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that's acceptable. Mr. Vivoda asked about water, noting there's no washing of the rocks and no <br />pressure needed to lift the rocks. If he ever subdivided it would not be in one acre parcels. The <br />minimum requirement to get a well permit is 35 acres, which is the smallest he would ever do. <br />After what he's gone through, the last thing he wants to do is start selling off pieces of his land. <br />He can't say forever that he wouldn't sell a 35 -acre parcel, but he wouldn't subdivide it into <br />single acres. It wouldn't be economically feasible to do that. The blasting was another <br />question, noting if it can't be plucked off the ground there would never be a firecracker used up <br />there let alone blasting. Mr. Griego asked Mr. Barickman if snow removal was done by Pueblo <br />County, on the roads mentioned tonight, with dump trucks and graders. Mr. Barickman replied <br />yes, noting there are only four residences, including the lodge, that are in the actual park. The <br />other commercial trucks minimally go to the four residences. The park is a split or a short cut. If <br />they need to go to the houses west of his property, instead of going up Cuerno Verde Road, the <br />commercial vehicles go through the park and cut over. It's not only a short cut, but the road is <br />much better and diverts most of the commercial vehicles into the park. They can also turn south <br />and service the Mariposa Road and Zorn Road residents instead of going back to the Town of <br />Rye and around. That's what magnifies the commercial use in the park. <br />Mr. Vivoda stated his question wasn't answered about the removal of the trees and the affect on <br />the water shed. Mr. Gagliano reported Mr. Barickman won't be cutting down that many trees. <br />He's just going to clear the trees he needs to put up his house and do the park and trails <br />internally. He did some preliminary research and they won't be excavating or blasting so they're <br />not going into the surface. They're not fracturing or opening up anything so there shouldn't be <br />any change to the existing water table. When they cut down a tree it drinks less water; <br />therefore, more water would be in the water table. A cottonwood in the summertime drinks 300 <br />gallons a day and is taken into consideration when they dry up land. There would be no net <br />change to the water table. Mr. Leyba stated the general concern seems to be the noise and <br />asked Mr. Barickman if he had looked into any mitigation or had any suggestions made to him. <br />Mr. Barickman replied again, the original noise was from the excavator, steel on the rocks. He <br />had to take the excavator to where the rocks are and where the home site would eventually be. <br />It's at the spot now and hasn't moved more than 20 yards since the first of August, noting the <br />arm goes out and picks up the rocks. The daily grind the neighbors were hearing was in the <br />road stages. Mr. Clark asked Mr. Barickman if the operation was complete and they were using <br />a rubber tire machine. Mr. Barickman replied the rubber tire machine is what takes the rock <br />down and they won't hear it, noting the excavator won't be making passes up and back. Once <br />he plucks a 25 -yard area, which is the reach on the excavator, he has to move it up, but it's a <br />five - minute move to get where he needs to go. Mr. Clark stated for clarification, it sounded like <br />the road construction operation was pretty much complete and the process with the excavator <br />with the metal track on the rock was pretty much all done except for minimal movements. The <br />transportation and the transport of the material would be on a rubber track machine so that <br />would be minimal noise. Mr. Barickman replied that was correct, with rubber tires, noting there's <br />not that much further he could go to stay on his property. <br />Acting Chair Ozzello closed the hearing and entered staff comments into the record. <br />Mr. Clark moved to approve Special Use Permit No. 2011 -009 with the clarification it would be <br />on 61.2 acres in stages over 9.9 acres. Mr. Leverington seconded the motion. Discussion <br />occurred. <br />Mr. Clark stated staff indicated it would be a substantial impact, which he could see if there was <br />going to be several machines with drilling and blasting and heavy noise. He could see where <br />staff's recommendation would have some verification and credibility, but there's only going to be <br />SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPEAL NO. 2011 -002 <br />STAFF REVIEW 11 -30 -2011 <br />-DRAFT MINUTES- <br />12 <br />PCPC <br />EXHIBIT NO. <br />3 cont' <br />11 -15 -2011 <br />