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Denver Brick Company AEE Project E95-7084 Stevens Lease Clay Mine January 8, 1996 Douglas County, Colorado Pape (41 4.0 EXTRACTIVE LAND USE -NARRATIVE 4.1 General Project Concepts Denver Brick Company operates a plant at Castle Rock, and as such is an important contributor to the local economy. More than one-third of the 90 employees live in Douglas County. Commercial deposits of clays that give the characteristic brick-red color to fired clay bricks are found in isolated clay lenses within the Dawson Arkose Formation, a geologic formation exposed at or near the ground surface over the eastern one-half of Douglas County. The natural occurrence of the red clay necessary for manufacturing red bricks is a significant factor in the location of the Denver Brick Company plant and any extraction site. Pursuant to the Douglas County Zoning Resolution, Denver Brick Company herewith submits an application for a Use by Special Review Permit for open pit mining of red clay and subsequent reclamation in the A-1 Agricultural District on the 40-acre Stevens Lease site. The Stevens Lease site is located northwest of Crowfoot Valley Road and Lemon Gulch in northeast Douglas County. The property is currently vacant rangeland located in the NE1/4, NW1/4 Section B, Township 7 South, Range 66 West of the 6th Principal Meridian. Mining will progress in three phases, working from north to south. Total disturbed acreage will be approximately 21 acres. Mining will occur concurrently with reclamation, with no more than five to ten acres mined at any one time. The purpose of reclamation will be to return the land to wildlife habitat and rangeland. This application will demonstrate that the proposal will not present a significant negative impact to natural, environmental, cultural, visual, or community resources. The project will conform to the Douglas County Master Plan and the Douglas County Zoning Resolution. A Regular 112 Reclamation Permit application will be submitted to the Colorado Mined Land Reclamation Board (CMLRB) at a later date. 4.2 Zoning and Zoning Compliance The permit property is zoned Agricultural One (A-1). Per Section 304 and Section 19 of the Douglas County Zoning Resolution dated February 1, 1994, mining may be a permitted use as a Use By Special Review in the A-1 District. It is the intent of this application to demonstrate that the proposal will comply with Section 1902, Approval Standards.for Use By Special Review. The proposal is not in conflict with existing zoning of adjoining properties. Current zoning of properties within one mile of the proposed mine site is primarily agricultural (see Sheet 1, Vicinity Map). Properties adjacent to the mine site are zoned A-1. A 16-acre parcel one- quarter mile to the south is zoned A-2. The Pinery, south of Crowfoot Valley Road, is zoned Planned Development. Density of the Pinery PD within the one-mile radius of the mine site has not been determined as of the date of this application. Timing of development of the Pinery in the area has not been determined. i ~~~~~ Eartl; ?< Fnvironmental