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Home My WebLink About3.0 BOCC Staff Report 05.07.2007BOCC-05/07/07 FJ PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS TYPE OF REVIEW: SUMMARY OF REQUEST: PROPERTY OWNER: LESSEE: REPRESENTATIVE: LOCATION: SITE INFORMATION: ACCESS: EXISTING ZONING: ADJACENT ZONING: 13; 24 19 I ufiso~ 17 Referral of Special Use Permit ("SUP") The Applicant requests a SUP for "Storage and Material Handling of Natural Resources" Estate of William Clough Semcrude L. P. PVCMI (Philip B. Vaughan) The subject property is approximately 0.7 miles north of SH 6 & 24 on CR 246 (Anvil Points Road) 4. 13 acre site on 3,200 acre property Driveway off of County Road 246 Resource Lands (GSLVF) Resource Lands (GSLVF) 16 PVCMI Land Planning Division February 16, 2007 Mr. Fred Jarman Director Garfield County Building and Planning Department 108 81h Street, 4th Floor Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Dear Mr. Jarman, 1038 County Road 323 Rifle, CO 81650 Ph. 970-625-5350 Fax 970-625-4522 Email: pvcm@hughes.net Please consider this packet our application for a Special Use Permit for the SemCrude L.P. Condensate Transfer Facility located on County Road 246 (Anvil Points Road) Township 6 South, Range 94 West, Section 20, 6th P.M. 1. Project Description: SemCrude L.P. transfers condensate from William Production RMT Co. natural gas well sites to facilities outside of Garfield County. Natural Gas condensate is a complex combination of hydrocarbons separated and/or condensed from natural gas and containing carbon numbers in the range of CS. During Summer operations, SemCrude L.P. utilizes tankers to haul condensate from well pad sites to facilities outside of Garfield County. The remote locations and varying road conditions of these natural gas wells necessitate the use of two and one-half ton truck/multi-axle tank trucks (bobtails) during the Winter and Spring months. Please see pictures of the tankers and bobtails attached in Tab 2a-Site Pictures. SemCrude L.P. is proposing to construct a Condensate Transfer Facility on the East side of Anvil Points road approximately 0.7 of a mile North of the Anvil Points Road, U.S. Highway 6 & 24 intersection. The purpose of the facility will be to allow a centralized location to unload condensate from the bobtails and then to load condensate onto tankers for transport to locations outside of Garfield County. Currently, these 80,000 pound tankers are driven to each of the many natural gas well sites in Garfield County to service these areas. The new facility will allow 50,000 pound bobtails to access natural gas well sites and haul to the facility. Page 1 of 5 We see that the proposed facility meets the Garfield County Resource Lands-Gentle Slopes and Lower Valley Floor special use permit designations as a material handling industrial support facility. 3. Surrounding zoning: Resource Lands and the existing uses are Industrial and Agricultural. 4. Garfield County Comprehensive Plan of 2000: The Garfield County Comprehensive Plan of 2000 notes this project in Study Area 3. Natural Resource extraction is detailed in Section 9 of the "Goals, Objectives, Policies and Programs" located on page 17. "Garfield County recognizes that under Colorado Law, the surface and mineral right interests have certain legal rights and privileges, including the right to extract and develop these interests. Furthermore, private property owners also have certain legal rights and privileges, including the right to have the mineral estate developed in a reasonable manner and to have adverse land use impacts mitigated." Policies Section 9.1 notes: "Garfield County, to the extent legally possible, will require adequate mitigation to address the impacts of mineral extraction on adjacent landowners. These measures may include the following: A. Landscaping and screening; B. Modification of phasing or area to be mined; C. Roadway improvements and signage; D. Safe and efficient access routes; E. Drainage improvements to protect surface and groundwater" We see that the proposed proposed facility meets the Garfield County comprehensive plan goals, objectives, policies and programs. We have addressed each of the policies stated in 9. I. Additionally, the surrounding uses to this property include the Garfield County landfill, natural gas drilling operations and the oil shale processing facility located at the New Paraho. 5. Referral Agencies: We have had a pre-application meeting with Mr. Fred Jarman, Director of the Garfield County Building and Planning Department on December 7, 2006. · We have met with many of the referral agencies to review the proposed plant expansion and to review agency concerns and issues. Page 3 of 5 6. Impact Statement- Please find this information in submittal number 11 in the application. 7. Performance Standards as detailed in the Garfield County Supplementary Regulations 5.03.08 (5) Please find this information in submittal number 12 "Performance Standards" in the application. Please contact me with any questions. Sincerely, ~~~~ President PVCMI Page 5 of 5 I ~~~ I ~~ .. I ~ I I 7flUTIUTY r-"""""' ~ • ~ ~ u ~ . I L~~=::::::-::__~~~~~~p~~~--1:~~'J~ ip . / I z ~ lii :i: "' ::l g " ~ • Garfield County BUILDING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT April 20, 2007 Philip B. Vaughn PVCMI Land Planning Division, President 1038 County Road 323 Rifle, CO 81650 RE: Special Use Permit request for Storage and Material Handling of Natural Resources in the Resource Lands (GSL VF) Zone District for the Semcrude L. P. Condensate Transfer Facility Dear Phil, Thank you for submitting the additional information this office requested regarding the Special Use Permit application you submitted to this office on February 20, 2007 for Storage and Material