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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20013076.tiff BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO October 31, 2001 Application for Change of Zone,#557 by Colorado Elk Ranch, L.L.L.P. Applicant's Response to Planning Staff and Planning Commission Concerns regarding Standards and Conditions for Approval [Weld County Code Sec. 27-6- 120(D)(5)[ Consistency with Intergovernmental Agreements, Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)(a) STAFF: Staff stated that the site is not within (i) a county recognized Urban Growth Boundary or(ii) an approved intergovernmental agreement urban growth boundary and, therefore, its conversion from agricultural land to urban-scale residential development should be discouraged. PLANNING COMMISSION: Minutes of the hearing indicate that there was confusion about the Town of Ault's intentions for this property, thus a reluctance to approve a rezoning that might be inconsistent with the Town's plans. RESPONSE: The following evidence, which was not available for Planning Commission consideration, clearly indicates the Town's intent that this property develop at the proposed density in the Town's UGA. See Tab 1: Ault's Land Use and Development Plan Map, completed June, 1999 Ault's Urban Growth Boundaries, finalized February, 2001 Ault's Coordinated Planning Agreement, approved by Ault August 14, 2001 Letter from Mayor Stanley D. Cass,June 28, 2001 Consistency with Weld County Comprehensive Plan, Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)(a) STAFF: Staff suggests that this property is "prime" farmland and should be preserved pursuant to A. Goal 1. RESPONSE: The property is expensive to farm, is not highly productive and does not allow the farmer to make an adequate living. Continued farming of the entire property does not promote economic health, which is the objective of A. Goal 1. EXHIBIT 1 NI 2001-3076 CDz.4557 See Tab 2: Letter from tenant farmers, Gary Boxberger and Bruce Griffith, Sept. 21, 2001 Compatibility with Existing or Future Development, Sec. 27-6-120@)(5)(c) STAFF: Staff stated that the residential uses are not compatible with the adjacent agricultural uses or the feedlot. PLANNING COMMISSION: Some Planning Commission members stated general concerns about compatibility. RESPONSE: The feed lot is a relatively small operation, hidden from view, with no discernable animal odor. The building sites in the development are on large lots buffered from the agricultural uses by common open space areas and setbacks (see Site Plan attached). Nonetheless, notice of the potential impacts of agricultural uses, including feed lots, will be given to purchasers prior to a sale, and as a part of the sales contract and the covenants for the property. Several of the adjacent neighbors find no conflict between residential uses and the existing agricultural uses. For added assurance, the covenants architectural guidelines, maintenance obligations for both the Homeowners Association and the lot owners, and restrictions regarding trash procedures, pets, temporary structures and vehicle storage. Development in accordance with Ault's plans for its Urban Growth Area also indicates compatibility with future development. See Tab 3: Site Plan Feed lot map and data Photograph - view of feed lot from property Evaluation of odor emissions, MFG, Inc., Sept. 20,2001 Neighborhood petition in support Petition of Ault businesses in support Excerpts from the Notice to Prospective Purchasers, Addendum to Purchase Contract and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions See also Tab 2: Letter from tenant farmers, Gary Boxberger and Bruce Griffith, Sept. 21, 2001 Water and Sewer in Compliance with Performance Standards, Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)(d) Sec. 27-2-176 Performance Standard for Sewer PLANNING COMMISSION: Minutes of the hearing indicate concern that there be a Homeowners' Association to manage the individual septic systems. RESPONSE: The applicant has always intended to form a Homeowners Association with these duties. The formation documents have now been prepared, together with a Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions which requires the Homeowners Association to manage the installation, inspection, service, maintenance and replacement, if necessary, of each septic system and prevents landscaping and construction in the septic envelopes. The management duties of the Homeowners Association will be funded by assessments against the lots, with enforcement rights granted to Weld County. Notice of the covenant provisions shall be given to all purchasers. In addition, the Department of Public Health and Environment approved the project's density, lot sizes and percolation test results and recommends approval of individual septic systems with primary and secondary septic envelopes, subject to standards conditions that have been accepted by the applicant. See Tab 4: Memorandum from Department of Public Health and Environment, May 25,2001 Letter from Davis, Miller& Wohnrade Civil Engineers, Inc., October 17, 2001 See also Tab 3: Excerpts from the Notice to Prospective Purchasers, Addendum to Purchase Contract and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Sec. 27-2-210 Performance Standard for Water STAFF: At the time of the Planning Commission hearing, the Division of Water Resources had not yet responded to the County referral. RESPONSE: The Department of Public Health and Environment states that the application has satisfied the Weld County Code in regard to water service. The North Weld County Water District has committed to provide water service and has entered into a Water Service Agreement with the applicant. The Division of Water Resources has responded to the County referral. The applicant is not aware of any outstanding concerns. See Tab 4: Memorandum from Department of Public Health and Environment, May 25, 2001 Water Service Agreement, May 29, 2001 3 Adequacy of Street and Highway Facilities, Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)(e)(f) Streets STAFF: Planning Services requested that the applicant construct curb, gutter and sidewalks. PLANNING COMMISSION: One Planning Commission member stated that urban-scale development needs to have urban-scale services. RESPONSE: Performance Standards for the PUD Zoning District do not contain requirements for curb, gutter or sidewalks, nor has the County required these improvements in recently approved similar residential developments (e.g. Soaring Eagle Ranch and Moriah Estates). Ault has reviewed the plans and has not requested curbs, gutters or sidewalks. The Homeowner's Association will be responsible for the maintenance of all internal streets. The applicant believes that such "urban-style" improvements would detract from the development's rural character, which makes it an ideal transition between the urban uses in Ault and the agricultural uses in the County. See Tab 3: Excerpts from Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions Highways STAFF: While there was no discussion by the Planning Commission, the Department of Public Works requested consideration of a left turn bay on State Highway 14 to Weld County Road 37 and a CDOT access permit for its installation. RESPONSE: The Traffic Impact Study concluded that all intersections will operate at a Level of Service "A" with no improvements to the existing roadways, both in the short term (2005) and long term (2020) future. The Ault Town Board accepted the conclusions of the study. CDOT concurs with all assumptions, procedures and conclusions of the study. Weld County Engineering Manager, Drew Scheltinga, has agreed to remove any condition regarding construction of a turn lane. See Tab 5: Excerpts from Traffic Impact Study,July 31, 2000 Letter from CDOT,June 18, 2001 Memorandum from Drew Scheltinga, Engineering Manager, October 26, 2001 4 Other Items — Cross Cut Lateral PLANNING COMMISSION: Two Planning Commission members asked questions about the lateral, one regarding child safety and one regarding how to prevent the collection of debris. RESPONSE: The City of Thornton has requested no planting near the ditch, maintenance and cleaning of the grate, and that notice regarding agricultural activities be given. The applicant has committed to implement all requests of the City of Thornton. See Tab 6: Photograph -view of cross cut lateral on property Letter from Farm Operations Coordinator, City of Thornton,July 3, 2001 Letter from applicant, August 23, 2001 See also Tab 3: Excerpts from the Notice to Prospective Purchasers, Addendum to Purchase Contract and Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions 5 II. Applicant's Statements of Compliance with remaining Standards and Conditions for Approval [Weld County Code Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)] Consistency with Weld County Comprehensive Plan, Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)(a) The applicant believes that numerous applicable goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan support approval of this proposal. See Tab 7: Statement of Compliance with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies Conformance with Performance Standards, Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)(b) This project complies with all applicable Performance Standards for the PUD Zoning District in Chapter 27, Article II of the Code. Overlay Districts, Commercial Mineral Deposits, Soil Conditions, Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)(g) The property is not within a Flood Hazard or Geologic Hazard Overlay Zoning District, does not have commercial mineral deposits or, soil conditions that present moderate or severe limitations for the construction of homes [See Sec. 23-2-40(B)(5)]. Consistency of Zone, Uses and Project Description, Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)(h) The applicant is requesting a change of zone to the PUD District to allow its development as low density, estate-type residential lots surrounded by open space for hay production and recreational use by the residents. The PUD District allows the flexibility necessary for creation of the plan's unique layout and design. The proposed uses are particularly appropriate at the edge of Ault's Urban Growth Boundary and the design, which achieves a rural feel and character, aids in the transition between the urban style and density of the Town and the agricultural uses in the County. The applicant is providing adequate and economical public and private services in compliance with the PUD District Performance Standards, and has complied with the intent of Ault's Development Plan Update and the County's Comprehensive Plan. See Tab 8: Conceptual Development Guide, updated September, 2001 6 I i li r -1 LAND USE SUMMARYEstate I Residential I ESTATE RESIDENTIAL 910 AC Estate Up to 1 unit per acre,gross density Residential Open Space I Low DENSITY RESIDENTIAL 525 AC o Industrial `� Up to 3 units per acre,gross density on `'N J MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL 130 AC ul Up to 5 units per acre,gross density Estate HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL 15 AC Residential Up to 10 units per acre, gross density Low Density COMMERCIAL 21.0 AC Residential Office, Retail,and Highway Oriented Development Medium INDUSTRIAL 160 AC Density Low Density Agriculture,Industrial,and Warehouse Development Residential Residential PUBLIC 70 AC LD-R Comm. 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' r-+;. _ .'_, y.+-,`,'c�x ii ywm_?a .7'..-..''.-.7:-:1 Y�Y... _ _,-;:-+'- is _�Ta� . . ,y1 :; TOWN OF AULT N URBAN GROWI f1 BOUNDARIES AND MUNICIPAL REr ERRAL AREA NTS TOWN of AULT ro,=K� �o .r„ rP a -i.y • =--.yr 1- A, U ROAN GROWTH SOUNOARIES 4.:w.9CUtp eun YIINICIPSL RL FERRIC 1RL1 'm"�"' "-a'"'- I 7-26-01 COORDINATED PLANNING AGREEMENT This Coordinated Planning Agreement is made and entered into effective as of the_day of, , 2001, A.D., between the County of Weld, State of Colorado, whose address is 915 10th Street, P. O. Box 758, Greeley, CO 80632, hereinafter called the "COUNTY," and the TOWN OF AULT, a Colorado Municipal corporation, whose address is 201 1" Street, P.O. Box 1098, Ault, CO 80610, hereinafter called the "MUNICIPALITY." RECITALS A. The COUNTY exercises governmental authority regulating land use, growth and development in its unincorporated areas, which areas include lands surrounding the MUNICIPALITY; and B. The MUNICIPALITY exercises governmental authority overthe same matters within its municipal boundaries, and annexations, and is able to provide municipal services and facilities for efficient and desirable urban development; and C. In Title 29,Article 20, Colorado Revised Statutes,the General Assembly of the State of Colorado has granted broad authority to local governments to plan for and regulate the development and use of land within their respective jurisdictions; and D. In said Title 29, Article 20, Colorado Revised Statutes, the General Assembly has further authorized and encouraged local governments to cooperate and contract with each other for the purpose of planning and regulating the development of land by the joint and coordinated exercise of planning, zoning, subdivisions, building, and related regulatory powers; and E. Existing and anticipated pressures for growth and development in areas surrounding the MUNICIPALITY indicate that the joint and coordinated exercise by the COUNTY and the MUNICIPALITY of their respective planning, zoning, subdivision, building and related regulatory powers in such areas will best promote the objectives stated in this agreement. NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual promises and undertakings herein set forth, the parties agree as follows: 1. PURPOSES AND OBJECTIVES. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish procedures and standards pursuant to which the parties will move toward greater coordination in the exercise of their land use and related regulatory powers within unincorporated areas surrounding the MUNICIPALITY. The objectives of such efforts are to accomplish the type of development in such areas which best protects the health, safety, prosperity, and general welfare of the inhabitants thereof by reducing the waste of physical, financial, and human resources which result from either excessive congestion or excessive scattering of population, and to achieve maximum efficiency and economy in the process of development. However, any action taken pursuant to this Agreement that pertains to any land within the municipality,for incorporated areas, and within the County, for unincorporated areas, is subject to final approval by the governing body of the municipality or county, respectively. 1 • 2. DEFINITIONS. For the purposes of this Agreement the following terms shall be defined as set forth herein: 2.1 Development. Any land use requiring regulatory approval by the elected governing body of the applicable party in the Urban Growth Area except for an amendment to a plat or a down-zoning, neither of which creates any additional lots and except for a Recorded Exemption or Subdivision Exemption. Existing agricultural uses,which are lawful uses, either as uses by right under the Weld County Zoning Ordinance, as amended, or as legally existing non-conforming uses, are also exempt from the definition of "Development". 2.2 Non-Urban Development. Developments comprised of nine (9) or fewer residential lots, located in a non-urban area as defined in Chapter 22 of the Weld County Code, not adjacent to other PUD's, subdivisions, municipal boundaries or urban growth corridors. Non-Urban Development shall also include land used or capable of being used for agricultural purposes and including development which combine clustered residential uses and agricultural uses in a manner that the agricultural lands are suitable for farming and ranching operations for the next forty (40) Years. Non-Urban Development on public water and septic systems may have a minimum lot size of one(1) acre and an overall gross density of two and one-half (2%) acres per septic system. Non-Urban Development proposing individual, private wells and septic systems shall have a minimum lot size of two and one-half (21/2) acres per lot. 2.3 MUNICIPAL Referral Area. The area located outside of but within three miles of the MUNICIPALITY's municipal boundaries. 2.4 Urban Development. Developments exceeding nine(9)lots and/or located in close proximity to existing PUD's, subdivisions, municipal boundaries or urban growth corridors and boundaries. All Urban Development shall pave the internal road systems of the developments. Urban Development requires services such as central water, sewer systems (including permitted septic systems), road networks, park and recreation facilities and programs, and storm drainage. 2.5 The Urban Growth Area is hereby established and shall consist of all lands so designated on the map attached hereto and referred to herein as "Exhibit A," EXCEPTING those lands located within the MUNICIPALITY's municipal boundaries. 3. PLANNING COORDINATION. This Agreement is intended to be a Comprehensive Development Plan adopted and implemented pursuant to C.R.S. § 29-20-105(2). Following the execution of this Agreement by both parties, COUNTY Development approvals in the MUNICIPALITY's Referral area will be processed and determined in accordance with the following: 3.1 Referral. The COUNTY will refer all proposals for Development within the MUNICIPAL Referral Area to the MUNICIPALITY for its review and recommendation. Such referral will include at least a copy of the written Development proposal and preliminary COUNTY staff summary of the case. The COUNTY will allow not less than twenty-one(21) days for the MUNICIPALITY to review same and furnish its recommendations to COUNTY staff prior to formulation of the COUNTY staff recommendation. If the MUNICIPALITY does 1 not respond within such time,COUNTY staff may proceed with its recommendation, but any MUNICIPALITY comment or recommendation received on or before the Thursday next preceding the meeting of the Board of County Commissioners or Planning Commission at which the matter will be considered will be transmitted to the Board or Commission. If the MUNICIPALITY submits no comment or recommendation the COUNTY may assume it has no objection to the proposal. If the MUNICIPALITY submits recommendations, the COUNTY will either include within its written decision the reasons for any action taken contrary to the same or furnish such reasons to the MUNICIPALITY by a separate writing. 