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Home My WebLink About20010013.tiff 12/26/2000 20:01 970-356-3956 C N L ELECTRIC LLC PAGE 02 \VELD CCUI!- I gun' ,.. '" 73 DEC 28 All II: I0 CLIFF el LAURIEBEHRIM; 1B736WCR66 RECEi , ED FREFLEYCO 110631 97V-356-9906 J2•ZD-00 TO WELD COUNTY BOARD OFCOMMISSIOAERS I AM W9RITT7NS THIS LETTER IN OBJ 'ON TO 731E %OWN; REQUEST CHANGE FOR HOS IIKO FARMS ALTHOUGH I AM NOT OPPOSED TO MR-H -'TKO'C'ASHING Pr ON THIS PIECE of PROPERTY, AFTER ALL THIS I5 AMERICA. I AM OPPOSED TO M PUT77TW HEAVY IADUSTR AL ALL THE WAY TO HIS AEISHBORS FRONT DOOR STEP OUR AFXT DO AE76HOORS WILL HAW 7H1:RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET. IF BIG R WANTS TO EXPAAD EAST 714,417 55OMETHIAK THAT WE CANLI WITH BUT TORE- Zone THIS M104 LARD, AT LEAST PARTLY FOR AN UAK/K)WN USE(MEDICAL 4 7F TACtp:ERATOP PERHAPS)IS NOT I ASK THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO REFUSE THIS REQUEST A. SUBMITTED AAO ENCOURAGE DAMS I-IOSHIKO TYT SCALE BACK HIS REQUEST LEAVIN5 A SUPPER BETWEEN HIS AEIEHBORS FRONT STEP Any HEAVY INOUSTRIAL USE TNAAX YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, /r cc: Monica Daniels-Mika Cr: On S HoahXo n 02O0/- '%13 EXHIBIT lett#SSa- ! 01/04/2001 11:07 9704543541 EATON SHIPPING PAGE 01 FAX COVER SHEET Fax branb.c_.3.5..d'....O.a'12N _. Dore: 1..-_i a 1 Meehan _ Of ( rn Rom c;y•� ke.,,Kt. 1,101:11' ' ‘A+ter,� n e Ge, e tfrtawingrcrcrer) Please call It you have pro: lems with this fax transmissf ECEI vt_D 10 OAK BU; INESS CENTER (970,` 454-2723 (Fax) 454-3541 This letter is in referent•to the 109 acre parcel of land that borders""'R 66 and Highway 85, owned by Hoshiko Farms. It is under review to be changed from Ag to We understand this proposal was submitted somewhere around Sept. 12. On Sept. 15,we closed on the house and property which sits directly across from this land. We moved in on Sept.25. We bought the almost 100 year old Victoria-house with the intent of restoring it and making it our home for years to come. A huge factor in our decision was the surrounding area,which consists of farmland_ Site we both grew up on farms,it had always been our dream to live in that environmery again and give our boys the r'•assec'o experience it. We were told that all the farmland around our house was some of the br It soil id the state for vegetable farming and has' been in the same families for generations. T. It VW.s very little doubt that any of them would e, r give up such rich farmland for sale. We found out about the rezone propo ail wbc n we saw the sign po'' 4 in the field. We attended the meeting Dec. 5,where we It; •veryone thought our house was vacant. Gary spoke against the proposal but it was pass J. We bring this before y Al now as a request to deny any future apprt val. Please consider that there is now new information involved,since there is a family living ins ich close proximity_ Please consider the heritage and farm-productivity richness of the land, as well as the historical richness of the house across from it. The value of our house would sm ely be reduced with the addition of intense industry next door. It is our hope that if the land mu rst be sold,that it would be kept agricultural in nature-hopefully sold to another farmer who t del benefit from the good soil and-preserve the serenity and beauty of the area. If it is impossible to keep it agricultural,we ask that you would re nsider allowing the high level intensity of an 1-3 zone in a residential area,and at Last reduce it to an I-1. As it states in the guidelines,the intent of an 1-3 district