2022-03-16_PERMIT FILE - M2017036

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RECEPTION#20190002599, 1/16/2019 11:59:20 AM,2 of 13, t Angela Myers,Clerk& Recorder,Larimer County,CO Findings and Resolution Laporte Pit Special Review Page 2 f. Adjacent Land Uses: Commercial, Single and Multi-Family Residential and Agricultural g. Services: Access: County Road 54G Water: West Fort Collins Water District and wells Sewer: On-site Septic Fire Protection: Poudre Fire Authority h. No. Trips Generated by use: 366 ADT 4. Applicant seeks Special Review approval for open mining of sand and gravel, on- site material processing and a concrete batch plant on 123 acres. 5. The applicant's project description indicates that applicant proposes to mine sand and gravel on this 123-acre site for a period of approximately 10 years. Associated with this mining would be a concrete batch plant to be located in the north east corner of the site. Access to the site is proposed off CR 54G using a new drive near the eastern portion of the site. Mining is proposed 5 days a week and concrete production is proposed 6 days a week with the potential for 24-hour operations or early/late operations to address emergencies and special contracts. Reclamation of the site is proposed to be dry land although the mining areas will be sealed with slurry walls. The sequencing of the mining is to advance into areas of 20-25 acres opened at a time. Mining in these smaller areas is proposed to avoid conflicts associated with having a larger mine area open. 6. The western part of this property has been a site for potential development for many years. Several owners have sought approval of a variety of residential and or mixed-use developments on the site. The most recent was the Groves Planned Land Division which also successfully obtained approval for a multi layered metropolitan district to provide a variety of services including, sewer service to this and other properties in large area of the LaPorte Plan. Any future development post mining on the property may well need or rely on this district. 7. The property to the north is an approved gravel operation as well, Timberline Resources. The Board of County Commissioners recently considered an amendment to this operation allowing access onto Overland Trail. This approval however, indicated the applicant and County should pursue with CDOT allowing access, on a temporary basis,to Hwy 287. Also, the Board of County Commissioners acknowledged that other operations (i.e. this site) in this area should attempt to coordinate the access. The Board understands that this coordination has not yet materialized.