HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.0 BOCC Staff Report 07.23.1984I.
REQUEST:
APPLICANT:
LOCATION:
SITE DATA:
WATER:
9EWER:
ACCESS:
EXTSTI}{9 ZONING:
ADJACENT ZINING3
PROJECT INFORI{ATION
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Bocc 7/23/84
AND SIAFF COMMENTS
For a SPeciaI Use Permit for a
sawmill
RaYmond R. Lyons
Section 15, T5S, R93W; located
;;;;;;i*iierv 6 miles n-orth or
ni?r" off stlte HighwaY 13
The site is aPProximatelY 20 acres
in size
Existing well
Existing sePtic sYstem
Off State HighwaY 13
A/R/RD
Nor t.h o/S
South R/L
East
West
o/s
A/R/RD
--b"
as with Minor Environmental
constraints. Non-agricuttuiur--.i"." ur,a nor,-productive croprand found
wi.hin rhis d;;r.i;L shalr ;; ;;;;idereA--nesi abre to absorb srowth'
Road access and conditions ;;"ii il used to evaruate the rerative
ability of .r.i"-within trre aistrict to absorb growth' Areas
derermined ro have a hish ;";;;;-.i. yl:rJ-e"irltv should use special
design and siting to .rr"ur!-1"*putiurity-wiirr the visuar quarity'
rhe fotrowing-i;-r.k"n rroi ;;;'i.Justri"iTCo**"rcial portion of the
ComPrehensive PIan:
GoaI
,,To maintain anci support !h" existing economic b3":-?f the County as
welt as ro provide ior a aiversified-""ono*y t? ?:::d;n emPloyment
;;;;tt;titiL=-ut'a ensure the stabiritv of the reslon'
Obiective
"Require heavY
Ioca1 standards
industrial development to meet all federal' state and
-i;; air and water quarity"'
,,Encourage industrial expansion where simirar deveropment already
exists in appropriate t'"u"1-;'"';-;iqin or adiacent to pratted
industrial parkb, wit,hin a.!ig"iL"a- it,austrial zones in existing
towns, or aa:u".t't io ""i=tl"d
-similar development"'
"Encourage industrial development- in areas where adequate
transportation-iu.ilities "iS"p.,orit utiiities are available"'
,,Require industrial development to use buffers between ress intensive
Iand uses. "
,,rndustrial development shalr occur within designated areas within
existing municipalities or-iaiacent to existing appropriate industrial
areas. t'
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II.DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL
A. Site DesgEiptlon:- Ti? site sits to the Northeast
Highway rT..rTis rerativery ftat ground covered
vegetatioi' one-moOife home currently exisLs on
B.ffii""Tni1i:iryj:n;fl:.:i'ii::::!.l?:i:::,:o
operare l;:=";iliri-i.6*-a-afi5 ; p:;:, ra6naav thru saturdav'
The appricition states-tnit- they ao not plan to operate on
SundaYs and holidaYs'
l.Themaximumleveloftrucktrafficanticipatedisasfollows:
Number of incoming log trucks is anticipated to be
I0 Per daYr June - August'
Number of trucks reaving with processed materiars is
anui-iPated to be 2 Per week'
Number of pickup and farm trucks anticipated to be
20 per day tto puicf't=" firewood and sawdust) '
Numberofemployeevehiclesisanticipatedtobe3to
7 Per daY (one way) '
2.Thereisnowaterusedintheproposedsawmilloperation.
An existing weII-serves trre moLiri home on the property'
TheapplicantsProposeto.use-theexistingmobilehomeaSaresidenceanaotii|eforthesawmilloPeration.
3.TheaPPlicationstatesthattherewillbenotreatingoftheIogs cur ar rhe opeiation. Ti;;-op.titlon wiII initially be
for the cut,ting oi-rog" into-i-"'o and 6 x 8 sizes' These
cut togs will th;; u.-inipped to a shaper miII to be turned
inI'o-L6"gu" and groove house rogs'
4. The apPlicants propose to :9lI the sawdust and firewood
bY-Pr-oducts from the oPeratlon'
5. The operation will employ 5 to 7 fuII time workers and 2 Lo
5 part-time ,o,[",".
.Tha aPplicants anticipate an average
of 7 to L2 emPloyees'
6. The proposed site plal indicates ?-1::::-1"9 storage areas'
These areas *iri-ci.=i"t of rows approximatery 33' wide and
L2, high. The main Storage ;;;; ;iii handle Z to 5 rows of
Iogs 500' Iong '(.g-*iirion-board feet of logs) '
T.Thesiteplanalsoindicates3lumberstorageareaswiththecapacity to nunif" t.i0 million-Uoara feet, 2'2 million
board feet, Ll:oi-nittion board feet (see site plan,
page _1?- I .
S.Theoperationwillincludeafirewoodareaandsawdustpilecontaining uppio"i*i[erv 500 cord" t19--?9's00 vards
respecrively.
'il;;; wiir also be a maximum of Io'000 gallon
of fuer stored on the prop.ity. Alr storage of fuer must
meet UBC requirements'
sawmill building is proposed to be located approximately
feet southwesi or tha eiisting mobile home'
of State
with native
the site.
