred by the Town in excess of the amount fonararded by the applicaUon to the Town within
30 days of notification by the Town. Any excess funds will be returned to the applicant upon review
comoletion.
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Survey/Site Plan Review Checklist
Department of Community Development
75 South Frontage Road, Vail, Colorado 81657
tel: 970.479.2139 faxi 970.479.2452
web: www.ci.vail.co.us
*This chuklist must be submitted prtor tu Public Works review of a prcpored development
Owners/Project Name:
Project Address:
Applicant:Phone Number:
Submittalr Stamped survey of property o Landscape plan
o Civil/Site plans o Title Report (Section B)
Sulvey Reouirements:
o Surveyor's wet stamp and signature B Environmental Hazards (ie, rocKall, debris
D Date of suruey flow, avalanche, wetlands, floodplain, soils)
o Nofth arrow o Watercourse setbacks (if applicable)
o Proper scale (1"=10'or 1"=20') o Treeso Legal description q tabeled easements (i.e. drainage, utility,
o Basis of bearings / Benchmark pedestrian, etc...)o Spot Elevations o Topographyo Labeled right of way and property lines; o Utility locations
including bearings, distances and curve o Adjacent roadways labeled and edge of
information. asphalt for both sides of the roadway showno Lot Size for a minimum of 250' in either directiono Buildable Area (excludes red hazard from property.
avalanche, slopes greater than 40olo, and
floodplain)
Site Plan Reouirements:
L Access (check all)o Driveway type and finished surface are shown on the site plan.
o Unheated o Heated (portion in ROW in a separate zone)
B Snow storage areas are shown on the site plan within property boundaries (300/o of driveway area if
unheated; 10o/o of driveway area if heated)o All driveway grades, dimensions, radii are clearly noted on the site plan and conform to Development
Standards, p. 11. Steepest Section Driveway Grade (not the average grade):-
o Parking spaces and turning radii are noted on site plan and conform to Development Standards,
pp,12&14
il. Construction Site (check all)o Location of all utilities and meter pits are shown on the site plan,
o Limits of disturbance construction fencing is shown on the site plan.
o I am aware that approved Staging and Construction Traffic Control Plans, as per the Manual of
Uniform Traffic Control Devices, will be necessary prior to construction,o I am aware that a Revocable Right of Way Permit will be required prior to construction.
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III. Drainage (check all that apply)D The required Valley Pan is shown on the site plan as per Development Standards, p. 12.o (Note: Valley pan must not be heated)o 4 Foot Concrete Pan o 8 Foot Concrete Pano Positive and adequate drainage is maintained at all times within the proposed site.o Culverts have been provided and are labeled and dimensioned on the site plan.
a A Hydraulic repoft has been provided. (As requested by Town Engineer)
ry. Erosion Control (Check all that apply)o Disturbance area is greater than one half acre.o A separate Erosion Control Plan has been professionally engineered and PE stamped.D Less than one half acre has been disturbed, and proper erosion control devices are shown on the site
pran.
V. Floodplain (check all that apply)o The project lies within or adjacent to a 100 year Floodplain.
o 100 year Floodplain is shown on the site plan.
a A Floodplain study has been provided. (Required if floodplain is within construction limits or as
requested by Town Engineer)o The project does not lie within or adjacent to a 100 year Floodplain
VI. Geological/Environmental Hazards (check all that apply)o The project lies within a Geologic/Environmental Hazard area. (See Development Standards, p. 20)o A Hazard Report has been provided
o The project does not lie within a GeologidEnvironmental Hazard area.
VII. Grading (check all that apply)n Existing and proposed grades/contours are provided on the site plan.
o All disturbed areas have been returned to a 2:1 grade.
a All disturbed areas not returned to 2:1 grade have been Professionally Engineered with slope
protection and/or stable soils. PE stamped details are provided within plans.
o Only existing contours are shown on the site plan, there is no proposed grading.
VIII. Parking (check all)o All residential and commercial parking spaces conform to the Development Standards, pp. 12&15.
il. Retaining Walls (check all that apply)o All retaining walls conform to the standards in the Development Standards, p. 19.o All retaining walls and combination walls over 4 feet have been Professionally Engineered and a PE
stamped detail has been provided within the plans.
o All retaining walls are shown on the site plan, with labeled top and bottom of wall elevations and type
of wall construction.o No retaining walls are required for this project.
X. Sight Distance (check all that apply)o Proper sight distance has been attained and shown on site plan as per Development Standards, p.12.
