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HomeMy WebLinkAbout982443.tiff RESOLUTION RE: APPROVE SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT #1201 FOR A DAIRY AND AGRICULTURAL SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT FOR A LIVESTOCK CONFINEMENT OPERATION FOR 6,000 HEAD OF CATTLE - MORWAI DAIRY, LLC, %JOHN AND ELLEN MOSER WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on the 16th day of December, 1998, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. in the Chambers of the Board for the purpose of hearing the application of Morwai Dairy, LLC, % John and Ellen Moser, 12954 Weld County Road 43, Hudson, Colorado 80642, for a Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit#1201 for a Dairy and Agricultural Service Establishment for a Livestock Confinement Operation for 6,000 head of cattle on the following described real estate, to-wit: Sections 28 and 29, Township 3 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado WHEREAS, said applicant was present at said hearing, and WHEREAS, Section 24.4.2 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance provides standards for review of said Special Review Permit, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners heard all of the testimony and statements of those present, studied the request of the applicant and the recommendations of the Weld County Planning Commission and all of the exhibits and evidence presented in this matter and, having been fully informed, finds that this request shall be approved for the following reasons: 1. The submitted materials are in compliance with the application requirements of Section 24.7 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 2. It is the opinion of the Board of County Commissioners that the applicant has shown compliance with Section 24.4.2 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance as follows: a. Section 24.4.2.1 -- That the proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. A.Goal 1 states, "Preserve prime farmland for agricultural purposes which foster the economic health and continuance of agriculture". The U.S.D.A. soils maps indicate that the soils on this property are designated "other lands" and "prime if irrigated". A.Policy 1 states, "Agricultural zoning will be established and maintained to protect and promote the County's agricultural industry". b. Section 24.4.2.2 -- The proposal is consistent with the intent of the district in which the use is located. The property is zoned Agricultural and section 31.4.2 states that Agricultural Service establishments primarily engaged in 982443 e,C_ IL, (4 ,qp/2/ , I PL1276 SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT#1201 - MORWAI DAIRY, LLC, CIO JOHN AND ELLEN MOSER PAGE 2 performing agricultural, animal husbandry, or horticultural services on a fee or contract basis, including livestock confinement operations, are permitted as a Use by Special Review Permit in the A (Agricultural) Zone District. c. Section 24.4.2.3 -- The uses which would be permitted will be compatible with the existing surrounding land uses. Uses within the surrounding area are irrigated farmground to the south and east and native rangeland pasture to the north and west. There are no residential homes within 500 feet of the physical dairy operations. There are also several other Special Review Permits in the area. These Special Review Permits include an auto salvage yard, a junkyard, a tire landfill, a biomedical non-hazardous material incineration facility, and several oil and gas facilities. Conditions of Approval and Development Standards will ensure that any incompatibilities will be mitigated. d. Section 24.4.2.4 -- The uses which would be permitted will be compatible with future development of the surrounding area as permitted by the existing zoning and with the future development as projected by the comprehensive plan or master plans of affected municipalities. This proposal is not within a three mile referral area of any municipality. e. Section 24.4.2.5 -- This proposal does not lie within any Overlay Districts. f. Section 24.4.2.6 -- If the use is proposed to be located in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, the applicant shall demonstrate a diligent effort to conserve prime agricultural land in the locational decision for the proposed use. This property is designated as "prime farm ground, if irrigated", and "other lands" as designated on the U.S.D.A. Soils Map. In addition, the Moser family owns approximately 2,640 acres adjacent to and within close proximity to the project site, which will be farmed for feedstuffs and to support waste management. g. Section 24.4.2.7 - There is adequate provision for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the neighborhood and the County. The attached Conditions of Approval and Development Standards ensure the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the neighborhood and the County. h. Section 47 -- The applicant shall comply with the additional requirements of the Livestock Feeding Performance Standards. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the application of Morwai Dairy, LLC, c/o John and Ellen Moser for a Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit#1201 for a Dairy and Agricultural Service Establishment for a Livestock Confinement Operation for 6,000 head of cattle on the hereinabove described parcel of land be, and hereby is, granted subject to the following conditions: 982443 PL1276 SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT#1201 - MORWAI DAIRY, LLC, C/O JOHN AND ELLEN MOSER PAGE 3 1. 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 completed plat shall be delivered to the Department of Planning Services and be ready for recording in the Weld County Clerk and Recorder's Office within 30 days of approval by the Board of County Commissioners. 2. Prior to recording the plat: A. The facility shall demonstrate compliance with the Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Control Regulations. This shall be demonstrated by submitting a Comprehensive Manure and Waste Water Management Plan for a 6,000 head dairy, to the Weld County Health Department for review and approval. This plan shall include, but not be limited to the following: (1) Demonstration that all manure stockpile areas and waste water collection, conveyance, and retention facilities are adequately constructed and sized to handle a twenty-five year, twenty-four hour storm event. This shall be conducted by a Registered Professional Engineer. (2) Demonstration that any existing or proposed waste water retention will be constructed in accordance with the criteria described in the CAFO Regulations. The demonstration shall be conducted by a Registered Professional Engineer. (3) A site map demonstrating the layout of the site. This should include the location of all pens, structures, feed storage areas, any water courses through the property, manure storage areas, lagoons, etc. (4) A surface contour map which demonstrates all surface water control features on the site. This should include surveyed surface elevations and indicate flow direction, run-on control features, etc. (5) Demonstration that the facility has the ability to manage and/or land apply manure and waste water at agronomic rates in accordance with CAFO Regulations. (6) Demonstration that adequate measures are in place to prevent any discharges except those which are allowed by CAFO Regulations. (7) Other necessary measures which are required in order to comply with CAFO Regulations. B. The facility shall demonstrate compliance with Section 47 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 982443 PL1276 SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT#1201 - MORWAI DAIRY, LLC, CIO JOHN AND ELLEN MOSER PAGE 4 C. In accordance with CAFO, the applicant shall submit the facility's Manure and Waste Water Management Plan to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for review and comment. D. The applicant shall obtain ISDS permits from the Weld County Health Department for any structure where people live, work, or congregate and insure that the structure contains an adequate, convenient, sanitary toilet and sewage disposal system in good working order. Any structure that will be served by a septic system and have a design hydraulic flow of greater than 3,000 gallons (according to the Weld County ISDS Regulations), must receive approval of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment in accordance with the Regulations for the Site Application Process (5 CCR 1002-22). E. A Dust Abatement Plan shall be submitted to the Weld County Health Department for review and approval. F. A Fly Control Plan shall be submitted to the Weld County Health Department for review and approval. G. An Odor Control Plan shall be submitted to the Weld County Health Department for review and approval. H. The applicant shall submit to the Department of Planning Services, evidence of an adequate water supply for the property. The new access road will be elevated to the same height as the existing intersection to provide adequate sight distance in both directions. J. The section line access will be upgraded and maintained. The upgrade will consist of an all-weather access road to accommodate two-way traffic at all locations. The applicant has submitted a license to upgrade and maintain rights-of-way. This document needs to be completed, signed, and notarized prior to recording the plat. K. The applicant shall enter into an agreement with Patina Oil and Gas Corporation and Kaiser-Francis Oil Company regarding the relocation of flowlines and modification of wellheads. L. The plat shall be amended to delineate the following: 1) The landscaping proposed in the application materials. 2) The applicant shall propose a fence that will provide adequate safety for the residents of the employee housing area and their children to mitigate a possible conflict between residential use and the commercial operation. 982443 PL1276 SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT#1201 - MORWAI DAIRY, LLC, CIO JOHN AND ELLEN MOSER PAGE 5 3) A stop sign at the intersection of the entrance road and Weld County Road 28. 4) All oil and gas equipment located on the property. 3. 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. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 16th day of December, A.D., 1998. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS W EL,f0 COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: 1 / L62ntiz calla ► / ' Constance L. Harbert, Chair Weld County Clerk t e*oord 1(' EXCUSED O ).1 ,t '4- W. H. Webster, Pro-Tem BY: 6� - Deputy Clerk to t '{r EXCUSED DATE OF SIGNING (AYE) iV �` eorge E. Baxter 'T--I-- AP ED TO FORM: Daly K. Hall / j ttorne ykth&aJrknieyer.. 982443 PL1276 SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS MORWAI DAIRY, LLC, C/O JOHN AND ELLEN MOSER USR#1201 1. The Site Specific Development Plan and Special Use Permit#1201 is for a Dairy and Agricultural Service Establishment for a Livestock Confinement Operation for 6,000 head of cattle in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, as indicated in the application materials on file in the Department of Planning Services and subject to the Development Standards stated hereon. 2. Approval of this plan may create a vested property right pursuant to Section 90 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 3. Fugitive dust shall be controlled on this site. The facility shall be operated in accordance with the approved Dust Abatement Plan at all times. 4. All liquid and solid waste shall be stored and removed for final disposal in a manner that protects against surface and groundwater contamination. 5. There shall be no permanent disposal of solid wastes, as defined in the Regulations Pertaining to Solid Waste Disposal Sites and Facilities (6 CCR 1007-2), at this site. 6. The facility shall maintain compliance with Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Control Regulations (5 CCR 1002-19) and Section 47 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 7. The maximum permissible noise level shall not exceed the light industrial limit of 70 db(A), measured according to Section 25-12-102, C.R.S. 8. Any required NPDES Permit shall be maintained in compliance with the Water Quality Control Division of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. 