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' QVTRODUCTION This application requests a permit for mining gravel on 14 acres located on Section 34, Township 11 South, Range 67 West, in II Paso County. The petitioners, Raymond and Robert Dellacrttce, own 722 acres surrounding the proposed gravel pit which is located on Baptist Road a mile west of I-25. This application describes the scope of the project, the impact on surrounding areas and plans for reclamation of the site. The proposed gravel pit is adjacent and below (east of) a previously reclaimed gravel pit The proposed pit will start az the east end on the old pit, mining marerials downward and eastward. Preservation of surrounding hillsides and the phasing plan will minimize visual impacts. The proposal ' includes mitigation of dust, noise, sediment, visual and safety impacts. All impacted land will be regraded with undulating contours and reclaimed with native vegetation. A revised access route from the pit area to Baptist Road will reduce traffic safety concerns. The pit should offer residents of the 1 region an average yearly yield of 75,000 tons of high quality gravel. The development of [Iris resource will lower the cost of gravel in the region and increase highway safety by reducing travel distances. ' Figure 1.1 depicts the region around the site. There is a single residence belonging to the applicant approximately 1500 feet northeast of the site on Baptist Road. All other existing residences are az least 1 mile from the site. The 722 acre tract on which the site is located is zoned for rural residential t subdivision (RR-3). Separate from this application, the applicant is petitioning to rezone the 722 acre parcel for an agricultural use (A-35). Green Mountain Ranch Estates and Creek Heights are two other rural residential zones, approximately one mile west of the site. The U.S. Air Foree Academy reservation bounds the 722 acre tract on the south side. The Academy's main campus is two miles to the south. ' To the east is I-25 with Regency Park (undeveloped), Chaparral Hills and Gleneagle two to three miles east of the site. Several isolated buildings are located between the property and I-25 including the Total gas station and NAVSYS Corporation (formerly Woodcarver's Museum). To the north, Forest ' Lakes has numerous vacant, single family lots and two surface water impoundment features. North of Forest Lakes is Pine Hills (developed large lots) and the Tri-Lakes communities of Monument, Woodmoor and Palmer Lake. 1 Access to the 722 acre tract is from the east on Baptist Road using I-25. This road intersects Old Denver Road, the Denver 8t Rio Grande Western Railroad and Montment Creek. The bridge over Monumen[ Creek is inadequate and is scheduled m be replaced in September 1993. Baptist Road narrows from a 60 foot ROW to 18 feet near the applicant's residence. Baptist Road continues westward, offering access to Green Mountain Ranch. Figure 1.2 provides a USGS 7rfz minute topographic map illustrating the proposed site area along with prominent natural and man-made features. The region slopes uniformly north to south, with steeper slopes to the east in Black Forest, and to the west, very steep mountains of the Rampart Range. Extending eastward from the mountains are a series of fingers (steep narrow ridges). The site is located on one of these fingers with an elevation between 6900 and 7000 feet Generally, Pine Hills, Monument, Green Mountain Ranch and upper Gleneagle are located at the same elevation as the proposed site, while I-25 to the east, and Foxes[ Lakes are lower. P-1