D Proper sight distance has not been attained. Explanation why:_
Additional Comments
Please provide any additional comments that pertain to Public Works Review.
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Vail Da*y News for Vail and Beaver Creek Colorado - News
Cleaning up a cemetery - Scout's Honor
Geraldine Haldner
August t9,2OOz
Surrounded by a dozen black trash bags full of foliage and weeds, the
aspiring Eagle Scout, who has lived in Vail all of his 16 years. is
mindful of where he is stepping or resting his rake.
It's a special piece of land: He has vowed to clear off its overgrowth in
an effort to attain the highest rank of the Boy Scouts.
It's an idyllic little lot, canopied by aspens and bordered by a rough and
run-down wooden fence, just steps from his parent's home in West Vail.
It's a place for which he has always felt respect, a place hidden by steps
so overgrown that they are hard to make out.
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Calder Cahill, 16, ls
restoring the Ruder
Cemetary for his
Eagle Scout project.
Quentin Hunstad
Brows€ Vail Daily Photos
It's also an odd place, surrounded by a middle-class neighborhood of small homes on small lots. It's the only one in the area
not developed.
"I would just walk up after school. I used to just stop by and stand for a moment," says Cahill, a lanky teen-ager whose eyes
are shaded by a blue baseball cap he has drawn low to the brow.
Neglected and nestled away on Basingdale Boulevard, the small plot exudes a special brand of charm only a few initiated
neighbors seem attracted to. It has an interesting story to tell, but few come to listen.
"We went to the town and the file was empty," says Calder Cahill's mother, Michelle. She assisted her son in his effort to get
clearance from the town to do something "that will last, benefit more than one person or organization and bring a group of
people together," as Cahill sums up the requirements of his Eagle Scout project.
The empty file in the town of Vail's Community Development Department, is titled "Ruder Cemetery."
It's the only burial ground left in Vail from the early settlement days. It's the only cemetery in Vail for that matter. An oddity
that has given this town the reputation of being welcoming to the active, but not particularly accommodating to the dead.
Cahill says he saw a newspaper article on the history of the forgotten cemetery and decided the quiet burial ground he had
grown up with was the perfect subject of his scout project.
"We took out most of the weeds so far, and we are putting rocks around every gave. We are trying to mark the graves, so
they are visible for people who come here and don't know where they are," he says, quietly, while six ofhis friends and fellow
scouts are busy raking the newly-bare soil, scooping up leaves and treading the crumbly dark ground into a neat path around
the ll known graves.
The Ruder family settled in Vail long before its rise to world-class resort.
Almost a century before Pete Seibert ever set foot on Vail Mountain, several families of German immigrants settled at the
foot of the unnamed mountain in an area known only by the Gore Creek.
They were known as the Gore Creek people and included Jacob and Mary Anna Ruder and their children, who built their
homestead in what is now Intermountain.
The earliest grave is an unmarked plot, that according to local lore contains the remains of an Ute woman and her child. The
Ruders soon experienced losses, along with gaining a home, and buried seven of their own on the small terrace that, before
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the Intermountain neighborhood rose up, must have had a lovely view of the Gore Creek.
The newest graves belong to 3-year-old Whitney Burke, who ragically drowned in the Gore Creek in 1973 and Samuel
Stevenson, a popular ski patroller and accomplished singer and guitarist, who died in a construction accident in l9l l.
Since then the cemetery has fallen into disrepair, though Ruder family members have visited over the years and made efforts
to keep the sweet William that Mary Anna Ruder planted at bay.
Despite being the only burial ground in Vail, and possibly one of the 40-year-old town's oldest landmarks, the cemetery
enjoys little protection from weeds and the effects of the elements.
Even the residential zoning on the 5,700-square-foot piece of land, owned by the town, disregards its human contents.
But after three decades of only occasional care, Cahill has a vested interest in making the cemetery look nice and neat.
So far, Cahill estimates he has spent close to 100 hours in preparation for the actual cleanup day, which spanned over about
l0 hours. To attain the highest rank ofthe Boy Scouts, Cahill has to complete an Eagle project before he is 18. The project,
once cleared by his scoutmaster Brian Maloney of Troop 23 I, will go before a committee of local Eagle Scouts and then be
reviewed on the national level.
"The project has to benefit the community, but even more it is about leadership development, since he has to organize help
and supervise people," says Maloney, who has known Calder Cahill for three years.
Maloney says he liked Cahill's proposal from the start and thinks it has a good chance to receive a favorable review sometime
later this fall.
