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Home My WebLink About861499 • May 28, 1986 Weld County Dent. of Planning Services 915 .10th Street - Greeley, Colorado 80631 • Attn: Keith Schuett Current Planner Re: Case' Number USP-699: 85:43 • Dear Mr. Schuett: This letter is in response to your Inspector' s Report of May 21 , 1986. I am going to explain why we feel we are in compliance with the Development Standards in question. DS#1 - The permit is for a kennel facility for 120 dogs. In my letter to the Planning Board dated August 15 , 1985 it was stated in Paragraph #2 on Page 1 "a kennel farm operation on which to house greyhounds and raise pups. " Paragraph #3 on Page 1 "A kennel would be constructed that would house B2= racers. " (Note: The permit is for 120 dogs, leaving 38 outside Of the. kennel building) . Paragraph #3 on Page 2. "There will also be pup runs. These runs are used for brood bitches and their pups. There will be a small house in each run, allowing . • shelter for the. dogs. These runs will be maintained just as the kennel is, on a daily basis. When the pups are old enough they will be moved into the kennel. " This portion allows for pups to be in the runs we have out up. The pups are now 8 months old and will be moved into the kennel when they are about 12 months old . - • DS#3 - A copy of our erosion plan was turned in by Charlotte on the date of our Public Hearing to one of the persons from the Planning Department. Apparently, this plan has been mis- placed . There is an erosion plan enclosed with this letter. DS#4 - The grounds are free of trash. The animal waste is re- moved daily by Melvin or Charlotte, as one of us goes out daily -to feed , water and care for the pups. The waste is hauled away from the land by us daily. DS# 10 - The runs we have put up are shown on the approved • plot plan. I don' t see where this is a problem. DS#11 - The answers to the above Department Standards should take care of this question. We do have some additional comments. Please read the following: "Representatives or members of the Weld County Health Department, Colorado Racing Commission, and Weld County Department of Planning Services shall be granted access onto the si ,a --epen, fi :ble time in ohder to insure the operations ca *OWr e U.,[;'( 01986 PU5a I d(o l4lgicl Weld Co. Mom Commissia Q Page 2 May 28, 1986 Keith Schuett • comply with the Development Standards stated herein and all applicable Weld County Regulations . " The above is Develop- ment Standard #9. If this had been followed and we were con- , tacted regarding this inspection, one of us would have gladly met you on the site to explain or answer any questions that may have arisen. If things had been handled accordingly we could have all save some time . We have worked hard to get our Permit to go through, I find it hard to believe there is a possibility of it being revoked. We had been rejected in1984 on a similar permit that we tried for. Then in, 1985 we tried again on another piece of property, we followed all the rules and paid all the fees and made seve- ral trips and calls to your department for help to make sure things were put together right. Not to mention the time and money we have already invested in -the property. Now you. are telling us you would possibly revoke our Use by Special Review Permit. We have a feeling that one of the neighbors . has com- plained and that is why we are getting, what we feel to be harassment on this matter. If that is the case, shouldn' t we be notified of such an instance. • In regards to the well permit. Charlotte and Melvin both have made several calls and trips to the Colorado Division of Water Resources. We have discussed the well permit with at least a half dozen people in that office and have hadnno real satis- faction. Charlotte talked with them again on the 28th and the 29th of May and this is the current status of the well permit according to Al Eckerman at the Colorado Division of Water Resources. The processing has been started onoour well permit, and has been turned over to one of the Engineer- ing Supervisors for priority. The Supervisors name is Steve Lautenschlager, and he received the file' on May 29, 1986. . We hope this