[Vision2020] Council Must Reject Rezone

[Mark Solomon]

Except for that little water right detail. The county appropriately 
took care of that when they adopted their Moscow Sub-basin 
groundwater ordinance which limits the amount of animals at any 
confined facility in the sub-basin. Theoretically, this would not be 
an issue in the City either if they had followed their own code and 
rezoned the Thompson property when annexed to Farm-Ranch Transitional 
which does not allow dairy operations except as a conditional use on 
parcels larger than 20 acres and facilities located more than 500' 
from a property line.

The point I'm trying to make here, Kai, is flip statements regarding 
community planning and zoning issues usually don't work.

Mark


m.

At 10:28 AM -0700 5/9/06, Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor wrote:
>Ok, so put in a dairy.....same effect
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Mark Solomon [mailto:msolomon at moscow.com]
>Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 6:11 PM
>To: Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor; Vision2020 at Moscow. Com
>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Council Must Reject Rezone
>
>Kai,
>
>Actually, they can't (put in a feedlot). The city zoning code does 
>not allow for feedlots. Even before last June's landowner requested 
>annexation, when it was in the county, city rules would have still 
>applied as it is in the Area of City Impact.
>
>B. Permitted Principal Uses and
>Structures:
>1. Agriculture, including the raising,
>harvesting, and selling of crops; on-site
>storage of grain and seed; the raising
>and sale of livestock or poultry;
>dairying and sale of dairy products; and
>other similar agricultural, horticultural,
>or animal husbandry uses, excluding
>feedlots with more than twenty (20)
>animals.
>
>As for purchasing the land and keeping it green space, word on the 
>street is Frank Bennett, who lives on the adjoining property, made 
>Thompson's an offer but was refused. I'm afraid I don't have Frank's 
>ear so have not been able to personally verify.
>
>Mark Solomon
>
>
>
>At 4:08 PM -0700 5/8/06, Kai Eiselein, LatahEagle Editor wrote:
>
>>Of course, the Thompsons could keep it agricultural and put a feedlot there.
>>It has good drainage, power to the property and easy highway access for
>>semi-trucks.
>>The odor would be in keeping with Moscow's "rural ambience".
>>Be careful what you wish for................
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: vision2020-bounces at moscow.com
>>[mailto:vision2020-bounces at moscow.com]On Behalf Of Dan Carscallen
>>Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 3:43 PM
>>To: 'Moscow Vision 2020'
>>Subject: RE: [Vision2020] Council Must Reject Rezone
>>
>>
>>Tom says:
>>"One suggestion to maintain a large portion of Moscow's "green"ery would
>>be not to pave a 77-acre parcel that may evolve into nothing more than a
>>weed-infested blacktop eye-sore."
>>
>>Another suggestion:  The best "zoning" is "owning".  You want to keep it
>>"green", buy the sucker.
>>
>>DC
>>
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