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• i 1 <br /> e No, M75-i 1 <br /> ,oley Gravel Company <br /> ,mended Resolution <br /> 2. That Cooley Gravel Company is the fee simple <br /> owner of the property to be mined. <br /> 3. That the Denver Mountain Parks property and the <br /> Mt. Falcon Park property are surrounding land uses <br /> which could be affected by the mining operation; <br /> however, neither has expressed objection. <br /> 4. That based on existing fencing and warning signs <br /> posted at the boundaries between the quarry and <br /> the surrounding public park lands, the applicant <br /> has taken reasonable safety precautions to keep <br /> the public out of the quarry area. <br /> 5. That based on blasting conducted by the applicant <br /> over the past 5 years , incJuding the experimental <br /> shot which contained 10,450 pounds, there is a <br /> high probability that no surrounding land use will <br /> be adversely affected by any blasting at the quarry <br /> so long as each delay does not exceed 6,000 pounds , <br /> which is the maximum shot used by the applicant. <br /> 6. That based on the drainage report prepared by the <br /> Leonard Rice Consulting Engineers, Inc . , the pre- <br /> sent drainage plan employed by the applicant is <br /> adequate for a few years to come, but in the future, <br /> the drainage will have to be modified in accordance <br /> with the Leonard Rice Recommendations . <br /> 7. That based on testimony presented by the applicant's <br /> witnesses , it is possible to reclaim the exposed <br /> benches a; mining is completed in progressive stages. i <br /> B. That the top 3 benches at elevations of 6,865 feet, <br /> 6,945 feet and 7 ,025 feet can be seen from the east- <br /> ern plains areas . <br /> 9. Ingress , egress and haul route plans are in compli- <br /> ance with State and County regulations . <br /> 10. Emergency access to and from the quarry is acceptable. <br /> 11 . The distance from the outer limits of the quarry op- <br /> eration to the adjacent land boundaries is within the <br /> acceptable limits set forth in the Jefferson County <br /> Zoning Resolution for purposes of safety. <br /> 12. There are no apparent historical , geological or arch- <br /> aeological sites present which would be jeopardized <br /> by the quarry operation. <br /> 13. That measures taken to control wind erosion, fugitive <br /> dust, airborne noise not due to blasting, airborne <br /> noise due to blasting and nround motion due to <br /> blast-ing as indicated in the Cooley Gravel Company reports <br /> are acceptable. <br /> 14. The quarry has been in operation at the subject loca- <br /> tion for the past 5 years and there have been no Pro- <br /> tests or objections expressed during that time. <br /> 15. That based on the past 5 years experience, there is a <br /> demand and need for the applicant 's products . <br /> -2- <br />