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County Road & Bridge/Mining Special Uae Permit/March 19, 1997/Page 5 5-1602 Mitigation of impacts All on-site and off-site impacts shall be adequately mitigated to protect the health, safety and welfare of persons in San Miguel County and to protect the integrity and appearance of the natural environment. Consideration shall be given to site-specific environmental assessments and mitigation plans approved by the appropriate Federal agencies and/or the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology andJor the Colorado Department of Health. However, compliance with such plans, as well as additional mitigation, may be required by the County as part of the special use permit review process. Such mitigation may include, but is not limited to, revegetation, dust control, noise control, visual screening, limitations on hours of operations, truck haul routes and traffic volumes. 5-1604 Traflic Impacts and Highnap Accasa Mining (including sand and gravel operations) and mineral proces:~ing shall be limited to the greatest extent possible to areas where the surrounding road, street and/or highway network can accommodate heavy truck traffic. In no event shall a proposed operation be permitted where the carrying capacity of the surrounding road, street and/or highway network is exceeded by existing traffic volumes, or would be exceeded by projected or proposed traffic volumes. 5-1605 Additional Notice Requirements In addition to the notice requirements set forth in Section 3-9, applicants for approval of mining and mineral processing operations shall also be required to provide written notice of a pending application by mailing such notice first class, postage prepaid, no less than 15 days prior to the scheduled meeting date to all owners of property within 1,500 feet of the subject propert;r, and to all municipalities within 3 miles of the subject property. 8chadulinc of ADOlicatioa Consideration Once the Planning Department has received three copies of a completE: application that conforms to all applicable Land Use Code requirements, the Planning Department can schedule the application for consideration by the Planning Commission at a public meeting. The Planning Commission holds regular meetings the second Wednesday of each month. The Planning Department may refer th.e application for comment and recommendation to the County Attorney, County Environmental Health Specialist and the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology.