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PDC Energy
Piceance Centralized Soil Treatment Facility
OLSSON
ASSOCIATES
OA Project No. 011 -2627
760 Horizon Drive, Suite 102 1 Grand Junction, CO 81506 1 TEL 970.263.7800 1 FAX 970.263.7456
(AOLSSON
ASSOCIATES
PDC Energy (PDC)
Piceance Centralized Soil Treatment Facility
Waiver Request
Pursuant to Section 4 -202 of the Garfield County Unified Land Use Resolution, PDC Energy
(PDC) requests a waiver for the submittal requirement of a Landscape Plan and an
Improvements Agreement for the Piceance Centralized Soil Treatment Facility.
Section 4- 203.F. Landscape Plan
A waiver request shall be considered based on the following criteria:
1. The Applicant shows good cause for the requested waiver;
Response: The site is located in a rural area of Garfield County. Access to the site is
from a private road off of US Hwy 6. The facility will be fenced and interim reclamation
will be done on areas not actively being used for soil remediation. Appropriate erosion
and sediment control measures will be used.
2. The project size, complexity, anticipated impacts, or other factors support a waiver;
Response: The project is in an area zoned RL- Gentle Slopes. The facility will be an
E &P Waste Management Facility to remediate hydrocarbon impacted soils. The
operation of the facility will be similar to agricultural farm activities. Activity on adjacent
parcels is related to oil and gas production. Natural landscaping predominates the area.
As demonstrated in the grading plan and site plan, construction and operation of the
proposed facility will not result in significant vertical changes to the topography.
Additionally, operation of the facility will be intermittent and utilize a minimum of
equipment for relatively short periods of time. Thus, impacts to the view shed will be
minimal. These factors support a waiver.
3. The waiver does not compromise a proper and complete review; and
Response: A proper and complete review of the soil treatment facility would not be
compromised by the absence of a landscape plan. Landscaping would not be effective
for screening or buffering from adjacent dissimilar uses.
4. The information is not material to describing the proposal or demonstrating compliance
with approval criteria.
Response: A landscape plan is not material to describing the purpose, operation and
maintenance of a soil treatment facility or demonstrating compliance with applicable
approval criteria.
760 Horizon Drive, Suite 102 TEL 970.263.7800
Grand Junction, CO 81506
FAX 970. 263.7456 www.olssonassociates.com
Section 4- 203.K. Improvements Agreement
A waiver request shall be considered based on the following criteria:
1. The Applicant shows good cause for the requested waiver;
Response: The purpose of the facility is to remediate hydrocarbon impacted soils. No
public improvements will be constructed and dedicated that require performance
bonding. No common elements or responsibilities will be transferred to a property
owners association. There are no commonly held properties or equipment that must be
maintained. These factors support a waiver.
2. The project size, complexity, anticipated impacts, or other factors support a waiver;
Response: The facility will be located on a site approximately 10 acres in area. The
project will be privately operated for the sole benefit of PDC Energy. There are no public
infrastructure improvements associated with this project. These factors support a waiver.
3. The waiver does not compromise a proper and complete review; and
Response: A proper and complete review of the soil treatment facility would not be
compromised by the absence of an Improvements Agreement. There are no groups or
entities that need to be financially protected with a performance bond from potential
liabilities in the creation of public or commonly held infrastructure or assets.
4. The information is not material to describing the proposal or demonstrating compliance
with approval criteria.
Response: An Improvements Agreement is not material to describing the purpose,
operation and maintenance of a soil treatment facility or demonstrating compliance with
applicable approval criteria.
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