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Pueblo County keeps land‑use appeal over Pratt Show Cattle open, orders meetings on water, flies and drainage
Summary
The zoning board of appeals kept an appeal of a notice of violation against Pratt Show Cattle open and directed staff and the applicant to meet with neighbors and county departments to compile remedies on water runoff, flies and dust. The board set an Aug. 14 hearing return date and said staff should convene stakeholders in the interim.
PUEBLO, Colo. — The Pueblo County Zoning Board of Appeals kept open an appeal on July 17 of a Sept. 9, 2024 notice of violation that alleges Pratt Show Cattle operates a prohibited feedlot on land zoned as a Planned Unit Development. The panel set an Aug. 14, 2025, 9 a.m. return date and directed county staff to convene the applicant and neighbors to compile a list of concerns and possible remedies.
The appeal matters because the land-use determination affects whether Pratt's operation must cease or be regulated under a special use permit or an amended PUD, and neighbors say odors, flies, dust and drainage have worsened in recent years. County staff and several residents told the board the dispute implicates water management and public‑health review by state agencies.
County planning staff said the underlying issue is whether the operation meets the county code definition of a feedlot. Carmen Howard, director of the Pueblo County Department of Planning and Development, told the board the department and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) had investigated and that CDPHE “did determine it was an AFO” during a site visit.…
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