"It sounded really interesting, and I think it looks like a fun project," Maloney says.
Though the cleanup is almost finished, the project isn't done yet.
"I'm putting together ajournal to document the project," Calder Cahill says, adding that scheduling a cleanup day and
securing the commitments of a group of helpers was so time intensive that the completion of the journal will seem less
daunting in comparison.
"Oh yeah," he responds when asked if he will be glad when the cemetery is cleared, a new gate is afExed and the 2l merit
badges of his Boy Scout career topped with an Eagle Scout ribbon.
Even if it was hard to get them all together, Cahill's friends are glad they came.
"I think it is a really cool place and a good idea," says I I -year-old Zeb Maloney, a tenderfoot scout. Zeb and his l5-year-old
brother, Deacon, and l2-year-oldZ.acLayman are stuffing roots and leaves into garbage bags. And l6-year-old Michael
Lippert, who is working on his own Eagle Project, is polishing the last of the foliage from the now-visible enfrance to the
cemetery.
"It's been a lot of weeding out," Lippert observes, picking up one more errant leaf, "but now it doesn't look so abandoned."
Calder Cahill joined the Boy Scouts when he was l0 because it was "something he wanted to do," says Michelle Cahill, who
doesn't hide the fact that parental supervision has played a big part in his Boy Scouts' career, whicb he hopes will culminate in
the resume-friendly rank of Eagle Scout sometime later this fall.
"They all stayed with it because of dedicated parents," Michelle Cahill says, while surveying the teen-age boys' progress.
Being a Boy Scout, Calder Cahill says has taught him responsibility along with a sense for community involvement.
The high school senior, who plays base guitar in a jazz band and likes history the best in school, says he does not yet know
what college degree he will pursue - "maybe business" -, but the boy scouts experience, regardless of career choice, will
"always be good for me in life."
His mother agrees.
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"I'm not wonied about him. He is a really good kid," she says.
Geraldine Haldner covers Vail. Minhrn and Red Clitr She can be reached at 919-0555, ext. 602, or at
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Town still searching for a cemetery
Geraldine Haldner
August 25,2OO2
A new committee comprised of council members Chuck Ogilby and Diana Donovan and Vail businessman Merv Lapin has
visited two of three proposed sites for a memorial park, which would allow families and friends to purchase the right to have a
plaque affixed to boulders and rocks or scatter ashes. Lapin first revived the issue in April, when he asked the council to
reconsider a memorial park - without grave site, which contributed to the death of a proposed cemetery in Donovan Park in
1995.
.I think it is an important part of making Vail a true community," says Lapin, who arrived in Vail in 1965. "Vail should have
a place for its residents after they die."
Lapin, who has been reviewing a dozen town-owned sites with Donovan and Ogilby, says the idea is to make the park low-
maintenance and low-cost, but appropriate for people memorialized there and comfortable for visitors.
"What I would like to see happen is for this to be financially independent from the town," he says. "The town would give
some money initially to set it up, but then would see people paying enough per person to maintain it. I'd see that money go
into an endowment."
The three sites considered so far are a small clearing near the old Katsos Ranch in East Vail, an area in an Aspen grove near
the Spraddte Creek trailhead, and the Streamwalk, a pair of dirt trails on the banks of Gore Creek between Vail Village to
Ford Park.
Framed by tall evergreens, the Katsos Ranch parcel is screened from view. Access, however, is a concem.
"You may be dead by the time you get here," says Councilman Bill Jewitt, referring to people who may be "less spry."
Access for the handicapped and older park visitors also is a concern at the Spraddle Creek site. t ocated on a hillside terrace
just north of the Main Vail Roundabout, it offers more parking than the Katsos Ranch parcel, but only a nuurow hiking trail
for access.
"I love this site. I think it works really well, but I don't want us to be invested unless we know it works," says Councilman
Greg Moffet, pointing out the incline and the number of hairpin tums that would be necessary to make a path wheelchair-
accessible.
Lapin says the Spraddle Creek site is his personal favorite, despite some disadvantages. All three sites have an almost equal
number of ups and downs, he says.
"The main advantage of Katsos is that is has enough room to last for the foreseeable future and is completely quiet and serene.
The stream could be incorporated and it could be a park by itself and wouldn't impact any nearby neighborhood. But a bridge
would have to be built closer to the parking area to make it accessible," he said.
Spraddle Creek would have "more of a boot hill approach, which makes it more authentic," Lapin says. "It is in town, but
separate, and has a small parking area that could be enlarged. It doesn't have the life span in terms of being large enough, but
it would probably serve the purpose for a number of years."
