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HomeMy WebLinkAboutVance emailMo hannam, Kathleen From: Wahl, Larry Sent: Wednesday, August 01, 20'[2 9:07 AM To: Moghannam, Kathleen; Hahn, Paul Subject: FW: using County departments regulations, laws that already exist. st From: Pat Vance [mailto:patpvance@nvwisp.com] Sent: Wednesday, August fl1, 2fl12 1:27 AM Ta: Connelly, Bill; BOS District 4; Wahl, Larry; Kirk, Maureen; Yamaguchi, Kim Subject: using County departments regulations, laws that already exist. Some of the problems we aze dealing with are not related solely to marijuana, why aze they being handled through a marijuana ordnance? I wanted to suggest that one way to help with some of the problems in our county is to use the ag department and other departments to get help with what is happening to our environment. Zoning, rules regulation, laws already in effect, like why are people being allowed to have a ag grow not just their script, for there personal use, but a commercial co op grow, that is not zoned agricultural? they can not have a pig farm, they cannot have a chicken farm, because of the smells and unhealthy environment, they can only have so many dogs and cats before it becomes a health hazard for the animals and the neighborhood. And if they have a commercial grow (as they call it) why is it being allowed in a non ag area and a non business zone. If you are running a business with products coming in and going out with workers and customers coming in and out , that's not allowed in a residential zoned area! Most of the problems with the environment, could be handled through regulations like the ag dept. or water conservation? on water use, water pollution, over use of water, infringing on alI in an area, the reasonable right to a shared understanding that the water available to a community is to be used in a manner intended and approved for the zoning and development of said properties and community. I was told that farmers are regulated to how much nitrates (fertilizers. etc.} they can use per acre. They have dry wells that the county check to see if bad things are leaving the grow area. I have seen news articles about how they are allotted so much underground water or size of wells? Can those laws be used to regulate the amount of plants, because only a certain amount of waste water can be in a proximity to a creek or the lake? our septics have set backs on all of that and an approved septic that purif es the runoff by being filtered underground, this water from these plants are above the minimum depth required to safely purify. The lots here are 40 acre minimum single dwelling we were told because of the direct contact to the lake and one septic, to make sure the lake is not contaminated with yes nitrates. these grows produce run off above ground on sloping hills with illegal grading???? there has to be some rules already governing these problems, if it was a regular farm project his butt would be in a sling 20 miles up, so why is this any different? a news story about 14 major cities in Ca have contaminated wells with high levels of nitrates {poop) I called the guy that did the story, ask if there were large amount of grows in those cities and he said it as what one of the possibility's being looked into. What about looking into this as a bunch of problems, Iook at what agency can help with each one. ~~ i i ~. Rf~S ~~~ . If you regulate by using existing regulations, to the amount of fertilizer) sprays`? poisons? per acre, and as a water safety problem,etc. could be a slam duck for you guys, then you could look at whats left as a marijuana ordinance. incorporate those already laws on the books, maybe incorporate them into the marijuana ordinance by saying the Iaw already in effect, mandates that we set forth some guideline's far the county agents to say how much would calculate for a safe air and water, to com 1 with the law on these matters overnin such roblems As the air pollution with the audible smell ordinance already in place that pertains to say Pig farms, commercial company's. Can not have a pig farm everywhere, could not have a business that put out disgusting odors onto the community. I had a glass business in my home in placer county, I had to apply for a variance, county had meetings. All my neighbors were ask if it was ok, hearing and testimony, I got my permit. no one had an objection to it, so a permit for a co-op would depend if a community of neighbors for so far around did not object . Do it by making the co-op some kind of business grow that there already is a law for. No one is growing for someone else out of the goodness of there hearts. Watering, paying electric bills for well pumps 300+ a month. buying, hauling and ground work, snipping, bagging, drying, all of the growers here, do not have another job, only growing. ITS A JOB AND THEY GET PAID. Its a business) income for the grower. they are self employed. Afarmer is aself-employed business rnan. Pays taxes state and IRS as such. A commercial ag grower has rules and regulation, can not cause dust for neighbors, our road are destroyed by the double trailer semi's that come in, as many as 15 in one day alone this year. our roads went from crowned graveled and ready to pave, to flat dust and pot holes, in just the first week 4 years ago. one farmer I talked to said he has to pay big bucks to keep the dust down with a sap from Oregon trees spray, but its cheaper than the fine if he has neighbors complain. you could limit or get rid of half acre or less with existing laws, zoning and air and water. you could limit even more on big grows with the same mountain of regulations that make farmers use bad language. There has to be a mountain of stuff that is already in place at the county agencies, that has kept the lake safe and our wells safe, and our animals safe, far ali these years. For twenty years we heard coyotes, fox, saw flocks of turkeys, lots of deer, the last 4 yrs a couple of times fox sounds, fewer birds, no coyotes, a couple of deer. The silents has came after the large grows came in 5 years ago. How about using the report I gave you and give it to a known group that, gets all irate about the environment and animals being harmed. The news likes them.