The Jefferson County Planning Division has officially denied the rezoning application for Windswept Farms. Thank you for your commitment to preserving the character of our neighborhood during this process. We will remain vigilant to ensure that future development proposals align with our community standards.
May 16, 2017
Final supporters
We the undersigned respectfully oppose the zoning application of Windswept Farms to change LR-2 (Large Lot Residential) to PR-1 (Planned Single-Family Residential) and the Development Plan for Windswept Farms. (Jefferson County Planning Division, Ref. num: PR117034)
Windswept Farms development is proposed on 172.63 acres and is requesting a rezoning from LR-2 (Large lot residential) to PR 1 (high-density single-family residential). The plan is to build a high-density subdivision of 549 units, with frontage and entrances on hwy 109, W and FF. The parcels adjoin the Mirasol subdivision on the east side and Haas Acres and North Point Trails on the east and southern sides. The plan can be viewed here: (https://www.jeffcomo.org/uploads/Planning/PRI17034.pdf).
Reasons against this rezoning and plan include:
- The PR-1 zoning and its consequent housing density will place a significant burden and negative impact on the increasingly strained traffic volume on HWY 109, W, and FF. [cf. Jefferson County Master Plan, Criteria for Implementation, p. 59: “Traffic impact is a major determinant of development, as vehicle miles traveled and congestion increase with this pattern”]
- The PR-1 zoning and its consequent housing density will place significant burden and negative impact on local services, especially police, fire, and the Rockwood school district. [cf. Master Plan, Community Infrastructure, p. 59: ““Fire, police, schools, parks and other community infrastructure can be supplied by existing, but remote facilities, if sufficient capacity exists.”
- The subject property falls under a “Secondary Growth Area” recommended in the Master Plan which requires suburban developments to “have transitions to Rural Development Patterns outside the area” (p. 78). Since Mirasol subdivision is already such a high density suburban development, the subject property should not extend such a development but should reflect a zoning and development that transitions toward the existing rural and large-lot developments on HWY FF.
- The PR-1 zoning and its consequent housing density will “negatively affect the character of the property and neighboring property” (Code of Ordinances of Jefferson County, Title IV. Article IV. § 400.1140, Criteria for Consideration [Rezoning] Applications).
Updates
April 25, 2017
The petition regarding the Windswept Farms application has now reached two hundred and fifty signatures. This level of interest underscores the widespread concerns regarding the potential impact on our local infrastructure and schools. I am currently preparing to submit these initial records to the Planning Division for their formal review.
Reached 250 supporters
April 24, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
April 23, 2017
April 21, 2017
The momentum surrounding our opposition to the Windswept Farms rezoning is building steadily. We require a final effort to surpass one hundred signatures before we present this documentation to the planning authorities. Please distribute this petition through your personal networks immediately to ensure our community position remains impossible to ignore.
139 Comments
I moved out here 25 years ago and have watched Eureka's character destroyed by over-development. The proposed development would accomplish the same thing here in Jefferson County. It's time to say NO!
Against. We already have too much development and infrastructure will not support. Also this is on a floodplain. Last major flood was up and over road. Impassable. Not a hundred year flood situation. This is a bad idea. Please reconsider.
Way too many homes for the area. Against it for the reasons listed. Primarily the traffic, the overcrowding of the schools & the unknown impact on Mirasol Subdivision. This new subdivision does NOT have a pool, in their plans. That will have an impact on our pool. NOT good.
My concerns are twofold: the effect on traffic on the already congested 109/W/FF intersection, which in turn would negatively affect the ingress/egress of the Mirasol subdivision; and the impact on the already strained public schools and their capacity for additional students.
This will make traffic at the intersection of FF/W/109 ridiculously congested and will completely change the nature of the beautiful rural neighborhood that has been able to remain beautiful due to the large lot zoning. If they have to develop it, develop it using the large lot zoning.
development is not always a good thing.
I am against this rezoning and I don t believe anyone who lives in or travels this area would want a disastrous change like the rezoning of this land. We all made the area our home as it is now, there is no sensible reason to change. Except for the greed of some people.
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The Jefferson County Planning Division has officially denied the rezoning application for Windswept Farms. Thank you for your commitment to preserving the character of our neighborhood during this process. We will remain vigilant to ensure that future development proposals align with our community standards.