9. All construction on the property shall be in accordance with the requirements of the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 10. The facility shall not discharge run-off or other waste water to surface or groundwater with exception to what is allowed by the Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Control Regulations. 11. Waste materials, not specifically addressed by other Development Standards, shall be handled, stored, and disposed in a manner that controls fugitive dust, blowing debris, and other potential nuisance conditions. 12. 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 surface beneath the manure storage areas shall be of materials which are protective of State waters. These areas shall be constructed to minimize seepage or percolation of manure contaminated water. In no event shall the facility impact or degrade waters of the State in violation of the Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO) Control Regulation (5 CCR 1002-19). 982443 PL1276 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - MORWAI DAIRY, LLC, % JOHN AND ELLEN MOSER (USR#1201) PAGE 2 13. The facility shall be operated in a manner which controls odor. Odors detected off-site shall not equal or exceed the level of fifteen-to-one dilution threshold, as measured pursuant to Regulation 2 of the Colorado Air Pollution Control Regulations. The Odor Abatement Plan shall be implemented at the request of the Weld County Health Department in the event odor levels detected off-site of the facility meet or exceed the level of fifteen-to-one dilution threshold, or in the judgement of the Weld County Health Officer, there exists an odor condition requiring abatement. 14. The facility shall, at all times, maintain records on-site, available for inspection during business hours, which demonstrates the following: A. That the waste water collection and storage facilities are adequately constructed, and sized to handle a 25-year, 24-hour storm event. B. The manner in which manure and waste water has been removed and applied to land. This should also include any agreement between the facility and other parties concerning the off-site removal of manure or waste water for land application, treatment or disposal. C. The method in which waste water and/or manure will be applied to land, including the procedure which will be used to insure that agronomic rates are not exceeded. 15. A spillage retention berm shall be required around any fuel container with a volume greater than 50 gallons. The volume retained by the spillage berm should be greater than the volume of the largest tank inside the berm. 16. The facility shall be operated in a manner to control flies. The facility shall be operated, at all times, in accordance with the approved Fly Control Plan. Additional fly control measures shall be implemented at the request of the Weld County Health Department in the event that flies, which can be determined to be associated with the facility, are in such a number to be considered a nuisance condition. The plan shall also be implemented in the event the Weld County Health Department receives a significant number of fly (associated with facility) complaints and, in the judgement of the Weld County Health Officer, there exists a fly condition requiring abatement. 17. Any septic system located on the property must comply with all provisions of the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal System Regulations. 18. There shall be no burning conducted at the site, with the exception of burning defined as "agricultural open burning" as defined by Regulation No. 1 of the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Regulations. 19. The facility shall be operated in accordance with the approved Manure and Waste Water Management Plan. 20. At such time the dairy operation should cease, the four-plex apartments which are accessory to the Special Review Permit must be removed from the property or the appropriate zoning and building permits shall be applied for and approved for the appropriate use. 982443 PL1276 DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS - MORWAI DAIRY, LLC, % JOHN AND ELLEN MOSER (USR#1201) PAGE 3 21. The hours of operation are up to 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. Office hours will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Hours of operation are up to 24 hours per day in the milking parlor and related facilities. Equipment operations, trucks, farming activities and maintenance activities other than emergencies will occur primarily during daylight hours. 22. All construction on the property shall be in accordance with the Weld County Building Code Ordinance. 23. Any utility work done within Weld County rights-of-way will require a permit from the Weld County Public Works Department. 24. Magnesium Chloride shall be applied to the access road adjacent to the employee apartments and office area to minimize dust adjacent to the access to the dairy facility. 25. Patina Oil and Gas Corporation and Kaiser-Francis Oil Company owns oil and gas leasehold rights under the lands of this Special Review Permit. The property owner shall allow Patina, Kaiser-Francis or any other mineral owner, the right of ingress and egress for the purposes of exploration, development, completion, recompletion, re-entry, production and maintenance operations associated with the Moser 28-4J, Moser 28-5J, Moser 22-28, and Moser 41-28 wells located on these lands. 26. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Design Standards of Section 24.5 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 27. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operation Standards of Section 24.6 of the Weld County Zoning Ordinance. 28. Personnel from the Weld County Health Department and Weld County Planning Department 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 herein and all applicable Weld County regulations. 29. The Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown hereon and governed by the foregoing standards and all applicable Weld County regulations. Substantial 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 Board of 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. 30. 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. 982443 PL1276 Hello