Keep Tanque Verde Rural; Don't Put a Parking Lot in Paradise!
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Beth Meacham
12 years ago
It is absurd to require pavement at an equine veterinary practice. It is unsafe for the clients, the animals, and environment.
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Gail Scarborough
12 years ago
Rules are want to be used with sense. No pavement! Give this man a waiver.
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Reena Giola
12 years ago
No pavement for the parking lot. Makes it unsafe to load or unload a horse.
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Stacey Kollman
12 years ago
Having to step out of or into a trailer from a paved surface greatly increases the risk of a fall for any horse and especially for one that is sick, injured, upset from being at a strange place. There is no reason the veterinary hospital parking lot can't be attractive and neat with a surface of packed dirt or pea gravel - the same surface most horses are used to in their stable areas.
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Terri Renwick
12 years ago
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Pima County needs to be flexible regarding the types of businesses they are dealing with. A restaurant could have a paved parking lot and not be a problem, but not an Equine Veterinary Hospital.
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Lisa Brunner
12 years ago
Pavement is not a safe surface for horses, especially while unloading them from a horse trailer. In addition, during the monsoon rains, the pavement becomes slick, causing greater danger of injury to horse and the human handler. Environmentally, the pavement would change the flow of water by creating a huge runoff as opposed to soaking into the ground. I think the Pima County Adjustment Board views these safety and environmental concerns and grants an exemption.
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Cynthia A Beranek
12 years ago
Horses Come First Please!
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Anonymous
12 years ago
No pavement on the vet parking lot!! Ever seen a horse slip??
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Maria Weber
12 years ago
Really Pima County !
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Amy Ford
12 years ago
I avoid loading horses on pavement or concrete.
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Linda Fisher
12 years ago
Safety first!!! It appears that Pima County needs to consider some flexibility concerning the safety of horses.
most of the time this type of stupidity is by non horse people who just don't have a clue!
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diane rodgers
12 years ago
too dangerous and not necessary
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Suzanne Faustlin
12 years ago
If this happens and my horse is injured, I will seek compensation from those requiring this.
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Nancy Green
12 years ago
The road to you-know-where is "paved" with good intentions. In this instance, a paved parking lot will create more problems than it is designed to eliminate. If the Board of Adjustments is uncertain or unfamiliar with the best interests of stock, they should defer to those who do. Zoning laws should protect the greater good and be flexible enough to not cause more problems.
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Alan Williams
12 years ago
To a horse owner this is only common sense. A horse with shoes stepping onto pavement is like stepping onto a sheet of ice for people.
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Natasha Kline
12 years ago
This exemption would make sense in terms of safety, and protecting the environment and local aesthetics.
It is absurd to require pavement at an equine veterinary practice. It is unsafe for the clients, the animals, and environment.
Rules are want to be used with sense. No pavement! Give this man a waiver.
No pavement for the parking lot. Makes it unsafe to load or unload a horse.
Having to step out of or into a trailer from a paved surface greatly increases the risk of a fall for any horse and especially for one that is sick, injured, upset from being at a strange place. There is no reason the veterinary hospital parking lot can't be attractive and neat with a surface of packed dirt or pea gravel - the same surface most horses are used to in their stable areas.
Pima County needs to be flexible regarding the types of businesses they are dealing with. A restaurant could have a paved parking lot and not be a problem, but not an Equine Veterinary Hospital.
Pavement is not a safe surface for horses, especially while unloading them from a horse trailer. In addition, during the monsoon rains, the pavement becomes slick, causing greater danger of injury to horse and the human handler. Environmentally, the pavement would change the flow of water by creating a huge runoff as opposed to soaking into the ground. I think the Pima County Adjustment Board views these safety and environmental concerns and grants an exemption.
Horses Come First Please!
No pavement on the vet parking lot!! Ever seen a horse slip??
Really Pima County !
I avoid loading horses on pavement or concrete.
Safety first!!! It appears that Pima County needs to consider some flexibility concerning the safety of horses.
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most of the time this type of stupidity is by non horse people who just don't have a clue!
too dangerous and not necessary
If this happens and my horse is injured, I will seek compensation from those requiring this.
The road to you-know-where is "paved" with good intentions. In this instance, a paved parking lot will create more problems than it is designed to eliminate. If the Board of Adjustments is uncertain or unfamiliar with the best interests of stock, they should defer to those who do. Zoning laws should protect the greater good and be flexible enough to not cause more problems.
To a horse owner this is only common sense. A horse with shoes stepping onto pavement is like stepping onto a sheet of ice for people.
This exemption would make sense in terms of safety, and protecting the environment and local aesthetics.