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PCPC Re: SUP2002-005 6/11/2002 Page 5 on irrigation or fertilizer. Effective weed control will be maintained through mowing or herbicide application. ACCESS & HAUL ROUTE The applicant will continue to use the existing ranch road from the Cortner Pits to Cortner Road. The application indicates the overwhelming majority of trucks would proceed north to US Highway 50. Public Works indicates the current haul route from Cortner Pit is along Cortner Road to South Road, then east or west (Exhibit 7). A one-lane bridge across the St. Charles River directly west of the intersection of Cortner and South Roads, presents a safety concern for the public using South Road. Public Works has determined the best possible haul route for the applicant at this time is east on South Road to Lane 36, then north to State Highway 50. The applicant has agreed to that haul route for Cortner Pit #2. Public Works will continue to work with the applicant to identify any needed improvements to this haul route, in terms of functionality and safety, prior to commencement of operations for the Beeman Pit. Cortner Road is aCounty-maintained, gravel road, 28 feet wide, in good condition, but does not meet present County standards for its classification of "minor collector' due to narrow width and gravel surfacing. A minor collector (rural designation) should have a paved surface of 32 feet wide with 2-feet shoulders on each side. Cortner Road is dust-treated annually in an attempt to stabilize the road, and bring maintenance to an acceptable level for existing traffic. This section of South Road is classified as a minor arterial, and has a paved surface 22 feet wide, with shoulder widths varying from 0 to 3 feet. A minor arterial should have a paved surface 47 feet wide, with 2-feet gravel shoulders and a dedicated right-of-way of 100 feet. South Road does not meet present Standards for its classification. IAND USE AND ZONING (Exhibit 3) The subject property and ali adjacent parcels are within an A-1, Agricultural (minimum 35 acres) Zone District, in which the primary uses are production agriculture and rangeland grazing, and extraction and processing of natural deposits. WATER AND SEWER Bottled drinking water and portable toilets will be provided onsite COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The Pueblo Regional Development Plan approved by the Board of County Commissioners October 16, 2001, depicts the subject property as "Rural/Ranch". MINERAL EXTRACTION MASTER PLAN The mining site does not appear to be within the Mineral Resource Areas To Be Preserved as depicted on the Mineral Extraction Master Plan Map, adopted September 4, 1975. However, per a report cited in adjacent special use permits, the general area contains coarse and fine aggregates which were not evaluated, but which may contain commercial-quality resources (1972 Colorado Geological Survey Special Publication, "Sand, Gravel, and Quarry Aggregate Resources, Colorado Front Range Counties").