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. ' .. AMENDED SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT #1255 - L.G. EVERIST, INC. PAGE 4 Existing land uses surrounding the property are typically agricultural and rural residential in use. Additionally, there are four County-permitted sand and gravel mines, in addition to the applicant's Fort Lupton Sand and Gravel facility located within two miles of the amendment area. Weld County has two facility's located to the north - Koenig and Bearson mines; and the Heit Mine and NCCl's Zadel Mine are located to the south. The proposed mining and reclamation plans for water storage have been designed to be compatible with the existing surrounding and approved future land uses. State Highway 85 is approximately 0.5 mile to the east. Little Dry Creek traverses the western edge of the amendment site, the Lupton Bottom Ditch bisects the amendment and existing mine site, and the South Platte River serves as the eastern property extent. The City of Fort Lupton is within the three-mile referral area and Is approximately 0.5 miles to the south of the permit area. The amendment and existing site are outside of the Intergovernmental Agreement Area as evidenced by the Notice of Inquiry form submitted with this application. The City of Fort Lupton, in a letter dated October6,2004, stated thatthe Fort Lupton Planning Commission was to review this case on October 12,2004, at 7:00 p.m. Staff received the October 12, 2004, Meeting Minutes which state "... we have reviewed the request and find no conflicts with our interest... . The Department of Planning Services believes that, with the endorsement of the Conditions of Approval contained in this recommendation, the approval ofthis use will not jeopardize the health, safety, or welfare of the surrounding property owners. e. Section 23-2-230.8.5 - The application complies with Section 23-5-200 of the Weld County Code. The proposal is located within the Flood Hazard Overlay District area, as delineated on FIRM Community Panel Map #080266-0868C, dated September 28, 1982. The applicant will be required to amend its existing Flood Hazard Development Permit #355 to address the proposed uses associated with this amendment. f. Section 23-2-230.8.6 -- The applicant has demonstrated a diligent effort to conserve prime agricultural/and in the locational decision for the proposed use. The parcel is designated as "Other. and "Irrigated land (Not Prime)". No lands associated with this amendment are identified as "Prime" agricultural land, Much of the property is located within the 100 year noodplain. thus limiting the agricultural productiveness of the site. The area has historically been utilized as pastureland. g. Section 23-2-230.B.7 - The Design Standards (Section 23-2-240, Weld County Code), Operation Standards (Section 23-2-250, Weld County Code), Conditions of Approval, and Development Standards ensure that there are 2005-0277 PL1396