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HomeMy WebLinkAbout20191922.tiffRESOLUTION RE: ACTION OF THE BOARD CONCERNING SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT, USR19-0007 FOR ANY USE PERMITTED AS A USE BY RIGHT, ACCESSORY USE, OR USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW IN THE COMMERCIAL OR INDUSTRIAL ZONE DISTRICTS, (OUTDOOR STORAGE OF RVS, BOATS, MOTORHOMES, AND 5TH WHEEL TRAILERS) PROVIDED THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT A LOT IN AN APPROVED OR RECORDED SUBDIVISION PLAT OR PART OF A MAP OR PLAN FILED PRIOR TO ADOPTION OF ANY REGULATIONS CONTROLLING SUBDIVISIONS IN THE A (AGRICULTURAL) ZONE DISTRICT - KEVIN AND DEANNA DOUGHERTY 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 29th day of May, 2019, at the hour of 10:00 a.m., in the Chambers of the Board, for the purpose of hearing the withdrawal request of Kevin and Deanna Dougherty, 20995 CR 2, Brighton, Colorado 80603, for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit, USR19-0007, for any Use permitted as a Use by Right, Accessory Use, or Use by Special Review in the Commercial or Industrial Zone Districts, (outdoor storage of RVs, boats, motorhomes, and 5th wheel trailers) provided that the property is not a lot in an approved or recorded subdivision plat or part of a map or plan filed prior to adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, on the following described real estate, being more particularly described as follows: Part of the SE1/4 of Section 33, Township 1 North, Range 65 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado WHEREAS, at said hearing, the matter was continued to July 10, 2019, to allow adequate time to re -notice the matter and prepare the case file for review, and WHEREAS, on July 10, 2019, the applicants were present, and WHEREAS, Section 23-2-230 of the Weld County Code provides standards for review of said Use by 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 unfavorable recommendation 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 denied for the following reasons: 1. It is the opinion of the Board of County Commissioners that the applicant has NOT shown compliance with Section 23-2-230.B of the Weld County Code as follows: A. Section 23-2-230. B.2 -- The proposed use is not consistent with Chapter 22 and any other applicable code provisions or ordinance in effect. 4516082 Pages: 1 of 5 08/20/2019 01:42 PM R Fee:$0.00 Carly Koppes, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County, Co liii .r rti I l F�htiP X41 t I��! ,M �Mi #ili�rh B111 cc PLC flA(TP), PwCmrhl,EHCcL), CACBC), CLPPL O9 ((O/19 2019-1922 PL2670 DENY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT (USR19-0007) - KEVIN AND DEANNA DOUGHERTY PAGE 2 1) Section 22-2-20.B (A.Policy 2.2) states: "Allow commercial and industrial uses, which are directly related to or dependent upon agriculture, to locate within agricultural areas when the impact to surrounding properties is minimal or mitigated and where adequate services and infrastructure are currently available or reasonably obtainable. These commercial and industrial uses should be encouraged to locate in areas that minimize the removal of agricultural land from production." The applicant is proposing a commercial use for the Agriculturally Zoned property to provide RV and boat storage and non-commercial trailer storage. The property has historically been utilized as a rural residence with dryland agricultural uses consisting of pasture grasses. This tract of land is surrounded by rural residential properties on moderate to large tracts of land, many with moderate to higher -end residences, agricultural outbuildings, and some properties also are utilized for dryland agriculture. The Weld County Department of Planning Services sent notice to nine (9) Surrounding Property Owners. Planning staff received two (2) letters of concern/opposition from property owners who live within 500 feet of the proposed development parcel. The letters listed several common concerns/issues: 1) The business is not an agricultural related use; 2) Impacts on property values, including re -sale opportunities; 3) A potential eyesore; 4) Increased traffic on area roads and traffic impacts; 5) Traffic safety — the potential for staging on CR 2 from vehicles waiting to enter the facility; and 6) Not compliant with current land uses and future expectations. These uses as defined in the request are not supported by the Weld County Comprehensive Plan and the uses as requested are not directly related to, or dependent upon, agriculture, and may impact the surrounding neighborhood and adjacent rural residential properties through an increase in area traffic and new turning movements into and out of the property; on -site lighting that will produce ambient and possibly transient light onto adjacent property and public rights -of -way and will reduce the dark sky enjoyed by adjacent property owners; and the potential for new neighborhood security issues as the facility is open 24 hours a day, seven (7) days a week. 2) Section 22-2-20.B.3 (A.Policy 2.3) states: "Encourage development of agriculture and agriculturally related businesses and industries in underdeveloped areas where existing resources can support a higher level of economic activity. Agricultural businesses and industries include those related to ranching, confined animal production, farming, greenhouse industries, landscape production and agri-tainment or agri-tourism uses. "The Board finds that the proposed use is easily distinguished from another recreational facility in the vicinity, in that facility is an 4516082 Pages: 2 of 5 08/20/2019 01:42 PM R Fee:$0.00 Carly Koppes, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County, CO 1111 MAI11Wlithiliiihr4141011.011.1104414 11111 2019-1922 PL2670 DENY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT (USR19-0007) - KEVIN AND DEANNA DOUGHERTY PAGE 3 agriculturally related business that supports agricultural fairgrounds/event center, whereas the proposed use is not agriculturally related. 