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File Number
VA264
Project Name
11485 Old Pueblo Road Retail Sales
Description
A Variance of Use to allow a mixed-use thrift store (retail sales similar to Goodwill, ARC, or Salvation Army) and Business Event Center in the A-5 (Agricultural) zoning district. Current use of the property is a Religious Institution and Parsonage (Fountain Faith Fellowship). The thrift store will operate in a newly proposed, 5,180 sq ft building. Legal Lot - creation date 3/10/1972. The Variance of Use must be followed by a Site Development Plan.
Applicant
M.V.E., Inc.
Project Manager
Miranda Benson
Status
Active

Public Comments that Oppose (2)

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Name: katherine orr wolf
Date: 5/7/2026 10:38:13 AM 		I know that change is inevitable. However, I am opposed to putting businesses on a rural road with inadequate traffic controls. I am also opposed to using additional well water from our aquifer for non-residents use. I am currently part of the group that is trying to connect to Fountain water due to the wells drying up and this will just add another layer of difficulty to our quest to stay independent.
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Name: Jessica Abbas
Date: 5/7/2026 9:34:19 AM 		I have many concerns with rezoning and development of the above mentioned area.
Water- The proposal is to use well water. This community is already suffering from lack of water. Many properties currently have dried up wells and are having to truck in water for homes and livestock. There has even been a group organized trying to find solutions to these issues as it has had a negative impact on not only the residents but the Hanover Fire Department which currently has a dried well also.
Traffic- The church currently has a high volume of traffic on Sunday on a rural road that has no traffic system lights or stop signs where the current speed limit is 45 MPH. I believe that there is a real threat to the public making left turns into the property and by having more days that the volume is higher that would be more traffic incidents on the road way which currently does not support enough space to pull off .......There is more and I have attached PDF. Thank you.