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<br />2. Shipments of material will be accomplished via the <br />railroad, except for local county or state projects. <br />This transportation method minimizes impacts on local <br />roads and other land uses. <br />3. The proposed mining use is a dry excavation, precluding <br />any concerns of managing surface water. <br />4. The material layer is relatively thin, (8 ft.) which <br />allows for orderly reclamation as detailed in the re- <br />clamation plan. As the reclamation plan notes, the pit <br />will be filled with the undersize material and topsoil <br />replaced on a continuous basis. The intent of the pro- <br />cedure is to return the land to grazing use as quickly <br />as possible. As this proposal specifically avoids those <br />areas which could be used as irrigated cropland, it is <br />felt that no undue adverse effects on existing or future <br />development as set forth in the Weld County Comprehensive <br />Plan will occur. The applicant has specifically avoided <br />the Lone Tree Creek floodplain, geologic hazards and the <br />county airport overlay district as outlined in section <br />5U of the Weld County zoning ordinance. Additionally, <br />the applicant will implement any reasonable measure that <br />the county deems necessary. The decision to try and <br />locate a long-term sand and gravel operation in this <br />particular location was very simply a matter of high <br />quantity, quality, and direct access to a major rail- <br />road. <br />- 6 - <br />