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Loveland Pit • • 2/11/00 TST, INC. Consulting Engineers Road access is provided by St. Louis Avenue, a paved minor collector street (as designated by Larimer County Engineering) between 8's St. SE and State Highway 402. Approximately 40% of truck traffic from the mining/concrete operation will leave St. Louis Avenue to the south, turning onto SH 402. These conditions are not expected to change. The remaining 60% of truck traffic currently heads north, to 8a' Street or other routes. Hazard Areas Nearly the entire project area is located within the floodway of the Big Thompson River (see Site Inventory Map). Some hydraulic consideration has been given to placement of stockpiles for this reason. During Phase 1, sand and gravel will be stockpiled as in existing conditions. Overburden from the Reichert Pit will be placed on Reichert's property, aligned with the natural flow of the river. During Phase 2, all stockpiles will be removed from Reichert's land and used to reclaim the pit into a lowlands area. The stockpiles on Flatirons' property will be condensed onto a smaller portion of the tract. During Phase 3, the stockpiles will be placed inside the pit created during Phase 2. No permanent fill or structures are planned as part of this application. A hydraulic mode] of this proposed phasing and stockpile configuration is currently being developed by Anderson Consulting Engineers to verify that no negative change to floodway conditions will occur due to this proposed development. Since no permanent structures are planned, there are no geologic hazards to be mitigated. The mining process strips away any existing vegetation within the mining area, so, consequently no wildfire hazard is anticipated. Wildlife Very little wildlife habitat has been identified on-site. What wildlife may be present has certainly acclimated to industrial activity in light of curcent operations. Reasonable measures will be taken to preserve and protect wildlife that may be present in the area, particularly along the Big Thompson River corridor. For more information and a summary of the study completed by Cedar Creek Associates, see Exhibit H of the DMG 112 application. Adjacent and Nearby Land Uses -Landscaping Along State Highway 402 and US Highway 287 there are a number of commercial business operations. In general these are located more than 500 feet from the mining operation or are separated from the immediate vicinity by the Big Thompson River corridor. This corridor, consisting of the river itself as well as heary vegetation and trees, provides a natural barrier from the mining activities. Along St. Louis Avenue and 8's St. SE, there are a number of residences, automobile repair shops, and a private BMX bicycle track. With little change between existing and proposed uses, impacts are expected to be minimal or non-existent on adjacent land use. As mentioned, the project area lies within the Big Thompson floodway. For this reason, permanent landscaping features, including berms parallel to St. Louis Avenue, are not