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Denver Brick Company AEE Project E95-7084 Stevens Lease Clay Mine January 8, 7998 Douglas County, Colorado Pape (91 As shown in the land use analysis contained in Section 4.4.5 of this application, existing surrounding land uses are scattered low density rural residential and agricultural uses. The one-mile radius north of Crowfoot Valley road is zoned for no more than one residential unit per 35 acres. Figure 4.4.6-1 illustrates the low density of existing development in the area of the mine. The few residences in the area are located primarily along Lemon Gulch Road, at least one-half mile west of the proposed mine area. It can be concluded that due to the low number of residences in the area and varying topography, public views will not be common at distances of less than one-half mile. Few residents will have a view of the mining operation, and these will be from at least one-half mile. Seven homes identified in the field as potentially having views of the mine area are noted with an asterisk on Figure 4.4.6-1. Crowfoot Valley Road is the only public highway within the one-mile radius. This gravel surface road is classified as a minor arterial by the Douglas County Comprehensive Plan. This is not a heavily travelled road due to the agricultural and low density nature of the immediate area. The mine area will be visible to the relatively low number of travellers at distances of greater than one-half mile driving southwest along Crowfoot Valley Road (Viewpoints 1, 2, and 3 on Figure 4.4.6-1. 4.4.7 Noise Potential noise sources include dozer, scraper, front loader, and haul trucks on the mine site. There will be no blasting associated with mining. Noise standards for residential land uses will be met at the property line as discussed in Section 4.11. 4.4.8 Ooen Soace, Parks. and Recreation The mine property is not included within any open land opportunities areas as identified by the Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan or the Open Land Opportunities Map of the Douglas County Master Plan. The floodplain of Lemon Gulch, southeast of the mine property, is identified as an open land opportunity on the Open Land Opportunities Map. No significant long-term impacts to the Lemon Gulch corridor will be realized. Mitigation of any potential visual impacts affecting the Lemon Gulch floodplain as an open land include: • The mining operation is a temporary, short-term use of the property. • Concurrent reclamation will restore the site to native vegetation and wildlife habitat. • Concurrent reclamation and revegetation of the mine property will eliminate any visual impacts to future users of the Lemon Gulch corridor, if in fact it is preserved in the future as an open land. ®AGRA Earth & Environmental