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Proposed Amendment: <br /> Oldcastle is proposing two amendments to the existing Special Use Permit: <br /> 1. To allow for the construction for a 24' x 60' Office Building and a 40' x 60' Vehicle <br /> Maintenance Building. The construction of the buildings will provide office space for five <br /> employees that are estimators, project managers, pit and batch plant managers, and <br /> operators of the asphalt batch plant and gravel pit and an in-door vehicle repair building <br /> for the one mechanic that maintains the construction equipment that mines the gravel <br /> on-site. <br /> Both buildings are existing modular buildings located at other United gravel pits in <br /> Colorado. They will be relocated to the Hayden Pit for the duration of operations there <br /> and then as part of the reclamation of the pit, the office building will be moved elsewhere <br /> and reused. The landowner has the option to keep the machine shop, water well and <br /> equipment, and septic to support the agricultural use on their 600 acres of surrounding <br /> land or have it moved elsewhere. <br /> 2. Extend the current permit expiration date from January 14, 2024 to August 1, 2029. <br /> Based on the rate of consumption of gravel in 2018, Oldcastle anticipates that the <br /> Hayden Pit currently has another 8 years of supply of gravel. Additionally, they <br /> anticipate that reclamation operations at the pit will take another 2 years. The result is <br /> another 10 years potential of operations at the pit. <br /> Routt County typically reviews permit applications relative to six criteria. Those criteria are <br /> listed below along with a brief discussion of the criteria relative to the proposed amendments <br /> and their impact on them. <br /> 1. Health, Safety and Nuisances <br /> The asphalt plant and gravel plant are being operated in conformance with all applicable <br /> permits and regulations. There are no mapped natural hazards on the site and the site is <br /> mapped as a low to moderate fire danger. <br /> A new water well and septic system will be installed to serve the buildings. The vehicle <br /> maintenance building will also be serviced by a sand oil separator. <br /> 2. Regulations and Standards <br /> Routt County determined that the existing mining and asphalt batch plant operations <br /> follow the Routt County Master Plan when they approved the original Special Use Permit. <br /> The proposed building additions are accessory structures that support those activities on- <br /> site. The proposed buildings do not represent a change in use or the introduction of new <br /> use at the site. <br /> 3. Asphalt and Concrete Plant Regulations and Standards <br /> The current mining operations and asphalt batch plant are operating in compliance with <br /> all local and state regulations and standards. The proposed amendment will not impact <br /> those operations. <br />