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Exnlanation of Request The proposed Concrete Plant is to be located for 5 years on the northernmost part of Brannan Pit 29, which is located between U.S.85, E-470, Brighton Road, portions of Brighton Road, privately owned property, and the Fulton Ditch in Sections 26 and 35, Township 1S, R67W. The property where the plant is proposed is County Assessor's Parcel No. 1571-26-0-00-026. This area is the final phase of a 162+ acre mining operation permitted under County Case #EXG2004-00002, and a State of Colorado DMG's Permit M-80-183, that is expected to be completed in 2014. The plant is intended to serve the needs of local road and other construction projects in the area. The plant is a "CS Johnson Model 524 Concrete Plant (Serial Number 66211) that has operated in various other locations in accordance with all applicable State Air Emissions and Water Quality Regulations. The mining plan proposes this area to be mined, and then backfilled with sand spoils and overburden from other portions of the mining operation and inert fill. Since the plant is portable, it may be moved from time to time to accommodate both mining and backfilling operations, but the plant will always be located over 250' east of Brighton Road, no internal driveways or piles of material supplying the plant will be located within 100' of Brighton Road, and the entrance to the plant will be located on 132°a Avenue alignment a minimum of 250' east of the intersection of Brighton Road and the 132na Avenue. The plant will operate as demand warrants, but will be allowed to operate from 7:00 AM-7:00 PM, Monday thru Saturday, except by special permission of the Planning Director for temporary Sunday operations or extended hours for specific jobs that require concrete for overnight or Sunday operations. On days the plant is operates there will be a maximum of Z00 maximum truck trips and an average of 40 truck trips. Haul routes are the same for the mining with incoming traffic using the 132na Ave. alignment from Brighton Rd., 136`s Ave., and US 85, and outbound traffic using 132na Ave. to E-470 exit ramp onto US 85. For both inbound and outbound traffic, 124'" Ave. may be used, once the intersection of 124x' Ave. is improved to ease truck-turning movements. Brighton Rd. north of 136a' Ave. and south of 124` Ave. may also be used for deliveries of concrete products to projects located on Brighton Rd. Homes within 1,000' are a home to the north of E-470 that can't even view the site because of the elevation of E-470, several homes west of Brighton Road surrounded by an active gravel pit (Worthing Pit, County Case #EXG2005-00005) and screened by berming and landscaping, and a home to the southwest on the west side of Brighton Road across from the larger active mining area of this property. The concrete plant's affect on these homes is negligible, especially in comparison to those impacts already generated by the proximity of E-470 and all of the existing mining operations in the area. In summary, the plant will provide needed concrete products to road and other local construction projects. The use is consistent, and can comply with, the purposes and requirements of the County's standards and regulations, and is also compatible with the surrounding area, harmonious with the character of the neighborhood, not detrimental to the immediate area, not detrimental to the future development of the area, and not detrimental to the health, safety, or welfare of the inhabitants of the area and the County. All off-site impacts have been reasonably addressed, there is adequate space for the use, and public services in the area are either not needed for this use or are adequate to serve the use. Brannan would therefore requests the Planning Staff's favorable recommendation, and the Board of Adjustment's approval of the requested use for five years.