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STAFF REPORT APPLICANT: Harriet Snare, DBA Bad Boys of Cripple Creek Mining Co., Inc. REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit for Recreational Activity LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY/REQUEST: Roanoke Mining Claim, MS#14096, Section 13, Township 15 South, Range 70 West DATE OF LEGAL PUBLICATION: June 27, 1991 DATE OF POSTING: June 28, 1991 ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS NOTIFIED: YES X NO COMMENTS: The applicants are requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit to conduct a Recreational Activity in an Agricultural Zone (A-1). The request would allow the applicants to operate a turquoise hunt for visitors to the Cripple Creek area. The area in question in adjacent to the City of Cripple Creek and involves 10 acres. The activity involves the placement of turquoise into piles of earth, and then letting visitors search the earth and "find" the turquoise. The applicant has indicated that the hours of operation will be from 8:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M.. The site is fenced around the perimeter, and another area will be fenced to further limit access, both from the site and to the site. There will be 24-hour security on the property, and the activity will be monitored by employees on site. Access to the property will be from Hayden Street, which is a City Street in Cripple Creek. I have notified the City but have not received a response. I have received two letters related to the proposal. One is in favor of the request and the other is opposed to the request. I have attached both letters for your review, and I would like to address the letter opposed to the application. In their letter they feel that this is a "Purely Commercial Activity". I would disagree with this statement, as Teller County has permitted a similar operation in the past as a recreational activity, and this was a gold panning operation between Divide and Cripple Creek. The applicants project appears to be adjoining this individuals property, with the Cogan house to the southeast of the property in question. Another issue the Cogan's raise is that of access. No county roads are in involved with this request. The access is through Cripple