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Home My WebLink About960879 INVENTORY OF ITEMS SUBMITTED FOR CONSIDERATION Applicant: Robert Wardlaw, Loving Trust Case Number: AmUSR-1057 Submitted or Prepared Prior to Hearing At Hearing 1. Land Use Application Summary Sheet X 2. Department of Planning Services Recommendation X 3. Legal Notification X 4. USR Application X 5. Referral List X 6. West Greeley Soil Conservation Service, 3-6-96 X 7. Extensions Office, 2-22-96 X 8. Town of Kersey, 2-26-96 X 9. Weld County Health Department, 2-27-96 X 10. Weld County Public Works Department, 2-26-96 X 11. Maps Prepared by Planning Technician X 12. Surrounding Property Owner List X 13. Deed X 14. Letter from North Weld County Water District X 15. Soil Survey X I hereby certify that the 15 items identified herein were submitted to the Department of Planning Services at or prior to the scheduled Planning Commission hearing. I further certify that these items were forwarded to the Clerk to the Board's office on March 26, 1996. ris Goranso Current Planner STATE OF COLORADO ,00n `1N.'17t QF WELD SUBSCR4 LQND SWORN BEFORE ME THIS l(/ day of---, __ .CK19 NOTARY 000 TF or Cr: NOTA6PUBLIC °,„nIminar, • My Commission Expires MY COMMISSION EXPIRES. MARCH 4, 1997 960879 DATE: March 18, 1996 PLANNER: Chris Goranson CASE NUMBER: AmUSR-1057 NAME: Robert Wardlaw, Loving Trust ADDRESS: 27712 WCR 62 Greeley, CO 80631 REQUEST: A Site Specific Development Plan and Special Use Permit for a feedlot(4,000 head of cattle) in the A(Agricultural) zone district. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the NE4 of Section 3, T5N, R64W of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: North of and adjacent to WCR 60 1/2; west of and adjacent to WCR 57. THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES' STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THIS REQUEST BE APPROVED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS: 1. The submitted materials are in compliance with the application requirements of Section 24.7 and Section 45.1 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 2. It is the opinion of the Department of Planning Services' staff that the applicant has shown compliance with Section 24.3 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance as follows: A) This proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan and is provided for as a Use by Special Review. B) The proposal is consistent with the intent of the district in which the use is located. C) The use will be compatible with future development of the surrounding area and with future development as projected by the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. Surrounding land uses are residential development and agricultural production. D) The site does not lie within any of the overlay districts. E) The applicant has demonstrated that a diligent effort has been made to conserve productive agricultural land in the locational decision for the proposed use. F) The conditions of approval and development standards will ensure adequate provision for the protection of the health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of the neighborhood and County. This recommendation is based, in part, upon a review of the application materials submitted by the applicant, other relevant information regarding the request, and responses from referral entities. The Department of Planning Services' staff recommendation for approval is conditional upon the following: 1. The access shall be from Weld County Road 62 via the driveway along the west entrance to the homestead and feedlot area. No feedlot access will be allowed from Weld County Road 60 1/2 to the facility. 960819 2 2. Prior to recording the plat: A. Adequate evidence that the screening plan has been planted shall be submitted to the Department of Planning Services. B. The screening shall be delineated on the plat. C. A soil nutrient test shall be conducted in accordance with a letter dated February 26, 1996 by Frank R. Riggle, Resource Conservationist for the West Greeley Soil Conservation District. A copy of this test shall be submitted to the Department of Planning Services. 3. The attached Development Standards for the Special Review permit shall be adopted and placed on the Special Review plat prior to recording the plat. The plat shall be delivered to the Department of Planning Services and ready for recording in the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's office within 15 days of approval by the Board of County Commissioners. 4. The Special Review activity shall not occur nor shall any building or electrical permits be issued on the property until the Special Review plat is ready to be recorded in the office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder. 960879 SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS Robed Wardlaw, Loving Trust AmUSR-1057 1. The Site Specific Development Plan and Special Use Permit is for a feedlot (4,000 cattle) in the A (Agricultural)zone district as indicated in the application materials. 2. Approval of this plan may create a vested property right pursuant to Section 90 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 3. Annual soil nutrient tests shall be conducted in accordance with a letter dated February 26, 1996 by Frank R. Riggle, Resource Conservationist for the West Greeley Soil Conservation District. In the event the 27 acre field cannot be irrigated or the soil tests indicate a high level of nutrients, the applicant shall have the capability to pump the waste to adjacent fields and/or truck off site. 4. The applicant shall remove, handle, and stockpile manure from the livestock area-in a manner that will prevent nuisance conditions. The manure piles shall not be allowed to exist or deteriorate to a condition that facilitates excessive odors, flies, insect pests, or pollutant runoff. The manure storage site shall have a water-tight surface which does not permit seepage or percolation of manure pollutants into the ground. 5. The facility shall maintain compliance with the Confined Animal Feeding Operations Control Regulations and Weld County Zoning Ordinance Livestock Feeding Performance Standards, Section 47. 6. The facility shall maintain compliance with the Supplementary Regulations for Livestock Confinement Operations (LCO) in the Weld County Zoning Ordinance, Section 45.1. 