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~ ~ III IIIIIIIIIIIIIIII i <br />999 <br />zoning cJivirion <br />p.o. box 471 13th and spruce rtreet boulder, colorodo 80306 441 3928 <br />October 6, 1981 <br />Jim McArdle <br />Colorado State Department of National Resources -~~ ., h 1981 <br />Mined Land Reclamation ~ " <br />423 Centennial Building <br />1313 Sherman Street f~IIfILU LA('ID R;:JL.".°~;?,TiQ~ <br />Denver, CO 8n203 CC!U. UUOt U! !1'_'i^''i =~1:,;::,. <br />Re: Legal Non-Conforming Stone Quarry, 190 Acres, I'~'g, Section 6, Township 3 <br />North, Range 70 West, Leonard and Reino Loukonen <br />Dear Jim, <br />The Loukonen Sandstone Quarry conveyed in 1953 to the third generation <br />family members (above) as a continued use pit operation is recognized by <br />the Boulder County Zoning Division as a legal non-conforming open mining <br />activity. The enclosed aerial photo indicates quarries totaling in excess <br />of 30 acres of disturbance on one parcel between Steamboat Mountain and <br />Steamboat Canyon Road north of Lyons, Colorado. This established use <br />preceeded the special use requirements for same in 1978 and are not governed <br />by the limited impact grading and excavation permit criteria as adopted in <br />1980. The Agricultural zoning district allows for open mining, and minor <br />zoning matters remaining on the premises unrelated to mining will be <br />brought into compliance through the cooperative efforts of Leonard Loukonen <br />and Boulder County. <br />Therefore, the Mined Land Reclamation board is encouraged to proceed with <br />the full process for permitting a reclamation permit on the Loukonen Quarry <br />without any conflict from the local zoning jurisdictions. <br />Sincerely <br />fA~ ~ 4Q <br />~• <br />Thomas J. L ire <br />Zoning Administrator <br />TJL/re <br />Copy: Leonard Loukonen <br />Enclosure: Aerial Photo <br />Tc~m leMir <br />,,~..z .r <br />~'' ~ nq oemri'i S. <br />