Handling of Natural Resources in the Resource Lands (GSLVF) Zone District for the Semcrude L. P. Condensate Transfer Facility. The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the Application has been deemed technically complete. Staff has scheduled this request to be heard by the Board of County Commissioners in a public hearing on their regularly scheduled meeting date of June 4, 2007 at 1:15 PM. I have included the public notice form which you are required to mail and publish according to the language below. In addition, I have included a completed poster sign within this mailing. You will post this sign at the property according to the language below regarding posting notice. Please submit 12 copies of all the information you provided to Staff in your application so that we may provide them to referral agencies I Departments and County Commissioners for their review. (You may submit reduced copies of all large plans.) Staff will need to have these copies by May 10, 2007. Please review the public notice requirements below: (1) Notice by publication, including the name of the applicant, description of the subject lot, a description of the proposed use and nature of the hearing, and the date, time and place for the hearing shall be given once in a newspaper of general circulation in that portion of the County in which the subject property is located at least thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the date of such hearing, and proof of publication shall be presented at hearing by the applicant. 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 • Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-8212 • (970) 285-7972 •Fax: (970) 384-3470 ~-" (3) .I f.Joticfe by mail, containing information as described under paragraph (1) above, shall be' mailed to all owners of record as shown in the County As'!iessor's Office of · lots within two hundred feet (200') of th'e subject lot and to all owners of mineral . " ' . . ' • inferest in 'fhe subject property at least thirty. (30) .but not more than sixty (60) days prior to such hearing time by certified return receipt mail, and receipts shall be presented at the hearing by the applicant. ' The site shall be posted such that the notice is clearly and conspicuously visible from a public right-of-way, with notice signs provided by the Planning Department The posting must take place at least thirty (30) but not more than sixty (60) days prior to the hearing date and is the sole responsibility of the applicant to post the notice, and ensure that if remains posted until and during the date of the hearing. This public hearing will be held at the Garfield County Plaza Building in the Commissioners Room on the first floor. The address is 108 81h Street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601. I have enclosed the appropriate notice and poster. with this letter for the Planning Commission meeting as mentioned ;:ibove for yol,Jr convenience. Please note, Staff has provided these documents to you as a courtesy. The Applicant must verify that all information provided in these documents is correct. It shall be the obligation of the Applicant to correct any deficiencies in these documents such that proper notice in form and substance can be established. Do not hesitate to contact me in the event you have any questions. Very truly yours, F'l. Ja~~an~ - Director, Building and Planning Department 970.945.8212 . Enclosure(s) Public Notice & Poster 2 PUBLIC NOTICE TAKE NOTICE that the Estate of William F. Clough (Property Owner) which has leased property to SemCrude L.P. has applied to the Board of County Commissioners, Garfield County, State of Colorado, for a Special Use Permit to allow for a natural gas condensate transfer facility to be constructed in connection with the following described property situated in the County of Garfield, State of Colorado; to-wit: LEGAL DESCRIPTION See Attached PRACTICAL DESCRIPTION Pursuant to sections 3.10.04, 5.03, 5.03.07, and 5.03.03 of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978 as amended, The proposed SUP consists of the construction I installation of 12 tanks designed to contain condensate produced from natural gas production as a transfer station for condensate produced in the well fields to be taken market by Semcrude L. P. The proposed facility will be located on a 5-acre site leased to Semcrude L. P. within the larger Estate of William F. Clough located approximately 0. 7 mile north of the intersection of U.S. Highway 6 & 24 on the East side of Garfield County Road #246 "aka Anvil Points Road" near the City of Rifle. All persons affected by the proposed special use permit are invited to appear and state their views, protests or support. If you can not appear personally at such hearing, then you are urged to state your views by letter, as the Board of County Commissioners will give consideration to the comments of surrounding property owners, and others affected, in deciding whether to grant or deny the request for the special use permit. The application may be reviewed at the office of the Planning Department located at I 03 3th Street, 4th Floor, Garfield County Plaza Building, Glenwood Springs, Colorado between the hours of 3:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A public hearing on this application has been scheduled for the 4th day of June 2007, at 1:15 p.m., in the County Commissioners Meeting Room, Garfield County Plaza Building I 03 3th Street, Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Page 1 of I Garfield County BUI WING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT March 15, 2007 Philip B. Vaughn PVCMI Land Planning Division, President 1038 County Road 323 Rifle, CO 81650 RE: Special Use Permit request for Storage and Material Handling of Natural Resources in the Resource Lands (GSL VF) Zone District for the Semcrude L. P. Condensate Transfer Facility Dear Phil, This office is in receipt of the Special Use Permit application you submitted to this office on February 20, 2007 for Storage and Material Handling of Natural Resources in the Resource Lands (GSLVF) Zone District for the Semcrude L. P. Condensate Transfer Facility. I am writing this letter to inform you the application has been deemed technically incomplete and the Garfield County Building and Planning Department needs additional information in order to process and review the application. Your timeliness in providing this information will expedite our ability to place your application on the public hearing agenda. Please provide information that more specifically addresses each of the following items. 