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Berthoud farmer tells commissioners removal of recorded-exemption splits has strained retirement plans

2303825 · January 13, 2025
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Summary

A Berthoud-area farmer urged commissioners to restore the county’s recorded-exemption (RE) lot-split option, saying the 2020 change has left him unable to create small lots he relied on for retirement income; commissioners advised he continue working with planning staff and described the remaining options under current rules.

Anthony Sanchez of Berthoud told the Weld County Board of Commissioners during public comment that changes to the county’s recorded-exemption (RE) process have harmed his family farm’s financial plans and left him unable to split two 2.5-acre lots he had expected to create.

Sanchez said he and his wife have used the recorded-exemption process for about 30 years to subdivide small parcels from a larger farm to produce retirement income. He said his last RE split…

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