Laserfiche WebLink
exists near the mine due to the steep slopes and low elevation. Any potential for recreation <br />would be limited to hiking, hunting, and stream fishing. Several factors limit grazing <br />potential on the area surrounding the mine site. Steep slopes, cliffs and a narrow canyon <br />present unlikely terrain for grazing cattle. Aspen forest, dry mountain shrubland, and <br />overstory cottonwood present poor opportunities for forage production. Oak brush in <br />particular is considered a noxious forage material causing gastric upset in cattle. However, <br />the reclaimed mine site will be utilized as a staging area in the spring and fall as cattle are <br />moved to and from their summer range in the higher elevations. <br />The county road, though passable to the public through the mine site, becomes little more <br />than a jeep trail shortly above the mine and therefore carries a very low volume of traffic, <br />except during hunting season. This road is obstructed by a locked gate on private property <br />a short distance beyond the mine. <br />There are no nearby residences of record, probably due to the remoteness of the site. <br />Pressure for this type of land use is very low in this area, and will probably not change <br />significantly during the life of the project. <br />• Land Use Maps, Numbered D-3-2 and D-3-3, delineate specific uses of the land in <br />accordance with land use categories established in Section 1.04 of the regulations. A <br />portion of the loadout facility is located on what is commonly referred to as the Diamond-A <br />Ranch. Such portion of the loadout facility is hereinafter referred to as the "Diamond-A <br />Parcel" and is more particularly described as: <br />All portions of the Permit Area located north and east of the <br />center of the Roaring Fork River in Township 7 South, Range <br />88 West, 6th Prime Meridian, Section 20, Lots 10, 11, 12, 15 <br />and 16, and Section 29, Lots 2, 3 and 4. <br />During 1992 the Diamond-A Parcel was rezoned to allow from the Aspen Glen Planned <br />Unit Development, a residential golf course development. The Board of County <br />Commissioners approved this rezoning though its resolution No. 92-056. <br />All buildings on or within 1,000 feet of the proposed permit area are <br />r~ <br />LJ <br />3-4 5/01 <br />