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Section 30 . T 2 N, R68 8 W-Total Acreage 22 Zone District A Overlay Zone_
Property Address(if available) 7460 Weld County Road #1 , Longmont , CO 8050L
Proposed Use Residential, agricultural, office/storage
SURFACE FEE (PROPERTY OWNERS)OF AREA PROPOSED FOR THE SPECIAL REVIEW
PERMIT
Name: Bart & Geri Fischer Address: 7460 Weld County Road #1
80504 ( 3Q3� 1 e ) (303 )
City/State/Zip: Jion amont . CO Home Telephone:99 4 8-3 7 6 itEisiness Telephone 666-8855
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RECEIVED RE:
5 991407
USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW OUESTIONAIRE
1. We are applying for this Use by Special Review to operate a small family owned
Construction Company on a portion of this site. The company pending approval is
Fischer Construction, Inc, a family owned and operated organization founded in 1886
in the Boulder County area. We specialize in commercial construction, specifically
educational and public projects. This site will allow us to expand office storage
needed due to the space constrains of the current office. This office is located in
Boulder County, completely surrounded by the City of Louisville. Although we
maintain a positive relationship with the surrounding neighbors, we would like to
move the company to a rural setting more desirable for this operation. We are
committed to providing a quality, well-maintained site that is beneficial to the
surrounding neighbors.
The proposed property has been previously used as an office and manufacturing
facility complete with the appropriate amount of space deemed necessary under
USR797: 87:23. The previous owners ran Meadowlark Optics out of the existing
space with approximately 45 employees at this facility. Our proposed use is
significantly scaled back from the previous use. We would be able to utilize the
existing offices and building for our operations without modification.
2. This proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan because it
does not disturb the rural nature of our surroundings. We will not reduce the land
available for agricultural or grazing operations through this business. We will
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continue to utilize the existing land as previously used in the past. The existing
structures will be used in their current state,therefore not affecting land usage at all.
3. This proposal is in compliance with the Weld County Zoning Ordinance in that the
current zoning is agricultural. The lay of the land would utilize the grazing land
portion of the property in the current state with adequate barn and storage space
clustered in the northwest corner of the property. We will not change the current site
plan, therefore utilizing the structures as they are currently located. This operation
will not reduce any agriculture property for its usage. The existing grazing pastures
will remain in their current state.
4. The surrounding properties are primarily used for agriculture and general single
family residences. Multiple uses for the property include grazing and agricultural
cropland, including buildings for residential purposes. Directly to the east and west
are residential properties with various sized outbuildings similar in nature to our
existing site. Many of these surrounding properties have farm machinery and farm
implements stored in the various outbuildings as well as outdoor storage areas similar
to our proposed application.
5.
a) There are currently two full time employees that will utilize this office. These
positions are administrative and are required to control the off-site operations.
Hours of operation are generally 7:00 a.m. to 5: 00 p.m. Monday through Friday.
However, I do work extended hours during the week and on the weekends as the
work demands. On occasion there may be additional people visiting the office for
specific meetings relating to the administrative side of the business. Our current
field employees work at the different construction project offices and will not use
this facility for permanent operations. We will utilize minimum staff to handle
the maintenance needs of the site, including general upkeep of landscaping and
miscellaneous painting as is necessary.
d) The existing structures will be utilized in their current state. As previously
discussed, this property was used as an office/manufacturing facility by
Meadowlark Optics. We plan to make cosmetic changes to the structures such as
general upkeep previously neglected. We anticipate painting all of the structures
on site and replacing deteriorated siding as necessary. In addition,the site will be
cleaned up with a.scheduled maintenance program to maintain grass, trees,
flowers and general upkeep of the facilities. We anticipate replacing the existing
loafing barn, as funds become available. Due to the structural modifications
necessary to renovate the structure, financially, it would be prudent to replace it.
We figure this will take place within the next five years, depending on the
available funds necessary for the construction.
e) Our construction business does not involve animals, although we intend to use the
existing open land for grazing. The construction business will not reduce the
amount of land available for ranching activity of the land. The house and office
facilities are located in the northwest corner of the property, allowing the property
to maintain it's current status.
f) We do not anticipate many vehicles using this facility. As previously stated,we
will have two full time employees consisting of two vehicles on the property for
business; one of which will be my own vehicle probably located at the house. On
r-. occasion we anticipate trash removal,mail service and our own construction
vehicles. We anticipate construction equipment accessing the storage area
approximately once every week on average. Most of the equipment will be on a
project location for the duration of the project,therefore using the storage area
once or twice a year. On occasion,we will have equipment stored on the site
between projects. Our current equipment list includes; two dump trucks (one
single axle and one tandem axle),two bobcat skidsteer loaders, one bobcat mini-
excavator and one 3-cy loader. All of the above equipment is similar to typical
farm equipment located throughout the surrounding neighborhood.
g) Fire protection measures will include fire extinguishers' located at all of the
structures as well as current smoke detectors located in the offices and house. In
addition to the manual methods,there is a fire hydrant located directly across the
street,which was installed as part of the previous owners USR-797:87:23. This
hydrant will provide the fire protection district with adequate supply to handle any
need that may arise from this property. Mountain View Fire Protection District
serves the property with a local fire station approximately 2 miles to the north on
WCR1.
h) Left Hand Water District supplies domestic water,which is the primary source of
water for this facility, see the attached letter. We do not have any equipment that
would require a special source of water; the existing setup is more than adequate
at this time. In addition to the domestic water supply,the property has Boulder
White Rock irrigation water to supply the current agricultural demands of the
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property. This portion of the property will maintain it's current agricultural
status.
i) The sewage disposal system consists of three separate septic systems complete
with the appropriate leaching fields, see the attached permit(s). The original
system serves the house. The other two systems were installed as part of the
previous Use by Special Review. These individual systems handle the barn and
the chicken coop,both of which were remodeled into office/manufacturing space
per USR 797:87:23. The proposed usage of these septic systems is minimal,with
a significant reduction in usage. As stated above,we will only have a few
individuals on the property at any one time.
j) Storage will be minimal for this particular site. We typically store material on
,.^ occasion for short periods of time for specific projects prior to installing these
products. We will maintain a minimal supply of building materials on hand for
everyday usage including, but not limited to nails, screws, door hardware, wood
moldings, trim dimensional material, etc. We have always, and will continue to
keep the storage areas neat and tidy. Our current location is surrounded by single
family residences up to the fence lines. We have been able to maintain our
storage areas in an orderly manner pleasing to these neighbors, and maintain a
positive relationship with them.
6. The landscaping for the site will utilize the mature growth placed during the existing
USR797:87:23. We will maintain the natural screening of the existing landscape and
plant flowers and miscellaneous small items for color and to portray a quality,well
maintained facility.
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7. There are no plans for reclamation procedures at the time the business leaves the
ranch. The proposed usage follows the previous USR-797:87:23, utilizing the
existing setup without major modifications. In addition,there will be no storm water
retention facilities associated with the proposed usage due to the current setup of the
property.
9. The current site is operational without modification. We will repaint all of the
buildings and house as part of the general maintenance of the property. This will
include repairing fences, siding, facia as well as general clean up of the entire site. As
funds become available,we would like to replace the existing loafing barn with an
enclosed barn to provide shelter for items in the outdoor storage area. This
replacement will be required due to excessive structural modifications necessary to
stabilize the structure as previously stated in section 5b). This new structure would
require approximately two months from start to finish,however,this will only take
place as funds become available.
10. We do not anticipate any waste material being stored on the property. We currently
have weekly trash service consisting of a 2cy-trash container. This service will most
likely not vary with the addition of the proposed construction operations. There will
be minimal trash requirements generated by this operation.
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