PERMFILE55420

• Permit No: M1993039
• IBM Index Class Name: Permit File
• Doc Date: 7/20/1993
• Doc Name: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR MIDLAND GRAVEL PIT
• From: CITY OF CRIPPLE CREEK
• To: TELLER COUNTY PLANNER
• Media Type: D
• Archive: No

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CITY OF CRIPPLE CRE~
P. O. BOX 430
CRIPPLE CREEK, COLORADO 80813
[phone]
July 19, 1993
Kip Peterson
Teller County
P.O. Box 1886
Woodland Park,
Dear Kip:
Planner
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RE: Conditional Use Permit for
Midland Gravel Pit
Thank you for a very detailed evaluation of the application
submitted and a favorable recommendation on July 13th at the
Planning Commission meeting.
This letter is in response to the objections made at the
Planning Commission meeting by adjacent land owners to the site.
Although the objections were addressed, perhaps more detail need be
made so that the Teller County Board of Commissioners have an
understanding to those objections.
The City (Cripple Creek) tried to deal with the gravel pit to
the south of State Highway 67 about two years ago. No deal could
be consummated as the economics were prohibitive. The City
continued to look elsewhere for a gravel site. One site was
presented to the City near Cripple Creek Mountain Estates. This
site was accessible but rejected due to the proximity to existing
houses and steepness of the terrain for reclamation.
The Bureau of Land Management offered several parcels of
property in Teller County that were available to the City and
County for a potential gravel site. After reviewing those within
the proximity to the City, two sites were tested. The other site
rejected was due to the clay/bentonite type material revealed by
the tests. This is the process that brought about the decision to
apply for this site which was accessible and held the best gravel
for City needs.
One of the owners of the other pit by Gillette called after
the application site was being surveyed. He was asked to submit a
proposal to the City but none has been received to date. The
composition of that material is largely sand and boulders which are
not appropriate for street base or surfacing. It would not fit the
needs for the City.
The closest area for a mining operation in the past was a peat
extraction site on the Vetter ranch adjacent to this application
site. It appears to have ceased operation about three years ago.
"WORLD'S GREATEST GOLD CAMP"