PERMFILE128093

• Permit No: M1990021
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 2/27/1990
• Doc Name: APPLICATION TO COLORADO MLRD FOR VIRGINIA ACRES GRAVEL PIT UNITED CO OF MESA CNTY INC
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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STAFF REVIEW - C29-89
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' Old farm equipment, junk, and scrap metal'on,the property and
the banks of the River should be removed 'and cleaned-up.
Where the river bank is eroding, new rip-rap should be placed
and the bank should be top-dressed along the entire river
' frontage, including the open space parcel.
Excavation ofi the site will require a,,County.;floodplain
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If a temporary asphalt plant is permitted as .proposed,
appropriate State air quality permits will.be required. The
' petitioner must demonstrate that prevailing winds will not
adversely impact area residences with dust and odors per
section 10.2.2 of the Code. High visibility of the operation
will be unavoidable from properties south of the river on the
' bluff. Noise reduction measures should be submitted.
' The proposal indicates the operation will not begin until 1993
and will continue for 5 years. The petitioner has agreed to
construct the public trail with road base firom the site within
two years ofi permit approval or one year from commencement of
' operations to provide access to the County open space, the
River, and link with the fiuture State park. Ifi after three
years firom the date ofi issuance ofi the conditional use permit
no material has been extracted, and no extensions have been
granted, the permit will expire per section 10.7.21 of the
Land Use Code.
d. STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval, subject to:
1. Submittal of the number of trucks proposed to
enter and exit the site daily;
2. Submittal ofi .the proposed volume .of material to
' be excavated;:'
3. Hours'of hauling limited to 8:30 a.m. to
' 5x00 p.m.on school days; and pit operations from 7x00 a.m.
to 7:00 p.m.
4. Clean-up of the site and banks as suggested
above;
' S. Dedication of a 100 fleet wide public trail
easement as described above;
b. Construction ofi the trail within two years of
permit approval, or one year ofi commencement of operations
' 7. Leaving as much of the County open space parcel in its
present state as possible, and working with the Colorado
Division of Wildlife to design this area for improved
' wildlifie habitat;
8. Submittal of a buffering, signage, fencing, dust
suppression, and noise reduction plan fior the
operation; and a landscape and revegetation plan
' for the reclaimed gravel pit and adjacent areas;
9. Compliance with Section 10.7 - Operation and
' Rehabilitation for All Mining Operations;
10. Obtaining all required state and federal permits; and
10. Review agency comments.