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! • derstanding of the limits of County authority once a specific land use has bee ~e difference is that other agricultural and residential codes are not regulated the level a quarry is. The County is apparently trying to apply itself in, ~tinguish itself from, an area thoroughly regulated by the State, and it is rusive and in conflict with the Operator's and the States' ability to com 'airs without being countermanded by the County's insistence on being the fi approved. v the State word. It is most helpful to have the aerial photo as a background to the mining pl maps. I appreciate your efforts in providing detailed and accurate mapping for your q arty and th working towazds meeting the conditions of the approval of your Special Revie This is a benefit to you as the operator, to reviewing agencies and to the public. We believe this product is unique to permitted mines and quarries in Colorado. The use of sequential aerial photogrammetry is in fact the single most important fea re of the approved Special Review. It is the fundamental tool that will serve to ate with unpazalleled accuracy the evolution of the quarry over space and time. Upon examination of the original documents, and given time, the greater val a of tl efforts for everyone's sake will become cleazer. Please understand that r rem; addressing Part 4 are necessary in that the use of aerial photographs are key o both regulatory and quarry management of the property where the deposit cannot systematically and methodically predicted or extracted. With the number and type of items to be completed prior to operation, it woul be helpful to you and to County staff (Health, Engineering and Planning) to do a brief sit inspection prior to beginning operations. When conditions have been completed, please co tact me so that we can arrange such a visit. We agree. It may prove worthwhile to perform such an inspection in conc rt with the Colorado Division of Minerals and Geology. We think more dialogue betty the State and County may prove clarifying [o all involved as to where the jurisdictional Ines form. This is not to malign County authority, but by clarifying it respective to the Sta e, it would aid in overall communications. remain uncertain as to how well the Planning Department understands the elationship the DMG Permit to the Special Review, as well as the distinct technical com onents and rposes related to each. Compounded by broad and general County guideline relative to ;Special Review, the Findings and Resolution, and respective changes made t the State gel, the lines between State and County authority remain blurred as they pe ain to the ecial Review and Planning oversight and enforcement. Our position is that the County has little or no authority on the property wher issues are under the authority of the State or Federal government. Any issues regazdin drainage, originating on-site, are pertinent to the County as it leaves the site. The same for traffic, access, and similar issues. Finally, without diminishing their importance, we do no[ understand how then periphe issues should be considered just cause to continue to restrict our operations and prevent from effecting the changes expressed in the approved Special Review, the appr ved Dr Conversion Permit, and the approved DMG Technical Revision. The onditio Approval could have given consideration as to the effects the completion of eac Condit would have on [he health of our operations, where implementation of the appro d chant Tuesday l7 November 1998 Correspondence in the matter of Special Review File 97-ZR096 ,Rocky Road Quarry, to Carol Evans, Larimer County Planning Department, from Douglas J. Bac li, Vice- President, Rocky Road Investment, Inc.