HomeMy WebLinkAbout981154.tiff ST. VRAIN RURAL IMPACT DISTRICT
June 14, 1998
To: Weld Board of County Commissioners
From: St. Vrain Rural Impact District
Re: Planning for land use
Ladies and gentlemen:
We, as a group of residents and land owners in southwest Weld County, request
the Weld Board of County Commissioners consider the following changes to the
Weld County Comprehensive, Planned Unit Development and Mixed Use
Development Plans. The purpose of these changes is to enhance the identities of
individual communities and retain some of the agriculture and natural character of
the County as development occurs. This would be accomplished by setting aside
certain lands for continued agricultural use or regional open space. Plan changes
would be accompanied by the means and provisions for avoiding any economic
hardship to the owners of land affected to accomplish these purposes. The need
for these changes is most urgent in the MUD district and surrounding area, but is
becoming more apparent in the Johnstown, Milliken, Mead, Berthoud areas, and
will in others as more development occurs in the County. In addition,
implementation of these changes will require close coordination and cooperation
with municipal governments.
Proposed changes to Planned Unit Development Plan: Ordinance No. 197
Add paragraph 1.13: Conserve the feasibility of existing area agricultural
operations by minimizing impacts resulting from changes in USE under a PUD.
Add paragraph 1.14: Provide for buffers between urbanized municipal
communities by retention of areas of regional open space and agricultural use.
Add to paragraph 2.5: Regional Open Space is defined as a parcel of unimproved
land or water set aside, or land in an agricultural use retained in that use in order
to preserve in some measure the existing nature of the area and act as a buffer
between urbanized communities to assist in maintaining their individual identities.
Add to paragraph 6.3.5: and Regional Oven Space Usage
Add paragraph 6..3.5.2.8 et. seq.: Intent of Regional Open Space and Regional
Open Space Regulations.
Add paragraph 6.3.9: et. seq.: Component Nine - Regional Open Space Impacts
An impact study shall be performed to determine the effects that the proposed
PUD would have on any area regional open space. [Followed by details of
Impact Report and Duties of Dept. of Planning Services]
Add to paragraph 6.4.2.6.3: ...or Regional Open Space preserves.
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Proposed changes to Comprehensive Plan: Ordinance 147
Comprehensive Plan map should indicate areas to be reserved for Regional Open
Space to act as buffers and retention of character of the area.
Add to UC Goal 4: ....and regional open space.
Proposed changes to Mixed Used Development Plan: Ordinance 191
MUD map 2.1 should indicate areas to be reserved for Regional Open Space as in
Comprehensive Plan map.
We do not in any way represent these recommendations as being final and
definitive. Our purpose is to make the Board aware of the need for these changes.
We hope after consideration of them the Board will refer them to the Dept. of
Planning Services for review and recommendations to the yourselves and the
Weld County Planning Commission. We would assist and cooperate in any way
that would be useful in this process.
Very truly yours,
St. Vrain Rural Impact District
John S. Folsom
PC: Monica Daniels-Mica, Weld Count Plant: Commission
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