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From: "Debbie and Roy <stoadr@bwn.net>
To: <charding@co.weld.co.us>
Date: 4/2/01 11:55PM ^^:_'.! APR -3 !'j 26
Subject: Docket#2001-19
Docket#: 2001-19 REC,`", E J
Date:April 4,2001
Time: 10:00 A.M.
Applicant:
Reva Barret
do Raymond Gibler
6045 East 76th Avenue#12
Commerce City, Colorado 80022
REQUEST: A site specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit# 1310 for an Agricultural Service Establishment( equine facility)
in the A 9agricultural)Zone District
Dear Commissioners:
If the terms of the recommendations of the Planning Commission can be enforced, most of our concerns regarding the proposed use on this
property immediately adjacent to us on the east have been addressed. We agree that the proposed use is probably consistant with the
surrounding land uses including our own. Again, we would feel more comfortable about the facility if the owners lived on site. Then they would
have shared interests for keeping manure and flies well managed and keeping the area a quality place to live.
We are, however, still concerned with the number of employee housing units that are requested and have been recommended for approval.
There are two existing homes on the property that are presently used for employee housing in addition to the four new units that have been
requested (one of the houses may be on lot A of the property which I think should be irrelevant). The existing homes were not mentioned at the
Planning Commission Hearing. This would mean there will be a total of six units of employee housing units on the site, if approved. For the Terry
Dye Special Use Permit( a 4000 head dairy at WCR 15 and WCR 85 )only two units of employee housing were requested. Six employee housing
units for 130 horses seems to be totally disproportionate. Now contrary to Mr. Gibler's lawyers comments at the planning hearing, I fully understand
that it takes more than two employees to run Mr. Dyes' Dairy just like I understand it takes more than two employees to run Mr. Giblers Horse
operation. I put myself through graduate school working on a confinement hog operation so I'm no stranger to agricultural labor requirements. But
the employees don't all have to live on site and shouldn't expect to live on site. None of the similar Equine facilities in the area that were referenced
in the planning questionaire have six units of employee housing. This will be a big impact and appears to me to be unprecedented in this area.
We are also concerned with enforcement. The owners have operated pretty much the way they wanted regardless of Planning regulations
regarding travel trailers and Health Department regulations regarding Individual Septic Tank/Drainfield Systems just for example. Naturally we are
skeptical about their intentions to fulfill the requirements of a Special Use Permit.
Because of work commitments we will be unable to attend The Board of County Commissioners hearing on April 4th. However, we wanted our
comments to be heard. Thank you for considering our concerns.
Sincerely,
Roy Spitzer o `�5�9
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Debbie Spitzer
9179 Weld County Road 24
Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621
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