3.2 Development Outside Urban Growth Area. To the extent legally possible the COUNTY will disapprove proposals for Urban Development in areas of the MUNICIPAL Referral Area outside the Urban Growth Area. In reviewing proposals for Non-Urban Development in such areas, the COUNTY will apply its Comprehensive Plan and zoning and subdivision ordinances, and, where appropriate, the MUD Plan. 3.3 Development in Urban Growth Area. The following shall apply to proposed Development in the Urban Growth Area: (a) Upon receipt of any proposal for Development of property then currently eligible for voluntary annexation to the MUNICIPALITY, the COUNTY will, in writing, notify the proponent of the opportunity for annexation and notify the MUNICIPALITY of the proposal. The COUNTY will not consider such proposal for Development unless the applicant or its predecessor has submitted a complete annexation petition and been denied said annexation by the MUNICIPALITY Board or electorate for a substantially similar development on the same property within the preceding 12 months. The COUNTY may consider such a proposal if, after a period of seven months from the date of filing of a complete annexation petition pursued in good faith by the applicant or its predecessor, the MUNICIPALITY has failed to approve or deny such annexation. (b) The MUNICIPALITY will consider the extension of sanitary sewer service to property in the Urban Growth Area, subject to its rules and regulations, which include provisions requiring a written contract for extraterritorial service and the construction of new mains and other facilities necessary to serve the property with costs assessed in accordance with the MUNICIPALITY'S rules and regulations. MUNICIPALITY agrees to give notice of any proposed change in said rules and regulations to COUNTY 21 days prior to adoption. (c) If the MUNICIPALITY provides municipal water service to property within its boundaries, it will provide water subject to its current rules and regulations. MUNICIPALITY agrees to give notice of any proposed change in said rules and regulations to COUNTY 21 days prior to adoption. Where water furnished by the MUNICIPALITY is received in whole or in part from an outside water provider such as a water district under a Water Service Agreement dated June 25, 2001, the MUNICIPALITY shall exercise its obligations under this agreement consistent with the terms of the Water Service Agreement. The MUNICIPALITY will negotiate in good faith with the water provider to explore ways in which the extension of water service outside MUNICIPALITY boundaries can be coordinated so as to achieve the purposes stated in Section 1 above while still recognizing the rights and obligations of the water provider and its constituents. 3 (d) In recognition of the availability of public water within the Urban Growth Area as indicated in paragraph (c) above, the COUNTY will require public water as a condition of approval of any subdivision, rezoning or planned unit development and will not approve such Development until the applicant obtains a written contract for same with the MUNICIPALITY,orwater service from North Weld County Water District, if the MUNICIPALITY cannot provide water. This Agreement shall be prima fade evidence of the availability of municipal water within the meaning of§32-1-203(2.5)(a), C.R.S. (e) The COUNTY will not grant any waiver of current Municipal street standards for any Development without the consent of the MUNICIPALITY and will consider identifiable impacts on the MUNICIPALITY'S road system resulting from such Development on the same basis as in-COUNTY impacts. (f) To the extent legally possible, as determined by the COUNTY, the COUNTY will deny proposals for Non-Urban Development in the Urban Growth Area. Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the COUNTY from approving the division of ownership parcels located in the Urban Growth Area having residential improvements served by septic systems, regardless of the size of resulting lots. Furthermore, the County shall not be restricted from allowing the expansion of legally existing non-urban uses provided adequate protection for future urban uses is included in any such approval. (g) If any MUNICIPALITY recommendation of disapproval of a Development proposal is based upon a conflict or incompatibility between proposed uses in the Development and anticipated MUNICIPALITY zoning classification for the property,the COUNTY will not approve same unless the applicant demonstrates (i) that no such conflict or incompatibility will reasonably occur, (ii) that suitable mitigation measures to be imposed by the COUNTY as conditions of approval will eliminate or adequately mitigate adverse consequences of incompatibility or conflict, or(iii) that the MUNICIPALITY'S anticipated zoning classification of the property is unreasonable because of existing or planned uses of adjacent property. The MUNICIPALITY shall be given notice of, and may appear and be heard at any hearing or other proceeding at which the COUNTY will consider such issues. (h) The parties anticipate that ¶ 3.3 (e)-(g) will be addressed in more detail if a Mutually Acceptable Plan is considered and adopted for the UGA or the referral Area. (i) The COUNTY shall require that all storm water detention facilities in subdivisions approved within the UGA shall be designed to detain the storm water runoff from the fully developed subdivision from a 100-year storm and release the detained water at a quantity and rate not to exceed the quantity and rate of a 5-year storm falling on the undeveloped site. 3.4 Mutuality of Impact Consideration. The parties recognize that decisions by one party regarding development may impact property outside of each particular jurisdiction. The parties agree that those jurisdictional boundaries will not be the basis for giving any greater or lesser weight to those impacts during the course of deliberations. 4 • 3.5 Referrals to County. The MUNICIPALITY will refer proposals for Development which lie within 500 feet of any property in unincorporated Weld County to the COUNTY for its review and recommendation. Such referral will include at least a copy of the written Development proposal. The MUNICIPALITY will allow not less than twenty-one (21) days for the COUNTY to review same and furnish its recommendations to MUNICIPALITY. If the COUNTY submits no comment or recommendation the MUNICIPALITY may assume it has no objection to the proposal. If the COUNTY submits recommendations, the MUNICIPALITY will either include within its written decision the reasons for any action taken contrary to the same or furnish such reasons to the COUNTY by a separate writing. Where the DEVELOPMENT is proposed as part of an annexation of more than 10 acres, the provisions of this section shall be deemed satisfied by compliance by the MUNICIPALITY with the Notice and impact statement provisions of the most current version of the Municipal Annexation Act then in effect. If any COUNTY recommendation of disapproval of a Development proposal within 500 feet of any property in unincorporated Weld County is based upon a conflict or incompatibility between proposed uses in the Development and existing or anticipated zoning classification for the property, to the extent legally possible the MUNICIPALITY will not approve same unless the applicant demonstrates (i) that no such conflict or incompatibility will reasonably occur, or (HO that suitable mitigation measures to be imposed by the MUNICIPALITY as conditions of approval will eliminate or adequately mitigate adverse consequences of incompatibility or conflict. The COUNTY shall be given notice of, and may appear and be heard at any hearing or other proceeding at which the MUNICIPALITY will consider such issues. 4. ANNEXATION. 4.1 The MUNICIPALITY will give serious consideration to all petitions for annexation of lands within the Urban Growth Area and will consider, in any determination to annex such properties, without limitation, the following factors: (i)the extension of one or more municipal services to the area would place an unreasonable economic burden on the existing users of such services or upon the future residents or owners of property in the area itself; (ii)the area is not reasonably contiguous in fact to the MUNICIPALITY's existing boundaries, and its annexation would result in disconnected municipal satellites. 4.2 The MUNICIPALITY will not annex properties located outside the Urban Growth Area unless such property is both eligible for annexation and is necessary to the MUNICIPALITY for municipal purposes such as utilities. 4.3 To the extent legally possible the MUNICIPALITY will annex the full width of each COUNTY road right of way contiguous to newly annexed property unless such road serves primarily COUNTY properties rather than existing or newly annexed Municipal properties, in which case the MUNICIPALITY will annex none of such COUNTY road right of way. 4.4 Notwithstanding any provision hereof to the contrary,the MUNICIPALITY is not obligated to annex any property within a Development approved by the County after the execution of this Agreement by both parties which does not conform to the County Urban Growth Standards, unless a waiver or modification of such standards was granted by the COUNTY and approved by the MUNICIPALITY. 5 • 4.5 Nothing in this Section 4 shall be construed to limit the MUNICIPALITY from annexing any land within the Urban Growth Area, regardless whether such annexations are involuntary or result in disconnected municipal satellites. 4.6 In determining off-site improvements to be constructed by proponents of in-MUNICIPALITY Development, the MUNICIPALITY will consider identifiable impacts on the COUNTY road system resulting from such Development on the same basis as in- MUNICIPALITY impacts. 5. IMPLEMENTATION OF AGREEMENT. Following the mutual execution of this Agreement each party will promptly enact and implement such amendments to its existing regulations as may be necessary to give effect to the provisions of Sections 3, and 4. Each party shall have sole and exclusive discretion to determine such measures and any new ones enabling it to perform this Agreement. Each party's land use regulations as referred to herein are ordinances whose amendment requires certain formalities, including notice and public hearings. The mutual covenants in this section and elsewhere to implement this Agreement promptly are given and received with mutual recognition and understanding of the legislative processes involved, and such covenants will be liberally construed in light thereof. 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. 6.1 Severability. Should any one or more sections or paragraphs of this Agreement be judicially determined invalid or unenforceable,such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this Agreement,the intention being that the various sections and paragraphs are severable; provided, however, that the parties shall then review the remaining provisions to determine if the Agreement should continue, as modified, or if the Agreement should be terminated. 6.2 Enforcement Either party may seek specific performance or enforcement of this Agreement in a Court of competent jurisdiction, but neither party shall have any claim or remedy for damages arising from an alleged breach hereof against the other, nor shall this agreement confer on either part standing to contest a land use decision or action of the other except as a breach of this agreement. This agreement is not intended to modify the standing the parties may possess independent of this agreement. This Agreement is between the MUNICIPALITY and the COUNTY and no third party rights or beneficiaries exist or are created hereby. 6.3 Termination. This Agreement will continue in effect until June 30, 2003. The parties shall review the Agreement in June, 2003, and in June of each succeeding year to determine if the Agreement should continue in effect for the period of a year thereafter. The parties may terminate this Agreement at any time if a mutually acceptable Comprehensive Land Use Plan for the MUNICIPALITY referral area or growth area is developed and implemented by both parties 6.4 Amendment Upon the request of either party, this Agreement shall be subject to amendment according to the same procedures as the original adoption (requiring the written consent of the amendment by both parties); provided, however, that changes in the Urban Growth Area defined in ¶2.5 herein may occur by resolution of the MUNICIPALITY concurred in by the COUNTY when the change is a deletion to the UGA or an addition of property which (a) was in common ownership and contained within a common legal description with property previously included in the UGA; or (b) directly 6 • adjacent to and contiguous with property previously contained within the UGA and capable of being served by MUNICIPAL services, including water or sewer, within a reasonable period of time. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective as of the date first above written. COUNTY OF WELD, by and through the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE COUNTY OF WELD By: , Chair ATTEST: Weld County Clerk to the Board By: , Pro Tern By: Deputy Clerk to the Board By: By: By: .ik\ TOWN OF AULT, COLORADO .O:01N OE ' SEALStan C ss, Ma or * 1904 AI1�;S5.....• %,AL°°R AO Bv: /niacin-4 ,c�,.S L, • Patricia Lesh, Town Clerk 7 • EXHIBIT B Er ErRJ .K } • PIER'' sy7 "�i t t�v i-5.- 4..Y s L_5n.+L_!-W CR 8&__..r:a'k}_ t «.:..:.. ..-h: ._.. .,.:,-1'j, \ - ,-.._ •a- \ �h tZ i : `.Cl 1 ,R: 4v �`. £s,y ?ti��•w. 1 )L 1 ` `..[y `4'\M e4:—•r. \ �' .,C.... y'i \4 zberw, _:. ........-.ti., .WCR 86::-A ••.� .-_ [... -.,,,,,,,,,.• -^- ._ '. p--_ ,._ . ......., .. ... 'r ._. .__.'ttt nyy i ( i y+ .d',.1. 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Box 1098 •Ault, Colorado 80610 • (970) 834-2844 • Fax (970) 834-2199 June 28, 2001 Weld County Department of Planning Services Attn: Mr. Chris Gathman 1555 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 Ref: Case No. Z-557 Dear Mr. Gathman: Even though the Town of Ault has previously stated our views on the Weld County Referral for Mikal Torgerson, I do want to clarify one other point regarding zoning of the area in question. When we updated our Comprehensive Plan in 1999, we identified that area specifically to be most suited for"Estate-sized" residential dwellings/lots. We made this distinction because of the topography situation making city sewer service impractical. Our position on this point has not changed. Sincerely, ‘ �'C. Stanley D. Cat Mayor cc: Mikal Torgerson AUnique Little Town September 21, 2001 To Weld County Commissioners: We have a farm lease on the Stark Farm with Ric Hansen. This last summer, 2001, we found the property to be very difficult and expensive to farm. 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I WELD COUNTY SUBDIVISIONS WITH NEARBY CATTLE OPERATIONS CATTLE DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF ALLOWED NUMBER NAME APPROVAL OPERATIONS OF ANIMALS ACREAGE IN VICINITY Change of zone from 4,000 Stark Farm A to PUD for 90 acres USR-744 12 pending (Approved 7/30/86) Change of zone from Soaring Eagle Ranch A to PUD for 382 Cactus Hill 100,000 170 acres approved 5/10/00 Dairy 2,000 240 Belmont Farms Under construction SUP-136 17,500 73 Casa Loma Under construction Mountain View 20,000 80 C e View of USR 744 feed lot, looking NE from rear lot line of nearest lot (approx. 600 feet SW of intersection) �1. f -: . sue' _ K u !} M MFG. Inc. 4900 Pearl Eosi Circle Suite 300W Boulder, CO 80301-6118 303/447-1823 Fox: 303/447-1836 G consulting scientists and engineers September 20, 2001 Mr. Ric Hansen P.O. Box 158 Timnath, CO 80547 Re: Weld County Odor Evaluation Dear Mr. Hansen: Pursuant to your request MFG, Inc. has evaluated odor emissions near an animal feeding operation located in Weld County, Colorado near the town of Ault. Various techniques for odor measurement include the human nose and a scentometer. Odor must be detectable by the human nose to warrant the use of a scentometer. The Colorado Air Pollution Control Division and County Health Departments typically designate the Barnebey—Sutcliffe Scentometer for the determination of the intensity of an odor. As described by the Barnebey& Sutcliffe Co., the scentometer is used to determine the order of magnitude intensity of an odorant in air. It is essentially a rectangular, clear plastic box containing two chambers of activated carbon, two nasal ports for sniffing, two %2" diameter air inlets (one for each activated carbon bed), and six odorous-air inlets covering a range of diameters. The odorous-air inlet hole used to produce the dilution indicates the approximate concentration of the field odor. Mr. Jim Kienholz of MFG, Inc. conducted the evaluation. Mr. Kienholz has a B.S. in civil engineering from Colorado State University and has previously been certified by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to determine and grade odor emissions in accordance with Regulation No. 2 of the Colorado Air Pollution Control Commission. On the morning of September 13, 2001 at 9:15 AM, Mr. Kienholz accompanied by Mr. Hansen evaluated the odor emission from an animal feeding operation. The odor assessment was conducted northeast of Ault, Colorado at the location of a development currently being proposed by Mr. Hansen. A cattle feedlot is situated in the northeast quadrant of the intersection of County Road 37 and County Road 84, while Mr. Hansen's property is located in the southwest quadrant. According to Mr. Hansen, the feedlot is California • Colorado . Idaho • Massachusetts • Montano . New Jersey • PennsvIs only • Texas . Washington Mr. Ric Hansen September 20,2001 Page 2 permitted for 4,000 cattle (4,000 animal units). Approximately 90 percent of the available pen space was occupied but the actual head of cattle was not estimated. The first odor measurement location was conducted at the road intersection. Winds were generally calm but an occasional gentle breeze from the southeast was measured at an average speed of 1 mile per hour. The temperature was 71 degrees Fahrenheit. The nose did not detect any odor emissions from the cattle. However, a mild odor from silage was discernable. Two other odor measurements were attempted at locations near the north end of the feedlot along County Road 37 and near the east end of the feedlot along County Road 84. The nose did not detect an odor emission at either location; therefore, the scentometer was not required. If you have any questions or if we can provide any additional services, please contact me at your convenience at 303-447-1823. Respectfully, MFG, Inc. Jim Kienholz Project Manager SEP-20-01 THU 03:10 PM FP.X NO. P. J7 September 20, 2001 Board of County Commissioners Weld County, Colorado Re: Stark Farm PUD Dear Commissioners: At the hearing next week, please consider the opinions of the neighboring property owners and residents signing below. Ric Hansen has explained his plans to us and we have no objections. The project seems to be well thought out. Certainly, the landscaping and seeding Mr. Hansen plans to do will prevent some blowing dust and dirt if maintained by a Homeowner's Association. Mr. Hansen's plans appear to be right in line with the Town of Ault's plans for this area to be residential development. f�A NUS t(t,P / 7f g&• Cvcre R7 %/f a/0 3/l5:a I kr R (AZ( � o 0(11 . _ /98'3 C 46 81 (LW. �C� - 9)423 2 c-a-2 31 & &acs SEP-20-01 THU 0d:10 P11 min ,Yu. r. JO • September 20, 2001 TO: WELT)COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The undersigned business owners and operators in Ault, Colorado, would like to express their support for the Stark Farm rezoning. Residential development is appropriate for this property because of its closeness to the Town and it's being in the urban growth area for Ault. Also, new homes and families can only strengthen the local economy by increasing the customer base for personal services and shopping and generating the need for additional commercial and business development. SIGNATU `S: BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS: K- 25 CC t..91 tg►JC6 WI i1UJ ( `6 S, ftut r z\drngti ,42,-71:37.1f/c„,, ,,„20// fif,,,,, _� /t.: U L�.