2005-07-13_REVISION - M2000016 ‎(14)‎

• Permit No: M2000016
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 7/13/2005
• Doc Name: weld county referral
• From: weld county
• To: lafarge
• Type & Sequence: AM1
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

May 2, 2005
Ms. Jacqueline Hatch, Planner
Mr. Kim Ogle, Planner
Weld County Department of Planning Services
918 10`h Street
Greeley, CO 80631
RE: Use by Special Review Application to mine, process and sell gravel; operate a concrete
and asphalt batch plant; and operate a concrete casting facility.
LaFarge West, Inc. -Riverbend near Ft. Lupton, Colorado
Dear Ms. Hatch and Mr. Ogle:
On behalf of Lafarge West, Inc., we respectfully submit this letter and the attached maps as the
Use by Special Review Application for the Riverbend project.
The proposed Riverbend permit site is located southwest of the State Highway 52 and U.S.
Highway 85 intersection, near Ft. Lupton, Colorado. The 1,190-acre site is bound on the north
by SH52, east by U.S. Highway 85 and the South Platte River, Weld County Road (WCR) 6 to
the south, and WCR 10 to the west.
In 2004, Lafarge submitted an amendment to the DMG to consolidate the existing Ft. Lupton Pit
(M-1985-088) and Riverbend (M-2000-016) DMG permits, include additional mineable acres,
modify the existing mine plan, modify the current reclamation plan, and increase processing
capacity at the facility.
This Use by Special Review application is being submitted to Weld County in response to the
consolidation and expansion of the Riverbend Site boundary. The Site is comprised of 20
parcels owned or leased by Lafarge. The mining will be conducted in 10 Phases; each with one
to five associated mine cells.
The proposed Riverbend site is partially within the City of Ft. Lupton's Urban Growth Area
(UGA). Since the fall of 2004, Lafarge and Tetra Tech RMC have been working with Ft. Lupton
to develop plans for Riverbend that respond to the City's concerns (see Figure 1 Opportunity and
Constraints Map). Various meetings with City planning staff and the City mayor have
influenced details of both the mining and reclamation plans. The reclamation plan incorporates
trails, parkland, open space, and potential residential development sites that are consistent with
the City's long term goals and objectives.
The Use by Special Review application is consistent with the submittal checklist (mining
operation). The application contains the following: