HomeMy WebLinkAbout20012606 HEARING CERTIFICATION
DOCKET NO. 2001-60
RE: SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT#1340
FOR AN AGRICULTURAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT AND LIVESTOCK
CONFINEMENT OPERATION (EXPANSION OF HORIZON-VUE DAIRY TO 2,000 HEAD)
IN THE A(AGRICULTURAL)ZONE DISTRICT-RAYMOND AND DEBRA CARPIO/LUPE
CARPIO
A public hearing was conducted on September 12,2001, at 10:00 a.m.,with the following present:
Commissioner M. J. Geile, Chair
Commissioner Glenn Vaad, Pro-Tem
Commissioner William Jerke
Commissioner David Long
Commissioner Robert Masden
Also present:
Acting Clerk to the Board, Esther Gesick
Assistant County Attorney, Lee Morrison
Planning Department representative, Lauren Light
Health Department representative, Trevor Jiricek
Public Works representative, Don Carroll
The following business was transacted:
I hereby certify that pursuant to a notice dated August 24, 2001, and duly published August 29,
2001, in the Tri-Town Farmer and Miner, a public hearing was conducted to consider the request
of Raymond and Debra Carpio/Lupe Carpio for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by
Special Review Permit#1340 for an Agricultural Service Establishment and Livestock Confinement
Operation(expansion of Horizon-Vue Dairy to 2,000 head)in the A(Agricultural)Zone District. Lee
Morrison, Assistant County Attorney, made this a matter of record.
Lauren Light, Department of Planning Services, presented a brief summary of the proposal and
entered the favorable recommendation of the Planning Commission into the record as written. Ms.
Light gave a brief description of the location of the site, which is 70 acres. She reviewed the
current improvements, and stated some of the outbuildings will be removed. Ms. Light stated the
new construction will include a milk barn, additional cattle and calf pens, and holding ponds. She
gave a brief description of the surrounding uses, and stated six referral agencies indicated no
comments, five responded with comments or conditions which have been addressed by the
Conditions of Approval or Development Standards, and three referral agencies did not respond.
Ms. Light stated this dairy has existed for approximately 30 years, and due to the lay of the land,
no prime farmground will be taken out of production under this proposal. She further stated the
site is not located within any Overlay Districts or Urban Growth Boundaries of any municipalities.
In response to Commissioner Vaad, Ms. Light stated the area to the north where improvements are
proposed is currently vacant ground, and the dairy will be contained by the ditch and Weld County
Road 57.
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Responding to Chair Geile, Trevor Jiricek, Weld County Department of Public Health and
Environment, stated there is an existing lagoon, and any stockpiling or composting will be
addressed in the Waste Management Plan,which still needs to be reviewed. He further stated the
applicant is required to comply with the State Engineer's Office regarding water supply. Ms. Light
added the North Weld County Water District has indicated it can serve the dairy's needs. Don
Carroll, Department of Public Works, stated Weld County Road 57 is designated as a local gravel
road,which Weld County maintains. He stated the most recent traffic count was taken in 1998 and
showed 152 vehicles per day. Mr. Carroll stated the dairy has existed for some time and the
existing accesses are related to the dairy operations. Responding to Commissioner Vaad, Mr.
Carroll stated the road is level with the property and there has been some runoff into the borrow
ditches on certain occasions. He explained the site slopes from the ditch toward the County road;
however, the applicant is proposing a berm to divert the runoff from pens into the new storage
lagoons, which will address his concerns.
Thomas Haren, AgPro Environmental Services, LLC, represented the applicant and stated
Raymond and Lupe Carpio own the 70 acres where the dairy is located, as well as 250 acres of
farmland across the road. He stated the 250 acres were not included in the application materials;
however, the applicant does have a sufficient amount of land to handle and manage the manure
and waste water. He explained under this application, the operation will be converting from an
Animal Feeding Operation which has minimal regulations,to a fully regulated facility. Responding
to Commissioner Vaad, Mr. Haren stated the feed alleys will have a gravel surface for the trucks,
and the feed bunks will be concrete slabs. In response to Commissioner Jerke, Mr. Haren stated
the North Weld County Water District currently provides water to the site. He further stated the
referral from the State Engineer's Office just wants to ensure that if there are old wells being used,
they need to be permitted for a commercial operation. He stated the North Weld County Water
District has indicated there is water available at$1.48 per gallon, and the site does not have a well.
Mr. Haren stated the applicant is willing to have an additional condition requiring proof of an
adequate water supply prior to recording the plat. He stated the Greeley No. 2 Ditch flows from
the southwest to the northeast and is elevated considerably above grade. He further stated the
ditch provides a nice visual buffer for the houses located southwest of the dairy. Chair Geile
suggested adding a new Condition of Approval #2.H requiring an adequate water supply prior to
recording the plat and renumbering the following items. Mr. Haren agreed and stated the applicant
will have to have water in order to operate a decent dairy. He further stated the manure and waste
water will be land applied on the remaining farmland owned by the applicant, or stored and
delivered to neighboring farms. Mr. Haren stated the storage area will have ditches to ensure any
runoff will flow to the holding ponds. He explained the nuisance conditions are addressed in the
permit to provide mitigation measure; however,this is a relatively small proposal and the applicant
intends to grow into this facility. Responding to Commissioner Jerke, Mr. Haren stated they can
use manure windrows, which make it easier to spray for dust and flies, and added the manure will
be removed from the site annually.
Raymond Carpio, applicant, stated they use corn silage for feed, which a nearby farmer brings as
needed. Mr. Carpio clarified they do not store the silage at the dairy site, and they will not have a
problem removing the excess manure based on the demand of the surrounding farms.
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No public testimony was offered concerning this matter. Ms. Light informed the Board that the
neighbors to the west did indicate some concern regarding the location of the stockpile area. Mr.
Morrison stated the State Engineer's Office comments may be sufficient to address the concerns
of the Board regarding water and are required to be addressed under the Conditions of Approval.
In response to Chair Geile, Mr. Haren stated he and the applicant have reviewed and agree with
the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards.
Commissioner Vaad moved to approve the request of Raymond and Debra Carpio/Lupe Carpio
for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit#1340 for an Agricultural
Service Establishment and Livestock Confinement Operation (expansion of Horizon-Vue Dairy
to 2,000 head)in the A(Agricultural)Zone District, based on the recommendations of the Planning
staff and the Planning Commission,with the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards
as entered into the record. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Long, and it carried
unanimously. There being no further discussion, the hearing was completed at 10:30 a.m.
This Certification was approved on the 17th day of September 2001.
APPROVED:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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EXHIBIT INVENTORY CONTROL SHEET
Case USR#1340 - RAYMOND AND DEBRA CARPIO/LUPE CARPIO
Exhibit Submitted By Exhibit Description
A. Planning Staff Inventory of Item Submitted
B. Planning Commission Resolution of Recommendation
C. Planning Commission Summary of Hearing (Minutes 07/17/2001)
D. Clerk to the Board Notice of Hearing
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HEARINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS ON THIS 12TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2001:
DOCKET#2001-60 - RAYMOND AND DEBRA CARPIO/LUPE CARPIO
DOCKET#2001-61 - PHILIP AND BONNIE JOHNSON
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