-,-e ,7-n G At 2/5 /sf 51— a /EA— A e ztT A e.--L-50� 1,0 /-.>r z+ eyt uti� / . i 7://: c) -92:4744/1-e1/5 &Q-74( - _____ 1 3 io„,-, r co 5 September 20, 2001 TO: WELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The undersigned business owners and operators in Ault, Colorado,would like to express their support for the Stan(Farm rezoning. Residential development is appropriate for this property because of its closeness to the Town and it's being in the urban growth area for Ault. Also, new homes and families can only strengthen the local economy by increasing the customer base for personal services and shopping and generating the need for additional commercial and business development. SIGNATURES: BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS: act isr 7 /4 (u04 ) 7a , c7) z nOM S K / / e/p L-r'in.m /R i� Sr 4J., A-7 CO /OG r sG' sit lug-- Co - __. \TohA.( 411 el Cr 141- r 7"- 19ca (4) C JR(s lgk *' 7 s a 413 rS • e Zooz a i a 7L1Gu y 2 Se /*Alm}, -oj�i, - &UM) Ifgc / 6#. wlit - SEP-20-31 THU 33: 10 an =. yC, °, 3e • September 20, 2001 TO: WELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The undersigned business owners and operators in Ault, Colorado, would like to express their support for the Stark Farm rezoning. Residential development is appropriate for this property because of its closeness to the Town and it's being in the urban growth area for kilt. Also, new homes and families can only strengthen the local economy by increasing the customer base for personal services and shopping and generating the need for additional commercial and business development. SIGNATURES: BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS: 2;_tid41--ear• rivi.its' ,v 60)01 3 f ic4: SEP-20-01 THU 03110 P11 rnn ivu, r, JO September 20, 2001 TO: WELD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS The undersigned business owners and operators in Ault, Colorado, would like to express their support for the Stark Farm rezoning. Residential development is appropriate for this property because of its closeness to the Town and it's being in the urban growth area for Ault. Also, new homes and families can only strengthen the local economy by increasing the customer base for personal services and shopping and generating the need for additional commercial and business development. SIGNATURLS: BUSINESS NAME AND ADDRESS: 53 /t O<46- d o �Qw woexcekg- Rex /2v z 4 t ( o fOEt NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF SPECIAL CONDITIONS RELATED TO DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF PROPERTY IN STARK FARM P.U.D. COLORADO ELK RANCH, LLLP, a Colorado limited liability limited partnership ("the Owner"), is the Owner of the real property legally described on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. The Owner submitted to the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County ("the County") and the County approved a subdivision plat for development of the Property identified as STARK FARM, recorded at Reception No. of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's records ("the Property"). There are special conditions related to the development and use of the Property. All purchasers of the Property are hereby notified of the following_ 1. Surrounding Agricultural Uses and Wildlife. Weld County is one of the most productive agricultural counties in the United States, ranking fifth in total market value of agricultural products sold. The rural areas of Weld County may be open and spacious, but they are intensively used for agriculture. Persons moving into a rural area must recognize and accept there are drawbacks, including conflicts with longstanding agricultural practices and a lower level of services than in town. Along with the drawbacks come the incentives which attract urban dwellers to relocate to rural area: open views, spaciousness, wildlife, lack of city noise and congestion, and the rural atmosphere and way of life. Without neighboring farms, those features which attract urban dwellers to rural Weld County would quickly be gone forever. Agricultural users of the land should not be expected to change their long-established agricultural practices to accommodate the intrusions of urban users into a rural area. Well run agricultural activities will general off-site impacts, including noise from tractors and equipment; slow-moving farm vehicles on rural roads; dust from animal pens, field work, harvest, and gravel roads; odor from animal confinement, silage, and manure; smoke from ditch burning; flies and mosquitoes; and the use of pesticides and fertilizers in the fields, including the use of aerial spraying. Ditches and reservoirs cannot simply be moved out of the way of residential development without threatening the efficient delivery of irrigation to fields which is essential to farm production. Section 35-3.5-102, C.R.S., provides that an agricultural operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance if the agricultural operation alleged to be a nuisance employs methods or practices that are commonly or reasonably associated with agricultural production. Weld County covers a land area of over 4,000 square miles in size (twice the State of Delaware)with more than 3,700 miles of state and county roads outside of municipalities. The sheer magnitude of the area to be served stretches available resources. Law enforcement is based on responses to complaints more than on patrols of Weld County and the distances which must be traveled may delay all emergency responses, including law enforcement, ambulance, and fire. Fire protection is usually provided by volunteers who must leave their jobs and families to respond to emergencies. County gravel roads, no matter how often they are bladed, will not provide the same kind of surface expected from a paved road. Snow removal priorities mean that roads from subdivisions to arterioles may not be cleared for several days after a major snowstorm. Snow removal for roads within subdivisions are of the lowest priority for public works or may be the private responsibility of the homeowners. Service in rural area, in many cases, will not be equivalent to municipal services. Rural dwellers must, by necessity, be more self-sufficient than urban dwellers. Children are exposed to different hazards in Weld County than in an urban or suburban setting. Farm equipment and oil field equipment, ponds and irrigation ditches, electrical power for pumps and center pivot operations, high speed traffic, sand bun, puncture vines, territorial farm dogs, and livestock present real threats to children. Controlling children's activities are important, not only for their safety, but also for their protection of the farmer's livelihood. Parents are responsible for their children. 2. Feed Lot. Owners are hereby notified that a confined animal feeding operation (USR-744) for a maximum 4,000 head of cattle is located directly north and east of the intersection of Weld County Roads 37 and 84. Off-site impacts that may be encountered include noise from trucks, tractors, and equipment; dust from animal pens; and odors from animal confinement, silage, and manure. 3. Maintenance of Irrigation Ditch. The cross-cut lateral traverses from the northwest corner southeasterly to the southeast corner of the Property as shown on the Plat. The Declarant shall install a steel grate at the point in which the crosscut lateral goes under Weld County Road 37. The grate shall cover the opening of the tile, including the full dimension of the inlet and the ditch. The grate shall have spacing between the rods of not more than ten (10) inches. The Association shall be responsible for maintenance and cleaning of the grate as reasonably necessary and required by the crosscut lateral ditch rider during the period of time that water is flowing in the lateral. A two or three rail fence shall be installed along the north side of the boundary of the property owned by the cross-cut lateral. The Declarant shall construct and install a fence and, once installed, the Association shall be responsible for maintenance, repair, replacement, and improvement of the fence as reasonably required by the ditch rider for the cross-cut lateral. Activities along the lateral, including the burning of weeds, ditch maintenance and cleaning, as well as ditch rider responsibilities will continue notwithstanding the development of the Common Interest Community. Such activities shall be performed at the ditch company's discretion and on its schedule. 2 4. Roads and Streets. Weld County shall not maintain roads or streets in this development. Maintenance of the streets shall be the responsibility of the STARK FARM Homeowners Association. Failure to maintain streets may result in a lien being placed on these lots. 5. Soil Conditions. Expansive soils may be present in this area and engineered footing and foundation plans will be required for construction on these lots. Depth to groundwater is not known; rising groundwater levels should be anticipated during the irrigation season. Site specific testing at the building sites on these lots should be conducted to determine soil and groundwater conditions and specific foundation requirements. Perimeter drains should accompany all sub-grade construction. COLORADO ELK RANCH, LLLP, a Colorado limited liability limited partnership BY: Ric Hansen, General Partner STATE OF COLORADO ) ) ss. COUNTY OF WELD ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this day of , 2001, by Ric Hansen, General Partner of COLORADO ELK RANCH, LLLP, a Colorado limited liability limited partnership. Witness my hand and official seal. My commission expires: Notary Public 3 ADDENDUM TO PURCHASE CONTRACT THIS ADDENDUM is attached to and incorporated in that certain Residential Contract to Buy and Sell Real Estate dated , made and entered into between COLORADO ELK RANCH LLLP, a Colorado limited liability limited partnership ("the Seller"); and ("the Buyer"). All purchasers of lots within STARK FARM P.U.D. ("the Common Interest Community") are hereby notified of the following: 1. Surrounding Agricultural Uses and Wildlife. Weld County is one of the most productive agricultural counties in the United States, ranking fifth in total market value of agricultural products sold. The rural areas of Weld County may be open and spacious, but they are intensively used for agriculture. Persons moving into a rural area must recognize and accept there are drawbacks, including conflicts with longstanding agricultural practices and a lower level of services than in town. Along with the drawbacks come the incentives which attract urban dwellers to relocate to rural area: open views, spaciousness, wildlife, lack of city noise and congestion, and the rural atmosphere and way of life. Without neighboring farms, those features which attract urban dwellers to rural Weld County would quickly be gone forever. Agricultural users of the land should not be expected to change their long-established agricultural practices to accommodate the intrusions of urban users into a rural area. Well run agricultural activities will general off-site impacts, including noise from tractors and equipment; slow-moving farm vehicles on rural roads; dust from animal pens, field work, harvest, and gravel roads; odor from animal confinement, silage, and manure; smoke from ditch burning; flies and mosquitoes; and the use of pesticides and fertilizers in the fields, including the use of aerial spraying. Ditches and reservoirs cannot simply be moved out of the way of residential development without threatening the efficient delivery of irrigation to fields which is essential to farm production. Section 35-3.5-102, C.R.S., provides that an agricultural operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance if the agricultural operation alleged to be a nuisance employs methods or practices that are commonly or reasonably associated with agricultural production. Weld County covers a land area of over 4,000 square miles in size (twice the State of Delaware) with more than 3,700 miles of state and county roads outside of municipalities. The sheer magnitude of the area to be served stretches available resources. Law enforcement is based on responses to complaints more than on patrols of Weld County and the distances which must be traveled may delay all emergency responses, including law enforcement, ambulance, and fire. Fire protection is usually provided by volunteers who must leave their jobs and families to respond to emergencies. County gravel roads, no matter how often they are bladed, will not provide the same kind of surface expected from a paved road. Snow removal priorities mean that roads from subdivisions to arterioles may not be cleared for several days after a major snowstorm. Snow removal for roads within subdivisions are of the lowest priority for public works or may be the private responsibility of the homeowners. Service in rural area, in many cases, will not be equivalent to municipal services. Rural dwellers must, by necessity, be more self-sufficient than urban dwellers. Children are exposed to different hazards in Weld County than in an urban or suburban setting. Farm equipment and oil field equipment, ponds and irrigation ditches, electrical power for pumps and center pivot operations, high speed traffic, sand burs, puncture vines, territorial farm dogs, and livestock present real threats to children. Controlling children's activities are important, not only for their safety, but also for their protection of the farmer's livelihood. Parents are responsible for their children. 2. Septic Systems. Sewage treatment on each Lot within the Common Interest Community shall be by an on-site, individual septic tank/leach field system ("the Septic System"). Each Septic System shall be approved by the Weld County Department of Health and Environment. After installation of the approved Septic System, the as-built plans, showing by metes and bounds the distance properly tied to the Residence of the location of the inspection access for sludge measuring, location of all out-flow lines from the Residence to the Septic System, access to the Septic System for sludge removal, leach fields, and valves for switching leach fields, where installed, shall be filed with the Architectural Control Committee. The Architectural Control Committee shall inspect the as-built plans as to completeness and satisfaction as to form and certification of accuracy and shall submit the as-built plans to the Board of Directors to be maintained in its permanent records. The Septic System shall be designed to provide for reasonable access to measure and check sludge build-up in the Septic System. Stark Farm Homeowners Association ("the Association") is granted an easement over and across each Lot for the purpose of inspection, service, maintenance, and replacement of the Septic System. the Association shall annually cause a qualified person possessing a Class D Sewage Treatment Plant Operator's License issued by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to inspect each Septic System. The cost of such inspection shall be included in as a Common Expense to be assessed equally against all Lots and collected by the Association as a Common Expense Assessment. If a Septic System is constructed with rotating leach fields, the Association inspector shall rotate (switch) the leach fields at the time of the annual inspection. Following the annual inspection, the Association shall contract and/or otherwise provide for each Septic System., as needed, to be pumped and the sludge disposed of in accordance with applicable Health Department regulations. The cost of the sludge removal shall be assessed as a Special Assessment against the Lot for which the sludge is removed. the Association inspector shall further conduct such other inspection and tests as shall be 2 reasonably recommended and/or required by the Septic System manufacturer and the Weld County Health Department to ensure proper and continued operation of the Septic System. In the event repairs or replacement of the Septic System are required to ensure its proper operation, the Association shall contract for and/or provided such repairs or replacement, the cost of which shall be assessed against the Lot upon which the repairs or replacement were performed as a Special Assessment. Activities such as landscaping (planting of trees and shrubs) and construction (auxiliary restructures, dirt mounds, etc.) are expressly prohibited in any designated absorption field site. In the event the Association shall fail to maintain any one or more of the Septic Systems within the Common Interest Community in accordance with the terms of this Article XV, then the County may serve written notice upon the Association setting forth the manner in which the Association has failed to maintain the Septic Systems in a reasonable condition, and said notice shall include a demand that such deficiencies of maintenance be cured within thirty (30) days thereof and shall state the date and place of a hearing thereon, which shall be held within fourteen (14) days of the notice. At such hearing, the County may modify the terms of its original notice as to the deficiencies and may give an extension of time within which they shall be cured. If the deficiencies set forth in the original notice, or in the modification thereof, are not cured within said thirty (30) days or any extension thereof, the County, in order to preserve and protect the taxable values of the Lots and to prevent the Septic Systems from becoming a public nuisance and public liability, may undertake to maintain the Septic Systems for a period of one (1) year. Before the expiration of said year, the County, upon its initiative or upon the written request of the Association, shall call a public hearing, upon notice to the Association, at which hearing the Association shall show cause why such maintenance by the County shall not continue for a succeeding year. If the County shall determine that the Association is ready and able to maintain the Septic Systems in a reasonable condition, Weld County and/or the Town shall cease to maintain the Septic Systems at the end of said year. If the County shall determine the Association is not ready and able to maintain the Septic Systems in a reasonable condition, Weld County and/or the Town may, in its discretion, continue to maintain the Septic Systems during the next succeeding year, subject to a similar hearing and determination in each year thereafter. All costs and expenses incurred by the County for maintenance of a Septic System shall be paid by the Owner of the Lot upon which the Septic System is located, and any unpaid amount shall become a tax lien upon the Lot owned by the delinquent Lot Owner. The County shall file a notice of such lien in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Weld County upon the Lot affected by such lien and shall certify such unpaid assessment to Weld County Treasurer for collection, enforcement, and remittance in the manner provided by law for the collection, enforcement, and remittance of general property taxes. 