1. Section 5.03(3) requires an application to contain a specific response that satisfies the following standard: 5.03(3) Design of the proposed use is organized to minimize impact on and from adjacent uses of land through installation of screen fences or landscape materials on the periphery of the Jot and by location of intensively utilized areas, access points, lighting and signs in such a manner as to protect established neighborhood character. 2. Section 5.03.08(1) requires an application to demonstrate how the proposed operation can satisfy the standards setforth in the Colorado Revised Statutes at the time any new application is made. Tab 11.1.B.4 in the application states that "SemCrude L. P. will comply with state law in regards to noise." This statement does not address what the standard requires which is proof of how the operation can meet state statute. Please address this issue. 108 Eighth Street, Suite 401 •Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 (970) 945-8212 • (970) 285-7972 •Fax: (970) 384-3470 Fred Jarman From: Sent: To: Cc: Philip Vaughan [pvcm@hughes.net] Friday, April 20, 2007 11 :20 AM Fred Jarman David Clemens Page 1of1 Subject: SemCrude L.P. Condensate Transfer Facility-Gar1ield County Board of County Commissionrs Meeting June 4, 2007 Attachments: SemCrudeLPLegalNotice-Gar1ieldCountyBOCCHearing06-04-07.doc Fred, Thanks for the information regarding the SemCrude L.P. application. As per your phone message, planning department staff will recommend to the Board of County Commissioners at their May 7, 2007 meeting that the application be heard only by the commissioners and not referred to the planning commission. We understand that the commissioners have the ability to recommend that the issue be referred to the planning commission. In anticipation of the June 4, 2007 hearing before the board of county commissioners, please find attached a draft public notice for your review and approval. I was unsure of the time on June 4 that this would be heard. Please advise. Additionally, please note that I have identified in the public notice the 5.23 acre lease parcel legal description so that this adequately notes where this lease parcel is located. The entire W.F. Clough parcel is 3,217.22 acres in size. Please advise if this meets the intent of the Gar1ield County code. As per Gar1ield County code, I will do the following: 1. Publish the Public Notice in the Glenwood Springs Post-Independent at least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior to the June 4, 2007 hearing. 2. Mail the Public Notice, via certified return receipt mail, to all owners of record within 200 feet of the W.F. Clough parcel at least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior to the June 4, 2007 hearing. Please note that we have identified in our application all property owners within 200 feet of the 3,217.22 acre parcel and will provide notice to all of these property owners. 3. Post the sign provided by the Gar1ield County Planning Department, at the proposed SemCrude L.P. location clearly visible from County Road 246, at least 30 days but not more than 60 days prior to the June 4, 2007 hearing. Fred, please let me know how many copies of the Special Use Permit application that you would like and by what date these materials should be delivered to your office. Thanks again for your assistance and please contact me with questions. Sincerely, Phil Vaughan Phil Vaughan Construction Management, Inc. 1038 County Road 323 Rifle, CO 81650 970-625-5350 412012007 April 9, 2007 Mr. Fred Jarman Director ) PVCMI Land Planning Division 1038 County Road 323 Rifle, CO 81650 Ph. 970-625-5350 Fax 970-625-4522 Email: pvcm@hughes.net Garfield County Building and Planning Department 108 8th Street , 4th F lo or Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Dear Mr. Jarman, Please consider this packet an amendment to our application for a Special Use Permit for the SemCrude L.P. Condensate Transfer Facility located on County Road 246 (Anvil Points Road) Township 6 South, Range 94 Wes t, Section 20, 6t h P.M . As per your March 15, 2007 le tter, please find 2 copies of the fo ll owing materials attached. 1. Revi sed Introduction Letter dated 4/9/07. Please remove the existing introduction letter in Tab 2 and replace with thi s letter. 2. Revised Site Plan dated 2/15/07. Please remove the existing D s ize and l lxl7 site plan in Tab 4 and replace with this new mapping. 3 . Tab 11 .1.B.4 Noise Abatement. Please remove the existing s tatement and replace with the new statement and report from Hankard E nvironmental. 4. Tab 11.1.B.5 G lare Abatement. Please remove the existing state ment and replace with the new statement regarding the perimeter chain link fence option. RECEIVED APR 1 1 2007 GN ~r-.......... _ ~ ,,ffy BUILDING & PLANNING Page 1 of 2 Thanks again for your assistance. Please contact me with any questions. Sincerely, v~n~.~ Philip B. Vaughan President PVCMI Page 2 of2