HomeMy WebLinkAbout982143.tiff BEFORE THE WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, PLANNING COMMISSION
RESOLUTION OF RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Moved by Fred Walker that the following resolution be introduced for passage by the Weld County Planning
Commission. Be it resolved by the Weld County Planning Commission that the application for:
CASE: Ordinance 191-C
APPLICANT: Gerald and Kathryn Hamlin
PLANNER: Scott Ballstadt
REQUEST: Amendment to the Mixed Use Development Structural Land Use Map 2.1
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Lot B of RE-1140, being part of the E2 NW4 and the NW4 NW4 of Section
36, T3N, R68W of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado.
LOCATION: South of and adjacent to Weld County Road 28; approximately '/ mile west of Weld County
Road 13.
be recommended favorably to the Board of County Commissioners for the following reasons:
Section 2.E.1 -The existing Comprehensive Plan is in need of revision as proposed. At the time of revision
of the MUD Plan public sewer was not available to service the subject property. Public sewer service can
currently be made available to the subject site from the St. Vrain Sanitation District. The MUD area was
recognized in 1987 in the Weld County Comprehensive Plan as a future urban development corridor within
Weld County. In February of 1997, the MUD area was re-evaluated by County staff and consultants to
formulate the MUD Ordinance(Ordinance 191). Ordinance 191 is intended to guide and implement planned
land use changes in the MUD area. The subject property is approximately 1 mile east of 1-25, south of and
adjacent to Weld County Road 28. The surrounding area has experienced recent growth which has occurred
partially through the County and also through the Town of Mead. Inclusion of this property within the MUD
area will ensure that proper measures are taken to impose urban-type standards on development as it occurs.
Staff understands from the application materials that the applicant is proposing to preserve approximately 30%
of the 118 acre site for open space. This area, adjacent to the St. Vrain River, is to be designated as Limiting
Site Factors on Structural Land Use Map 2.1.
Section 2.E.2-The proposed amendment will be consistent with existing and future goals, policies and needs
of the County.
MUD.Goal 1 - To plan and to manage growth within the II-25 Mixed Use Development area and Urban
Development Nodes so as to balance relevant fiscal, environmental, aesthetic, and economic components
of the area.
The current policy statements and regulations concerning the 1-25 MUD area require environmentally and
aesthetically pleasing designs. All development in the MUD area is required
to address and pay its proportionate share of the impacts created in the community. Future application
proposals will be required to describe, in detail, the impacts of any proposed development of the subject
property.
MUD.Goal 2-To assure a well-integrated, balanced, transportation system which meets the public need with
maximum efficiency, comfort, safety and economy.
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RESOLUTION, Ordinance 191-C
Gerald and Kathryn Hamlin
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The subject property is currently accessed from Weld County Road 28. The potential development of
residential units in this area will undoubtedly require infrastructure improvements. The Weld County Public
Works Department indicated in a referral response dated April 27, 1998 that upon future development of this
property,Weld County Road 28 would be extended as a two-lane Collector status road, requiring additional
right-of-way. Any future development proposals on the site will be required to meet the urban-type design
standards established by the MUD Ordinance, as well as address conditions of approval as required by the
Weld County Public Works Department and the Department of Planning Services.
MUD.Goal 3-To provide efficient and cost-effective delivery of adequate public facilities and services which
assure health, safety, and general welfare of the present and future residents of Weld County and the area.
The proposal can be served in the future by a public sanitation district(St. Vrain Sanitation) and public water
is also available to the property (Little Thompson Water District). All potential future developments will be
required to connect to these systems. Fire protection in the area is provided by Mountain View Fire Protection
District. Future development applications will be sent to the District for review. The current population size
of the area makes providing private recreational facilities somewhat difficult at this time, However, these
facilities will be addressed at such time in the future that residential development necessitates the
development of these facilities.
MUD.Goal 4 -To maintain and improve the existing natural state of the environment.
The addition of the proposed application into the MUD area will not adversely influence the existing natural
environmental resources in the area. Through the proposed inclusion the applicant will be required to adhere
to an expanded level of environmental standards.
MUD.Goal 5-The coordination of other municipal, county, regional, and state growth policies and programs
which include this area should be evaluated in order to minimize discrepancies, promote a better
understanding of growth dynamics in the area, avoid duplication of services and to provide economies of
scale.
The MUD area, in general, is developing at an accelerated rate. The growing population base will encourage
and necessitate increased levels of service. Through the referral of development application materials,
surrounding communities will have the opportunity to encourage a coordinated growth approach to handle
impacts to the area.
MUD.Goal 6-To assure that new development occurs in such a manner as to maintain an attractive working
and living environment.
Through future development applications, any proposed development will be required to adequately satisfy
all goals and policies designed to ensure that an attractive and compatible working and living environment
exists in the MUD area.
MUD.Goal 7-All new development in the Mixed Use Development area should pay its own way.
Through future development applications, any proposed development is required to address and pay its
proportionate share of the impacts created in the community. Future applications will address this through
improvements agreements and other appropriate mechanisms.
RESOLUTION, Ordinance 191-C
Gerald and Kathryn Hamlin
Page 3
The Planning Commission recommends the following condition of approval be addressed prior to the
Structural Land Use Map 2.1 amendment:
1. The applicant shall undertake the process to amend USR-639, J-Bar-B, Inc. Bailey Pit, so that this
USR will not be located on any portion of the subject property.
Motion seconded by Christie Nicklas.
VOTE:
For Passage
Glenn Vaad
Arlan Marrs
Christie Nicklas
Stephan Mokray
Bruce Fitzgerald
Jack Epple
Fred Walker
The Chairman declared the resolution passed and ordered that a certified copy be forwarded with the file of
this case to the Board of County Commissioners for further proceedings.
CERTIFICATION OF COPY
I, Wendi Inloes, Recording Secretary for the Weld County Planning Commission, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing resolution is a true copy of the resolution of the Planning Commission of Weld County,
Colorado, adopted on June 2, 1998.
Dated the 2nd
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Wendi Inloes
Secretary
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