3. Feed Lot. Owners are hereby notified that a confined animal feeding operation (USR-744) for a maximum 4,000 head of cattle is located directly north and 3 east of the intersection of Weld County Roads 37 and 84. Off-site impacts that may be encountered include noise from trucks, tractors, and equipment; dust from animal pens; and odors from animal confinement, silage, and manure. 4. Maintenance of Irrigation Ditch. The cross-cut lateral traverses from the northwest corner southeasterly to the southeast corner of the Property as shown on the Plat. The Colorado Elk Ranch LLLP shall install a steel grate at the point in which the crosscut lateral goes under Weld County Road 37. The grate shall cover the opening of the tile, including the full dimension of the inlet and the ditch. The grate shall have spacing between the rods of not more than ten (10) inches. the Association shall be responsible for maintenance and cleaning of the grate as reasonably necessary and required by the crosscut lateral ditch rider during the period of time that water is flowing in the lateral. A two or three rail fence shall be installed along the north side of the boundary of the property owned by the cross-cut lateral. The Colorado Elk Ranch LLLP shall construct and install a fence and, once installed, the Association shall be responsible for maintenance, repair, replacement, and improvement of the fence as reasonably required by the ditch rider for the cross-cut lateral. Activities along the lateral, including the burning of weeds, ditch maintenance and cleaning, as well as ditch rider responsibilities will continue notwithstanding the development of the Common Interest Community. Such activities shall be performed at the ditch company's discretion and on its schedule. THIS ADDENDUM executed by the parties hereto as of the day and year first above written. SELLER: COLORADO ELK RANCH, LLLP, a Colorado limited liability limited partnership BY: Ric Hansen, General Partner BUYER: 4 NOTICE TO CLOSING AGENTS: THIS IS A FEE-ASSESSED SUBDIVISION. CHECK WITH 173E HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION FOR FEE SCHEDULE. DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS,AND RESTRICTIONS FOR STARK FARM P.U.D. (a Common Interest Community) THIS DECLARATION OF COVENANTS, CONDITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS FOR STARK FARM P.U.D. is made and entered into this day of 2001, by COLORADO ELK RANCH, LLLP, a Colorado limited liability limited partnership ("the Declarant"). RECITALS A. The Declarant is the owner of that certain real property located in the County of Weld, State of Colorado legally described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference ("the Real Estate"). B. The Declarant desires to create a Common Interest Community on the Real Estate, pursuant to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act, Section 38-33.3-101, et seq., Colorado Revised Statutes, as it may be amended from time to time ("the Act"), in which portions of the Real Estate will be designated for separate ownership and the remainder of which will be owned by an Association of Lot Owners. C. STARK FARM HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION (a Colorado nonprofit corporation) has been incorporated under the laws of the State of Colorado for the purpose of exercising the functions herein set forth. ARTICLE I. SUBMISSION OF REAL ESTATE The Declarant hereby publishes and declares that the Real Estate shall be held, sold, conveyed, transferred, leased, subleased, and occupied subject to the following easements, covenants, conditions, and restrictions which shall run with the Real Estate and shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of all parties having any right, title, or interest in the 1 Section 2: Trash Collection. The Association, acting through its Board, shall have the right to require that any trash collection within the Common Interest Community be performed by one company and that trash be collected from all Lots by such company on the same day of each week. The Board shall select the trash company based on competitive bids. At the option of the Association, the cost of trash collection shall be paid by each Owner directly to the trash collection company, and in such event, the Association shall have no duty to assess the cost of trash collection as a Common Expense. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prohibit an Owner from personally disposing of trash from his Lot. This section shall not apply to a contractor during the construction of a Residence or other improvements on a Lot. The contractor may dispose of trash, rubbish, debris, and other construction materials from the Lot either personally or by contracting with a trash collection company. The trash collection company may remove trash, rubbish, debris, and other construction materials from the Lot during the construction of the Residence as often as the contractor deems appropriate. All dumpsters shall have lid tie-downs to protect them from animals. Section 3: Mineral Extraction. No mining or extraction of oil, gas, gravel, or other minerals shall be permitted on any Lot. Section 4: Resubdivision. No Lot may be further subdivided without the approval of the Architectural Control Committee. This provision shall not be construed to prohibit or prevent the dedication or conveyance of any portion of a Lot as an easement for public utilities. Section 5: Restrictions on Leasing. No Lot Owner shall lease his or her Residence to any group of people other than a "single family" as defined in Article II hereinabove nor shall any lease be for a period of less than thirty (30) days. All such leases shall be in writing and shall contain a covenant by the tenant or tenants that their use and occupancy of the Residence pursuant to the terms of the lease are subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration and that such tenant will abide by the terms contained herein as well as all Rules and Regulations promulgated by the Association. Section 6: Household Pets. No animals other than dogs, cats, or other household pets, as the same may be defined and determined by the Association, or horses if approved by the Association, may be kept on a Lot. Dogs, cats, and other household pets shall not be boarded, kept, bred, or maintained for any commercial purposes. No more than two (2) dogs and no more than a total of three (3) adult dogs and adult cats may be kept on any Lot (one dog and two cats; or two dogs and one cat; or three cats). Dogs and cats shall not be considered adults 23 until they are six (6) months old. Household pets shall be subject to all Rules and Regulations adopted by the Association and all governmental ordinances or laws applicable to the Common Interest Community. Dogs shall at all times be confined by fence, leash, or under voice command. Each Owner of a pet shall be responsible for the prompt clean up and removal of such pets excrement from his or her Lot and the Common Elements. Section 7: Use of Common Elements. All use of the Common Elements shall be subject to the terms and provisions of the Documents and shall be governed by the Rules and Regulations adopted by the Association. No damage or waste shall be committed to the Common Elements by Lot Owners, their families, tenants, guests, and invitees. No motor-driven, engine-powered, or other mechanically propelled vehicle, including, by example and not limitation, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, all-terrain vehicles, and snowmobiles, may be used or operated within or upon any of the Common Elements, except in the event of an emergency or by the Association for maintenance purposes. Section 8: General Prohibition. No use shall be made of an Owner's Lot which will in any manner violate the statutes or rules and regulations of any governmental authority having jurisdiction over the use of said Owner's Lot. Section 9: Maintenance of Lots and Improvements. Owners of Lots shall keep or cause to be kept all buildings, fences, and other structures and all landscaping located on their Lot in good repair. Rubbish, refuse, garbage, and other solid, semi-solid, and liquid waste shall be kept within sealed containers, shall not be allowed to accumulate on any Lot, and shall be disposed of in a sanitary manner. No Lot shall be used or maintained as a dumping ground for such materials. All containers shall be kept in a neat, clean, and sanitary condition and shall be stored inside a garage or other approved structure. No trash, litter, or junk shall be permitted to remain exposed upon any Lot and visible from adjacent streets or other Lots. Burning of trash on any Lot shall be prohibited. No lumber or other building materials shall be stored or permitted to remain on any Lot unless screened from view from other Lots and/ from the streets, except for reasonable storage during construction. Section 10: Nuisance. Nothing shall be done or permitted on any Lot which is or may become a nuisance. No obnoxious or offensive activities or commercial businesses or trades shall be conducted on any Lot, except home occupations as defined and permitted by the applicable zoning resolution of the governmental entity having jurisdiction over the Common Interest Community. 24 Section 11: Temporary Structures. No structure of a temporary character, including, by example and not limitation, trailers, converted trailers, shacks, sheds, basements, tents, garages, or accessory buildings, shall be used on any Lot as a Residence, temporarily or permanently. Section 12: Storage of Vehicles. Boats, campers, snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, trailers, machines, tractors, semi-tractors, tractor trailers, trucks (except standard pickup trucks), and inoperative automobiles shall not be stored, parked, or permitted to remain on any street, Lot, or Common Element, except within fully-enclosed garages, or properly screened if approved by the Architectural Control Committee. For purposes of this provision, any disassembled or partially disassembled car or other vehicle or any car or other vehicle which has not been moved under its own power for more than one (1) week shall be considered an inoperative automobile subject to the terms of this Section. Section 13: Discharge of Weapons. No person shall discharge, fire, or shoot any gun, pistol, crossbow, bow and arrow, slingshot, or other firearm or weapon whatsoever, including BB guns and pellet guns, within the Common Interest Community. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the discharge of firearms or weapons by any member of any law enforcement agency in the course of such member's official duty shall not be deemed a violation of this provision. Section 14: Disturbing the Peace. No person shall disturb, tend to disturb, or aid in disturbing the peace of others by violent, tumultuous, offensive, disorderly, or obstreperous conduct, and no Owner shall knowingly permit such conduct upon any Lot owned by such Owner. ARTICLE XL DRAINAGE Section 1: Acknowledgement. The soils within the state of Colorado consist of both expansive soils and low-density soils which will adversely affect the integrity of the Residence if the Residence and the Lot on which it is constructed are not properly maintained. Expansive soils contain clay minerals which have the characteristic of changing volume with the addition or subtraction of moisture, thereby resulting in swelling and/or shrinking soils. The addition of moisture to low-density soils causes a realignment of soil grains, thereby resulting in consolidation and/or collapse of the soils. All Residences shall have engineered footings and foundations. 25 (g) To install any gravel beds in a manner which will assure that water will not pond in the gravel areas, whether due to nonperforated edging or due to installation of the base of the gravel bed at a lever lower than the adjacent lawn. (h) To maintain the gutters and downspouts which discharge water into extensions or splash blocks by assuring that(i) the gutters and downspouts remain free and clear of all obstructions and debris; (ii) the water that flows from the extension or the splash block is allowed to flow rapidly away from the foundation and/or slabs; and (iii) the splash blocks are maintained under sill cocks. (i) To recaulk construction joints opening up between portions of the exterior slabs and garage slabs in order to thereby seal out moisture. Section 5: Disclaimer. The Declarant shall not be liable for any loss or damage to the Residence, any outbuilding, concrete slab, driveway, sidewalk, or other improvement on any Lot caused by, resulting from, or in any way connected with soil conditions on any Lot. ARTICLE XII. SURROUNDING AGRICULTURAL USES AND WILDLIFE Weld County is one of the most productive agricultural counties in the United States, ranking fifth in total market value of agricultural products sold. The rural areas of Weld County may be open and spacious, but they are intensively used for agriculture. Persons moving into a rural area must recognize and accept there are drawbacks, including conflicts with longstanding agricultural practices and a lower level of services than in town. Along with the drawbacks come the incentives which attract urban dwellers to relocate to rural area: open views, spaciousness, wildlife, lack of city noise and congestion, and the rural atmosphere and way of life. Without neighboring farms, those features which attract urban dwellers to rural Weld County would quickly be gone forever. Agricultural users of the land should not be expected to change their long-established agricultural practices to accommodate the intrusions of urban users into a rural area. Well run agricultural activities will general off-site impacts, including noise from tractors and equipment; slow-moving farm vehicles on rural roads; dust from animal pens, field work, harvest, and gravel roads; odor from animal confinement, silage, and manure; smoke from ditch burning; flies and mosquitoes; and the use of pesticides and fertilizers in the fields, 27 including the use of aerial spraying. Ditches and reservoirs cannot simply be moved out of pie way of residential development without threatening the efficient delivery of irrigation to fields which is essential to farm production. Section 35-3.5-102, C.RS., provides that an agricultural operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance if the agricultural operation alleged to be a nuisance employs methods or practices that are commonly or reasonably associated with agricultural production. Weld County covers a land area of over 4,000 square miles in size (twice the State of Delaware) with more than 3,700 miles of state and county roads outside of municipalities. The sheer magnitude of the area to be served stretches available resources. Law enforcement is based on responses to complaints more than on patrols of Weld County and the distances which must be traveled may delay all emergency responses, including law enforcement, ambulance, and fire. Fire protection is usually provided by volunteers who must leave their jobs and families to respond to emergencies. County gravel roads, no matter how often they are bladed, will not provide the same kind of surface expected from a paved road. Snow removal priorities mean that roads from subdivisions to arterioles may not be cleared for several days after a major snowstorm. Snow removal for roads within subdivisions are of the lowest priority for public works or may be the private responsibility of the homeowners. Service in rural area, in many cases, will not be equivalent to municipal services. Rural dwellers must, by necessity, be more self-sufficient than urban dwellers. Children are exposed to different hazards in Weld County than in an urban or suburban setting. Farm equipment and oil field equipment, ponds and irrigation ditches, electrical power for pumps and center pivot operations, high speed traffic, sand burs, puncture vines, territorial farm dogs, and livestock present real threats to children. Controlling children's activities are important, not only for their safety, but also for their protection of the farmer's livelihood. Parents are responsible for their children. ARTICLE XIII. STREETS Section 1: Initial Construction. The Declarant shall construct and install all streets within the Common Interest Community. Section 2: Maintenance. Once constructed, all streets shall be maintained, repaired, and improved by the Association. 28 Section 3: Maintenance by Weld County. In the event the Association fails to maintain, repair, or improve the roads and streets within the Common Interest Community as required by Weld County, Colorado, then the County shall have the right, but not the obligation, to maintain repair, and improve roads and streets within the Common Interest Community and to assess the costs of such maintenance and repair against the Lots within the Common Interest Community pursuant to and in accordance with Article VIII, Section 5, of this Declaration. ARTICLE XIV. MORTGAGEE PROTECTION Section 1: Introduction. This Article establishes certain standards and covenants which are for the benefit of the holders, insurers, and guarantors of certain Security Interests. This Article is supplemental to, and not in substitution for, any other provisions of the Declaration, but in the case of conflict, this Article shall control. Section 2: Notice of Actions. The Association shall give notice to each Mortgagee and Insurer of(and each Lot Owner hereby consents to and authorizes such notice): (a) Any condemnation loss or any casualty loss which affects a material portion of the Common Interest Community or any Lot in which there is a First Security Interest held, insured, or guaranteed by such Mortgagee or Insurer, as applicable. (b) Any delinquency in the payment of Common Expense assessments owed by a Lot Owner whose Lot is subject to a First Security Interest held, insured, or guaranteed by such Mortgagee or Insurer, as applicable, which remains uncured for a period of sixty (60) days. (c) Any lapse, cancellation, or material modification of any insurance policy or fidelity bond maintained by the Association. (d) Any proposed action which would require the consent of a specified percentage of Mortgagees as specified in Section 4 of this Article. (e) Any judgment rendered against the Association. 