Stable regs: 'If it ain't broke, don't fix it'

Wanted: Public feedback.
What happens to existing boarding stables will be left up to the three Larimer County commissioners as they prepare to vote on new proposed land use regulations for horse facilities.
County planning director Linda Hoffman presented the proposed regulations Wednesday night at a hearing before the seven-member (advisory) planning commission’s hearing. County commissioners will have a final vote on the proposal in May.
Hoffman also added that county engineers intend to approach applicants in the transition program from an "acceptance" approach. If everything is "working" at a facility, engineers visiting a property will be encouraged to evaluate it as "if it ain't broke, don't fix it".
Transition program possibilities include:

• Reduced county application fees
• Reduced impact fees
• Approval tiers based on the characteristics of the business, and tiers based on promptness of stable applications submitted for county approval.

Hoffman urged hearing attendees to speak regarding ideas for the transition program that could be passed on to county commissioners next month. Hoffman also noted that "transition program" benefits could be extended to others besides existing stables.

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