HomeMy WebLinkAbout20031590.tiff Weld County Planning Department
GREELEY OFFICE
MAY 2 3 2003
Kevin and Jennifer Roth RECEIVED
19942 WCR 52
LaSalle, Colorado 80645
To:
Department of Planning Services
1555 N. 17th Avenue
Greeley, Colorado 80631
RE: Case Number USR— 1427
Sir,
We object to the approval of a commercial manufacturing business to exist at Part N2
NE4 section 32, T5N, R65W of the 6th P.M. Weld County, Colorado.
Existing zoning rawsswxentryprohibit commercial use of the propeaty:ffirapafet. ar
any other, indtrsttiai/rnanufacturing type commercial operation. The applicant exhibits a
total disregard for existing laws and has been illegally conducting a business with
employees and automated manufacturing equipment. This commercial manufacturing
business has been operational for at least 7 months. The County has been notified on
several occasions without satisfactory result. If the county issues a permit, we question;
to what extent will the occupant develop the business without further consideration for
regulations, laws, or authority. Moreover what disregard of consideration for neighbors
will they descend to next? The operation of this type business is unsafe, offensive and
objectionable to resident neighbors.
Esthetically, the operations detract from the rural "agricultural/residential" essence of the
area. (Pictures included) This is not a neighborhood that portrays a commercial or
industrial appearance. In fact, when we bought our property, we checked to be sure we
were purchasing not only our perfect home site but also an environment conducive to
quiet country living. We found the applicant's property was zoned agricultural/residential
with only an unused permit to store liquids, such as fertilizers, in storage tanks. As far as
we can determine, to date, the zoning has not changed.The owners of the property, at the
time, were retired and lived quietly according to the zoning laws and ordinances in effect.
The new owners commenced a commercial industrial/manufacturing operation. From
early morning until late at night, the noise of the pneumatic manufacturing equipment and
the general activity of the employees does not cease. On several occasions activities have
gone on until after midnight. Semi-trailer trucks, air compressors, forklifts, flatbed trucks,
skid loaders and all manners of cars and pickups and employees are operating in and out
of the property continuously. At one time we counted 18 workers involved in the
operation. Deliveries of raw materials and shipping of finished product occurs without
regard for time or day, including Sundays. This illegal activity is less than 30 yards from
our front door!
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Disposal of waste material by fire is the rule. Scrap lumber and manufacturing debris is
simply set on fire. On several occasions, the manufacturing equipment is left unattended.
The circular saws, the automatic nailers and other items used in the process are not
secured and therefore are an attractive nuisance. On one occasion we called the LaSalle
Fire Department to control an unattended air compressor that caught fire and could have
set fire to the mountains of scrap lumber, raw material, debris and pallets nearby. Had we
not been home to observe, it is possible their manufacturing building, their home and
barns (and ours)would not exist today. The fire hazard is only one of the potential
dangers of having an industrial operation in the neighborhood.
We live in a flood plane. The water table is only 24 inches below the surface. The
underground aquifer is like a sponge saturated to within 2 feet of the surface. Our
drinking water comes from our well, which is only130 feet from the property line. There
are no sanitary facilities visible for the employees. A new septic system has not been
installed to accommodate the commercial operation and employees. Whatever
contaminates the industrial processes seep into the ground water go directly into our well.
Our back yard, our picnic table, is less than 15 steps from a pile of pallets towering 8 to
12 feet high. Lumber storage, debris and pallet storage is within 6 inches of our property
line. Using our yard for entertaining our friends is out of the question. Our 2-'/2 year old
daughter is not allowed to play outside. Even the existing noise ordinance is regularly
violated.
This is all happening without a permit: It is illegal. What will it be like if a permit is
granted?
To summarize, we request no zoning change. We request no permit to allow industrial or
commercial operations be granted or special use. We request that the County takes its
responsibility for monitoring compliance seriously.
We again request the industrial operations are ceased and compliance with the existing
law is enforced.
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