29 utility services to the Common Interest Community, including, by example and not limitation, water, sewer, gas, electricity, cable television, and other services which may become available to the Common Interest Community at any time in the future. (c) The granting of permits, leases, licenses, or concessions for not more than three (3)years. ARTICLE XV. SEPTIC SYSTEMS. Sewage treatment on each Lot within the Common Interest Community shall be by an on-site, individual septic tank/leach field system ("the Septic System"). Each Septic System shall be approved by the Weld County Department of Health and Environment. After installation of the approved Septic System, the as-built plans, showing by metes and bounds the distance properly tied to the Residence of the location of the inspection access for sludge measuring, location of all out-flow lines from the Residence to the Septic System, access to the Septic System for sludge removal, leach fields, and valves for switching leach fields, where installed, shall be filed with the Architectural Control Committee. The Architectural Control Committee shall inspect the as-built plans as to completeness and satisfaction as to form and certification of accuracy and shall submit the as-built plans to the Board of Directors to be maintained in its permanent records. The Septic System shall be designed to provide for reasonable access to measure and check sludge build-up in the Septic System. The Association is granted an easement over and across each Lot for the purpose of inspection, service, maintenance, and replacement of the Septic System. The Association shall annually cause a qualified person possessing a Class D Sewage Treatment Plant Operator's License issued by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to inspect each Septic System The cost of such inspection shall be included in as a Common Expense to be assessed equally against all Lots and collected by the Association as a Common Expense Assessment. If a Septic System is constructed with rotating leach fields, the Association inspector shall rotate (switch)the leach fields at the time of the annual inspection. Following the annual inspection, the Association shall contract and/or otherwise provide for each Septic System., as needed, to be pumped and the sludge disposed of in accordance with applicable Health Department regulations. The cost of the sludge removal shall be assessed as a Special Assessment against the Lot for which the sludge is removed. The Association inspector shall further conduct such other inspection and tests as shall be reasonably recommended and/or required by the Septic System manufacturer and the Weld County Health Department to ensure proper and continued operation of the Septic System. In the event repairs or replacement of the Septic System are required to ensure its proper operation, the Association shall contract for and/or provided such repairs or replacement, the cost of which shall be assessed against the Lot upon 34 which the repairs or replacement were performed as a Special Assessment. Activities such as landscaping (planting of tees and shrubs) and construction (auxiliary restructures, dirt mounds, etc.) are expressly prohibited in any designated absorption field site. In the event the Association shall fail to maintain any one or more of the Septic Systems within the Common Interest Community in accordance with the terms of this Article XV, then the County may serve written notice upon the Association setting forth the manner in which the Association has failed to maintain the Septic Systems in a reasonable condition, and said notice shall include a demand that such deficiencies of maintenance be cured within thirty (30) days thereof and shall state the date and place of a hearing thereon, which shall be held within fourteen (14) days of the notice. At such hearing, the County may modify the terms of its original notice as to the deficiencies and may give an extension of time within which they shall be cured. If the deficiencies set forth in the original notice, or in the modification thereof, are not cured within said thirty (30) days or any extension thereof, the County, in order to preserve and protect the taxable values of the Lots and to prevent the Septic Systems from becoming a public nuisance and public liability, may undertake to maintain the Septic Systems for a period of one (1) year. Before the expiration of said year, the County, upon its initiative or upon the written request of the Association, shall call a public hearing, upon notice to the Association, at which hearing the Association shall show cause why such maintenance by the County shall not continue for a succeeding year. If the County shall determine that the Association is ready and able to maintain the Septic Systems in a reasonable condition, Weld County and/or the Town shall cease to maintain the Septic Systems at the end of said year. If the County shall determine the Association is not ready and able to maintain the Septic Systems in a reasonable condition, Weld County and/or the Town may, in its discretion, continue to maintain the Septic Systems during the next succeeding year, subject to a similar hearing and determination in each year thereafter. All costs and expenses incurred by the County for maintenance of a Septic System shall be paid by the Owner of the Lot upon which the Septic System is located, and any unpaid amount shall become a tax lien upon the Lot owned by the delinquent Lot Owner. The County shall file a notice of such lien in the office of the Clerk and Recorder of Weld County upon the Lot affected by such lien and shall certify such unpaid assessment to Weld County Treasurer for collection, enforcement, and remittance in the manner provided by law for the collection, enforcement, and remittance of general property taxes. The terms and provisions of this Article XV may not be amended, except upon written approval of the County. 35 ARTICLE XVI. MANAGEMENT PLAN Section 1. Use of the Common Elements. The Common Elements shall be passive open space. Section 2. Runoff, Wind and Water Erosion, Noxious Weeds, and Pests. Runoff, wind and water erosion, noxious weeds, and pests shall be controlled in accordance with rules and regulations of Weld County. Section 3. Plants and Animals. Owners of Lots in the Subdivision will be permitted to have domestic pets so long as such pets are under the direct control of the Owner. Plants to be introduced to the Common Elements are described and designated in the landscape plan approved by Weld County ("the Landscape Plan"). No animals presently inhabit the Common Elements. Any plants to be removed from the Common Elements are described and designated in the Landscape Plan. Section 4. Compliance with Management Plan. It is the responsibility of the Association to ensure compliance with this Article. To the extent the Association fails to perform its obligations under this Article, Weld County may perform the Association's duties and responsibilities and assess the cost thereof as a tax against the Lots. Section 5. Landscaping. All landscaping shall be installed within the Common Elements and maintained in accordance with the following: A. Common Elements disturbed by grading operations will be reseeded with a native seed mixture. B. Landscape improvements shall be designed to minimize water use and shall make every reasonable effort to minimize the public and private cost of maintenance. C. Landscape shall not contain artificial plant materials and shall remain natural. F. Landscaping shall be kept and maintained in a safe, clean, and attractive condition and good state of repair in compliance with all governmental laws. 36 • G. The Association shall remove at its own expense, any rubbish of any character whatsoever which accumulates on the Common Elements. H. During the course of any landscaping work on the Common Elements, including additions, alterations or repairs thereto, such work shall be conducted in a manner which does not interfere with the use and possession of Lots, and all landscaping and construction materials and equipment shall be stored and operated in a neat and orderly fashion. Upon conclusion of any such work, all excess landscaping materials, equipment, and excess debris shall be promptly removed from the site. I. Trees shall not be planted closer than four feet to any gas or electric line and no closer than ten feet to any water or sewer line. Shrubs shall not be planted closer than four feet to any water or sewer line. Tree planting shall be coordinated with the Public Service Company. Locations of all utilities shall be verified in the field prior to planting. J. Landscaping in the Common Elements shall be installed by the Declarant and maintained by the Homeowner's Association. K. Declarant shall ensure that the landscape plan is coordinated with the plans done by other consultants so that the proposed grading, storm drainage, or other construction does not conflict nor preclude installation and maintenance of landscape elements. L. To the maximum extent reasonably feasible, topsoil that is removed during construction activity shall be conserved for later use on areas requiring revegetation and landscaping. ARTICLE XVII. FEED LOT Owners are hereby notified that a confined animal feeding operation (USR-744) for a maximum 4,000 head of cattle is located directly north and east of the intersection of Weld County Roads 37 and 84. Off-site impacts that may be encountered include noise from trucks, tractors, and equipment; dust from animal pens; and odors from animal confinement, silage, and manure. 37 ARTICLE XVIII. MAINTENANCE OF IRRIGATION DITCH The cross-cut lateral traverses from the northwest corner southeasterly to the southeast corner of the Property as shown on the Plat. The Declarant shall install a steel grate at the point in which the crosscut lateral goes under Weld County Road 37. The grate shall cover the opening of the tile, including the full dimension of the inlet and the ditch. The grate shall have spacing between the rods of not more than ten (10) inches. The Association shall be responsible for maintenance and cleaning of the grate as reasonably necessary and required by the crosscut lateral ditch rider during the period of time that water is flowing in the lateral. A two or three rail fence shall be installed along the north side of the boundary of the property owned by the cross-cut lateral. The Declarant shall construct and install a fence and, once installed, the Association shall be responsible for maintenance, repair, replacement, and improvement of the fence as reasonably required by the ditch rider for the cross-cut lateral. Activities along the lateral, including the burning of weeds, ditch maintenance and cleaning, as well as ditch rider responsibilities will continue notwithstanding the development of the Common Interest Community. Such activities shall be performed at the ditch company's discretion and on its schedule. ARTICLE XIX. GENERAL PROVISIONS Section 1: Enforcement. Enforcement of this Declaration shall be by appropriate proceedings at law or in equity against those persons or entities violating or attempting to violate any covenant, condition, or restriction herein contained. Such judicial proceeding shall be for the purpose of removing a violation, restraining a future violation, for recovery of damages for any violation, or for such other and further relief as may be available. Such judicial proceedings may be prosecuted by an Owner, by the Architectural Control Committee, or by the Association. In the event it becomes necessary to commence an action to enforce this Declaration, the court shall award to the prevailing party in such litigation, in addition to such damages as the Court may deem just and proper, an amount equal to the costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the prevailing party in connection with such litigation. The failure to enforce or to cause the abatement of any violation of this Declaration shall not preclude or prevent the enforcement thereof or of a further or continued violation, whether such violation shall be of the same or of a different provision of this Declaration. Section 2: Duration. This Declaration shall run with the land, shall be binding upon all persons owning Lots and any persons hereafter acquiring said Lots, and shall be in effect in perpetuity unless amended or terminated as provided in the Act. 38 MEMORANDUM TO: Chris Gathman, W.C. Planning DATE: May 25, 2001 FROM: Pam Smith, W.C. Department of Public Health and COLORADO Environment CASE NO..: Z-557 NAME: Mikal Torgerson/Stark Farm The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment has reviewed this proposal. A member of our staff has also observed the site. The application has satisfied Chapter 27 of the Weld County Code in regard to water service. Water is proposed to be provided by the North Weld County Water District. A letter of availability from North Weld County Water District has been provided in the application materials. The application has not satisfied Chapter 27 of the Weld County Code in regard to sewer service. Sewer will be provided by individual sewage disposal systems. The overall density of one septic system per 4.28 acres meets the current Department policy. However, Outlot A is designated for future development according to the Change of Zone Plat. Therefore, excluding Outlot A, the overall density of the development is one septic system per 2.52 acres. Lots 20,37, and 38 are less than 1 acre in size. Although the overall density meets the current Department policy, because not all lots are a minimum of 1 acre, the development does not met current Department policy. The Department requests that Lots 20,37, and 38 be increased to a minimum of 1 acre each. The site is within 1 mile of the Town of Ault and it appears that a portion of the site lies in the Urban Growth Boundary Area of the Town of Ault. The proposed development is north-east of the irrigation ditch (outside the Urban Growth Boundary Area) and is urban scale in nature. The initial impact plan submitted in the application materials appears to address all impacts as required by Section 27-6-40 of the Weld County Code. A review of the percolation tests performed (random across the site) by Foundation and Soils Engineering, Inc. dated November 25, 1998 indicate most of the site is suitable for conventional septic systems. The Economic Feasibility Study of Sewage Disposal states that(3) 1400 square foot absorption field envelopes have been designated on each lot. The Department requests that they be combined into 2 larger envelopes. Based on the provided scale, the septic envelopes for Lot 36 will not meet the 100 foot setback to the irrigation ditch. The Department requests that septic envelopes for Lot 36 be relocated to meet the 100 foot setback to the irrigation ditch. Care will be required in locating the septic systems on Lots 19 and 37 to meet the 100 foot setback to the irrigation ditch (envelopes currently just meet the setback). The Department recommends that primary and secondary septic system envelopes be required on any proposed plat. The Department also recommends that the envelopes be preserved in a manner that will allow it's future use in the development covenants. Specifically, the development covenants should address activities such as landscaping (i.e. planting of trees and shrubs) and construction (i.e. auxiliary structures, dirt mounds, etc.) should be expressly prohibited in the designated septic envelopes. The Department recommends approval with the following conditions: 1. Water service shall be obtained from the North Weld County Water District. 2. A Weld County Septic Permit is required for each proposed septic system and shall be installed according to the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations. Each septic system shall be designed for site-specific conditions, including but not limited to maximum seasonal high groundwater, poor soils, and shallow bedrock. 3. Lots 20. 37, and 38 shall be increased to a minimum of 1 acre each. Mikal Torgerson/Stark Farm . CASE NO.: Z-557 Page 2 4. The three (3) 1400 square foot absorption field envelopes that have been designated on each lot shall be combined into 2 larger envelopes. 5. The septic envelopes for Lot 36 shall be relocated to meet the 100 foot setback to the irrigation ditch. 6. Primary and secondary septic system envelopes shall be designated on each lot. Septic system envelopes should meet the required setbacks as described in the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations. 7. Language for the preservation and/or protection of the second absorption field envelope shall be placed in the development covenants. The covenants shall state that activities such as landscaping (i.e. planting of trees and shrubs) and construction (i.e. auxiliary structures, dirt mounds, etc.) are expressly prohibited in the designated absorption field site. 8. The applicant shall obtain a storm water discharge permit from the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, if required. Silt fences shall be maintained on the down gradient portion of the site during all parts of the construction phase of the project. 9. During development of the site, all land disturbance shall be conducted so that nuisance conditions are not created. If dust emissions create nuisance conditions. at the request of the Weld County Health Department, a fugitive dust control plan must be submitted. 10. In accordance with the Regulations of the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission any development that disturbs more than 5 acres of land must incorporate all available and practical methods which are technologically feasible and economically reasonable in order to minimize dust emissions. 11. If land development creates more than a 25 acre contiguous disturbance, or exceeds 6 months induration, the responsible party shall prepare a fugitive dust control plan, submit an air pollution emissions notice, and apply for a permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. 