3) Section 22-2-20.1 (A.Goal 9) states: "Reduce potential conflicts between varying land uses in the conversion of traditional agricultural lands to other land uses." The Board finds that the proposed use cannot reasonably reduce conflicts with surrounding uses. 4) Section 22-2-40.A (UD.Goal 1) states: "Concentrate urban development within existing municipalities, an approved Intergovernmental Agreement urban growth area, the Regional Urbanization Areas, County Urban Growth Boundary Areas, Urban Development Nodes or where urban infrastructure is currently available or reasonably obtainable." The Board finds that the proposed use is urban development that should be encouraged to locate within a municipality or urban growth area, and that the proposed site does not fit within any of these categories. 5) Section 22-2-100.A (C.Goal 1) states: "Promote the location of commercial uses within municipalities, County Urban Growth Boundary areas, Intergovernmental Agreement urban growth areas, growth management areas as defined in municipal comprehensive plans, the Regional Urbanization Areas, Urban Development Nodes or where adequate services are currently available or reasonably obtainable." The Board finds that the proposed use is urban development that should be encouraged to locate within a municipality or urban growth area, and that the proposed site does not fit within any of these categories. 6) Section 22-2-100.B (C.Goal 2) states: "Encourage appropriate commercial development to annex into a municipality if the new or expanding commercial development is adjacent to the municipality's corporate limits."The Board finds that the proposed site is within three miles of the Town of Lochbuie and is not annexing into the Town. B. Section 23-2-230.B.3 — The uses which would be permitted will not be compatible with existing surrounding land uses. The existing surrounding land uses are primarily rural residential. The proposed RV storage lot would be open 24 hours per day, seven (7) days per week, which is not compatible with rural residential uses, nor the existing agricultural event center. Further, the proposed use would have a six -foot -tall fence with barbed wire on top, which is not found anywhere else in the area. The Board agrees with the Planning Commission that one hundred recreational 4516082 Pages: 3 of 5 08/20/2019 01:42 PM R Fee:$0.00 Carly Koppes, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County, CO 2019-1922 PL2670 DENY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT (USR19-0007) - KEVIN AND DEANNA DOUGHERTY PAGE 4 vehicles on a few acres is one very high intensity impact which is incompatible with the area. C. Section 23-2-230.6.4 -- The uses which would be permitted will not be compatible with future development of the surrounding area, as permitted by the existing zoning, nor with the future development, as projected by Chapter 22 of the Weld County Code or any other applicable code provisions or ordinances in effect, or the adopted Master Plans of affected municipalities. The site is located within the three (3) mile referral area of Town of Lochbuie and Adams County. The Town of Lochbuie requested in their electronic mail referral dated February 15, 2019 "... a traffic report, identifying traffic types, volumes and route of travel. The 1-76 and Baseline Road interchange is experiencing traffic backups, especially on the east bound off -ramp." Adams County did not return a referral response. The Town of Lochbuie, in their 2018 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use map, designates the lands east of County Road 41 and north of East 168th Avenue (County Road 2) as Single Family Residential with no commercial or mixed -use development. This designation allows for conventional single- family residential neighborhoods developed in areas that provide a sense of both individual identity neighborhood cohesion in a more compact arrangement than rural residential. Allowed uses within this designation include single-family attached dwellings, single-family detached dwellings, accessory secondary dwelling units and public, quasi -public uses, e.g., parks, schools and churches. D. Section 23-2-230.B.7 -- There is not adequate provision for the protection of the health, safety and welfare of the inhabitants of the neighborhood and the County. The Board finds that the applicant has not met its burden to demonstrate the safety of the proposed access location, which the Department of Public Works recommends be relocated from that proposed by the applicant. Further, the costs associated with making the access safe, including the construction of auxiliary lanes, is cost prohibitive. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the application of Kevin and Deanna Dougherty, for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit, USR19-0007, for any Use permitted as a Use by Right, Accessory Use, or Use by Special Review in the Commercial or Industrial Zone Districts, (outdoor storage of RVs, boats, motorhomes, and 5th wheel trailers) provided that the property is not a lot in an approved or recorded subdivision plat or part of a map or plan filed prior to adoption of any regulations controlling subdivisions in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, on the parcel of land described above be, and hereby is, denied. 4516082 Pages: 08/20/2019 01:42 PM R Fee:$0.00 Carly Koppes, Clerk and Recorder, Weld County, CO III II 2019-1922 PL2670 DENY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT (USR19-0007) - KEVIN AND DEANNA DOUGHERTY PAGE 5 The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 10th day of July, A.D., 2019. 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