is to"accomodate uses which may create adverse visual impacts for adjacent uses"and"may require locations isolated from other land use types". Whereas an 1-1 is to"create minimal negative visual impacts". Also started under the intent of ANY industrial district: "to reduce to a minimum the impact of indusn es on surrounding, nonindustrial land uses to prevent detrimental impacts which may nega,ively affect the future use or development of adjacent properties or the general neighborhood" a•d to"promote the health, safety and general welfare of the present and future residents of the county'. We fed that some of the structures allowable even under the I-1 zone,such as airstrips,7-Y radio towns,retail sales and sewage disposal,would be in total disregard to the above stated policies,as we are definitely an"adjacent property"in the"general neighborhood"and are"present residents"upon wham. industry WILL have a"detrimental impact". We also would like it noted that the previous owner of our property,Dave Munson,was never notified of the rezoning proposal. He stills owns farmland to the east and notch of our house and he is also opposed to development of industry so close to bi%land. He expressed concern that he was not notified and may have never known what was coming nor lied a chaomc to have a voice in it. Thank you for your time and consideration, `D = EXHIBIT a r F CAzSrz J 01/04/2001 11:07 9704543541 EATON SHIPPING PAGE 02 `vent ne11 hbOr cue SPate -/o, etce1ot "r one, Sted- `INS Parr 11)one 4 lite.zt P,u e were. 1.O11-neck rtiouut -t -R-5t- n.e lik%.- I live and/or own property in the area surrounding Iloshiko Farms, which is under revh°w to be rezoned, and I am opposed to any level of industry that would be so close to my home. r•, ,*' c . i . 32,„6,„,./ U 'J C Po I.' l I ,3.,J�� e. C_).3a ,to4✓ ,�i L ate ` .,,--z ts- IN .< if C.� / .,) Gtee , co--1.0 $063 \ / 999 - ce,. ©t per %divA�1 11&Y L/ uuce "-t1 .oaq cwc! iic D . /../lc: - wC.lc- ;:)c-- :1,4-4- n Co I A 31 eriav ". riLs& f 1'iaw 4n.,,.d,./�kc <\ 0/M/ Lc/. c. I Vt 53 C A v-e. I, deo 4 3/ t Co10 . 'SOWS" deuce 19Su3Otic (ola -7-;-.2.,„;_,,,,_ L.'-' 66ele y Co 11ot,3; \O\755 ,,,dc-2 (0L (g. EXHIBIT . e1 Co -31 f\O \noT' T E D I Ai 6-/^'e e% / ceo 006 3/ CASE NO. .. - ACHES NAME A PUOUC NEARING CONCERNING NM pfORERTY WILL SE HELD AT nE-MM STREET.GREELEY.COLOMOQ SOUL FOR MORE RMONMATI0N CALL MG MILD COUNTY OEMT.OF PUNS Ar IM-4001. Pods Isla } V- fre,/ai 1151O1 • 4 EXHIBIT .`, fa (flip DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVED: 1555 N. 17TH AVENL C GREELEY, COLORADO 806; OWEBSITE: www.ca.weld.co.; PHONE (970)353-6100, EXT.354 COLORADO9 FAX (970)304-649 December 12, 2000 City of Greeley Planning Commission 1000 10Th Street Greeley, CO 80631 Dear Planning Commission Members: Thank you for your comments on case The yold foCr toZ-552, a Change of Zone for Hoshiko Farms from q favorable recommendationPlanning to the Weld considered your comments and recommendation. We are forwarding a (Industrial). County . eltural to Industrial. Board of County Commissioners for the Change of Zone to I-3 The Board of County Commissioners will hear this case on Januaryrs 17,2001. Should you wish to further explain your commOnce opportunity to do so. again, thank you for your comments. Sincerely, ie Gristle Nickles, Chair Weld County Planning Commission 4 EXHIBIT UCoz #552- Monson Bros Co PO Box 1426 Greeley, CO 806362 Platte River Steele PO Box 231 Little Rock, AR 72203 Moro Farms 255 Cherry Ave Greeley, CO 80615-3635 Jacks Bean Co. One Conagra Dr CC362-6484 Omaha,NE 68102-5001 