HomeMy WebLinkAbout20203208.tiffSUMMARY OF THE WELD COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
Tuesday, August 18, 2020
A regular meeting of the Weld County Planning Commission was held in the Weld County Administration
Building, Hearing Room, 1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado. This meeting was called to order by Chair,
Elijah Hatch, at 12:30 pm.
Roll Call.
Present: Dwaine Barclay, Elijah Hatch, Gene Stille, Lonnie Ford, Sam Gluck, Skip Holland, Tom Cope, Troy
Mellon.
Absent/Excused: Butch White.
Also Present: Maxwell Nader, Department of Planning Services; Lauren Light, Department of Health;
Melissa King, Department of Public Works; Bob Choate, County Attorney, and Kris Ranslem, Secretary.
Motion: Approve the August 4, 2020 Weld County Planning Commission minutes, Moved by Tom Cope,
Seconded by Skip Holland. Motion passed unanimously.
CASE NUMBER: COZ20-0005
APPLICANT: BRIAN HARRELL
PLANNER: MAXWELL NADER
REQUEST: CHANGE OF ZONE FROM THE C-3 (BUSINESS COMMERCIAL) ZONE
DISTRICT AND THE R-1 (LOW -DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) ZONE DISTRICT TO
THE A (AGRICULTURAL) ZONE DISTRICT.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: LOT 1 SW4NW4 AND LOT 4 NW4NW4 ALL IN SECTION 4, T5N, R65W OF THE
6TH P.M., WELD COUNTY, COLORADO.
LOCATION: APPROXIMATELY 800 FEET EAST OF 1ST AVENUE; APPROXIMATELY 0.36
MILES NORTH OF HWY 263.
Max Nader, Planning Services, presented Case COZ20-0005, reading the recommendation and comments
into the record. Mr. Nader noted that no letters or phone calls were received from surrounding property
owners. The Department of Planning Services recommends approval of this application with the attached
conditions of approval and development standards.
Melissa King, Public Works, reported on the existing traffic, access to the site and drainage conditions for
the site.
Lauren Light, Environmental Health, reviewed the public water and sanitary sewer requirements and on -
site dust control.
Commissioner Holland asked what the reason is for the violation. Mr. Nader said the violation was due to
the commercial vehicles parked on site. He added that those vehicles are no longer there so technically
the only violation is the two homes on the property. Mr. Nader said that there is a condition of approval that
the applicant will need to address that.
Todd Hodges, Todd Hodges Design, 2412 Danby Court, Ft. Collins, Colorado, stated that they are
proposing to change the zone from an existing commercial zone district to agricultural zoning. The applicant
would like to continue the use of the property as residential and agriculture since the origination of this
property. He added that there have been two residences on this property for quite some time.
Mr. Hodges said that he believes the original zoning was initiated by Weld County and added that this will
take care of the issue with the two homes. He added that the conditions of approval are acceptable;
however, he did refer to the existing access. He stated that there is an existing right-of-way on a portion of
the access and there are existing easements which are documented on the change of zone map.
In response to Commissioner Stille's inquiry, Mr. Hodges clarified that this property encumbers 20 acres.
Mr. Stille asked what the future use of the property will be. Mr. Hodges said that right now, the applicant
wishes to continue to use this property as his residence. He added that the applicant has done a lot of
clean up on the property.
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Brian Harrell, 288 15t Avenue, Greeley, Colorado, stated that he doesn't have any plans currently of what
or if he will be planting anything. He is just wanting to keep his residence and clean up the property. He
added that it has been in his family for 50 years and he has inherited the items left behind.
Commissioner Stille asked if there are any issues with the access. Mr. Harrell said that there are no issues
and added that it is 30 foot wide. Mr. Nader said that it is a combination of five different easements. He
added that Mr. Hodges worked with a surveyor and they found all the easements and they are identified on
the change of zone map. Therefore, Mr. Nader recommended deleting Condition of Approval 1.D since the
access has been addressed.
Commissioner Gluck asked how many septic systems will be required for both homes. Ms. Light said it
depends on what the existing system is and when the size gets evaluated.
Commissioner Cope clarified if there are two (2) homes on the site. Mr. Harrell replied yes. Mr. Nader
added that the first home was built in 1906 or 1910, prior to the 1972 zoning and is classified as an NCU
(nonconforming use). He added that the second home was built in 1985 and is considered a Use by Right
on the agricultural zoned property.
The Chair asked if there was anyone in the audience who wished to speak for or against this application.
No one wished to speak.
The Chair referred to Staff's recommendation of the removal of Condition of Approval 1.D.
Motion: Delete Condition of Approval 1.D, Moved by Skip Holland, Seconded by Tom Cope. Motion
carried unanimously.
The Chair asked the applicant if they have read through the amended Conditions of Approval and if they
are in agreement with those. The applicant replied that they are in agreement.
Motion: Forward Case COZ20-0005 to the Board of County Commissioners along with the amended
Conditions of Approval with the Planning Commission's recommendation of approval, Moved by Gene
Stille, Seconded by Dwaine Barclay.
Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote (summary: Yes = 8).
Yes: Dwaine Barclay, Elijah Hatch, Gene Stille, Lonnie Ford, Sam Gluck, Skip Holland, Tom Cope, Troy
Mellon.
The Chair asked the public if there were other items of business that they would like to discuss. No one
wished to speak.
The Chair asked the Planning Commission members if there was any new business to discuss. No one
wished to speak.
Meeting adjourned at 12:49 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Kristine Ranslem
Secretary
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