11. ProPosed
stockPi le
III.MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS
I0.TheaPplicationstatesthattheoperatiorrwillnotdisruptwildlife,thattherewillbenogenerationofvapor,glare,
smoke or vibration, urra-ifrut noiie wiII be below the levels
allowedbytheColoraaoDepartmentofHealthandGarfield
County. The applicant a1s6 states that there will be no
detrimentaleffectstosurfaceorgroundwatercausedbythe
oPeration.
2.
measures for assurance of sawdust control include a
net, a slat enclosure or occasional watering'
A.Review agencY comments:Il"'=Eris!"ii , F!',Ji!]i ,;":":;:r'til"iq?i,:li:
would not require any aii-g"aritv permits if the following
stipulations are met (see ietter ' page /3 )
a. No oPen burning be conducted'
b.Electricalsupplie'=srrarrfurnishpower!othemillordieseIpo,",.d-eq"ipmentshatlnotemitgreater
than (5) tons p"i y"ut (approximately 20'000 gallons
of diesel).
c. Vehicle activitY is
maximum truck triPs
Year. (HauI trucks)
Iimited to established roads and
ri*it"a to IO Per day and 2'000 Per
Wh ite River Electr ical Assoc iat ion . ' Ir'rg :, - l{t ' Nor ton of
d,.!?t ti:-::*:unv
courd service the proposar *ilr, singre phase service with
some restriction in the u*ouia--oi-.iputrity that the existing
Iine wiII ptouia"- (See letter ' page /4 )
3.DivisronofWaterResourceq-Aletterwasreceivedfromthe
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Dlvrsron of water nu"offi ,roting that the existing werr
permit is-ioi household use onlv' rlt ?lIY :i*:- that the
DivisionofWaterResourcesrecommendsthatanindividual
well permit can serve;;$ an office and a house is when the
officeisapartoftrre-houseandnopeopleoutsioeofthe
home are employed in tfre off ice. (See let'ter , page /'i/ )
4. , --M:' Swallow of the Rifle Rural
FireoepartmenthasnffirratnowaterStoragewil}be
requirea-on ine site for fire protection purPoses. The
response ii*. from.the station to the site is approximately
I5 irinutes. FaeE y''
B.Staff Comments:
I. The aPplicants propose to use the existing T:T1" home on
the site as a residence and office for the sawmill
operation. irre mouile home currently has a I'lobile Home
special ii". permit (nes.#82-136). If the sawmill and the
mobile home are on th; ;;; parcel-of ground' there would
then be t;;;;incipal-''it= oi ont lot' A mobile home as a
residence is not affo*i[i" for an industrial operation in
the a,/p./io zone district' However' a mobile home as an
officewouldbeConsideredanaccessoryusetothesawmill.
2.ThereisanexistingresidentialaccessdriveoffHighway13fortheparcel.Theproposedu::willrequireanadditionalor upgraded access p"i*i[ from the state nignway Department'
3.Thereare2mobilehomesusedasresidencestothenorthofthe ProPosal.
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SUGGESTED
V.RECOMI4ENDATION
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The proposed operation -would be highly
State Highway Lut would not be visible
residences in the area'
Any signs used for the operation must
ti;a cuirield countY sign code'
FINDINGS
The application submitted for the proposed Special Use
permir is ir,.o*pfi".g" witi Sectibn -S.03.07 of the Garfield
county zonlng Regulations ."g"idi"g industrial operations'
The proposal is in general compliance -with the Garfield
Count,y zoning-i"g"fltions and the Garfield County
Comprehensive PIan'
The proposed use is in.the best interst of the health'
safety, morals, convenlqnge' order' Prosperity and welfare
;;-th; citizens of Garfield CountY'
On
the
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JuIy 11, 1984, the Planning
following conditions:
Oo
visible from the
from the existing
be in comPliance with
Commission recommended approval' with
Thattheuseofthetractoflandcomplywithallregulationsof
Garfietd County relating to-piocessin!. operations in the zone
district in which the property is located-
Allproposalsoft'heapplicantshallbeconsideredconditionsof
approval untess siated- btnei'is" by the Board of County
Commi ss ione r s .
Thatallconditionsmustbemetwithin}20daysandthatthesaid
speciar use p;;;ia shall b;;;;";-;;t within 120 davs of the date
of issuance oi the resoluti.;-;paroving the special use permit
unress an ext;nsion is granted 6y the Board of county
Commissioners.
TheSpecialUsepermit,.shallonlybevalidforaperiodofL20
days from trre dale of issuance unless construction or use has
commenced tnereunaer; and ii-.on=truction or use has not
commenced within this speciri"a p"riod the permit shall expire'
Theexistingmobilehomemayremain.on-thepropertyaSan
office.Noresidentiarocf'uP;;;tshalrbeirroweainthemobile
home.
6. The applicant must obtain an access permit from the State
Division of Highways r.i"tt," sawmirl'op.tutio?:- o copy sharr be
submitted t,o the Department of oeveropirent prior to issuance of
the SPecial Use Permit'
T.Sawingoperationsshallbeallowedt-londaythroughSaturdayfromEA.r,r. ro 7 p.t4. rhe r";"i; ;;;-;;i"i."u"iu of equipment shall not
be restri.lta UV these hours of operation'
S.Anysignsusedfortheoperationshallbeincompliancewiththecaifiefa CountY sign Code'
g.Thereshallbenoburningortreatingoflogsatt'heoperation.
I0. A salvage yard is not an allowable use on the site'