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Dear Ms. Hatch:
Re: USR-1439 11/4-C a,
The Town of Mead formally objects to the application for a Site Specific Development Plan and
Special Review Permit for an events center, banquet hall, and outdoor facilities to hold
equestrian events on the Jesse Rodriguez property. The Town's specific objections are as
follows:
1. This is an inappropriate land use for this location. This is a commercial operation, and
the scale of it is out of character with the surroundings. This is the equivalent of re-
zoning the property without in fact re-zoning it. There is no current justification for a
commercial use at this intersection.
2. The traffic impact of this proposed use on the existing road network is significant,
particularly peak flows associated with special events types of uses, and the road network
cannot handle such.
3. This type of use would generate significant noise and it is our understanding that the
County has little, if any, noise regulations. The hours of operation until midnight would
substantially impair the quality of life of its residential neighbors.
4. There would be a substantial negative effect on fire protection and general public health
and safety.
5. There is no local benefit to this proposed use. It appears to be designed to bring in people
from as far away as Denver for mainly the benefit of a radio station and its audience.
Such types of facilities should be located on major arterials with easy access to an urban
or suburban area, and not placed in a rural location.
6. The site had a special equestrian event the weekend of July 19-20 under some form of
special permit issued by the County, which detrimentally affected adjac..nt weigh ,ca,
from noise to traffic, without any consideration for their well-tieing. The site was
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degraded as well, and over a week later there remains trash, temporary fencing pieces,
and other remnants of activity on the site which shows no regard for the neighbors and no
effort to properly clean up. The County either did not impose proper conditions on the
use or did not follow-up with clean-up and policing oversight, or some combination
thereof. The Town is therefore opposed to the issuance of any more special events
permits for this site without adequate regulation.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Sincerely,
Michael D. Friesen
Town Administrator
Weld County Planning Department
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AUG 1 2003 `)
July 30, 2003 RECEIVED
Department of Planning Services
1555 N. 17t Avenue
Greeley, Co. 80631
Re: Case Number USR-1439
Permit for Events Center
We are very opposed to the Development of this property for an Events Center.
This is an Agricultural Zone, not Commercial. It would destroy the value of all the
property in this area which has, up to this time, been developed for agriculture and
upscale homes.
If an Events Center, including indoor and outdoor facilities, is allowed, there will be
public address systems, lots of noise, traffic and trash, as evidenced by what happened
when a one time event was approved a couple of weeks ago on this property. In addition
to excessive noise and traffic, the trash has still not been totally cleaned up.
We feel this would no doubt ruin the quality of life of all who have bought their property
in this area in good faith, trusting the zoning restrictions would be upheld due to the
credibility of Weld County. We all built homes in the country in order to get away from
the noise and traffic and trash. And, at the same time, the approval of this type of use of
the property would also make all the homes around this Events Center impossible to sell
with any value.
Please consider these points before you approve destroying a nice, beautiful area.
Regards,
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