1993-02-02_REVISION - M1980149

• Permit No: M1980149
• IBM Index Class Name: Revision
• Doc Date: 2/2/1993
• Doc Name: REGULAR OPERATION 112 RECLAMATION PERMIT APPLICATION FORM
• Type & Sequence: AM2
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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kN!ELSONENGINEERS
822 7TH STREET GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 [phone]
November 15, 1992
Weld County Department of Planning
Weld County Services Building
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Re: Weld County, Colorado
Use By Special Review Permit Application
Dear Madam or Sir:
The accompanying application is a request for a Use By Special
Review (USR) permit for the extraction of gravel in the Northwest
Quarter of Section 2, Township 2 North , and the Southwest Quarter
of Section 35, Township 3 North, Range 68 West of the Sixth
Principal Meridian, Weld County, Colorado.
The site is located approximately one-half mile north of the Del
Camino development and as the vicinity map indicates , it abuts
the south side of St. Vrain Creek. Properties along St. Vrain
Creek have a high commercial value for sand and gravel as seen by
the number of gravel mines in the immediate area.
As the Weld County Comprehensive Plan states, the present economy
along the front range corridor is causing an increasing demand
for sand and gravel extraction in Weld County. To be con-
sistent with the Comprehensive Plan, extraction must follow a
rehabilitation plan, which is presented in the application. The
location is consistent with surrounding mines and is compatible
with the Comprehensive Plan guidelines on mineable lands .
The area was investigated for its potential use as farmland. Due
to the relatively thin layer of overburden, much of the water
used in irrigation permeates to the gravel situated below and
recharges the alluvial aquifer. Table 5 of the USSCS "Soil
Survey, Weld County, Southern Part" reveals yields of crops to be
poor to marginal.
The applicant proposes safeguards to prevent access to the site
during nonworking hours with secure fencing and locked gates.
As previously stated, the proposed use is compatible with the
surrounding land uses which consist of sand and gravel mining to
the east and north. The areas south and further east are farmed
and have some oil and gas production. As the demand for more
gravel for construction purposes increases, more of the land
along St. Vrain Creek will become gravel mines .