HomeMy WebLinkAbout20242578.tiffRESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE CERTIFICATION TO WELD COUNTY TREASURER OF ZONING
VIOLATION PENALTIES AS SPECIAL ASSESSMENT - IVY VALDEZ
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, Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Planning Services, filed a
complaint in the Weld County Court against Defendant, Ivy Valdez, claiming that the Defendants'
property was in violation of the Weld County Code, and
WHEREAS, the County Court found the Defendants' property to be in violation of the Weld
County Code, and
WHEREAS, the Defendant failed to bring the property into compliance with the Weld
County Code, in relation to Zoning Compliance Violation, ZCV22-00113, and upon Weld County's
motion, the County Court ordered the Defendant to pay $25.00 for each day that the property
remained in violation of the Weld County Code, beginning on November 6, 2023, and
WHEREAS, C.R.S. §30-28-124.5(1) and Section 23-10-40.A of the Weld County Code
allows these costs to be assessed against the property and collected as a special assessment by
the Weld County Treasurer.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, that the Certification of $7,500.00 to the Weld County Treasurer to be
collected as a special assessment for the daily violation penalties from November 6, 2023,
through and including August 31, 2024 (a period of 300 days), be, and hereby is, approved.
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CERTIFICATION TO WELD COUNTY TREASURER OF ZONING VIOLATION PENALTIES AS
SPECIAL ASSESSMENT — IVY VALDEZ
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The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 30th day of September, A.D., 2024.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Ke ' . Ross, Chair
Perry L. Dick, Pro-Tem
Mike reeman
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Lori Saine
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Adria Schiel
Thursday, October 3, 2024 1:45 PM
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Karin McDougal; Diane Beckman
Ivy Valdez Resolution
Please do not record the resolution for the certification for Ivy Valdez. This matter came before the BOCC on September
30, 2024. Ms. Valdez made payment and recording the resolution will cause issues.
Adria Schiel
Assistant County Attorney
Weld County Attorney's Office
1150 "O" Street, P.O. Box 758
Greeley, CO 80632
(970) 400-4392
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TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Adria Schiel, Assistant County Attorney
DATE: September 30, 2024
SUBJECT: Special Assessment Certifications for Zoning and
Building Violations.
As you know, we periodically request your certification of certain civil penalties as special assessments
to be collected along with property taxes. All these requests are based upon orders issued from the
Weld County Court after internal review by the Department of Planning Services and the County
Attorney's Office. In most cases, the property owner admits that there is a violation of the Weld County
Code, agrees to pay an initial fine, and agrees to a plan with deadlines to fix the issue. This plan becomes
an order of the court. Even after the deadlines pass, staff works with property owners who are making
good faith efforts to fix the problem and does not ask the court to enforce the agreement by entering a
daily penalty order. If the deadlines pass and no significant progress is made, then the County Attorney
asks the court for a hearing where we prove that the violation still exists, and the property owner hasn't
done what they agreed to do. In other cases, the daily penalty was ordered after the County proved the
violation to the court at trial, or the property owner refused to engage with the court process and a
default judgement was issued. Once the property owner fixes the problem and has paid the initial fine,
Planning Services closes the violation, and the County Attorney files a motion with the court to waive
any penalties not certified to the Treasurer and dismiss the case.
Per Weld County Code section 23-10-40(A), any penalties not paid within 30 days may be certified to the
County Treasurer as a special assessment.
Hearings Scheduled for September 30, 2024
New Certifications
Daniela Flores (CV)
Manuel Montez (CV)
• O N. Ethel Ave (Parcel Number
• 19355 County Road 52
10511101003)
• 23C34086
• 22C34238
• $15.00 per day daily penalty beginning
• $25.00 per day penalty beginning on
on September 18, 2023.
1/8/2024
• Violations: occupied recreational
• Violations: vacant property with RV's
vehicles, non-commercial junkyard
• 1/8/2024 up to and including 8/31/2024
• 9/18/2023 up to and including 8/31/2024
is 237 days.
is 349 days.
• $25 x 237 = $5,925.00
• $15.00 x 349= $5,235.00
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Brian Rector (NB)
• 2061 County Road 53, Kersey
22C36441
$50.00 per day penalty beginning
12/4/2023
Violations: commercial vehicles, building
without permits, no land use permits
12/4/2023 up to and including 8/31/2024
is 272 days.
$50x272=$13,600.00
Homar Manriquez (NB)
• 23-C-36810
• 500 5th Street and 27333 4th Street, Gill
• $75.00 per day penalty to begin on
8/5/2024
Violations: non-commercial junkyard
8/5/2024 up to and including 8/31/2024
is 27 days
27 x $75.00 = $2,025.00
Jacob Rettenberger and Sherry Louk (NB)
11780 Deford Street, New Raymer
23C37073
$25.00 per day penalty beginning on May
6, 2024. Will increase to 50.00 per day on
June 6, 2024.
Violations: non-commercial junkyard
5/6/2024 up to but not including
6/6/2024 is 31 days
25.00 x 31= 775.00
6/6/2024 up to and including 8/31/2024
is 87 days
$50.00 x 87 = 4,350.00
$775.00 + $4,350.00 = $5,125.00
Marco Antonio Ruiz Soto and Maria Del Carmen
Beiarano Barraza (CV)
• 340 Dunmire Street
23C37090
$50.00 per day penalty beginning
2/5/2024
Violations: storage of commercial
vehicles and equipment
2/5/2024 up to and including 8/31/2024
is 209 days.
