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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.0 BOCC Staff Report 12.08.2003Exhibits for Western Slope Recycling, Inc. Public Hearing held on December 8, 2003. Exhibit Letter (A to Z) Exhibit A Mail Return -Receipts B Proof of Publication C Garfield County Zoning Regulations of 1978, as amended. D Garfield County Comprehensive Plan of 2000 E Project Information and Staff Comments F Western Slope Recycling SUP Application G Letter from Michael Erion, P.E., Resource Engineering Inc. dated November 2 2003 H Letter from Jeff Giard, Chair, City of Rifle Planning & Zoning Commission dated October 28, 2003. I Memo from Steve Anthony, Garfield County Weed Management, dated November 24, 2003 J L L. C'/moi "—la !t - e fi/, ' - /24-,23 K L M N O P Q R S T U V X Y Z AA BB CC DD EE FF GG 11 II JJ KK LL MM BOCC 12/08/03 MLB PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS REQUEST: Special Use Permit for material handling and storag construction and demolition waste recycling facility. APPLICANT: David Johnson, Lacy Park LLC OPERATOR: Western Slope Recycling LOCATION: A tract of land located on lots 4 and 5 of the Lacy Park described as a tract of land located approximately two m: Rifle I-70 Interchange. SITE DATA: 11.31 acres WATER: City of Rifle SEWER: Individual Sewage Disposal System ACCESS: I-70 frontage road EXISTING ZONING: Resource Lands — Lower Valley Floor I. RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The parcel is located in the City of Rifle's Annexation Boundary and within the City's Two Mile Sphere of Influence as shown on the Garfield County Comprehensive Plan, Proposed Land Use Districts, Study Areas 2 &3. The most relevant Comprehensive Plan sections are the Commercial and Industrial Uses and the Urban Area of Influence goals. The following are some applicable sections: GOAL: Industrial : Garfield county will encourage the development of a diversified industrial base for the County which recognizes the human resources, natural resources and physical location -to -market capabilities of the community, and which 1 further recognizes and addresses the social and environmental impacts of industrial uses. OBJECTIVES: 4.1 To ensure that commercial and industrial development are compatible with adjacent land uses and mitigate impacts identified during the plan review process. 4.2 Encourage the location of industrial development in areas where visual, noise, air quality and infrastructure impacts are reduced. POLICIES: 4.1 Commercial development will be encouraged in areas where existing infrastructure (water and wastewater facilities) are currently available. 4.2 County zoning regulations regarding industrial and commercial development will be compatible with land use policies of adjacent jurisdictions. 4.3 Landscaping and screening will be required to address specific visual impacts of industrial and commercial development. Goal: Urban Area of Influence: Ensure that development and overall land use policies occurring in the County That will affect a municipality are compatible with the existing zoning and future land use objectives of the appropriate municipality. OBJECTIVES: 10.1 County land use policies will be consistent with local land use policies and objectives. City of Rifle: The Rifle Planning Commission reviewed the application and stated that the proposed Special Use Permit is located in a very visible area at the west entrance to Rifle. It is the City's position that the location is highly visible and will be a part of Rifle's urban fabric and has requested the following conditions be attached to any Special Use Permit: (a) No building permits be issued until an Operations Plan has been prepared and reviewed by the State and accepted by the County. (b) The applicant apply a veneer (i.e. stucco, stone, brick) to the lower 4.5 feet of the main building , including the rail shed and recycling area. (c) The same veneer material or another complementing , non-metal material, shall be applied to the entirety of each exterior wall projecting from the north side of the main building, which appears to be area functioning as office space. (d) The roof plane along the north elevation have a break where the roofline exceeds 150 ft. in length. (e) The building be finished in a light to medium earth tone color. 2 (f) The roof have a low profile, visually blending and be a non -reflective earth tone color. (g) All exterior lighting shall be provided by using downcast, cut-off fixtures. (h) Security fencing shall be constructed of a solid, opaque material or, if chain link, landscaping shall be planted outside the fence. The landscaping be planned by a professional landscape architect and include 2" caliper deciduous trees and/or 6' evergreens spaced and grouped with the purpose of enhancing the site and screening the chain link fence from I-70 and Highway 6. (i) The parking lot and signage shall conform to the standards fo the Rifle Municipal Code. H. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL A. Site Description: The 11.31 acre site is located on the southeast side of West Rifle 1- 70 Interchange. Access to the railroad is located along the entire southern boundary of the property. The property is relatively flat, with a small swale on the east end and a deeper gully along the west side. Portions of the site have been graded to flatten it out and in some areas fill material has been placed on it. At this time the property is covered by native vegetation and has no improvements on it. The adjacent lot to the west has a heavy equipment storage yard and then a church on the next lot to the west. B. Project Description: The applicant is requesting a special use permit to operate a Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and Construction & Demolition Waste (CDW). Additionally to amend the plat for the Lacy Park Subdivision Lots 4 and 5, to merge them into one lot. Recycling facilities would provide temporary storage to of waste material, to allow for the subsequent sorting and distribution of the waste to be recycled or transported to a disposal site. The facility will be available to local haulers to bring in trash, which will be sorted to separate the recyclable material from the other material. All of the non -recyclable material will be hauled to landfills outside of Garfield County either by truck or train. Trash will be delivered to a 40.000 sq. ft. tipping building and sorted for recycling or disposal. The material to be recycled will be sorted further in an adjoining 6,800 sq. ft. building. Offices and restrooms will be located in a 2,800 sq. ft. building. Water to these facilities will be provided by the City of Rifle and sewer will be an individual sewage disposal system. The facilities will operate Monday thru Friday 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturdays. 3 Access to the site is off south I-70 frontage road, just south of the West Rifle I-70 interchange. Anticipated traffic is 15 one-way trips by the employees, 50 garbage trucks and 35 roll -off trucks incoming and 30 outgoing semi -trucks. Once the applicants build the railroad siding, the 30 outgoing trips will be reduced substantially. III. MAJOR ISSUES AND CONCERNS A. Zoning: A site for material handling and storage is a special use in the Resource Lands/Lower Valley Floor zone district. To approve a new application, certain requirements must be met: Section 5.03 (1) Utilities adequate to provide water and sanitation service based on accepted engineering standards and approved by the Environmental Health officer shall either be in place or shall be constructed in conjunction with the proposed use; All domestic and fire protection water will be brought to the site via a recently installed water line from the City of Rifle, based on a pre- annexation agreement between the City and Western Slope Recycling. A pre -annexation agreement is being processed with the City of Rifle to finalize the water service agreement. The City is obligated to provide service to water users in the area as a part of the agreement with the Department of Energy to fund the construction of the waterline to serve an area with contaminated ground water. Domestic sewage will be treated by an on-site individual sewage disposal system to be engineered by the applicant's engineers. During the initial subdivision approval of the Lacy Park subdivision, it was thought that the systems would have to be evapotranspiration systems. Subsequent percolation tests done during the design of the project have found areas that a standard ISDS can be placed. In a worst case the applicant will build an evapotranspiration system, but anticipates being able to build a standard ISDS. All excess waste from the industrial operation will be handled by a floor drain system that will to allow all waste excess to flow through a grease and oil separator and then the nuisance water will go into a collector. The collector will be pumped and the contents hauled to a landfill. 4 Gas, electricity and telephone are available to the site. Gas service will require a regulator system to be built to reduce the pressure from the high pressure line going through the property. Michael Erion, Resource Engineering: Mr. Erions has reviewed the proposed water and sewer plans and recommends: ➢ Prior to issuance of the Special Use Permit, a copy of the approved pre -annexation report be submitted to the County. If an ET system is used, the system must include adequate effluent storage for the October through March period when the ET rate is inadequate for the design flow. An automated alarm system which provides a warning when the ET bed and storage facilities are full. An operation and maintenance plan must also be prepared for the system which includes a contingency plan for pumping and off site disposal of effluent if necessary due to inadequate function of the system. (2) Street improvements adequate to accommodate traffic volume generated by the proposed use and to provide safe, convenient access to the use shall either be in place or shall be constructed in conjunction with the proposed use; (3) Access to the site is via the I-70 frontage road, at a point just south of the West Rifle I-70 interchange. CDOT has issued an access permit for the property, with a requirement for a left turn lane and a wider driveway platform. All internal roads will be hard surfaced to minimize the dust from vehicles traveling through the property. Michael Erion, Resource Engineering: Mr. Erion has reviewed the traffic impact analysis and had conversations with CDOT. He notes that the final design is the culmination of significant analysis by CDOT and the applicant's engineers. 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 lot and by location of intensively utilized areas, access points, lighting and signs in such a manner as to protect established neighborhood character. The site is located on the west side of the West Rifle I-70 interchange, in an area that has been built up as a light industrial area. The only exception is a church located two lots west of the proposed special use permit. Physically, the property is located below I-70 and visible from the road surface, but directly north and west of the railroad right-of-way. All of the loading and unloading of the material brought to the site will occur inside of a building, so visual, noise and vibration impacts of the operation will be mitigated. All semi -trucks leaving the site will be tarped to prevent material from blowing out of the vehicles. Empty containers will be stored on the site in an area to be screened with either a fence or landscaping. All train car loading will occur on the south side of