Board of County Commissioners, September 30, 2026
Approves Major amended USR for Riggsdale Reservoir sand and gravel mining expansion, unanimous
What happened
Weld County denied the Use by Special Review permit USR 26-0020 for Leslie Carrico (dba For the Love of Dogs Corp.) for a 60-dog kennel/rescue facility at 18250 County Road 19 on a 2-3 roll-call vote (nays: Buck, Pepler, James), despite a Planning Commission 4-2 recommendation of…
- Jurisdiction
- Weld County, CO
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- September 30, 2026
- Decisions
- 2 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 2
Major amended USR for Riggsdale Reservoir sand and gravel mining expansion
First major amended Use by Special Review permit for open mining of sand, gravel, stone, topsoil, overburden and borrow materials and processing of minerals, to expand total permit area by approximately 27 acres (26.62 acres) and add an elevated conveyor belt over State Highway 85 and Union Pacific...
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Meeting Summary
Weld County denied the Use by Special Review permit USR 26-0020 for Leslie Carrico (dba For the Love of Dogs Corp.) for a 60-dog kennel/rescue facility at 18250 County Road 19 on a 2-3 roll-call vote (nays: Buck, Pepler, James), despite a Planning Commission 4-2 recommendation of…
Key Decisions (2)
Major amended USR for Riggsdale Reservoir sand and gravel mining expansion
USR for 60-dog kennel/rescue at 18250 County Road 19
Development Activity (2)
Riggsdale Reservoir sand and gravel mining expansion and conveyor belt
Industrial
For the Love of Dogs kennel and rescue facility
Commercial
Market Signals (4)
Infrastructure
County Road 19 is classified as a collector road carrying…
Commercial Demand
The County has a recent pattern of approving kennel and…
Sentiment
Strong organized neighbor opposition (23 signatories, 11 property owners) can…
Housing Demand
An estate-zoned parcel immediately south of the kennel site was…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, 3 staff members, the clerk, 2 applicants, and 7 members of the public.
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