Land Redesignation, Development Permits, and Building Permits.
For the benefit of those unable to attend – this 4-minute audio is of neighbor and business owner, Brad Carter, speaking in support of the Land Redesignation and eventual development of Chinook Ridge Lodge & Golf Course.
Randy Harnack speaking and writing in support of both Land Redesignation and development of Chinook Ridge Lodge & Golf Course. Unfortunately, during the Redesignation Hearing, the Rocky View County staff lost the photographs discussed in this audio so those are unavailable but here is the 4-minute audio portion of the Hearing. The letter they are referring to is below and as Randy Harnack mentions in his letter there were other local area farmers who declined to rent the land due to its topography, small fields, and rock outcroppings or wetlands.
Audio of John Ablett, business advisor, economic development specialist, and elected official speaking on behalf of the redesignation application and development of Chinook Ridge Lodge & Golf Course.
This 5 1/2 minute audio is of Kathy Fenton, owner of Fenton Bus Lines, Fenton Quarter Horses, and local landowner speaking in support of the Redesignation of the land and development of Chinook Ridge Lodge & Golf Course.
On November 6, 2012, RVC Council passed Bylaw in a 7/2 vote redesignating the land to Business, Leisure & Recreation (B, L & R) for the purpose of building an 18-hole golf course, a 21 room hotel with a banquet hall for 500, 15 RV Stalls, and 15 campsites (with spa, spike room, etc). Here are Council’s comments:
And the Bylaw Passed!
This is only for those that missed the 2012 Hearing and have questions about how Rocky View County Council made the Decision to create Bylaw C-7188-2012, what opposition was heard and what aspects were considered. It is in 4 parts due to size limitations on uploads.
I am in the process of having the original 2012 Land Re-designation Hearing audio tapes copied to clear uploadable files and will post them here when available. The opening remarks by RVC Planner Rick Michelinko clearly indicate that the application was to construct an 18-hole golf course, a 21 room hotel with a banquet hall to seat up to 500, 15 campsites, and 15 RV stalls. (spas and spike bar in the lower level were also included but not specified).
This application was SUCCESSFUL and passed by RVC Council on a 7 to 2 vote in favor of the Bylaw changing the land use to Business, Leisure & Recreation use.
Then the subsequent Development Permit for the identical purpose as the redesignation. Unfortunately, RVC staff was less clear in the wording.
Unfortunately, I let this Development Permit lapse for personal reasons related to my spousal relationship but soon followed by the dire need of one of my foster kids who got into a whole mess of trouble.
When I resumed the idea of developing I changed the proposal and increased the number of RV Stalls to 81 and the design and location of the building. I wanted a ‘different’ style of building as the Mountain View Heritage Center is a refurbished barn so I chose a Castle design to be unique. The new location offered more privacy visually; the trees and lower elevation would help buffer both sight and sound and was in response to neighbor concerns about the potential for impaired drivers. This way there would be no reason to leave impaired.
The Biophysical Impact Assessment, Traffic Impact Assessment, Environmental Impact Assessment, and the Soils Assessment were all completed by Stantec (as was the original Ground Water evaluation) in November of 2011. These are on the main website under the ‘Technical Reports’ tab.
Since then the Ground Water evaluation and the Traffic Impact Assessment were updated in late 2020. The new Water evaluation is under the ‘2020 Water Rpt’ tab.