the property, the furthest area visually from the adjoining properties and the interstate. All lighting will be inward and downward. Section 5.03.07 (1) An impact statement demonstrating that the application shall be designed and operated in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations of the County, State and Federal governments, and will not have a significant adverse effect upon: (A) Existing lawful use of water through depletion or pollution of surface run-off, stream flow or ground water; All domestic water will come from the City of Rifle, who have a legal water supply capable of providing the water needed for the project. The project proponents will not be using water rights associated with the subdivision approval. Drainage on the property has historically flowed from the north to southwest and southeast portions of the property. The drainage on the west side of the property flows to the southwest to a culvert under the railroad tracks and ultimately to the Colorado River. The property also drains to the southeast based on a natural slope toward the river and railroad tracks. A detention area will be built to channel runoff to go under the new railroad siding and then to the river. All fuel stored on the property will be kept in a containment area. Michael Erion, Resource Engineering: Mr. Erion recommends that a drainage easement be defined on the east end of the property and that the applicable State Stormwater permits be obtained prior to issuance of the Special Use permit. (B) Use of adjacent land through generation of vapor, dust, smoke, noise, glare or vibration, or other emanations; 6 All of the material handling will occur inside the proposed buildings, which will have misters in them to reduce any potential for dust. The only material stored outside will be the green waste. Smoke (exhaust) from the trucks will be the only smoke generated from the proposed activity. With the exception of the trucks moving around outside, all other sound generating activities will be contained within buildings. A drum grinder in the building will generate noise, but given the location between the interstate and the railroad, no noise will be generated that will exceed the industrial noise standards. (C) Wildlife and domestic animals through creation of hazardous attractions, alteration or existing native vegetation, blockade of migration routes, use patterns or other disruptions. DOW provided comments during the subdivision review that recommended that the natural drainages not be disturbed. The wash will not be disturbed, keeping the wildlife corridors intact. There will be no domestic pets allowed on the site. The only area to be revegetated with non-native material is a small area at the entrance to the facility. (D) Truck and automobile traffic to and from such uses shall not create hazards or nuisances to areas elsewhere in the County; As a part a part of the application for the Special Use Permit and to CDOT for an access permit, the applicants provided a traffic impact study that analyzes the traffic impacts of the facility through 2025. The Rifle Transportation Master Plan was used to project the traffic impacts to the interchange and determined that the traffic projected to occur from the proposed facility will not decrease the Level of Service below the same LOS projected for the interchange without the traffic from the facility. (E) Sufficient distances shall separate such use from abutting property which might otherwise be damaged by operations of the proposed uses; The nearest developed properties are located on Lots 1 and 2 of the Lacy Park subdivision. Lot 2 has a construction yard located on it, which separates the Lotl, which has a church on it, from the proposed facility. There is an undeveloped lot owned another industrial company that is located to the southwest of the property, but does not have legal access. Any development of this property would be after improvements have been made to this property. All major activity will occur in within buildings, minimizing any impact to abutting or nearby properties. The only impacts to adjoining properties would be from truck and automobile traffic, which has been shown to be an insignificant impact. (F) Mitigation measures proposed for all of the foregoing impacts identified and for the standards identified in Section 5.03.08 of this Resolution. The applicants have designed the project to make sure that the majority of the activity will occur within the proposed buildings. All outside roads will be hard surfaced to mitigate any dust impacts from vehicles on the site. The access point will have a left turn lane built at the owner's expense to mitigate any traffic impacts. All disturbed areas will be revegetated with native vegetation, except for the area adjacent to the interstate, at the entrance to the project. (2.) Permits may be granted for those uses with provisions that provide adequate mitigation for the following: (A) A plan for site rehabilitation must be approved by the County Commissioners before a permit for conditional or special use will be approved: The site rehabilitation plan proposed for the application is only defined as regarding the property and revegetating disturbed areas with native vegetation. The exception being the entrance, the applicants are proposing to landscape the area with other types of vegetation that is not attractive to wildlife. Steve Anthony, Weed Management: Mr. Anthony notes and suggests the following regarding rehabilitation of the property: 1. Noxious Weeds a. Inventory and mapping -I looked at the site from US 6&24. There is tamarisk located around the area; I was unable to tell if it is specifically on the Lacy Park. If there is tamarisk on the property the applicant should provide a plan to address the tamarisk issue. b. Weed Management -Staff recommends a written commitment to annual weed management on site. There will be an amount of traffic of vehicles from all over the region on site and some of them will be bringing in material that may be contaminated with weed seed. Facilities such as this one have the potential to serve as a vector for weed spread so a weed management plan is important. 