12. "Weld County's Right to Farm"as provided in Appendix 22-E of the Weld County Code shall be placed on any recorded plat. O.4PAM\PIannmglcnzonelz557- ,wPD BMW CIVIL ENGINEERS 9704612665 P. 02 # PAik MW Davis, Miller $ Wohnrade Civil Engineers, Inc. 1435 W. 29"Street, Loveland,Cobrado 80538 Phone:970461-2661, Fax:970-461-2665 October 22, 2001 Mr. Chns Gathman 1555 North 17th Avenue Greeley, CO 80631 RE: Stark Farm, PUD, Change of Zone Application Weld County, Colorado Project No. STI(; 0016.00 Dear Mr. Gathman: I write this letter to you and the Weld ounty board o I Commissioners on behalf of my client, Bighorn Development. I wish to onvey that, to t e best of my knowledge, the use of individual sewage disposal systems (s ptic.systems) f r the proposed Stark Farm, PUD _ is both adequate and appropriate. The high failure rate for pome on-site s tern s' in the past has contributed to a low opinion of the technology by s me individuals. Septic system failures occur due to at least one of the following: poo design, const uction, or maintenance. However, a properly designed, constructs , and maintain d system offers an affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound means of providin on-site wastewater management. Individual sewage disposal systems (1505 or septic systems) are a frequently misunderstood waste treatment syste . A septic system is a method of dealing with household wastewater in areas where pu lic sewers are not readily available. The standard type of septic system involves a septic nk(to hold wastewater from toilets and drainpipes until solids settle out in the tank), and a ystem of pipes that distribute the remaining liquid waste underground over a large area (lea h field)where the wastewater percolates through the soil, which helps to)filter the water. he goal is to make sure that this filtration though the soil Is sufficient to clean the wastew ter before it reaches drinking water well sources or surface waters. In a report dated November 25, 1558, Foundation $ Soils Engineering, Inc. (now known as Scott Cox $ Associates) demonstra d the feasil1ility of ISDS systems for the Stark Farm, PUD, site. The leach field env lopes show, on the Change of Zone Plat are consistent with the standards set forth the soils engineer and Weld County. Each lot has access to primary and secondary I ach field envelopes of 2 100 square feet each. Leach fields of adjacent lots will be no cl ser than 30 feet to each other and 100 feet to any well or irrigation ditch/pipe. These features mee all of the criteria of Weld County for acceptable septic system configuration. i DMW CIVIL ENGINEERS 9704612665 P. 03 Because of the shallowness of existing gravity flow sewer in the Town of Ault, many options for wastewater management have been considered. In an Economic Feasibility Study of Sewage Disposal, dated February 8, 200 I , Davis, Miller and Wohnrade Civil Engineers, Inc. evaluated many of these alternatives. Of all the possible options for wastewater management on the Stark Farm, PUD site, the use of individual sewage disposal systems (septic systems) was shown to be most appropriate. The maintenance for the systems is infrequent and inexpensive. The technology for such systems is also a proven one with a long history of performance. It is estimated that approximately 25%of homes in the United States use such a wastewater management system. Based on all available information, it is our opinion that the use of septic systems would be both an adequate and appropriate method for sewage management for the Stark Farm, PUP. We recommend that Weld County and its Board of Commissioners approve the use of such systems for this low-density project. If you have any questions or concerns about this or other aspects related to the engineering for this project, please do notl hesitate to call me at the number above. çk DAVIS, MILLER 4 WOIINRADE CIVIL ENGINERS, INC. ' Jade P. Miller, P.E. • Proje4t Engineer • Ii • • WATER SERVICE AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of the 29th day of May 2001 , by and between the North Weld County Water District, acting by and through the North Weld County Water District Enterprise (hereinafter "District") and Ric Hansen, (hereinafter "Developer), of Stark Farm, (hereinafter "Development"). RECITALS WHEREAS, District is a statutory special district formed under the laws of the State of Colorado and is a quasi municipal corporation; and WHEREAS, the District Enterprise was created by the District, in order to comply with the provisions of Section 20, Article X of the Colorado Constitution and Article 45.1 of Title 37 of the Colorado Revised Statutes, as applicable; and WHEREAS, the District owns, maintains and operates a system for the storage of and distribution of potable water within Weld County and Larimer County, Colorado; and WHEREAS, the Developer desires to contract with the District for certain potable water supplies and services for the Development known as Stark Farm P.U.D.; and NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, it is agreed by and between the District and Developer as follows: ARTICLE 1 WATER SUPPLY/FACILITIES 1 .1 The District shall furnish a customary supply of water for a total of Sixty six (66) residential water taps. The District shall furnish 70% of an Acre-Foot (228,000 gallons) of water per tap per annual water year. 1 .2 The water to be furnished by the District shall be potable water, which complies with the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act and any other applicable drinking water regulations. No promise or guarantee of pressure is made by the District or is to be implied from anything contained herein. 1 .3 The District shall use reasonable diligence to provide a constant and uninterrupted supply of water, except for interruptions due to: (1) Uncontrollable forces; (2) Operations or devices installed for water system protection; (3) Maintenance, repair, replacement, installation of equipment, or investigation and inspection of the water \VSERVERWSERSSUBOIVISIONSISTARK FARM\WATERSERVICEAOREEMENTORJFT(05-21.01).OOC system, which interruption or reductions are temporary, and in the sole opinion of the District, necessary. 1.4 The District shall install and own a meter vault at each individual lot. ARTICLE 2 COSTS AND EXPENSES 2.1 The Developer shall pay the full portion of the construction for water lines within the Development (or that exclusively serve the Development) that will serve the individual taps. The District must approve engineering and construction plans of all water lines before construction. Once the District has approved the final water line construction and installation, in accordance with all District policies and engineering requirements, the District will conditionally accept the water lines by issuance of a conditional acceptance letter (see Exhibit "A"). One year after conditional acceptance of the water lines, subject to final approval by the District, Developer shall dedicate ownership of the water lines to the District. The Developer may use the District's existing water lines to serve the individual taps, if the District determines in its sole discretion, that the water line may be accessed and has available capacity and pressure to serve the Development. 2.2 The District may be constructing substantial offsite infrastructure enhancements. A portion ofthoco onhanoomontc will bo attributable to tho Dovolopmont and an Infractructuro Enhancomont Fee will bo charged to tho Developer. The District shall require the Developer to construct the off-site infrastructure and pay for engineering design and inspection fee of $35,000. The $35,000 engineering fee shall be paid in full within 30 days of the county approval of this development. If payment is not received within 30 days, this contract shall be null and void. The Developer will be responsible for constructing an eight-inch diameter water line from the intersection of WCR 88 and WCR 37 to the subdivision and provide for ties to the Districts existing lines. Such line shall be constructed according to the Districts' standards and specifications. The District will pay $1 ,000 per tap that utilizes such line. Once construction is completed the District will utilize the line for 45 existing taps and shall pay $45,000 to the developer. If any additional taps are set within three years from the substantial completion of the water line, that utilize water from such line an additional $1 ,000 per tap will be paid to the developer; with a total maximum reimbursement amount of $85,000 for both existing and new taps. 2.3 No residential water tap service will be provided to any lot or residential water tap until the full tap fee has been paid. The total tap fee shall be as determined and defined by the District and based upon charges then in effect. Developer understands that the amount of the tap fee is subject to change or modification of amounts at the sole discretion of the Board. However, As part of the consideration for this Agreement and commitment, the Developer shall also be required to pay the Plant Investment Fee portion of the "Tap Fee" which shall be determined by the proposed number of lots within the \.SERVERW SESS SUBDIV ISIONSSTARK FAR6MW ATERSERVICEAGREEMENTDRY"T(05$21-01).DCC Development times the Plant Investment Fee then in effect. Said payment shall be a lump sum paid to the District prior to commencement of construction of water lines that will serve the Development. The Development will be constructed in phases and the above referenced payment will be paid per phase by multiplying the number of lots per phase times the Plant Investment Fee then in effect. It is anticipated that there will be two (2) phases: Phase one totals 38 lots; Phase two totals 28 lots. Construction of these phases is not required to be sequential, but the phasing will be coordinated with the Weld County planning process so that individual lots in any phase will not be available for sale or for construction of improvements prior to full payment of the Plant Investment Fee for that phase. No portion of the Plant Investment Fee shall be returned or refunded once established by the District and paid by the Developer, even if the number of lots in the Development is later decreased or unsold. 2.4 The Developer shall provide the District with security to secure the installation and warranty of water lines for the Development during the one-year conditional acceptance period. Said security shall cover 25% of all costs for construction of said water lines which shall be released at the expiration of the one-year warranty period and upon full acceptance of the water lines by the District. The type of security to be accepted shall be at the sole discretion of the District which will normally be a letter of credit, certificate of deposit, or bond. 2.5 During the one-year warranty period the Developer will be responsible for any repairs or maintenance of the Development water line improvements. All such repairs and/or maintenance shall be in accordance with the District policies and engineering requirements and shall be reviewed and approved by the District prior to any repairs or maintenance being effected except in emergency situations. 2.6 Prior to water service being provided at or for any lot, the lot owner shall be required to complete the District's tap application form and pay all costs, expenses and fees as well as dedicate water, if required, in accordance with the policies and procedures of the District at the time of any tap application. ARTICLE 3 EASEMENT AND RIGHT-OF-WAY 3.1 As additional consideration for this Water Service Agreement, Developer agrees to sign and execute the attached form Easement and Right-of-Way Agreement (Exhibit "B") with the specific locations, widths, size of pipeline(s) and descriptions to be determined all of which shall be satisfactory to the District, at its sole discretion. This Agreement is conditional upon execution and recording of the Easement and Right-of- Way Agreement, and until such Easement and Right-of-Way Agreement is finalized to the satisfaction of the District and recorded, District shall not be required to provide any services of any type. \SERVERWSERS\SUBOIVISIONSSTARK FARbnWATERSERVICEAGREEMENTOPnFT(0521-01).COC 3.2 In addition to execution of the attached Easement and Right-of-Way Agreement, any plats submitted for approval to any governmental authority shall provide and indicate the location of the easements and rights-of-way as provided in this Agreement. Said plans and plats must be approved by the District prior to any final approval by any governmental authority. ARTICLE 4 TERM 4.1 This Agreement shall be subject to the approval by Weld County of the final plat of the Development or the withdrawal of the Development presently being processed for consideration of approval by Weld County, or if Ault annexes this property. If this Agreement is terminated due to these reasons, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall be considered null and void. 4.2 This Agreement cannot be assigned by Developer without the express written approval of District. 4.3 This Agreement shall inure to and be binding upon the parties hereto and their heirs, executors, personal representatives, successors and assigns. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement the day and year first above written. \\SERVES\USERSISUBDIVISIONSSTARK FA %fWATERSERVICEAGREEMENTOR4!T(0521-01).DOC DEVELOP `/ L %)`-4nS eLl By: DISTRICT: ATTEST: NORTH WELD COUNTY WATER DISTRICT By:,O� . �r�i 4 By: if l v` Sec er` tary President ASERVEFNUSERS\SUSOIVISIONS\ST.WK FARATWATERSERVICEAGREEMENTOMFT(05-21-01).DOC STATE OF COLORADO ) ss. COUNTY OF LP A ) The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 3D`+` day of Mc" , aco c , by R.,_ Nc-n-ssen Developer. Witness mylhand and official seal. MY COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST 29, 2002 My copopvg&res: o:'• soi'ARV Notary Public ioilfc OF STATE OF COLrdll)tho ) ) ss. COUNTY OF WELD The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this 29th day of May 2001 , by Gary E . Simpson as President and Robert Arnbrecht as Secretary of North Weld County Water District. Witness my hand and official seal. MY COMMISSION EXPIRES AUGUST29,2002 My commission expires: ` `,,,Optl llrnU„r \� tke , • :` 4O1ARY Notary Public m•-0 ' TF.OF '"ragrwlun`.`„ msERVEmus ERS\SUBDNtSICNSISTTRK FAAMW ATERSERVICEAGREEMENTDWFT(05-21-01).DOC a r I Traffic Impact Study STARK FARM N Weld County, Colorado I N U Prepared For: M. Torgenson Architects 211 Jefferson Fort Collins, CO 80524 •: I N N Prepared By: Eugene G. Coppola P.E. P. O. Box 260027 Littleton, CO 80163 303-792-2450 .0o ii GEORGE 2 July 31, 2000 J(,`�;P ots E �lk�; :b•.33 • �I 'tea iaOF NaO``v I I I VI. CONCLUSIONS Based on the analyses and investigations described above, the following can be rconcluded: • Stark Farm will add minor traffic to the adjacent street system. Numeri- cally, 30 morning peak hour trips, 39 afternoon peak hour trips, and 373 trips per day can be anticipated. • In the short-term, no roadway improvements are needed to adequately serve the combination of Stark Farm traffic at build-out and background traffic. • No improvements are needed to accommodate the anticipated growth in background traffic between the short-term and long-term time frames. • All intersections will operate at level of service 'A' in both the short-term and long-term with this development fully built. This represents very acceptable operating conditions. • The proposed internal street system appears fully capable of serving the Stark Farm residential development. In summary, the current street system is capable of providing very acceptable oper- aating conditions in the vicinity of the Stark Farm development for the foreseeable future. I I I • 23 STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Region 4 QT 1420 2nd Street r� Greeley,Colorado 80631 (970)353-1232 Weld County, SH 14(off) Stark Farm W of WCR 37/S of WCR 84 E of Ault June 18,2001 • Gene Coppola PO Box 260027 Littleton, CO 80163-0027 RE: Stark Farm Dear Gene: I am writing to confirm our recent conversation about the above reference project. Key points discussed are as follows: • CDOT reviewed the traffic impact study and concurred with the assumptions,procedures, and conclusions contained in the study. • Based upon the study, CDOT does not require the installation of an eastbound to northbound left turn lane at the Weld County Road(WCR) 37 intersection. I hope this letter clarifies CDOT's position on this matter. Simply stated, CDOT is not requiring any improvements to the state highway system as a result of this proposal. Sincerely, Gloria Hice-Idler Assistant Access Manager (970) 350-2148 xc: file FROM :GENE COPPOLA FAX NO. :303-792-5990 Oct. 26 2001 12:01PM P2 OCT-26-01 FBI 11 :11 AN HELD COUNTY PUBLIC WKS7 FAX:9703046497 PAGE 2 MEMORANDUM `Cs 40 tit 1 ' VIIII‘S° TO: Chris Guthman, Planning DATE:October 26, 2001 FROM: Drew SchelUnga, Engineering Manager ; 0 SUBJECT: Z-557,Stark Farm COLORADO On October 23,2001,1 received the attached letter from Gene Coppola,Traffic Engineer,for the Stark Farm project. Mr Coppola has clarified issues regarding the left turn lane on SH 14 required by the Engineering Division. Mr. Cupola's traffic distribution is based on existing c tterns which is appropriate. The numbekF of left trans given this analysis does not warrant left m lane. The Colorado Department of Transportation,in a letter red(Tune 18,2001, indicted they agree with Mr. Coppola's study and that a left turn Mane is not essary. Based on the above information, the Engineering Division agrees with removing any condition requiring construction a left turn lane on SH 14. I!) • I i , i . FROM :GENE COPPOLA FAX NO. :303-792-5990 Oct. 23 2001 01:38PM P2 Tel: 303-792-2450 EUGENE G. COPPOLA P.E. F.O.eox 260027 Fax: 303-792-5990 Littleton,CO 80163-0027 October 23, 2001 Mr. Drew Scheltinga P.E. Weld County Public Works 1111 H Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632-0758 I RE: Removal of condition to build an eastbound left turn lane on SH 14 at WCR 37 Stark Farm Dear Drew: I The County has attached a condition of approval to the above!proj ct requiring construction -- of an eastbound left turn lane on SH 14 at WCR 37. Per yest4rday's telephone conversation, I am writing to further documrint and confirm the'tra c distribution used in the traffic study and request that the condition be removed. The distri ution used in the study remains valid for the following reasons: 1. It is based upon current traffic patte sat the SH 14—WCR 37 intersection and represents the preferred route of cu rent drivers. 2. The route in the traffic study is direct whereas the other route requires more than three-quarters of a mile of out of direction travel. I 3. A travel time savings of about 60 seconds plus delay resulting from the traffic signal at the U.S. 85 —SH 14 intersectioki is realized using the preferred route. 