May 16, 2017
Final supporters
We the undersigned respectfully oppose the zoning application of Windswept Farms to change LR-2 (Large Lot Residential) to PR-1 (Planned Single-Family Residential) and the Development Plan for Windswept Farms. (Jefferson County Planning Division, Ref. num: PR117034)
Windswept Farms development is proposed on 172.63 acres and is requesting a rezoning from LR-2 (Large lot residential) to PR 1 (high-density single-family residential). The plan is to build a high-density subdivision of 549 units, with frontage and entrances on hwy 109, W and FF. The parcels adjoin the Mirasol subdivision on the east side and Haas Acres and North Point Trails on the east and southern sides. The plan can be viewed here: (https://www.jeffcomo.org/uploads/Planning/PRI17034.pdf).
Reasons against this rezoning and plan include:
- The PR-1 zoning and its consequent housing density will place a significant burden and negative impact on the increasingly strained traffic volume on HWY 109, W, and FF. [cf. Jefferson County Master Plan, Criteria for Implementation, p. 59: “Traffic impact is a major determinant of development, as vehicle miles traveled and congestion increase with this pattern”]
- The PR-1 zoning and its consequent housing density will place significant burden and negative impact on local services, especially police, fire, and the Rockwood school district. [cf. Master Plan, Community Infrastructure, p. 59: ““Fire, police, schools, parks and other community infrastructure can be supplied by existing, but remote facilities, if sufficient capacity exists.”
- The subject property falls under a “Secondary Growth Area” recommended in the Master Plan which requires suburban developments to “have transitions to Rural Development Patterns outside the area” (p. 78). Since Mirasol subdivision is already such a high density suburban development, the subject property should not extend such a development but should reflect a zoning and development that transitions toward the existing rural and large-lot developments on HWY FF.
- The PR-1 zoning and its consequent housing density will “negatively affect the character of the property and neighboring property” (Code of Ordinances of Jefferson County, Title IV. Article IV. § 400.1140, Criteria for Consideration [Rezoning] Applications).
Updates
April 25, 2017
The petition regarding the Windswept Farms application has now reached two hundred and fifty signatures. This level of interest underscores the widespread concerns regarding the potential impact on our local infrastructure and schools. I am currently preparing to submit these initial records to the Planning Division for their formal review.
Reached 250 supporters
April 24, 2017
Reached 100 supporters
April 23, 2017
April 21, 2017
The momentum surrounding our opposition to the Windswept Farms rezoning is building steadily. We require a final effort to surpass one hundred signatures before we present this documentation to the planning authorities. Please distribute this petition through your personal networks immediately to ensure our community position remains impossible to ignore.
139 Comments
Please preserve the large lot responsible pan for development. That's was drew all of us to build in the Northwest area of Jefferson County. Our roads are inadequate to handle more traffic and our wells are of great concern.
I moved out here 25 years ago and have watched Eureka's character destroyed by over-development. The proposed development would accomplish the same thing here in Jefferson County. It's time to say NO!
Against. We already have too much development and infrastructure will not support. Also this is on a floodplain. Last major flood was up and over road. Impassable. Not a hundred year flood situation. This is a bad idea. Please reconsider.
Way too many homes for the area. Against it for the reasons listed. Primarily the traffic, the overcrowding of the schools & the unknown impact on Mirasol Subdivision. This new subdivision does NOT have a pool, in their plans. That will have an impact on our pool. NOT good.
My concerns are twofold: the effect on traffic on the already congested 109/W/FF intersection, which in turn would negatively affect the ingress/egress of the Mirasol subdivision; and the impact on the already strained public schools and their capacity for additional students.
This will make traffic at the intersection of FF/W/109 ridiculously congested and will completely change the nature of the beautiful rural neighborhood that has been able to remain beautiful due to the large lot zoning. If they have to develop it, develop it using the large lot zoning.
development is not always a good thing.
I am against this rezoning and I don t believe anyone who lives in or travels this area would want a disastrous change like the rezoning of this land. We all made the area our home as it is now, there is no sensible reason to change. Except for the greed of some people.
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Please preserve the large lot responsible pan for development. That's was drew all of us to build in the Northwest area of Jefferson County. Our roads are inadequate to handle more traffic and our wells are of great concern.