HomeMy WebLinkAbout080923 Letter to be read _ KPTZAugust 9, 2023
Dear Commissioners:
This letter is to request you deny the building permit for a 190 foot radio tower requested by KPTZ to be built adjacent to our property at 33 Rainshadow Drive.
We oppose the construction of the tower and the leasing of an easement to KPTZ.
A commercial radio tower should not be built in a residential zone. The property proposed is forested and a natural habitat for wildlife. Eagles fly overhead daily. The 40 acres our
property sits on was divided into five acres parcels to prevent subdivisions and limit development. It was a planned community before its time.
The original application for this tower was proposed by KPTZ to the Department of Community Development in 2010. The area was eight plus acres of partially cleared RR-5 land 450 feet
from power lines. This tower development was requested at 591 N. Jacob Miller Road, Jefferson County. At the time DCD approved the tower, it was told that a lease agreement with the
owner of the property was renewable. This was not true.
That brings us to the current proposal. Build a new antenna down a private drive. Put it on a leased easement in a residential area. Allow new construction 155 feet beyond the height
restriction near power lines. KPTZ is a business and therefore commercial. This amounts to a commercial sub-division for 25 years at 35 Rainshadow Drive.
We would appreciate your review of the original project and current application. The original plan was not solid and there is nothing improved in the new proposal. Please do not let
any organization or individual make this sort of investment on land they do not own. This proposal is in complete disregard of the zoning and irresponsible with respect to the power
lines.
We would like an “All Stop” on permit application # CELL2023permitapplication.PDF (attached), until these issues can be resolved. Thank you for your time and consideration, sincerely.
Sydnie Baron and Steve Smith
33 Rainshadow Drive / POB 108, PT 98368
cc: Mark McCauley, Josh Peters, David Johnson
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