4. The route will remain viable in the future and will not bea adversely impacted by the U.S. 85 Access Control n. i 5. CDOT has re iewed the Sta Farm traffic study and c flours with the assumptions, procedures, arid conclusions contained i the study. CDOT is not requiring construction of the gastbound left turn lane or. SH'14 at WCR 37. A - copy of a letter from COOT is attached. II FROM :GENE COPPOLA FAX NO. :303-792-5990 Oct. 23 2001 01:38PM P3 In summary, the site traffic distribution used in the study is based on current traffic activity and the most efficient travel route. Both of these methods for determining travel patterns are consistent with widely accepted traffic engineering practices. When we discussed the above facts, you felt that the condition requiring installation of the left turn lane could be removed once the support documentation provided in this letter was received. Your quick action is requested. Hopefully, it's not too late for the Commissioners to receive the recommendation that the condition be removed, prior to the October 31 meeting. I Please fax (303-792-5990) or email c'egc2000@aol.com)confirmation that the condition will be removed, at your earliest conveni I nce. Do not hesita e to call if you have any questions and thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, Vodinituou • 149104E '''vi a Eugene G, Coppola P.E. "P STFgf pa ?D X594 fl atulmortaro , I 1 y.= f . S} 0 , r Q • e./ . I y IS � Y ,/y . 3 .f 1 r4p ... Y,al ; e i- 4rf 341.5 ' v' 1YA MY " LN 4.' ef•rf -- i - i' �.... �£ 1 A' -,A t s f i 7 Fk• il3 I . I ' c 'may` l � J Y.rY _t �' \ City of e Thornton FARM MHNAGE'IENT PO 9� 'LA July 3, 2001 Mikal Torgerson 211 Jefferson St. Ft. Collins, CO 80524 Re: CrossCut Lateral Issues Mr. Torgerson: This letter is to address the issues for the CrossCut Lateral and proposed development on the "Stark" farm. The CrossCut Lateral traverses from the Northwest corner, southeasterly to the Southeast corner of the Northeast 1/4 of Sec. 12, T 7, R66. All located in Weld County, Colorado near the town of Ault. The first and most important issue surrounding this development is the question of actual ownership of the CrossCut Lateral. In some instances along the ditch,the Company actually owns the land that the ditch encompasses. In other areas, there is only an easement in which the Lateral travels. The CrossCut Lateral would like to have this issue clarified by having your company research the abstract and determine the actual ownership of the property where the Lateral travels. Once that has been determined, a survey of the actual location of the Lateral as it currently exists needs to be flagged and pinned. In old abstracts the width of the actual ownership or easement is not defined. Therefore, the CrossCut has asserted in the past, along with other area ditch companies, a 25-foot width. This would be measured 12.5 feet on either side of the centerline of the Lateral. No planting of any trees, shrubs, or other type of ornamentals is to be planted within that right-of-way or ownership. Another area of importance to the Lateral is the issue of potential debris, and children, entering the Lateral and plugging or being pulled into the tile that goes under Weld County Road #37. The Lateral would require a steel grate be installed at that point. The grate needs to cover the opening of the tile, including the full dimension of the inlet and ditch. The grate is to have spacing between the rods of not more than 10 inches. The future Home Owners Association would then be responsible for the maintenance and cleaning of said grate once per day when water is flowing in the Lateral. The CrossCut Lateral ditchrider would check said grate during normal ditch operations, but not take the place of the Homeowner's Association responsibilities. Another issue that the Lateral would like to see addressed is the North side of the surveyed boundary. Along that side of the Lateral, where the development is to take place, a definite line between the ditch ownership and the lot lines is advised. This can be accomplished by installing a two or three rail, split rail type fence. Definitely a deterrent, yet not something that will hinder or take away from the style of the development. The Lateral would suggest to put in two gates at the sites located on the plans where future street crossings may be installed. This would allow for ease of access by the Lateral as well as the homeowners association. A six-foot chain link fence was suggested, but we believe that is more of a liability rather than a safety factor. As a final requirement by the Lateral to the Homeowners Association and or developers of the Stark Farm; it is advised and required to notify the potential homeowners of the Weld County's Right to Farm Law. There is a feedlot across the road that will remain in operation as well as numerous other agricultural activities that will continue. These activities may occur at any time of the day or night. Lateral activities include burning of weeds, spraying of weeds, ditch maintenance and cleaning, as well as the ditchrider responsibilities will not be curtailed or changed due to the introduction of homes in the area. All appropriate precautions will be performed to notify area landowners of the activities taking place, but they will be performed on the Laterals schedule. Thank you for your time in addressing these issues. If you have any further questions or comments please feel to reach me at the Thornton Farm Management Office. The phone number is 970-834-2785. Sinc ely, . Foss Farm Operations Coordinator, City of Thornton President, CrossCut Lateral CC:Rod Weimer Crosscut Lateral Notebook 00G-13-61 20:19 PM p „_ August 23, 2001 Weld County Planning Department 1555 North 17"Ave. Greeley, Colorado 50631 Dear Sirs: I am writing regarding the letter from the Cross Cut Lateral Ditch Company dated July 3• 2001 outlining their suggestions for my property that Is presently submitted for a PUD Change of Zone. We have endeavored In every respect to be compatible with the surrounding land uses and features in our land planning end architecture. Therefore, we tufty intend to Implement the measures suggested by the Cross Cut Lateral Ditch Company In their letter. We will work out the specific fence design and operational details with the ditch company and the county planning staff before we finalize designs. Sincerely, Ric Hansen rtkt •••^T 11oe1[U.n VIA SC/LOTtOL5 Iii 80:80 'A1 10/et Vu STATEMENT OF COMPLIANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GOALS AND POLICIES Sec. 22-1-110 and 120 Existing and Future Land Use The goal to comprehensively plan for orderly urbanization without burdening County taxpayers is achieved by (i) locating this development in the Urban Growth Area established by Ault, (ii) requiring the residents to pay the cost and maintenance of essential services (water, septic systems, streets, storm water facilities, common areas) through a Homeowners Association, and (ii) the likelihood that relatively high property tax revenue, in relation of law enforcement requests of the County, will be generated. A. Policy 1.1 Approximately one-third of the development's acreage will be preserved as common open space and portions utilized for hay production as long as economically feasible in an effort to preserve some of the land in agriculture, supplement the Homeowners Association budget, and contribute to the rural character. A. Policy 3. This development's location within the Town's Urban Growth Area with minimal service costs to the County meets the intent of this policy to achieve an orderly conversion of land use in harmony with the Town's growth plans without burdening the taxpaying public. The intent of the goal to minimize use incompatibilities is met by incorporating setbacks, landscaping, open space areas and buffers into the design. A. Policy 4.1.8 This development's design utilizes state-of-the-art planning techniques to minimize the impact on surrounding agricultural land. See discussion of A. Policy 1.1 and A. Policy 3. A. Goal 6. The applicant's extension of public water facilities will improve the delivery of service to numerous other uses. A. Goal 7. The residential uses will not hinder the operational efficiency or productivity of adjacent agricultural uses. A. Goal 8. The water resources currently associated with the land will be retained for irrigation of the common open space and any hay crops. UGB. Policy 1. "The County recognizes that municipalities can and should plan their own futures in terms of the nature and rate of growth." This proposal is consistent with Ault's Development Plan Update, complies with the criteria of Ault's Coordinated Planning Agreement with the County, and has the support of the Ault Town Board. UGB. Policy 2. This land use proposal adheres to the intent of the Comprehensive Plan and all referral responses received. UGB. Goal 3. In furtherance of this goal, the County and Ault have coordinated land use planning on matters affecting orderly development within the terms of the Coordinated Planning Agreement. This proposal complies with the criteria contained in the Coordinated Planning Agreement. UGB. Goal 4. The common open space within the development will allow limited farming of hay, wildlife movement and will maintain viewsheds from within the project and from neighboring properties. PUD. Policy 1. This application complies with numerous goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan regarding agriculture, urban growth boundaries and planned unit developments. PUD. Goal 2. This development's unique lay out, amenity designs, landscaping, buffers, setbacks, open space and architectural guidelines will combine to create a distinct neighborhood identity with rural character. PUD. Goal 3. Adequate public services and facilities (i.e. water, sewer, storm drainage, streets, common areas) are available for the development and will be provided. PUD. Goal 4. The maintenance of all roads, septic systems, storm water facilities and open spaces shall be provided and paid for by the residents through the Homeowners Association. PUD. Policy 4. Compatibility with existing and planned uses on adjacent properties is discussed under Sec. 27-6-120(D)(5)(c). The development includes common open space areas, free of buildings, streets and driveways, which are easily accessible and useable for open space and recreation. The residents, through the Homeowners Association will maintain all common areas and facilities without any contribution from the County. PUD. Goal 5. In addition to the installation of all public services and common facilities, the development will pay all applicable fees and charges imposed by the County in the review and construction process. P. Goal 1. As described in PUD. Goal 3. and 4. above, cost effective and efficient delivery of public facilities will be achieved. P. Goal 2. Adequate pubic facilities and services will be provided in compliance with all regulations to assure the health, safety and welfare of the residents. Conceptual Development Guide, updated September, 2001 M1orgerson Component One - environmental impacts. 1. Since this project is residential, we do not anticipate any significant noise or vibration to be generated. 2. We do not anticipate that this project will generate any significant smoke, dust or odors. Notice of the potential for off-site dust or odors will be given to all prospective residents of the project prior to and as a part of the purchase contract and within the covenants governing the development. 3. There will be no heat or glare. The development will utilize down- directional street lighting with the lowest possible wattage allowable under County regulations. 4. Any development of agricultural land will have some impact on surrounding properties in terms of changing the aesthetics of the landscape. We have buffered the homes with a great deal of open space, so we expect the development to be visually pleasing and compatible with the surrounding area. 5. This project will not generate any electrical interference. 6. There are no water features on the property. Native grasses or hay crops, produced in compliance with accepting farming practices, will be planted in the open space areas. All storm drainage will flow to on-site detention areas which provide water quality. 7. All homes will utilize permitted individual septic systems to be inspected and maintained by the Homeowners Association. 8. The site in question does not have any wetland areas. 9. The proposed development will maintain native grasses or hay in all open spaces. All construction activities will follow erosion-control practices as required by the County. 10. Over lot grading will be kept to a minimum. 11. There will be no drilling or dredging done as a part f this project. 12. Residential development generally does not create air pollution. 13. The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions include trash collection provisions and require all trash receptacles to have tie-down lids. 14. There will be no wildlife removal done as a result of this development. 15. The site is used for farming has limited native or natural vegetation. 16. There is no known radiation or radioactive material on this site. 17. Potable water will be provided by the North Weld County Water District pursuant to a Water Service Agreement. 18. The Traffic Impact Study concludes that all intersections will operate acceptably with no improvements to the road system. 211 Jefferson Fort[olkm,CO 80524 970.416.1431 1.888.416.7431 Fax:970.4163435 Finail:mikol@archita.com http://wwvachilexcam Component Two - service provision impacts. 1. There is sufficient capacity in the Ault public schools to accommodate the additional students to be generated by this development. All applicable school impact fees will be paid. 2. Law enforcement will be provided by Weld County. 3. Fire protection will be provided by the Ault Volunteer Fire Department. 4. Ambulance service will be provided by the Ault Volunteer Fire Department. 5. A cross section of the streets internal to the development has been submitted. Construction will be done by the applicant; ongoing maintenance and repair will be the responsibility of the Homeowner's Association. The applicant will also install four foot gravel shoulders on Weld County Road 37 from State Highway 14 to the development's access points. 6. A Traffic Impact Study was completed and submitted. 7. All relevant storm drainage issues are addressed in the engineering reports and plans submitted. 8. Adequate water and sewer utilities will be provided. See No. 9 and 10 below. 9. Water will be provided by the North Weld County Water District pursuant to Water Service Agreement. 10. Each residence will be serviced by a permitted individual sewage disposal system. A letter from the applicant's engineer regarding the adequacy of septic systems has been submitted. 11. Although the Traffic Impact Study concluded that no improvements to the existing roadways were required because of this development, the applicant will install four foot gravel shoulders on Weld County Road 37 from State Highway 14 to the development's access points at the request of the Department of Public Works. Component Three - landscaping elements. The applicant proposes to plant native dry land grasses or hay for production in all common open space areas which will be maintained by the Homeowner's Association. Ownership of the water rights of one well on the property will be transferred to the Homeowner's Association for the purpose of irrigating the open space. Component Four - site design. 1. The site sits on top of a slight knoll just northeast of the Town of Ault. There is an irrigation ditch which runs from the northwest corner of the site to the southeast corner of the site. The project is designed around the irrigation ditch, which is the dividing line between the development and the out lot to the south. 2. The applicant has submitted a Statement of Compliance with Comprehensive Plan Goals and Policies. 3. The applicant is requesting a change of zone to the PUD District to allow its development as low density, estate-type residential lots surrounded by open space for hay production and recreational use by the residents. The PUD District allows the flexibility necessary for creation of the plan's unique layout and design. 4. The proposed uses are particularly appropriate at the edge of Ault's urban growth area and the design, which achieves a rural feel and character, aids in the transition between the urban-style and density of the Town and the agricultural uses in the County. Potential conflicts are mitigated by the provision of setbacks, large common open space areas and notices given to residents. 5. The development is not located within a Flood Hazard, Geologic Hazard or Airport Overlay District. Component Five - common open space usage. 1. The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions provides for permanent restrictions on the common open space. 2. The Homeowners' Association will be organized before any residences are sold. 3. The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions provides that membership in the Homeowner's Association is mandatory for each residence owner. 4. The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions provides that the Homeowner's Association is responsible for liability insurance, taxes and maintenance of open space areas. 5. The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions provides that the Homeowner's Association is authorized to levy assessments which can become a lien on individual lots for the purpose of funding the cost of operating and maintaining the common open space areas. 6. The Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions includes enforcement provisions consistent with the County's requirements. 7. This residential has reserved approximately one-third of its area as common open space, exceeding the County's requirement to preserve 15%. 8. The applicant has not applied for a greater density or a reduced amount of common open space. Component Six - signage. Signage for the development will processed under the applicable County regulations and shall comply with all requirements regarding permitting, site distances, construction standards and design. Component Seven - MUD impact. This development is not located in a MUD area. Component Eight - intergovernmental agreement impacts. This development is within the boundaries of the Urban Growth Area adopted by the Town of Ault and the Urban Growth Area to be established by the Cooperative Planning Agreement between Ault and Weld County. The development is consistent with Ault's Development Plan Update and Map and complies with all standards for development in the Urban Growth Area contained in the Cooperative Planning Agreement. MEMORANDUM TO: Chris Gathman, W.C. Planning DATE: September 18, 2001 COLORADO FROM: Pam Smith, W.C. Department of Public Health anf;G Environment CASE NO.: Z-557 NAME: Mikal Torgerson/Stark Farm The Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment has reviewed the revised plans received in this office May 29, 2001 (revised plans have the same date as the original). In response to concerns in the Department's May 25, 2001 comments the applicant has revised the plans as follows: 1. Lots 20,37, and 38 have been increased to a minimum of 1 acre in size. 2. The(3) 1400 square foot absorption field envelopes have been combined into 2 larger envelopes. 