PERMFILE113836 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

,J .-~- 2~~ '92 8:dS FPOpI ADAPIS COLMTI' DES.' BLDG • • CASE NUMBER 046-92-C CASE NAME: Sand Creek Farms SUAQMARY OF APPLIGl1TION: "Ihe applicant is proposing to mute a portion of hJS property to obtain the sand resource from the west Bijou Creek drainage. The 45 acre portion 1s a small part of the total 321 acres owned by the applicant. The material will be exported from the site and used >n foundation bacld'il] projects. and County or State Highway projects $t the area. The possibility also exists that the material could be used for construction related activities at the New International Airport as well as for the Front Range Airport. Reclamation of the site Is designed to be as a large dry pit In the Bijou Creek drainage. The long range expectation for the pit is that it would be refilled with sand during normal rain storms and runoff events. FADE . X302 Owner s Name: Sand Creek Farms Inc. Applicant's Name: Sand Creek Farms Inc. Applicant's Address: 6312 S. Ftddle:'s Green Cir. #535-N, ewood, CO BO111 Location o Request: No west corner o Calhoun-Byers M e Road 46N ~.nd the 64th Avenue a ent. Nature o e Request: Con itiona Use or sand extraction >n a West Bijou Creek drain e. Site Size; 321 Acres Zone District: A-3 Proposed Use: Sand Mi and reclamation as stream bottom. >;xist Use: Stream channel of the west Bi ou Creek Hea Date(s): BOCC = Ju 20, 1992 Report Date: J 14, 1992 Case M er. M Mark E. G er p - ~ . Plauning Commission Update: New Information: The applicant presented new information to staff with a request for extended hours of operation beyond the 10:00 pm limit as recommended by staff. The Planning Commission discussed khis proposal and granted the applicants the ability to request extended hours at the discretion of the Director of Planr>irtg and Development. If warranted. any Such requests could be taken to the Board of Commissions for a public hearing. This change >n conditions of approval appears under Stipulation number 7, below. Citizen Comments: None FIlYDINGS OF FACT: 1. The applicant Ls proposing to mine a portion of his property that ]ses within the 100 year floodplain of West Bijou Creek. The property has been previously mined on a small scale. sometime In the past, without a permit. 2. 1f the applicant can abide by the conditions recommended by the Public Works Departrnent, and obtains all permits associated with floodplain use, stormwater discharge, and fugitive dust, the project would be considered compatible with the surrounding area. 3. The applicant's site Ls located in a sparsely populated area of the County and is very rural in character. Amine of this type, if operated and reclaimed as proposed, would be compatible with the Zoning Regulations and the Comprehensive Plan. 4. Information concerning approved minlrtg and reclamation plans from the Mined Land Reclamation Division, and well permits from the DSvLslon of Water Resources, is required prior to the start of mining, and prior to washLng any material. If these pernuts are- obtalned, the proposal would be compatible with the Adams County Zoning Regulations. 5. If the applicant can operate within the proposed mining and reclamation plans, as revised, the project would not be detrimental to the health. safety. and welfare of the L-iltabitants of the area, nor would it deter future quality development of the area. COUNTY COMIVIISSIONER HEARING JULY 2Q. 1992