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Resident opposes proposed 35-acre tract zone change, says it would harm family land inheritance
Summary
A county resident told commissioners he and others oppose a proposed zoning change that would affect 35-acre tracts, saying it would reduce the ability of families to divide land among heirs and lower land values.
A resident spoke during public comment at the Oct. 23 Huerfano County commissioners meeting to object to a proposed zoning change affecting 35-acre tracts.
Nick Ferris (recorded in the transcript as Nick Farris at one point) told the board he and his family oppose a zone change that would affect 35-acre tracts and said he received short notice to participate in the planning process. He said planning and zoning will meet Thursday and that he plans to submit a written objection.
Ferris asked whether the change “will this benefit the county or the citizens?” and expressed concern that dividing 70 acres among heirs would be made harder under the proposed rules, which he said would “damage land values and development in more ways than the subdivision developer.” He said families “seeking to have their lands divided will not only be crippled, but their land value will take a hit.”
Ferris said he has spoken to other residents who oppose the change and that he will provide commissioners a more complete written objection.
Remarks were delivered during the public-comment portion of the meeting and reflect the speaker’s concerns; no formal action on the zoning change was recorded in the transcript.