Michael &Paul Hungenberg 32500 WCR 41 Greeley, CO 80631 Wilmer &Alma Bohlander 19999 WCR 66 Greeley, CO 80631 Southwestern Prod. Corp. 1675 Larimer St Ste 820 Denver, CO 80202 Donald Adams PO Box 29 Lucerne, CO 80646 4 EXHIBIT T on #s5z Monson Bros Co. 0803 29 000070 /', PO Box 1426 0803 20 000017 Greeley, CO 80632 Platte River Steele 0803 29 000005 PO Box 231 Little Rock, AR 72203 Moro Farms 0803 29 000083 255 Cherry Ave 0803 20 000057 Greeley, CO 80615-3635 W.S.W., Inc. 0803 29 000017 PO Box 1290 Greeley, CO 80632 J &M Partnership 0803 19 000009 PO Box 1426 Greeley, CO 80632 Gary&Laurie Reinke 0803 20 000056 19503 WCR 66 r Greeley, CO 80631 Production Livestock Association 0803 29 000075 PO Box P Greeley, CO 80632 Norfolk Iron &Metal 0803 29 000005 3001 N. Victory Rd Norfolk, NE 68701 HOSHIKO HEARING January 17, 2001 My name is John P. Watson. My address is 20295 WCR 66. I am here to protest the zone change from agriculture to industrial. My background involves farming as well as farm management for absentee landowners. I live on Road 66, 1 mile east of the zoning application. Our family has owned 240 acres 1/2 mile east of the applicant for over 100 continuous years. All this time is has been a productive agriculture farm. One of the charges and responsibilities of the planning committee, as well as "you gentlemen", is to preserve our agricultural base which is the backbone of Weld County economy. Now to be specific about the 100+ acres that you are being asked to change its land use. This land is the most productive soil in Weld County and has excellent water rights. The Hoshikos are large farmers and own many acres around this subject parcel. It was bought from the Monfort family for the purpose of farming and raising truck crops. The Hoshikos have land off of"O" Street and 11th Avenue, as well as a parcel between Highway 85 and 11th Avenue, that would be more compatible to industrial use and not jeopardize good farm land or destroy urban living of many neighbors on Road 66 and Road 41. [ 4. EXHIBIT 1 I K' 6:12.4#632, Now let's discuss traffic patterns and traffic flow. WCR 66 is a good farm-to- market road. But this zoning will cause congestion on Road 66, especially at the area of Highway 85 and Road 66. There is a main line Union Pacific railroad and access to Highway 85 from Road 66 is almost impossible at certain times of the day. Big R Manufacturing is currently causing many traffic problems on Road 66 at Highway 85 as it is their only access for employees and their many trucks. Has any transportation planning has been done with the Colorado Department of Transportation? One-half mile east of the subject land is the intersection of Road 66 and Road 41, a very bad blind corner. There have been at least 10 fatalities there in the last 10 years. One involved 6 migrant workers in one accident. We, as neighbors, tried to get a 4-way stop but were denied. Now let's look at the need for this zoning change. When you go around the Greeley area, there is a large amount of land available and compatible for industrial zoning. The City spent many thousands of dollars to eliminate a feedlot east of Greeley. This land is all available. And so is all the area along 8`h Street to the airport. South 1st Avenue has many large acreages for zoning use as well as Evans industrial zoned land. r 2 Gentlemen, let's preserve the best farm land in Weld County that is north and northeast of Greeley. Many of us present have lived in this area all our lives and depend on agriculture for our livelihood. Let's keep it preserved. I thank you. r ti 3 Hello