HomeMy WebLinkAbout982608.tiff WELD COUNTY
.. < ryn n* r
TO: Board of County Commissioners ( December 1998
1998 DEC -7 11 2: 01
FROM: Bruce and Diane Stradley
25704 WCR 50 CLERK
Kersey, CO 80644 TO THE BOARD
(970) 284-7786
SUBJECT: PUD Change of Zone #514 - Big Sky Properties
We are writing this letter to express our objection to the Burman planned unit
development (PUD) called Big Sky Properties. We feel that this PUD violates the intent
of the Weld County Long Range Development Plan by putting another PUD in an area
already being saturated with recorded exemptions and other PUDs. We already have a
PUD of eleven homes on a 140 acre site just across WCR 50 to the north of our home.
The Burman PUD will add 5 homes on the opposite side of my property. These two
PUDs will only be separated by a one half mile buffer which is our farm and home. This is
in addition to the 13 homes which have been built on recorded exemptions in the last 6
years that we can see from our back porch.
We realize that Weld County is growing but feel that growth such as this PUD is a
detriment to our neighborhood. My farming neighbors feel the same way. Twelve of us
presented the Planning Department a petition expressing our objection to the Burman
PUD a year ago. This petition was not even mentioned by the Planning Department at the
Planning Commission Meeting in October. We are also very concerned that our basic
infrastructure, particularly water and roads, is becoming saturated and cannot handle
additional housing such as this PUD.
We are afraid that the Burman's have fallen into a common trap. They paid an inflated
price for farmland, discovered that farming is not a high paying adventure, and now want
to grow houses to make their payments. They already have put two homes on the 80 acre
property and now want to add five more.
Farming next to one PUD is difficult enough. The county Right to Farm Act is very
commendable but in practice very difficult to enforce. Within the past year we have had
trespassing problems, fences run over, complaints about irrigation pump noise, and our
dog was poisoned and died. Obscene jesters while driving on WCR 50 and 53 with farm
machinery are now common place.
Because of work we will be unable to attend the December 9th Commissioners meeting to
express our opposition. We strongly urge the Commissioners to disapprove the Burman
PUD.
Thank You
and- � `"
Bruce and Diane Stradley
4. EXHIBIT
982608 E
00-4#54
'tom-Loretta Burman above&beyond,Inc. Fax:970-2948036 To'Eric Jennan at:Weld County Planning Page 1 of 2 Saturday,December 05,19983'34'09 PM
FAX
Date: Saturday, December 05, 1998 Time: 3:24:00 PM 2 Pages
To: Eric Jerman From: Loretta Burman
Weld County Planning above & beyond, inc.
Fax: 3526312 Fax: 970-284-6036
Voice: Voice:
Comments:
Please find letter to give Mary permission to represent us at the
commissioners meeting. I dropped a landscaping map by the
office yesterday, so we should have everything done to go the
fast track for the final plan
Thanks for you help
Loretta Burman
1 EXHIBIT
Jr
98261!8 I Coz #5/'/
12/05/98 15:44 TX/RX NO.3639 P.001 E
tram:Loretta Burman above&beyond,Inc.Fax:970-2806036 To:Eric Jarman at:Weld County Planning Page 2 of 2 Saturday,December 06,19903:36:01 PM
Dale & Loretta Burmar
25815 WCR 48
Kersey, CO 80644
Case 4. 514
Board Of County Commissioners
Weld County, Colo.
Dear Sir:
Dale and Loretta Burman cannot be at the meeting Dec. 9th because of a meeting out
of state that had been set for 6 months prior.
I Iowever Mary Brammer has been given permission to represent us at the Change of
- tone meeting. She has knowledge of our PUD and will he able to answer any questions
that may arise.
We have complied with everything the county has asked for and therefore we ask that
the Board approve our Change of Lone.
Thank you
Dale Norman Burman
v
12/05/98 15:44 TX/RX N0.3639 P.002 5
STATE OF COLORADO
OFFICE OF THE STATE ENGINEER oe coo
Division of Water Resources ��Z,
Department of Natural Resources ='81
1313 Sherman Street,Room 818 � '4;
Denver,Colorado 80203 7c
Phone(303)866-3581 November 25, 199+8/,Weld
�y
FAX(303)866-3589 N Nbeld' County Planning Dept Roy Romer
r Governor
Mr. Eric Jerman lames s.J«hhead
Weld County Planning Dept. Executive Director
1400 N. 17th Ave. DEC 0 2 1998 HaI D.Simpson
State Engineer
Greeley, CO 80631
riattotivED
RE: Big Sky Estates Subdivision, Z-514
E1/2 E1/2 Section 5, T4N, R64W, 6th P.M.
Water Division 1, Water District 1
Dear Mr. Jerman:
We have received additional information for the above referenced proposal to subdivide
79.3 acres into 5 residential lots. The proposed water source is Central Weld County Water
District (District) and a letter of commitment has been submitted.
The "Water Supply Information Summary" form which was submitted indicates that the
use of water will be household use only, however, the quantity of water used per house is not
clear. This office estimates that at 80 gallons per capita per day, with a household of 3.5
persons, the water requirement would be 280 gallons per day or 0.314 acre-foot per year. The
total development would require1.57 acre-feet per year.
Information submitted by the District shows that the District has approximately 5,787.3
acre-feet of secure water supplies. Currently, approximately 5,373.1 acre-feet have been
committed.
Pursuant to Section 30-28-136(1)(h)(II), C.R.S., the State Engineer's Office offers the
opinion that the proposed water supply will not cause material injury to existing water rights,
and with the Central Weld County Water District serving the proposal, the supply is expected to
be adequate.
Should you have any questions, please contact Heidi Frey of this office.
Sincerely,
�la P
Kenneth W. Knox
Assistant State Engineer
CC: Richard Stenzel, Division Engineer
Water Supply Branch
John W. Zadel, Central Weld County Water District
KWK\HCF:word\big sky estates
EXHIBIT
982608
dot
PATiINA
OIL& GAS CORPORATION
1625 Broadway, Suite 2000
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 389-3600
(303) 389-3680 Fax
December 3, 1998
Weld County Department of Planning Services
Attn: Eric Jerman
1400 N. 17th Avenue Meld County Pbnrun' Dept
Greeley, CO 80631
DEC 0 7 199$
Re: Docket No. 98-67
Reistad #1
Township 4 North, Range 64 West, 6th P.M. tial,�,` ,iistiVLD
Section 5: E''/2SE'/
Weld County, Colorado
Dear Mr. Jerman:
Thank you for the opportunity to review the referenced change of zoning. Patina Oil & Gas Corporation
("Patina") owns oil and gas leasehold rights in the E'/2SE''A and operates the Reistad #1 well (the"Well")
located in the SE%SE'%. Patina is very concerned about the impact the change of zoning will have on
Patina's development, completion, production and maintenance operations associated with the Well and
the lands.
The Preliminary Plat indicates that the Well is located in Outlot A and that the production facilities for
the Well are located in Lot 3 adjacent to Weld County Road 53. The Preliminary Plat does not locate the
flowline that connects the Well to the production facilities. The location of the flowline must be included
on the Preliminary Plat so that future surface development does not encroach on the flowline.
Patina requests assurance from Weld County and the Applicant that the change of zone will not block
access or preclude Patina from drilling, operating and maintaining the Well. Patina wishes to be sure that
the change of zone will not prevent further operations on the Well including, but not limited to,
workovers, recompletions, deepening or redrilling. Additionally, from time to time, it will be necessary
to bring drilling rigs and other industrial equipment to the Well to perform various operations.
Patina is opposed to the change of zoning unless its approval provides for adequate setbacks from the
Well, production facilities and flowlines and provides access to the Well, production facility and
flowlines that is satisfactory to Patina. Patina requests that these comments be entered into the record.
Sincerely,
iS//
IAS CORPORATION
Vice President
c: Doug Campbell
EXHIUUT
982608
Hello