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HomeMy WebLinkAboutKAUFMAN BARN, ADDING A STRUCTURE TO A PROPERTY WITH A NON-CONFORMING USE - 18-03 - REPORTS - CITIZEN COMMUNICATION (16)0 .. .. ...... ..... O S e..l.-a '.ISI 1 Illlllltll UIYI 14 �1 ... 8id -- li:v'. 7Ytar tilarg/ A � �Y•rae $ .S•losalt -.I l_..—.—. r- Ca Its h franrr ! Metal Anlnnal Slrlhr ln q no cv cnde No ch q iy frame Shed no collcrote No, ,61I J Nrt I.J Fram k metal Anlrnol Shelter no concrete - /(; NOW. NWn101YW Initll lef fenctla not :IWMn, p 1 s.d ACRES +/ -, INCLUDING ROAD RIGHT OF - WA) iruom. a mow 3.0 ACRES +/-, TO SOUTH FENCE LINE Hoy Sinner no concrete Anger vrhr " aoncrom Our second concern is about health issues, which we believe will also affect the value of our home. In the summer of 2000, the current owner started a practice of dumping manure along our adjoining property line. The health department was called in and a woman named Paulie came out to view the situation in June or July of 2002. She said that this practice is not allowed and that she would address the situation in a letter to the owner. Unfortunately, the owner has continued this practice as of October 2003, with an additional step of covering the pile of manure with a layer of dirt so that it is not so noticeable. Although the owner put up a privacy fence so we do not have to see the manure we can still smell it. Remember, our patio door is about 30' from the fence. Add this new bam to the situation and not only will we have the dumping problem but there will be additional manure in the barn. All this manure brings to light the issue of pests. Flies are attracted to manure. In the spring and summer, we cannot enjoy our patio or our yard due to the odor and the flies. Standing water (i.e., troughs) bring in mosquitoes along with the threat of West Nile virus. The warmth of the barn and hay will undoubtedly bring in more mice. Snakes will be attracted to the rising number of mice and they too will migrate to the warmth of the barn and the hay contained inside it, eventually following the mice to our homes. The third concern is about the quantity of animals as well as the type of animals being kept on the 3.3-acre property. We have seen horses, sheep, and chickens. We have been told by the humane society that the requirement to keep horses is '/2 acre of pasture per horse. We have seen as many as nine horses on the property at the same time. I also spoke with Rick Gordon from the health department in December 2002 about the sheep that were being kept on the property. He expressed concern about the sheep being inside the city limits, and later notified me that owner would have to remove the sheep within 30 days. The sheep were actually on the property until the summer of 2003. After the first flock of six sheep was removed, a second flock of nine arrived on the property. We have not seen any sheep recently, so the flock of nine may have been removed. It is not that we dislike the animals that reside next door; in fact we enjoy seeing the horses and watching them train. Our concerns are ultimately the placement of the barn driving our property value down, blocking our view, and suffocating our home; the health issues surrounding the disposal of manure and the pests that are likely to invade; and the quantity and type of animals that can legally be kept on the property and inside the city limits. Before you make your final decision on the construction of the barn, I strongly urge you to visit our property to see first hand and put into perspective the impact that this barn will make if it is built on the proposed location. Thank you for taking the time to review our concerns. Sincerely, Augustine Rosalie Godinez 2 Augustine and Rosalie Godinez 1508 Ponderosa Drive Fort Collins, CO 80521 Ph. 970 482-5488 November 12, 2003 Ted Shepard, Chief Planner Current Planning Office 281 N. College Ave. Fort Collins, CO 80521 RECEIVED NOV 13 2003 CURRENT PLANNING RE: Agenda Item 2 on the 11/30/2003 Agenda of the Planning and Zoning Board, #18-03, KAUFMAN BARN, ADDING A STRUCTURE TO A PROPERTY WITH A NON -CONFORMING USE Attention: Ted Shepard Planning and Zoning Board Please consider the following concerns and history when discussing the above item. My Husband and I bought our home and property in 1971 when our neighborhood was just a new development. We have enjoyed our property for 32 years, raised three children, and plan to enjoy our retirement in this home. We have also willed our home and property to our three children with the hope that they will benefit from its value. The fast concern we would like to raise is the effect this new barn structure will have on our property value. If this structure were built it would be 5' from the Kaufman's west property line (our east property line) and 15' from the Kaufman's north property line. This means that the structure will be less than 33' from our patio door and kitchen window. We were also informed that the structure would be 15' tall, in which case it would block the entire view from the back of our home. Not only will this barn obstruct our view, it will also block the morning sun from the garden that we have cultivated and nurtured since we moved in. Let us look for example at the neighborhood around our home and let us say that we had a neighbor behind me with a similar sized lot as the rest of the homes in the neighborhood. From my house to the fence is about 28'; the neighbor would also have approximately 28' from the fence to their home. There would be about 56' between the two homes. That is almost twice the distance that the new barn structure is scheduled to be from my home. This barn will practically be sitting on our home and no matter which rear window we look out of, the barn is all we will see.