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Soil Conservation District about the proposed reclamation practices and the proposed seed mix and plant materials. 2. A statement which explains how the proposal is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. This application is consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan. The mining operation will promote the following goals and policies: CM.Policy 1: Access to future mineral resource development areas should be considered in all land-use decisions in accordance with Colorado State Law. No Weld County governmental authority which has control over zoning shall permit the use of any area known to contain a commercial mineral deposit in a manner which would interfere with the present or future extraction of such deposit by an extractor. This property is situated within one of the principal aggregate deposits in the County. According to the Weld County Sand, Gravel Resources Map, the resource is classified as F1 - floodplain deposit of relatively clean and sound gravel. CM.Goal2: Promote the reasonable and orderly development of mirieral resources. CM.Goa13: Minimize the impact of surface mining on surrounding land uses, roads and highways. The operator will minimize the impact of the mining operation by using an existing mining operation's processing area to wash, screen, sort and haul the final products and to minimize truck traffic from the site. The operator has also developed a landscape plan and a dust abatement plan to minimize the impact on surrounding land uses. Mining is a predominant use in this area because it is so close to the South Platte River. CM.Goal 4: Minimize hazardous conditions related to mining activities and the mining site. The applicant will comply with federal, state and local regulations. CM.Goal 5: Provide for timely reclamation and reuse of mining sites in accordance with the Comprehensive Plan, Subdivision and Zoning Ordinances. The operator will mine and reclaim the site concurrently to provide for timely reclamation. This site will be reclaimed into a water storage reservoir and pastureland. The proposed final land uses (water storage reservoir, pasture land, future development) are consistent with the Weld County Comprehensive Plan and the subdivision and zoning ordinances. 3. A statement which explains how the proposal is consistent with the intent of the district in which the use is located. This property is located in the Agricultural District. The Weld County Land Use Code states that "the A (Agricultural) Zone District is also intended to provide areas for the conduct of Uses by Special Review which have been determined to be more intense or to have a potentially greater impact than Uses Allowed by Right." Gravel mining and mineral resource extraction are included as permitted uses under this category. Hall-Irwin Corporation - ParkedDersham Resource -Weld County Use by Special Review Permit Application Questionnaire - 3