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Home My WebLink About20133011.tiffEXHIBIT INVENTORY CONTROL SHEET Case USR13-0045 - ROBERT AND PHYLIS BROWN, C/O CLEAN ENERGY COLLECTIVE Exhibit Submitted By Description A. Planning Commission Resolution of Recommendation B. Planning Commission Summary of Hearing (Minutes dated 10/15/2013) C. Planning Services PowerPoint Presentation D. Clean Energy Collective PowerPoint Presentation E. Ms. Siskowski Email/Presentation Denise and Ernie F. Wojtysiak Letter of Opposition G. H. J. K. L. M. N. O. P. Q. R. S. T. U. 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Miller, AICP Land Manager 720 _ Karla Ford From: Kim Ogle Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 8:04 AM To: Karla Ford Cc: Esther Gesick Subject: FW: CLEAN ENERGY COLLECTIVE - USR13-0045 Attachments: Solar Farm.pdf Good morning ladies, Please make a part of the record. Ms. Siskowski will be utilizing this image at the hearing tomorrow. Kim Ogle Planner Department of Planning 1555 North 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 Direct: 970.353.6100 x 3549 Office: 970.353.6100 x 3540 Facsimile: 970.304.6498 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. AThink Green - Not every email needs to be printed From: Becky Siskowski[mailto:becksiskowski@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 7:46 AM To: Kim Ogle Subject: Re: CLEAN ENERGY COLLECTIVE - USR13-0045 Hi Kim, I've attached a pdf of some letters and photos I'd like to present tomorrow for the Brown solar panel project. Would you please respond to this email so I know you received it? thanks, Becky On Thu, Oct 24, 2013 at 4:10 AM, Kim Ogle <kogle@co.weld.co.us> wrote: Becky 1 If you would like to prepare a presentation, please submit electronically at least one day before the Board of County Commissioners hearing. I will add the presentation to my files and make it available to the Clerk to the Board's office and you for the hearing. Thank you. Kim Kim Ogle Planner Department of Planning 1555 North 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 Direct: 970.353.6100 x 3549 Office: 970.353.6100 x 3540 Facsimile: 970.304.6498 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. AThink Green - Not every email needs to be printed 2 From: Becky Siskowski[mailto:becksiskowski@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2013 4:50 PM To: Kim Ogle Subject: Re: CLEAN ENERGY COLLECTIVE - USR13-0045 Thanks Kim! I got all the docs and photos. Are we allowed to provide you with a power point presentation to present at the hearing next week? or just docs and photos via email for you to display while we are trying to make our case? thanks, Becky 858.243.2900 On Wed, Oct 23, 2013 at 3:28 PM, Kim Ogle <kogle@co.weld.co.us> wrote: Becky, thank you for your call, As we discussed please find attached images of the proposed facility, images of the solar garden on SH 392 and Larimer County Road 5 (Poudre Valley REA Corporate Office), the staff report and materials associated with the land use application. I would be happy to answer any additional questions you may have, so please don't hesitate to give me a call if that is the case. Regards, Kim Kim Ogle Planner III Department of Planning 1555 North 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 3 WO≥2 ZapJz�aLUZF- 2a>-a2uj J Jt - OunOter.,00a2Cd; 00 Ida AO Rog aQ�C��Ocnrj .Q ~Q peJ DWI•. -l- =o2E= cnCC•�?Zv Ca RR W -a El oil e vcLZ ^ y Q any �' QJ:3 �aJW�'Zco�4 m QzouiQo 30c, Jz W � CL ct O la m c J H ij z O �cwntnCr< J' (75 C0 Z ago' `�"'ar�> QWQ-- Z - O Yc cn ; CC O 3 ca o..0 cn (.7) ill 74 O cnt !2 cnW WcaraQz4 �ca aaQaQ,z October 27, 2013 Benjamin & Stacey Zander 7132 Lakota Lakes Rd To whom it may concern: I am writing regarding case USR13-0045 (Brown property community owned solar garden). I live at 7132 Lakota Lakes Rd. The proposed project is located up the hill to the northeast of my house. It would be my new 5 acre solar panel view when I look directly out my front door. I moved out here last year with the dream of living in a beautiful rural area with views of mountains, farmland and wildlife. This is an area zoned residential and agricultural therefore this project would not be in harmony with the neighborhood. There is a place for a facility of this magnitude and in the midst of a residential agricultural community is not it A community solar garden should be a project adopted by the community. In this case when more than 70% of the residents adjoining the proposed project are opposed to it, this makes it an "anti -community solar garden". This project will have a negative impact on everyone's property values in the area. I am concerned that no planning was provided for the visual impact on homes in the area. The proposed location is on a hill and the glare that this could cause from a huge surface area of reflective solar panels could be problematic. In addition, I have concerns of environmental implications and possible land erosion issues. After doing some research I have also found that solar panels can be a health hazard to people who have electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS), may have long-term negative health effects on healthy people as well, and may cause hyperactivity (ADHD) in school children. I have children in my home and many other children live in homes directly surrounding this facility. With a county as large as Weld County and as many rural open space areas that would not be impacted as a neighborhood such as ours would, there is no reason to force this facility on a group of people who are strongly opposed to living next to it. Nobody is saying "no" to solar power, this is just not an appropriate location for this facility. 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EGA '.iCQ.V �''o /J�-�c.i.Sta'rc �.Q , tea+ (7dt, �aozr--e CO -0-a,- �C `S2 `U far_neA are",f/ Visiode_ 69-r Z.4 titan., to -79.17 Ak) Seal 4.-4e c/o cite aAset- a-ifel cvizz: fr ao-4 e9 -2-r c71‘, mil%' moo/ aic4a_,e_and fir7a, -S-ecolf eic) ce_r_loP7 VS04 #1 /xg ad-tel&to ale at) c --/t7 5' 6eltritei Craa PaA pf2airagAs-14 Wa-ufet d)sfize-, Yee se clet a.p et_ wit.,,�,6 e0 a.,t(� fl,/ae4 `�-to ay. wo-clat ;14 teceAr ti'‘e eatipsdcs7,5&-,7 �07` Jo rti a aiar a6 �., his a-uti , rrj /eget Pea, So October 28, 2013 Debra Eberl-Muckler 7142 Lakota Lakes Rd. Johnstown, CO 80534 RE: Case USR13-0045 (Brown property community owned solar garden. To the Weld County Planning Dept and the Solar Energy Co. I am writing to express concerns regarding the proposed solar energy field to be installed on the adjacent property to ours. Our home sits to the west (below) the planned 5 acre location. Since the solar panels will be set to attract the most sun, we will have a glare during the daylight hours directed towards our and our neighbors' homes. As I do not want to prevent the Browns from any land improvement or project they would want to do, I do not support this commitment to a huge and permanent obstacle on the hillside above us. I do not believe the benefits outweigh the environmental and monetary price that neighboring families will incur. I believe property values for private homes would go down. We are being taxed as residential. This is a commercial utility that will bring some negative environmental side effects with it. A few being: 1. The humming of the power generator systems. 2. An accumulated glare of the sun off 5 acres of panels — in our front yards. 3. Emissions that would have negative effects on people; comparative to large electric cables running through neighborhoods. ****This would especially effect Bob & Phyllis and their immediate neighbors. While I am interested in the development and advancement of solar energy I do not want the solar field next door. It would be great if each home had a few panels to benefit directly. We were told that homeowners could purchase panels within the solar field but they would not realize a profitable benefit for many years. This would only be possible if they buy the panels before large and local corporations/businesses buy them up. This tells me that it is not in the best interest of the individual homeowners. Please honor the request of the families that have invested their lives and settled their families here: "Relocate this Proposed Solar Field." Sincerely, Debra Eberl-Muckler Barry and Nicole Schroeder 25351 Heritage Ct. Johnstown, CO 80534 October 27, 2013 Weld County Department of Planning Service 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 RE: USR13-0045 To Whom It May Concern: We are writing to voice our strenuous objection to the proposed "Community Solar Garden" on our neighbor's property. We would also like to make it known that as property owners we were not contacted regarding this proposal. Thanks to Nicole's parents and our neighbors, this project was recently brought to our attention. This project is not in keeping with the agricultural and residential properties in the immediate area and will negatively impact the desirability of our area and our property values. Sincerely, ://eltisie Barry and Nicole Schroeder e4-040- John 1. Gosney Eleanor R. Dean 7401 Longview Circle Chanhassen, MN 55317-9797 612.860.7833 jlgosney@aol.com October 28, 2013 Weld County Department of Planning Services 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 RE: USR13-0045 Community Solar Garden To Whom It May Concern: We are owners of property in Heritage Crossing Ranch, PUD which neighbors the property on which the proposed "Community Solar Garden" is to be located. We strongly object to the placement of this project. The project is not in keeping with the agricultural zone district. It is also not in keeping with the estate lot neighborhoods in the area. We believe construction of the project will negatively impact property values in the area. We strongly urge the Planning Department to reject this application. Sincerely, 1 `_ Johrr Gosney Eleanor R. Dean ENERGY PROPOSAL - WELD COUNTY - 5.00 Acres - North West Elevation a) O W Ca ca T a) E a) W U 7 Y N 8 8 To C a) t I U a) O a a) U, O a O a a) r w O C O ca C a) N a) 1- a a) U N o tD a) .O O a) C a) C_ N_ C R) co - to to Y U a) O a t4 to C t0 a a) t0 Cu > tp C O a) to co C O c9 E .N O O L a ENERGY PROPOSAL - WELD COUNTY - 5.00 Acres - North West Elevation representation of the proposed project The final constructed site may vary. Photo simulations based on available plans and project data, and is intended to be a realis 10/28/13 To: Planning committee/Kim Ogle In regard to the "Solar Garden" project being established in our neighborhood, we were not informed, much less included in the decision making process in this situation. In turn, this project will decrease our quality of living as well as the value of our real estate. We were misled to believe that this was a small garden and contacted by no one from the planning committee short of a post card. We have lived in our home located at 25888 County Road 15 %2, Johnstown, CO 80534 for 9 years and we live in an agricultural area for a reason. We would like to keep our land, scenic views and quiet living just the way they are. We DO NOT want this project to proceed and will fight this project in any legal way possible. Thank you, Denice and Ernie Wojtysiak 25888 CR 15 Y2 Johnstown, CO 80534 970-556-0545-Denice 970 -381 -1963 -Ernie Hello