HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025-02-05 Francisco Luz Filho Testimony Item #2 Teppy Mountain LLC
Given at WPC 2-6-25 Hearing
From: Beto Luz 2-5-25 Francisco Luz Filho Testimony
To: W PCtesti mony
Subject: Teppy Mountain LLC,TMK(3)2-7-007:001, PL-SPP-2024-000075
Date: Wednesday, February 5,2025 8:36:38 PM
Aloha,
This letter regards a special permit request (PL-SPP-2024-000075) regarding
Teppy Mountain LLC and TMK: (3) 2-7-007:001 .
Indian Tree Road is a private road with limited easement rights that extend to
the seven parcels that utilize the road on a regular basis. I have owned and
resided on my property on 27-467 Indian Tree Road for over 8 years. I have a
wife and young children who are homeschooled, and we have a small farm
with animals.
The first few years that I resided here the property pertaining to tmk (3) 2-7-
007:001 was utilizing a portion within it as a base yard to store work
vehicles/equipment. Due to another neighbor's complaint and the lack of a
special use permit, the trucks were relocated. There seemed to have been 3
to 4 semi trucks in use at the time, with unlimited access meaning that at times
they would come and go multiple times in a single day, with no time
restriction.
In my experience, those first few years that the trucks were in use were not
very pleasant. Indian Tree Road is on a hill, and I am right on the corner of the
end of the main portion of the road. My property is the closest to the gate and
entry to the property in question, being a narrow road's length away from the
gate, where all traffic to the property must stop to open and close it. My
property is also in a small valley, so all of the sound around us, on every side, is
amplified for my family and I. This special use permit will affect me and my
family more than anyone else because we are in such close proximity.
Those first few years my family and I worked from our property in hospitality. It
was not ideal to have loud trucks coming up and down the road before 5 or
6am for my family and our guests. The noise from the semi trucks would wake
us up very early most mornings. My wife also works the evening shift in the
restaurant industry, getting home later than most and needing to rest. The
early morning trucks make that especially difficult. We already have sleepless
nights a few times a year when the cattle on that property must be rounded
up. We understand that this is allowable as this is clearly agricultural activity
happening on ag land. However adding to the truck movement year round
would aggravate the situation. If six trucks are authorized we can do the
math: to and from there will be a truck driving by a dozen times in a single
day. If there are busier days, we could expect that number to be multiplied,
causing disturbances dozens of times a day and adding excessive wear and
tear to the road.
The upper portion of the road is unpaved and in poor condition, which
worsens the situation due to the rocky nature which makes loud noises as
trucks pass, and the vibrations caused by the trucks can actually be felt on
our property.
We have seen the road deteriorate over the years. Allowing trucks to park on
the property and allowing a 500 person event will not only add to the
deteriorating condition, but also poses other safety issues. The road is
inadequately paved for high amounts of traffic, it's gravel. We have witnessed
people who seem to think that due to being on a country road, no one else is
using it, and so we have seen distracted and careless driving.
All of the traffic that goes to and from the parcel must drive past our property.
We have concerns for the safety of our children and animals who are almost
always present, to our physical property as our property line and fence is next
to and parallel to the road, and we fear that our privacy is at stake. In the past
we have also experienced people trespassing on our property as they tend to
get lost while looking for a neighboring parcel. More movement means more
noise pollution and air pollution. A weekend long event hosting 500 people
also requires a lot of preparation, which means much more movement in the
months leading to the event.
We have absolutely no quarrel with the owner of parcel (3) 2-7-007:001 nor his
lessee, in fact we believe that we maintain a friendly relationship with them
both, but we simply want to protect our family, our investment and our
interests as well as maintain a peaceful, private lifestyle in the countryside.
When we moved here the traffic on the road was a fraction of what it is now.
We understand that in order for farms to prosper movement is needed, but we
are concerned that allowing these special uses will diminish our property's
value as well as negatively impact our family, our projects and our lifestyle.
Sincerely,
Francisco Roberto Goncalves Luz Filho