Agenda - 06-20-2023; 8-a - Minutes

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55 1 Keith Brown said it is needed for irrigation. 2 Vice-Chair McKee said that the ARB is in progress, but he thought they were looking at 3 specific conditions. 4 Keith Brown said he was told by Planning staff that the ARB document did not have to be 5 finished at this time and could develop as time goes by and homeowners take control. 6 Vice-Chair McKee asked if they have talked to the gentleman who does firearm training 7 and what guarantees he has been given that neighbors moving in will not try to shut it down. 8 Keith Brown said they made a commitment to support it and have documented that. He 9 said they are not trying to regulate the law, but they can make sure that everyone that moves 10 there knows they are in support of it. 11 Vice-Chair McKee said there are no guarantees to keep that even if the developer 12 supports it. He asked if there are any controls that could protect the range. 13 John Roberts said existing firing ranges are protected by state law and cannot be 14 regulated by the county or other local ordinances. 15 Chair Bedford said she was surprised to see the ARB because generally commissioners 16 do not regulate or rule on those. 17 Keith Brown said he would rather not include it because there is a lot to be addressed in 18 the future. He said that to discuss these issues at this point is premature. 19 Chair Bedford said the one they were presented with said that the community would be 20 built sustainably, and it was very focused on that. She said that the requirement for front lawn 21 irrigation is not one that she agrees with and was glad to see it removed. 22 Keith Brown said they did not intend to ever include that language and it was leftover from 23 a previous version of a document. He said they really wish they had not included the ARB 24 document because once it is finalized in the future it will not be recognizable to this draft version. 25 26 A motion was made by Vice-Chair McKee, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to open 27 the public hearing. 28 29 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 30 31 PUBLIC COMMENT: 32 Ben Morgan said he lives at 5115 Dairyland Road. He said he appreciates Vice-Chair 33 McKee's comments about the firing range. He said he is a firearms instructor for his police 34 department and uses his property for training and qualification. He said that he fears there will be 35 increased calls for service for the Sheriff's Office and that future residents will have issues. He 36 said construction equipment is going to increase noise issues. He said that increased traffic will 37 cause accidents. He said there is a significant coyote, wild turkey, deer population and people 38 hunt there. He said that coyotes will be driven out and he has already lost livestock to coyote. He 39 asked them to deny the rezoning. 40 Anne Hawkins submitted a written copy of the story of the farm to the Clerk to the Board. 41 Susan Walson said she is thrilled that the voluntary agricultural district is included as a 42 disclosure for the buyers. She asked since the property falls under bona fide farm exemption; will 43 the exemption go away if the county approves this. She said they have a concern that if the bona 44 fide farm exemption is in place, they do not have to go to the county for any zoning changes. She 45 said that if they use the farming area for any other purposes, they could use the farm exemption 46 to create a farm stand and other purposes that are filed under agri-tourism, and the state statute 47 says they would not have to go to the county because it is conditional zoning. She said she is 48 interested to hear what the Planning Department would say. 49 Beth Murheed said she would like to know that everything the applicant has said tonight 50 is going to be permanent and cannot change. She said that is what she is concerned about. She