Both sites, Lapin says, would likely have to be improved in order to comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act.
The third option, not visited by the council, is the Streamwalk, which is handicap-accessible from the Covered Bridge. Access
would be easy, but the walk is less serene that the other two sites, says Lapin.
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"On the pro side, the Streamwalk is already there and it is easy to get to," he said. "But it is not very serene and there is not a
lot land that is available and it wouldn't be a stand-along type remembrance park. It doesn't have parking that is dedicated for
it; people would use the village structure, I guess."
A memorial dedicated to veterans of foreign wars will also be part of the considerations by the cemetery committee once it
has been established.
In April, Veteran representatives expressed an interest in installing a trio of flagpoles, along with a memorial plaque,
somewhere in Vail.
Ogilby, who says he likes the Spraddle Creek site best, said access is definitely a concem. It and would have to be considered
against Spraddle Creek's idyllic qualities, he says.
"When the creek runs full, it is incredible here," he says.
Vail's last attempt at making room for the dead was decisively killed by voters in 1995, when they rejected an award-winning
cemetery design centered on a memorial walkway and sunken plaques on the middle bench of Donovan Park. The non-
binding referendum, supporters said at the time, died because it would have allowed graves within a residential neighborhood.
Vail's only cemetery to date is the Ruder family cemetery in West Vail, where a dozen grave sites are surrounded by homes.
The newest grave dates ao 1973 and the cemetery is no longer in use.
Following the council's unanimous vote last week to go ahead, Donovan, who has long advocated finding room for Vail's
deceased residents, said she invites comments, concerns or inquiries. She can be reached at 479-1860, Mailbox 7, or via e-
mail at ddonovan @ci.vail.co.us
Geraldine Haldner covers Vail, Minturn and Red Cliff. She can be reached at (970) 949-0555, ext. 602 or at
ghaldner@ vaildai ly.com.
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Resting places of pioneers
Edward Stoner
October 22,Z.OOG
VAIL - The Celts believed Halloween was the time when the line
between the living and dead bluned, the time to solicit advice from the
spirits about what the upcoming winter would be like.
Here in Eagle County, perhaps the best place for such a prognostication
on the winter is high up Gore Creek, where a metal sign and some rocks
mark the graves of Andrew and Dan Recen.
The Recens' spirits might know best about the vicissitudes ofa Vail
winter - powder days or sheets of ice, generous tips or empty tables,
rollicking apres ski or regretted hangovers?
The Ruder Family Cemetery is located
ln Intermountain West Vail. The Ruder
Famlly homestead date's back to this
area from the late 1800's.
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said. The wife and newbom were buried under a giant
tree that still stands in the cemetery, he said. The grief-stricken father left the Gore
Valley, transfening the honrestead rights to the Ruders, he said. That piece of land under
the nee became the family cemetery.
Ruder said he plans to be buried in the family cemetery,
"I say, 'Get a coffee can and find a spot, and it's all OK,"' he said.
Bob Ruder trles to
read a headstone at
the Ruder Family
Cemetery located in
lntermountain West
Vail. The Ruder
Famlly date's back to
this area from the
late 1800's,
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The Swedish-bom Recens came to Colorado in 1876 and soon struck in rich in the
heyday of Colorado's silver boom, according to Mary Ellen Gilliland s "The Vail Hiker."
They then traveled, partied, ate and drank extravagantly until the 1893 silver crash, when
they lost almost everything. For the next couple ofdecades until their deaths, they lived in
a cabin near where their graves are, hunting and trapping to find enough food. The graves
are at the intersection of the Gore Creek and the Gore Lake trails.
Hidden around the Gore Valley and the upper Eagle Valley are several small graveyards,
some of them family cemeteries, that hold early settlers.
The Ruder family cemetery sits among ski chalets in West Vail on the land that Jacob and
Mary Ruder homesteaded in the late 1800s. The Ruder family still cares for the cemetery,
which has about l0 graves, includes those of Jacob and Mary. Vail resident Bob Ruder
said he visits his family cemetery a few times a year.
"Being so close to Halloween, I brought my fly
broom in case we need to make a quick exit from
ghosts and goblins and all," Ruder said when
showing the cemetery to some visitors.
Instead, he used it to dust the snow off the
headstones. The cemetery is mostly filled with
Ruders, but it also holds the unmarked graves of
members of a family that intended to be the original
homesteaders. In the late 1800s, a husband and wife
started the homesteading process for the land, but the
wife and her daughter died in childbirth, Bob Ruder
A gravestone at a cemetery In
Edwards.
