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f;it IJr�Vt F I[ <br /> 6.1.1.8 Signs and Markers <br /> Scott will post a sign at the entrance of the property that will be clearly visible from the <br /> access road, with a minimum size equaling one hundred and eighty-seven (187) square <br /> inches, such as eleven (11) inches in heights and seventeen (17) inches in width with the <br /> information specified in Rule 3.1.12(1)(a)-(c). <br /> The boundaries of the Affected Lands will also be marked by monuments or other markers <br /> that are clearly visible and adequate to delineate such boundaries, specifically the area <br /> proposed to be disturbed (Affected Lands) by mining operations for which a Financial <br /> Warranty and Performance Warranty have been posted. <br /> CR 346 will be used for emergency access to Rifle Pit. <br /> 6.1.1.9 Spill Reporting <br /> Scott will notify the DRMS Office of a spill of any toxic or hazardous substance, including <br /> spills of petroleum products, within 24-hours of the time of the spill. The notice will include <br /> information outlined in Rule 3.1.13(2)(a)-(f). <br /> 6.2 Post-Mining Land Use <br /> The adjacent properties are primarily agricultural, county and interstate roadways, oil and <br /> gas well pad and the Colorado River. Under current conditions, the land use is agricultural <br /> and passive wildlife habitat. The post mining land use will be passive wildlife habitat, <br /> consisting primarily of the open water of the pond, with a wetland vegetation fringe and <br /> upland reclamation grasslands as described. The post mining pond will not have a direct <br /> surface hydrologic connection to downstream waters of the Colorado River, but will be <br /> connected via shallow alluvial groundwater through the underlying permeable gravels. The <br /> water level of the pond is expected to fluctuate in concert with the natural fluctuations of the <br /> river's water table, and will also continue to receive irrigation tailwater discharges from the <br /> ditch. Wildlife use is expected to include incidental use by waterfowl and big game for <br /> foraging. The woody vegetation in the wetland fringe is likely to support migratory bird <br /> nesting once it has matured, and the pond will support micro- and macroinvertebrate <br /> assemblages, amphibians (primarily bullfrogs), and naturalized carp populations that already <br /> existing in the tailwater channel under current conditions. <br /> The Official Zoning District Map of Garfield County designates the western portion of <br /> property as within the Rural Zone District (Garfield County Land Use and Development <br /> Code 2013 [LUDC 2013]). The following is a description of this Zoning District: <br /> • Rural (R). The Rural Zone District is comprised of the County's rural residential <br /> areas, agricultural resource lands, agricultural production areas, and natural <br /> resource areas. Uses, densities, and standards established for this zone district are <br /> intended to protect the existing character of the area from uncontrolled and <br /> unmitigated residential, commercial, and industrial use. The zone district provides for <br /> the use of natural resources, recreational development, rural residential, and other <br /> uses. Within the Rural District, the proposed mining use is allowable as an Industrial <br /> Use, and the post mining use of passive wildlife habitat is also allowable. <br /> Within the County Comprehensive Plan (Future Land Use 2030), the entire property is within <br /> the Residential Medium High Density (2 to <6 acres per dwelling unit) overlay, and the <br /> 41 <br />