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<br /> <br />12. Hours of operation will be compatible with neighboring uses, traffic <br />volumes, affected transportation corridors and school bus operations, and <br />designated pedestrian crosswalk activity. Compatibility should be pro- <br />jected over the lifetime of the operation. <br />Based upon a projected annual tonnage of 75,000 <br />tons, the estimated life of the mining operation is 10 <br />years. The projected hours of operation are daylight <br />hours, 7:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M., Monday through Satur- <br />day. There is the likelihood of reduced operations <br />during winter months. School District #38 has ex- <br />pressed concerns regarding potential conflicts with <br />school busses and neighbors have expressed to staff <br />traffic-related concerns on Baptist Road. Some of the <br />traffic-related concerns can be mitigated with traffic- <br />control devices at intersections, compliance with <br />speed limits, tarping requirements, and adjustments <br />to the hours material will be moved off site. If the <br />request is approved, staff will suggest ahauling- <br />related condition that limits outgoing material during <br />the times of school bus operations. <br />13. Reclamation of adverse visual and other environmental impacts will take <br />place within a reasonable and specified time frame. <br />The mining plan has been significantly modified to <br />now retain the natural screening available by leaving <br />certain portions of ridges undisturbed. Mining will <br />start on the most southwesterly portion of the site and <br />then proceed easterly with visual screening in the <br />middle portion of the operation provided by the <br />existing topography. Because of the topography <br />sloping to the east and the need for the stockpiling of <br />materials and location of the screen on the pit floor, <br />the visual impacts will be more significant in the early <br />part of the mining operation, and then more signifi- <br />cant again as areas on the north and east are mined <br />and daylighted. Because the high wall will be the first <br />area reclaimed, vegetation should be established <br />prior to the majority of the operation being fully <br />visible. Plantings of oakbrush, as suggested by the <br />Division of Wildlife, should be beneficial in breaking <br />up the visual impacts of the proposed slope areas. <br />