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Near Miller Ranch in E<lwards is another small cemetery. Its graves are among pinyon
hees and sagebrush on a hill overlooking the Eagle River. Many of those buried there
died in the late 1800s, and only a few graves have been added since 1950, based on the inscriptions.
There's another small hill cemetery that holds members of the Brett family on the west side of Edwards. The cemetery has
two neat rows of graves and continues to be used by the Brett family. Nearby sit the remains of the original Brett homestead.
It's hard to get more ghostly than a cemetery in a ghost town. There's a cemetery near the Gold Park campground up
Homestake Creek. Gold Park was a short-lived mining town that boomed in the 1880s when gold was discovered up
Homestake Creek, but quickly busted. At its apex, Gold Park had a processing mill, along with hundreds of residents, a post
office and hotels. Cairns mark the graves in the cemetery, according Gilliland's book.
There are larger cemeteries in eastern Eagle County in Red Cliff and Mintum. There's also a new memorial park in East Vail.
StaffWriter Edward Stoner can be reached at748-2929 or estoner@vaildaily.com.
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Design Review Board
ACTIOf{ FORM
Detartrneni of Cornmunity Development
75 souttt Frt,niaqa Road, vaal, Colorado 81657
rel: 970.4/9.2139 fax: 970.479.?452
vrsb: wvlw.ci.vail.co.us
Project NarBe: Ruder cernetary DRB tlumber: DR8020225
Project Descriptidr:
RePair and dean-uP site
Participants!
OWN€R TOW|{ OF VAIL C7i 10/200t Phone:
75 S FRONTAGE RD
VAIL CO
81657
Ltcen5e:
APPLICANT CalderCahill ?7/TOJZWZ Plene:476-9599
POB 1077
Vail, CO
Cahtlls@vail.net 81658
License:
ProiectAddress: 2SsoBASINGOALEELVDVAIL lscatiofi: Rudercen€tary
Legal Description: Loe 1 Bhckl 9 Sgbdivisioni VAIL INTERT'4OUNTAIN DEV S
Parcel Number: 21031{301032
Comments:
BOA*DISTAFF ACrIOil
A(tion; STAFFAPR
Conditions:
Cond: ?00
A conceptual review is"ltofb Design Review Board approval.
Cond: CON0005418
That there be only repair and weeding of existing cemetary
and no new path be created
Planner: .]udy Radriguer
i014ft
Application for Design Review
Depa*rnent of Coft$unity Dev*opment
75 Solnh Frmt4e Road, Vail, @orado 81657
tel: 970.479.2 i39 fax: 970.479.2452
lreb: ww}l},(].\6il.co,us
General Information:
Ail projects reQuiring d€sign rcvierv m$* recerve ap@val prbr to srbtrnfiing a buifding perrh,i application. Please
r€fer to the submittai requirernents br ttre particular agproval tirat is requesEd, Ae apdicafion for oesBn Revtery
cannot be accepted unlil 8ll required rnfcrmation rs recewed by the Conrmunrty Oer'elopment tlepartrnenl Th€
proJect may also need to be revte$nd by dle Tor*n &rncjl andlor the Planning and En$ronnerdal Commis$on.
Dcsign rwicw rpptg!,al bFet untess e bulldiry p.ndit b baocd end co{Ftr$ction coamencac *itiin
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Zoning:
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llailing Addrass;
Phone!
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5300 fur an ddtion wh€re squire fubge i5 ad,ed to any res8entkl or
corn|Ilercbl build,ng tindudes 250 additions & interior c$versions).
1250 For minor d|anges b hJiuings and * improvernnts, such as,
rermfing, painttng, wiodow additions, hodscaping, bres and
re€ining wallt etc.
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rerooing, painting, !vindo|\, addititslg landscaping, fences and
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December4,2002
Calder Cahill
P O Box 1077
Vail. CO 81658
RE: Ruder Cernetary. 2850 Basingcale Blvd./ Lot 1, Bbck 9, Vail Intamoufltain
Dear Calder:
The purpoee of rny letter is to confrm approval and accedance of your Ruder Cemetery
applicatton. Than'k you for repairing the ience, outlining each cemetery ploi wth rocks
and in generat. lveeding arul iieaning up the area. Your hard work and effort is greatly
appreciatad bY the Town of Vail'
lf you have any furlher need for my assistance, please do not hesitate to conlact me at
479-2128.
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