3. Septic envelopes for Lots 19, 36 and 37 have been relocated to meet the 100 foot setback to the irrigation ditch. The Department recommended that primary and secondary septic system envelopes be required on any proposed plat. These envelopes have been designated on the proposed Change of Zone Plat submitted to this office May 29, 2001. All other condition of approval stated in the referral comments dated May 25, 2001 should remain and are reiterated below: 1. Water service shall be obtained from the North Weld County Water District. 2. A Weld County Septic Permit is required for each proposed septic system and shall be installed according to the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations. Each septic system shall be designed for site-specific conditions,including but not limited to maximum seasonal high groundwater,poor soils, and shallow bedrock. 3. Language for the preservation and/or protection of the second absorption field envelope shall be placed in the development covenants. The covenants shall state that activities such as landscaping(i.e.planting of trees and shrubs)and construction(i.e.auxiliary structures,dirt mounds,etc.) are expressly prohibited in the designated absorption field site. 4. The applicant shall obtain a storm water discharge permit from the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and the Environment, if required. Silt fences shall be maintained on the down gradient portion of the site during all parts of the construction phase of the project. 5. During development of the site,all land disturbance shall be conducted so that nuisance conditions are not created. If dust emissions create nuisance conditions, at the request of the Weld County Health Department, a fugitive dust control plan must be submitted. 6. In accordance with the Regulations of the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission any development that disturbs more than 5 acres of land must incorporate all available and practical methods which are technologically feasible and economically reasonable in order to minimize dust emissions. sarames 7. If land development creates more than a 25 acre contiguous disturbance,or exceeds 6 months in duration, F- the responsible party shall prepare a fugitive dust control plan,submit an air pollution emissions notice,and apply for a permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. m 1O = lam 8. "Weld County's Right to Farm"as provided in Appendix 22-E of the Weld County Code shall be placed on any recorded plat. W rN'wuoh8'OvaN3d , ,, MEMORANDUM / ft & lit TO: Chris Gathman, Planning DATE: October 26, 2001 WIN FROM: Drew Scheltinga, Engineering Manager r, ,. O SUBJECT: Z-557, Stark Farm Weld County IannlnB Dept. • `L62r \ COLORADO RECEIVED On October 23, 2001, I received the attached letter from Gene Coppola, Traffic Engineer, for the Stark Farm project. Mr Coppola has clarified issues regarding the left turn lane on SH 14 required by the Engineering Division. Mr. Cappola's traffic distribution is based on existing traffic patterns which is appropriate. The number of left turns given this analysis does not warrant a left turn lane. The Colorado Department of Transportation, in a letter dated June 18, 2001, indicated they agree with Mr. Coppola's study and that a left turn lane is not necessary. Based on the above information, the Engineering Division agrees with removing any condition requiring construction a left turn lane on SH 14. EXHIBIT a 7) lCoz 4557 FROM :GENE COPPOLA FAX NO. :303-792-59% Oct. 23 2001 01:22PM P2 Tel. 303-792-7450 �EUGENE G. COPPOLA P.E. P.O.Box 260027 Fax: 303-792-5990 Littleton,CO 80163-0027 October 23, 2001 Mr. Drew Scheltinga P.E. Weld County Public Works 1111 H Street P.O. Box 758 Greeley, CO 80632-0758 RE: Removal of condition to build an eastbound left turn lane on SH 14 at WCR 37 Stark Farm Dear Drew: The County has attached a condition of approval to the above project requiring construction of an eastbound left turn lane on SH 14 at WCR 37. Per yesterday's telephone conversation, I am writing to further document and confirm the traffic distribution used in the traffic study and request that the condition be removed. The distribution used in the study remains valid for the following reasons: 1. It is based upon current traffic patterns at the SH 14—WCR 37 intersection and represents the preferred route of current drivers. 2. The route in the traffic study is direct whereas the other route requires more than three-quarters of a mile of out of direction travel. 3. A travel time savings of about 60 seconds plus delay resulting from the traffic signal at the U.S. 85 - SH 14 intersection is realized using the preferred route. 4. The route will remain viable in the future and will not be adversely impacted by the U.S. 85 Access Control Plan. 5. COOT has reviewed the Stark Farm traffic study and concurs with the assumptions, procedures, and conclusions contained in the study. COOT is not requiring construction of the eastbound left turn lane on SH 14 at WCR 37. A copy of a letter from CDOT is attached. FROM :GENE COPPOLA FAX NO. :303-792-5990 Oct. 23 2001 01:23PM P3 In summary, the site traffic distribution used in the study is based on current traffic activity and the most efficient travel route. Both of these methods for determining travel patterns are consistent with widely accepted traffic engineering practices. When we discussed the above facts, you felt that the condition requiring installation of the left turn lane could be removed once the support documentation provided in this letter was received. Your quick action is requested. Hopefully, it's not too late for the Commissioners to receive the recommendation that the condition be removed, prior to the October 31 meeting. Please fax (303-792.5990) or email (egc2000@aol.com) confirmation that the condition will be removed, at your earliest convenience. Do not hesitate to call if you have any questions and thank you for your assistance. Sincerely, GE0R6f�°''vy. Eugene G. Coppola P.E. ••'isrE'•.upe'�S z Si ;S *;* 15945 w;7!'= toAttpS • s :lNAt .R P '%40p jyrc�c o'-s Come See Ridge West Only Three Lots Left n. at ,„,40011:riarr Wit �... • yaw Incredible Protected Mountain Views tkt 1 7 �3TT Lots Offered to Both Individuals and Builders I ♦ Irt _or ♦ ; IA xi T N aimoAeg avoigki E V E I. O P M F N T Ric Ilansen Ittokor 221-4039 Live at River Ridge for all the reasons you live in Colorado—big natural open spaces with lakes, trees, and next to the Poudre River. Live in Ridge West at River Ridge for those incredible mountain views. Ridge West at River Ridge is located within minutes of Ptarmigan Golf Course and Country Club, Interstate 25, and the town of Windsor. Yet it is far enough out to be buffered from the highway noise and stray golf balls. With over 200 acres of private open space and next door to over 100 acres of Colorado wildlife ground containing the Poudre River and many excellent fishing lakes, you'll he able to find your jogging, walking, biking, and fishing activities right outside your back door. Ridge West also is very unique because of its steep rolling terrain which allows for walkout basements and virtually unobstructed views from almost all of our lots. Ridge West is a covenanted community with safeguards for the discriminating buyer, including minimum square footage requirements and architectural control. Come view our lots, and we're sure you will see why many local builders plan to build their own homes at River Ridge West. '\ I \ t #`@ � 1 t / / et �,,` r �.. tt, CoynEt( aLio Z Li a ±tatE of fZazmorzy gp p „ ELCATEEYL r12Ell and land. LOT 10 I $5604 Sr. LOT 9 LOT 11 OT 6 5502 ST' LOT 8 I.701 u( - LOT 22 \ LOT7 11.7.1 SS LOT 12 a..0 u. MIH Sr. ——J LOT 23 \ LOT 211 LOT I3 /'''.--. J— s�SmY ;OT 14 `Y" LOT 1 1 LOT 20 M.Sr. / LOT 2 15W S(. LOT 24 ISS77 SS 1S2SS Sr LOT 19 / LOT 3lomi 15 M sc �a2sa u. I 2w g5 . a LOT 18 mH1 Sc LOT 4 LOT 109 0.600 pa a66]SS LOT 26 LOT 17 15520 1O1]10 ,emu. LOT 1:08 LOT 27 LOTS. 5 I IS=SF. \ LOT 16 / O. 0 LOT 107 LOT 111 LOT 28 l7.7„Sr lH / 15,10 Y 15. 1]2 LOT 29 N /LOT 35 LOT 106 / LOT 112 F. TRACT e 1 540e Sr. 21.032s LLOT 36 LOT 30 LOT 113 am SS. LOT 105 `\ amo v. nOHr5� / LOT 114 LOT 89 O W tr. LOT 104 .m:. \ a S(. / a>r SF. i/ wy,221,i2 LOT 38 LOT 115 LOT a 90 Sr2 ..1 v]a vr. LOT 103 `\ LOT 91 /, LOT 0S3 a,«Sc ae e ,u.n c — / LOT 98 v LOT 61 LOT 92 min Sr. e.w]r. 21 I LOT 34 I LOT 102 LOT 99 515 SS. LOT 39 . LOT 93 am ar. LOT 55 LOT 84 LOT 83 ayl v 5.015 u. LOT 101 LOT 100 LOT 94 LOT 85 LOTS 82 LOT 95"ISS SF. V/ • LOSS Sn I LOT 41 LOT 96 LOT 86 \ S.F. am.SF. LOT 97 LO 74 LOT 087 I LOT 42 LOT 63 Men Sr. LOT/ S 73 S4 5..w u 20.462 Sr. LOT 64 / LOT v LOT,86 . LOT 62 / LOT 75 LOT 80 1ISIS'sr. ne v. asei. \ MIN 65 LOT 69 LOT s: / e IeV, Pe ::°;`,2,7 1 LO i 77 LOT 78 LOT zr9 / LOT 44 LOa 68 LOT 71 I LOT 76 vso vr�anl sr. Lp>p6p . :. /i LOT 59 `\ _ LOT 45 I Maid IF. LOT 46 LOnos T 58 LOT 57 LOT 56 LOT S 54 /LOT 53 LOT 52 LOT 51 LOT 50 LOT 49 LOT 48 LOT 2 47 4#1 S.F. t,e.Sr. SSr 1 S(. 5114 S(. Sn2 Se. IA..Sr. • oat Sr. PRICE LIST top "RIDGE R GPhases S4 All e OS, , Summer 2001 Lot 36 SOLD $69,000 Lot 75 SOLD $75,000 Lot 37 SOLD $70,000 Lot 76 SOLD $74,000 Lot 38 SOLD $68,000 Lot 98 SOLD $85,00 Lot 39 SOLD $69,000 Lot 99 SOLD $85,000 Lot 42 SOLD $72,000 Lot 100 SOLD $85,000 Lot 43 SOLD $72,000 Lot 101 SOLD $99,000 Lot 44 SOLD $71,000 Lot 102 SOLD $99,000 Lot 46 SOLD $73,000 Lot 103 SOLD $99,000 Lot 51 SOLD $70,000 Lot 105 SOLD $99,000 Lot 52 SOLD $70,000 Lot 106 SOLD $99,000 Lot 53 SOLD $69,000 Lot 107 SOLD $99,000 Lot 54 $135,000 Lot 110 SOLD $90,000 Lot 61 SOLD $85,000 Lot 111 SOLD $88,000 Lot 67 SOLD $74,000 Lot 112 SOLD $85,000 Lot 68 $78,000 Lot 113 $85,000 Lot 69 SOLD $78,000 Lot 114 SOLD 585,000 Lot 70 SOLD $78,000 a it If IT' ,,,'(:::,,,,,Y%-litigr:*,ti ,,‘,3,,),11:2'..,,T. ,,,,_''',#i.:Pz„.,-p-'‘,, l",l',/,34:,p4; ‘,, -• tl: . ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES ^ r IA, ,t RIDGE WEST P.U.D. 'II n?tx COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION a ,� fi, ,.:,( (Spring 1999) t! These guidelines have been prepared pursuant to the rv' 1 , i,r(,. Architectural Control provisions,Article VIII(Section 4), 'f'44 of the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and i , 41 Restrictions for Ridge West P.U.D. Community Ni,, Association and are intended to assist the applicant in rh� preparing plans for submittal to the Architectural ti"' Control Committee. Notwithstanding these guidelines, ;� r,�,t the applicant must meet the requirements of the ',i Faf Declaration as well as the objective, standards, and ht t criteria contained in Articles VIII and IV of the } Declaration. 4,i, cif, These are guidelines and not absolutes. The Ridge West 'ell P.U.D. is receptive to a range of architectural variations, li r'i provided that compatibility of style, detailing, and color %1'a P tY h g ".lb.� are achieved. The Architectural Control Committee is t}i, `Vi intent on preserving the quality of appearance and �' property values, and this involves the avoidance of ,i,t .,,, repetitive design and encouragement of complementary a 4, variety. 1," faa {'i4, , fit 1.11411 _. 1111111It)1 I l l lI 11 1,11,11,01 \1\1111111 11 It �P ,,,�9.1 , 1 ,iI_I111 11IIt111! IIll% t! tl1111 1 . �'b 1!1111 ," ,cc 1f1t�1ld4l1111a11J1,l ; A '11.1. 1 ,c= ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES CONTINUED ITEM: GUIDELINES-SINGLE FAMILY: Design Scheme Traditional—Contemporary Height Maximum of 30ft. or 35 ft. with greater than 6:12 roof pitch. Height measured from top of foundation. Setbacks a) Front yard: 25 ft. minimum (encourage greater) unless proven limitation due to lot topography. b) Side yard: 10-ft. minimum. Square Footage a) One-story: 2,000-s.f. minimum, except Lots 1-6 and 35-41 having 1,700-s.f. minimum. b) Two-story: 2,500-s.f. minimum. Roof Materials Heritage II, "25-yr." asphalt shingle with raised ridge. Color: earth tones only (e.g., gray, brown, or green). Higher quality material allowed by special review. Roof Slope Minimum of 6:12. Overhangs Minimum 12 inches. Fences 1. All fencing along lot lines must be three-rail, tenon-joint, "green"- treated (equal to 2.4 retention) lodge pole pine. Domed top post 48 inches to top of post. Post diameter 5 inches, rail diameter 3.5 inches. Wire mesh backing is allowed to be unscreened on back and side yards, but must be screened by one of the methods spelled out in section four if visible from or facing the street or the closest neighboring house. Residents may install dog runs in their back or side yards provided they comply with the following: 2. Dog runs may not be any farther forward of the house than the mid point of said house. 3. Dog runs may have a maximum size of 1000 square feet. 4. Dog runs that are visible from the street must be screened from the street and the closest neighboring house by one of the following options. A. A privacy fence as per the attached details. B. 5' - 15' coniferous trees or shrubs spaced such that they provide a complete visual screen. Such shrubs must be installed as soon as possible, but no later than six months, and maintained in perpetuity. In the event of a die off. Plants must be replaced as soon as possible, but no later than six months after the death of the plant. C. Custom privacy wall which must be approved by the architectural control board. Sidewalk Four-foot detached to be initially installed by developer as per Final Plans. Mailboxes Semi-individual mailbox per each two lots, located flush with the back of curb and all the same(call Ridge West Homeowners Association for order). Height from bottom of mailbox to surface of street to be 38 to 46 inches. Installed by first builder with 50 percent of cost reimbursed by adjoining lot owner. ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES CONTINUED Landscaping To be prepared by landscape design professional, showing locations and type of fencing, all planting bed locations, sod and seed locations, edging and mulch types, storage, play areas, decks, etc. Shrubs, minimum 5-gallon. Lot trees, minimum two (2) shade of 1 3/4-inch caliber with at least one (1) in the front yard and one (1) in the rear yard. Street trees, two (2) shade of 1 3/4-inch caliber. Sod for area between back of curb and sidewalk. Front yard to be sod. Consistent with city-approved Final Landscaping Plan. Playground equipment to be located from rear and side lot lines a minimum distance equal to the tallest height of the equipment but not less than 5 ft. Storage sheds to be attached to the house or located adjacent to rear lot fence but not taller than said fence. Antennas and Antennas are to he located in the attic space, and satellite dishes over Satellite Dishes 18 inches in diameter must be approved by Architectural Committee. No satellite dishes are allowed on front elevation. Rear Elevations Not more than 25-ft. width along any three-story elevation to exclude architectural relief such as bay window, deck, chimney, roof gable, height reduction, corner extending 4-ft. minimum, or other design element providing architectural relief acceptable to the Architectural Control Committee. Masonry Stone, brick, or stucco. Wrap outside corners a minimum of 2 ft. on lower and upper walls. A minimum of 30 percent of the first-floor, street-facing elevation walls shall be masonry if obtainable. The area to determine the 30 percent will include all door and window areas but not roof area. Encourage repeating same material within rear elevation. Homes that are all stucco shall use more than one color or include a rock or brick feature. Siding Masonite or wood lap siding with a maximum of 6-inch exposure. (Grooved siding, vertical, board and batt O.K.) No T1-11. Trim 1x4 minimum at the windows (all around). 1x4 minimum at the corners. 1x10 at the floor changes where appropriate. 1x4 to 1x10 at the top of the siding adjacent to the soffit where appropriate. 1x8 or 1x10 at the bottom of the siding above the foundation where appropriate. Fascia 1x8 minimum with a 1x4 trim, shingle mold, or gutter. ARCHITECTURAL GUIDELINES CONTINUED Exterior Vents To fit exterior design. Plumbing and Locate on the back side of the ridge facing the street where practical. Furnace Vents Painted to match roof color. Colors Subtle, traditional, earth-tone colors to blend with the character of the neighborhood. All exterior railing to match trim or siding color. Windows Double hung/casement or slider, wood primed or vinyl clad, or vinyl. Rear Decks a) One-story deck: support posts to be minimum of 6 inches in width. b) Two-story deck: support posts to be minimum of 12 inches in width. c) Color: stained the same color as house and/or trim (excluding floor). Completion Completed construction within two years of lot purchase. Completed landscaping within 12 months of certificate of occupancy. Items That Need Storm doors; basketball hoops; playhouse; dog runs and enclosures; Approval electric dog fences; playground equipment; swing sets; signs; house numbers; clothes lines; site lighting; window air conditioners; swamp coolers; firewood storage; change in color scheme; RV, boat, and additional vehicle parking; storage sheds; and landscape plan revisions. Variances Variances from these guidelines may be granted on a case-by-case basis. The intent of these guidelines is to provide a high-quality custom look with a great deal of variety. 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Ault Pierce fire department. tithe1.1 M;(ftv- MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners COLORADO FROM: Chris Gathman, Planner SUBJECT: Recommended revisions to Z-557 (Stark Farm) resolution * Planning staff recommends the following revisions to the Z-557 resolution: 1) Item G3 (page 3) should be deleted (and remaining items renumbered). 2) Item G6 (page 3) should be deleted (and remaining items renumbered). 3) The following condition should be added as item G6 (page 3): "The term "Outlot A" shall be removed from the parcel to the south of the Cross-Cut Lateral Ditch and shall be replaced with "not included in this PUD." 4) The following statement should be added as item G7 (page 4): "The southern boundaries of Lots 35, 36 and 37 shall be amended so that they are outside of the easement/right-of-way for the Cross-Cut Lateral Ditch. Lots 35, 36 and 37 shall remain a minimum of 1 acre in size." Item 2H.20 (page 7) shall be modified from "compiling" to "complying". 6) The following condition should be added as item 5D (page 9): "The applicant shall provide evidence to the Department of Planning Services that the Plant Investment Fee portion of the "Tap Fee" and engineering fee have been paid per the applicant's agreement with the North Weld County Water District." 7) Condition 4-I (page 8) should be removed. (Per October 26, 2001 memo from Drew Scheltinga - Public Works). t. EXHIBIT SERVICE.TEAMWORK,IN I EGRIIY.()CAI.I TY j . f C,;z 557 Hello