$50x209=$10,450.00
Arthur Kohn (CV)
2790 175th Ave, Erie
23C33252
$40.00 per day penalty beginning on
March 4, 2024
Violations: non-commercial junkyard
3/4/2024 up to and including 8/31/2024
is 181 days.
$40 x 181= $7,240.00
Ivy Valdez (CV)
• 19714 CR 50 %, La Salle
23C31567
$25.00 per day penalty beginning
11/6/2023
Violations: commercial vehicles
11/6/2023 up to and including 8/31/2024
is 300 days.
$25 x 300 = $7,500.00
Chevy Truck Parts (NB)
• 19570 CR 28
23C37088
$100.00 per day penalty beginning on July 3,
2024
Violations: outdoor storage of commercial
equipment, recreation and personal vehicles,
semis and semi -trailers without land use
permits
7/3/2024 up to and including 8/31/2024 is 60
days
$100.00 x 60= $6,000.00
Michael Lopez (JC)
3503 County Road 75, Roggen
23C31410
$25.00 per day penalty beginning
2/26/2024
Violations: non-commercial junkyard
2/26/2024 up to and including 8/31/2024
is 188 days.
$25 x 188 = $4,700.00
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Ivy Valdez
19714 County Road 50 1/2
LaSalle, CO 80645
Ivy Valdez,
WELD COUNTY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE
1150 0 STREET
P.O. BOX 758
GREELEY, CO 80632-0758
WEBSITE: www.weld.qov
PHONE: (970) 336-7235
FAX: (970) 352-0242
Notice of Certification of Lien to Weld County Treasurer
September 16, 2024
SENT VIA CERTIFIED AND FIRST CLASS MAIL
This letter is to provide you with notice of Weld County's intent to certify certain liens on your property to the
Weld County Treasurer. As you know, the County Court found your property 19714 County Road 501/2 to be in
violation of the Weld County Code.
On December 1, 2023, the Court ordered you to pay a daily Penalty of $25.00 per day beginning on November 6,
2023, and continuing until the zoning violation is removed from the property (Court Order attached). Upon
information and belief, the zoning violation still exists on your property.
At a public hearing on September 30, 2024, at 9:00 a.m., the Weld County Board of County Commissioners will
determine whether to certify the continuing daily penalties against your property which have continued to accrue.
The hearing will be held at the Weld County Administration Building at 1150 0 Street, Greeley, CO 80632. The
hearing will address the penalties for the period November 6, 2023, up to and including August 31, 2024. This
period totals 300 days at $25.00 per day for a total of $7,500.00. Please note that the daily penalty will continue
to accrue until the property is brought into compliance with the Weld County Code.
The total request at the hearing will be $1,5M,22. Such lien would have priority over all other security interests,
except for taxes. In addition to the $7,500.00, the Weld County Treasurer's fee may increase the lien as permitted
by law.
You may avoid this hearing and the Treasurer's fee by paying the full amount to Weld County prior to the hearing.
Alternative arrangements may be made by contacting Cynthia Villanueva at 970-400-3536. Please feel free to
contact me with any questions.
Res e�ctfully,
Adria Schiel
Assistant Weld County Attorney
Enclosure
COUNTY COURT, WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
Court Address: 915 Tenth Street, P.O. Box 2038, DAT
E FILED: December 1, 2023 4:13 PM
Greeley, Colorado 80632 CASE
NUMBER: 2023C31567
Phone Number: (970) 475-2400
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF THE
COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO,
Plaintiff,
v.
A FOR COURT USE ONLY A
IVY VALDEZ,
Case Number: 23-C-31567
Division: C
Defendant.
ORDER IMPOSING PENALTIES FOR ZONING VIOLATIONS
This matter came before the Court on November 6, 2023, for an evidentiary hearing.
Plaintiff was represented by Assistant Weld County Attorney Adria Schiel, and Defendant, Ivy
Valdez, appeared pro se. Testimony was heard from Cynthia Villanueva, Weld County Building
Compliance Officer, and Defendant Ivy Valdez. Based upon the foregoing, this Court makes
the following findings of fact and conclusions of law:
1. This Court has jurisdiction over the subject matter and the parties herein. This is an
action to enforce zoning and/or building code violations within the unincorporated area of
Weld County pursuant to C.R.S. §30-28-124.5, C.R.S. §30-28-210, Weld County Code
(WCC) §23-10-40, and WCC §29-11-10(C). The Court took judicial notice of the
Stipulation, which was approved and ordered by the Court on June 7, 2023.
2. Defendant owns and/or occupies the property located at 19714 CR 501/2, Greeley
Colorado, in unincorporated Weld County (the "Property"). The Property is zoned (A)
Agricultural.
3. Based upon the sworn testimony of the parties and the exhibits filed with the Court, the
court fmds that the Defendant has violated the stipulated agreement.
4. The Court finds the on October 30, 2023, there was more than two commercial vehicles
on the property.
5. The Court fmds that Plaintiff has proven by a preponderance of evidence that the property
is in violation of the Weld County Code.
Weld County Court Magistrate
IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED:
6. A $25.00 per day penalty is ordered due to the continued violation, as stipulated by the
parties. The penalty will begin on November 6, 2023, and will continue until further order of
this Court.
SO ORDERED.
December 1, 2023
Date
ZCV22-0O113; 23C31567
Ivy Valdez
19714 COUNTY ROAD 50%2
Violations:
Multiple Commercial Vehicles
* November 6, 2023 ($25.00 daily penalty imposed)
* November 6, 2023 up to and including
August 31, 2024 = 300 days
* $25 / Daily @ 300 days = $7,500.00
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