letter and the enclosure will take care of the questions you have regarding our compliance with Development Standards W' s 1 , 3 , h , 10 and 11. Please let us know if there is any additional information you require from us. Also if you would like to meet with one of us to go out to the land and go over this Inspector' s Report, we would be glad to do so. Respectfully, Respectfully, J /f Melvin Joh son Charlotte Watkins Johnso • W^ WN Enclosure LAY 301986 Hand delivered on May 29, 1986 — ,; •'I UNITED scip ES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE S\, �1 cooperating with fill/ .;:z �s4u61ea.stWeld aim OUR SON * OUR STRENGI _ //��/I /Can..t.alion DrsI,ict /Ylt/vin 3DAnSon 5 (ih]n inik (A aJ'L/nS Plan No. ' — /— Date /,, g D.y�rct 5 '7 Scale / zQt7 Acres O /1::/g--5.— ..:::orator ryAJ Y Aawo..a,ol. i,� k1j Li (iV lciz a- Photo-No. Counly Stale 4/EM J&, .sec. Tz4) /26q/v -ht..4..}-.l._1. i .1 I. 1 1 I l.t•t—ft- i f I I •I i 1•t t-s -t-1-I-1 l t 1 I- U I i-f -f H 1- I t I N (7 f-E-H 1 fir,• ex e4u se • keen voy a.?4-c- Runs —o I•NAT.. . S - 3 I 1 �outPeVI c.0 lid i r) iJ i(enne1*- laz.--.510 gag Iv A->7d t---4,-40. 40,,2-,....6-707). 0. D/0,2,....6i�n . 1 v/71ouse I • • • O-c-Well Qu t l cl I n?.s 1 o ae2 0, S4. D 2,ilToil . LAY 3 01986 Weld Co. Planning Commission • • Q RECORD OF COOPERATORS DECISIONS . AND PROGRESS IN APPLIQN PLANNED APPLIED LAND USE AND TREATMENT FIELD _MONTH ' NO. AMOUNT YEAR AND YEAR CRITIrA ANTING: Plans are to leave the All 5 acres exercise area in native grasses. The sand sage, estimated cactus and yucca are to be removed. The grass will be mowed at a 4" to 6" height. Should the area become bare it will be seeded to adapted grasses. The Soil Conservation Service will be contacted for recommendations.' Grass will be removed where buildings are to be built. A small area around the house will be seeded or sodded to Kentuckyobs kluegra buildings ilire- e re- mainder of the area, p or other bare areas will be seeded to a mixture o native grasses that are in the area. See attache grass seeding planned'.' The road into the house and other buildings alo ng with trails will be gravelled to prevent sil era sion from wind. LIVESTOCK EXCLUSION: The remainder of the area, All 40 acres 1985 for the present, will be left as it is for wild- b life habitat and soil protection. Should, at sot Cont'd future date, livestock be desired, a request wil be submitted to the Weld County Department of P1• ning Services. If granted, this plan is to be r vised to include proper grazing use of the grass 1985 FENCING: Adequate fencing is to be done to cont Dog Runs 2640' the dogs in the exercise field and dog runs. We & bin9 should be inserted in the chain link fence Exercise between the exercise area and the dog runs to r Area duce the possibility of wind erosion in dog run! i Fencing is to be done as required by the Weld County Department of Planning Services. Should perimeter fence be built around the property, t Soil Conservation Service Standards and Specifi tions for Fencing will be used. WINDBREAK: A shelterbelt is planned for the nc 1Windbrea 1 acre 1986 ern half of the west boundary and all along th< northern boundary. This will be a double row c Eastern Red Cedar trees. The ro erfirtnrow is seto I o least six feet from the property Y li . are to be six feet apart. •The trees between r are to be stag•ered. The trees within eeach ro DAK. JohR E ASSISTED BY K1 D�85 co Roy D. Bell M. ohnson & C. Watkins • RECORD OF COOPERATOR'S DECISIONS ISIONS _ _ • it . O AND PROGRESS IN APPLIC/ J 7I. , 2 of 2 • PLANNED APPLIED - FIELD . MONTH LAND USE AND TREATMENT • •NO. AMOUNT YEAR, AND • YEAR WINDBREAK: (CONT!D) are to be six feet apart. • The trees are to be irrigated during the summer • months for the first five years or more. At least one gallon of water is to be provided to each tree once a• week. This is to help establish the wind- • break. When needed, trees are to be replanted. Other border trees are to be planted if needed • for privacy, or noise barrier. Trees will be planted around the house for beautification pur- poses. • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • COOPERATOR ASSISTED BY _DATE M. Johnson & C. Watkins Roy D. Bell 10/85 Hello