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SPECIAL REVIEWPROJECT DESCRIPTION — BROWNSTONE QUARRY PERMIT AMMENDMENT An additional 3.03 acres Qf quarry permit area is being requested. The area is contiguous to the northwest corner of the existing 58.75 acre permit #97- ZR1066 approved by the Larimer County Commissioners on 08/20/2008. This new area follows the geological deposit of Plainview sandstone (Brownstone) to the north 680 feet. The deposit thins out at that point to a thickness that is not feasible for quarrying. The deposit does not resurface anywhere else on my property. I purchased the 58.75 acres of the current permit in March of 2009 and the surrounding 136 acres on July 1st of 2011. These purchases are in the name of US, LLC owned by me, Jim Striggow. The requested 3.03 acre amended area is part of the parcel 1 purchased on July 1, 2011. I would have included the proposed 3.03 acre area in the existing permit #97- ZR1066 in 2008, but I did not own or have this under lease at the time. Generally speaking we have experienced an approximate 50 to 60 percent reduction in demand for our products since the current economic recession began in 2008. Consequently, the activity and traffic have been reduced by at least 50 percent. The hours of operation remain unchanged at 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM Monday through Friday when necessary. No blasting will be used in this new area just as it is not used in the existing quarry. No hazardous materials such as noxious chemicals or explosives are used anywhere in the quarry. Diesel fuel for the equipment is stored in Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration approved tanks and spill retention enclosures. The Brownstone Quarry is not in a Wildfire Hazard area. Poudre Fire Authority had no comment regarding the Brownstone Quarry permit issued in 2008. Our Hazard Mitigation Plan involves in part an MSHA approved high wall avoidance policy. We also use a MSHA road stability and safety approach by using boulders along edges where equipment is in use. Reclamation will be accomplished in a phased manner and integrated into the existing bonded Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety reclamation plan concurrent with mining operations. No increase in traffic will result from this amendment. The number of employees is currently down to eight at the quarry. Basically the only change is that the amendment will give the quarry more reserves. The Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety, Amendment Approval, Revision Number AM -1 for this amendment was issued on 01 -12 -2012. The 'revision' will be complete upon my submittal of a certified check to the Division for the increase in the reclamation bond. We currently operate under a Storm Water permit COR -1454 from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. We also operate under an APEN Permit Application Number 08LR0356F exemption from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. On June 2" 2008, Doug Ryan of Larimer County Health and Environment commented that the proposal could be consistent with the requirements for protection of air and water quality and for limiting noise. He recommended that the Planning Commission incorporate conditions of compliance of the Stormwater and APEN permits issued by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. He also stipulated that the Brownstone Quarry comply with the Larimer County Noise Ordinance. Stone Wholesale's Brownstone Quarry is regulated by the Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration, permit #0504910. MSHA inspects the quarry and all documentation on an unannounced