7. All liquid and solid wastes shall be stored and removed for final disposal in a manner that protects against surface and groundwater contamination. 8. Fugitive dust shall be controlled on this site. 9. No permanent disposal of wastes shall be permitted at this site. • 10. Waste materials shall be handled, stored, and disposed in a manner that controls fugitive dust, blowing debris, and other potential nuisance conditions. 11. All potentially hazardous chemicals must be stored and handled in a safe manner. Reference 25-8-205.5 Colorado Water Quality Control Act and Rules and Regulations thereof. 12. The access shall be from Weld County Road 62 via the driveway along the west entrance to the homestead and feedlot area. No feedlot access will be allowed from Weld County Road 60 1/2 to the facility. 13. All construction on the property shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 960879 2 14. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operation Standards of Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 15. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Design Standards of Section 24.5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 16. Personnel from the Weld County Health Department and Weld County Department of Planning Services shall be granted access onto the property at any reasonable time in order to ensure the activities carried out on the property comply with the Development Standards stated hereon and all applicable Weld County Regulations. 17. The Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown hereon and governed by the foregoing standards and all applicable Weld County regulations. Major changes from the plans or Development Standards as shown or stated shall require the approval of an amendment of the Permit by the Weld County Commissioners before such changes from the plans or Development Standards are permitted. Any other changes shall be filed in the office of the Department of Planning Services. 18. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with all of the foregoing Development Standards. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing Development Standards may be reason for revocation of the Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. 960879 LAND USE APPLICATION SUMMARY SHEET CASE NUMBER: AmUSR-1057 DATE: March 12, 1996 NAME: Robert Wardlaw, Loving Trust ADDRESS: 27712 WCR 62 Greeley, CO 80631 REQUEST: A Site Specific Development Plan and a Special Review Permit for a feedlot (4,000 head of cattle) in the A (Agricultural) zone district. LEGAL DESCRIPTION: Part of the NE4 of Section 3, T5N, R64W of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado. LOCATION: North of and adjacent to WCR 60 1/2; west of and adjacent to WCR 57. Size of Parcel: 56.8 acres, more or less POSSIBLE ISSUES SUMMARIZED FROM APPLICATION MATERIALS: The criteria for review of this Special Review Permit is listed in Section 24.3 and Section 45.1 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. The Department of Planning Services' staff has received responses from the following agencies: 1. West Greeley Soil Conservation Service 2. Extensions Service 3. Town of Kersey 4. Weld County Health Department 5. Weld County Public Works Department The Department of Planning Services' staff has not received referral responses from: 1. Platte Valley Fire Protection District The Department of Planning Services' staff has not received any objections from surrounding property owners. The Town of Kersey felt the location of the feedlot was not in the best interest of the community, although it was outside of Kersey's present planning area. 960879 • DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES PHONE (970) 353-6100, EXT.3540 FAX (970) 352-6312 INISTRATIVE OFFICES WI C. WELD COUNTYREEM Y4 0 N. 17TH COLORADO COLORADO February 8, 1996 Robert Wardlaw, Loving Trust 27712 WCR 62 Greeley, CO 80631 Subject: AM-USR 1057 - Request for a Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for a 4,000 head of cattle feedlot in the A(Agricultural)zone district on a parcel of land described as located in part of the NE4 of Section 3, T5N, R64W of the 6th P.M.,Weld County, Colorado. Dear Mr. Wardlaw, Loving Trust: Your application and related materials for the request described above are being processed. I have scheduled a meeting with the Weld County Planning Commission for March 19, 1996, at 1:30 p.m. This meeting will take place in the County Commissioners' Hearing Room, First Floor, Weld County Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, Colorado. It is recommended that you and/or a representative be in attendance to answer any questions the Planning Commission members may have. It is the policy of Weld County to refer an application to any town or municipality lying within three miles of the property or if the property is located within the comprehensive planning area of a town or municipality. Therefore, our office has forwarded a copy of the submitted materials to the Town of Kersey's Planning Commission for its review and comments. Please call the Marlene Hookom at the Town of Kersey (970) 353- 1681 for further details regarding the date, time, and place of this meeting. It is recommended that you and/or a representative be in attendance at the Planning Commission meeting to answer any questions the Commission members may have with respect to your application. A representative from the Department of Planning Services will be out to the property a minimum of ten days prior to the hearing to post a sign adjacent to and visible from a publicly maintained road right-of-way which identifies the hearing time, date, and location. In the event the property is not adjacent to a publicly maintained road right-of-way, one sign will be posted in the most prominent place on the property and a second sign posted at the point at which the driveway (access drive) intersects a publicly maintained road right-of-way. 960879 Page 2 The Department of Planning Services' staff will make a recommendation concerning this application to the Weld County Planning Commission. This recommendation will be available twenty-four(24)hours before the scheduled hearing. It is the responsibility of the applicant to call the Department of Planning Services' office before the Planning Commission hearing to make arrangements to obtain the recommendation. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call. Respectfully, T `�-�_ ris Goranson Current Planner CG/jeb 960879 Hello