CLR-34 Neighborhoods Association
Citizens working for responsible land use development in Weld County, Colorado
IF NECESSARY, CLICK ON POST TO SEE ENTIRE TEXT Weld County is reviewing zoning rules, and a few major changes have been proposed, including tighter specifications of what will be allowed as a use by right or use by special review (USR). We’re arguing that compatibility standards are also needed. These changes could have important…
IF NECESSARY, CLICK ON THE POST TO SEE THE ENTIRE TEXT On April 18, 2019, the Colorado Court of Appeals issued an Order to dismiss our Appeal of Judge Taylor’s decision from last summer. The bases for this ruling were twofold. First, the case was not “ripe” for an appeal. Second, it became moot when…
May 21, 2019 at 1:30 pm….let’s fill the courtroom!
Kevin Duggan, Coloradoan reporter, observes that court battles are becoming more common in land use cases as the region grows. See his article at https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2019/02/18/northern-colorado-land-use-fights-over-gravel-and-conrete-head-court/2905770002/.
More information has been posted under Weld County info to help citizens access planning documents…
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CLICK ON TITLE OF POST IF NECESSARY TO SEE ENTIRE POST A letter was sent to the Weld County zoning compliance officer today. In it, the attorney for the plaintiffs asks that Weld County acknowledge that Rock and Rail does not have any right to manufacture concrete under the guise of being a “railroad operation”…
CLICK ON TITLE IF NECESSARY TO SEE FULL POSTING CLR-34 has learned that monitoring Weld County records for evidence of actions relevant to the Martin Marietta Highway 34 project is essential. Knowing the rules, by studying the County Charter and Code, is also critical. Because citizens concerned with this project and other land use cases…
CLICK ON TITLE IF NEEDED TO SEE ENTIRE POST It was all the back in January of 2015 that our neighborhoods learned the shocking news that an enormous North Carolina company, Martin Marietta Materials, was planning to construct an aggregate distribution and processing facility directly adjacent to several hundred homes at the western edge of…
CLICK ON TITLE IF NEEDED TO SEE ENTIRE POST Congressman Ken Buck sent a letter to the Surface Transportation Board indicating that federal preemption was intended to apply to a railroad that builds a facility, not a materials company that buys a shuttered federally-regulated railroad to avoid local jurisdiction. Letter from Ken Buck to STB…