2. Revegetation a. Seed list -provide a plant material list for reseeding the disturbed areas. (B) The County Commissioners may require security before a permit for special or conditional use is issued, if required. The applicant shall furnish evidence of a bank commitment for credit, bond, certified check or other security deemed acceptable by the County Commissioners in the amount calculated by the County Commissioners to secure the execution of the site rehabilitation plan in workmanlike manner and in accordance with the specifications and construction schedule established or approved by the County Commissioners. Such commitments, bonds or check shall be payable to and held by the County Commissioners. Section 5.03.08 Industrial Performance Standards: All industrial operations in the County shall comply with applicable County, State and Federal regulations regulating water, air and noise pollution and shall not be conducted in a manner constituting a public nuisance or hazard. Operations shall be conducted in such a manner as to minimize heat, dust, smoke, vibration, glare and odor and all other undesirable environmental effects beyond the boundaries of the property in which such uses are located, in accord with the following standards: (1) Volume of sound generated shall comply with the standards set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes at the time any new application is made. All loading and unloading of trucks will occur within the tipping building. The subsequent sorting and processing of the material brought to the building will also occur in the building. Truck traffic will be the only significant outside noise generator. The site is zoned as an industrial area and bounded to the north by I-70 and to the south by the railroad. (2) Vibration generated: every use shall be so operated that the ground vibration inherently and recurrently generated is not perceptible, without instruments, at any point of any boundary line of the property on which the use is located; 9 There will not be any noticeable vibration from the operation, since the largest vibration generator will be the drum grinder used to recycle the green waste. The drum grinder will be placed on 16 inch inertia slab, located in the building in a location the farthest away from adjacent property. (3) Emissions of smoke and particulate matter: every use shall be operated so as to comply with all Federal, State and County air quality laws, regulations and standards; No equipment used in the operation is required to obtain any state or federal air emission permits. The only smoke generated by the operation will be from vehicle exhaust, which should be minimal based on the location in relation to the interstate. (4) Emission of heat, glare, radiation and fumes: every use shall be so operated that it does not emit heat, glare, radiation or fumes which substantially interfere with the existing use of adjoining property or which constitutes a public nuisance or hazard. Flaring of gases, aircraft warning signals, reflective painting of storage tanks, or other such operations which may be required by law as safety or air pollution control measures shall be exempted from this provision; No activities on the property will emit heat, glare, radiation or fumes that will have any impact on the existing use of adjoining properties or which constitutes a public nuisance or hazard. (5) Storage area, salvage yard, sanitary landfill and mineral waste disposal areas: (A) Storage of flammable or explosive solids or gases shall be in accordance with accepted standards and laws and shall comply with the national, state and local fire codes and written recommendations/comments from the appropriate local protection district regarding compliance with the appropriate codes; The only flammable material to be stored on the property is fuel for equipment on site. It will be stored in a concrete container to prevent any spill from occurring . (B) At the discretion of the County Commissioners, all outdoor storage facilities may be required to be enclosed by fence, landscaping or wall adequate to conceal such facilities from adjacent property; 10 Outdoor storage of "green waste" and empty containers from the roll offs is identified in the application, but no specific area for the material to located on the site is shown nor are there any clear plans for how the areas will be screened. (C) No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a property in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the property by any reasonably foreseeable natural causes or forces; All material brought onto the property will be deposited on the property inside a building and will not be subject to wind or other climatic influences. No material will be transferred off of the property due to natural causes, since the buildings will be secure from influences of the nature. (E) Any storage area for uses not associated with natural resources, shall not exceed ten (10) acres in size. All equipment storage areas will be less than 10 acres in size. (F) Any lighting of storage area shall he pointed douwnward and inward to the property center and shaded to prevent direct reflection on adjacent property. All lighting for the project will be downward and inward. (6) Water pollution: in a case in which potential hazards exist, it shall be necessary to install safeguards designed to comply with the Regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency before operations of the facilities may begin. The City of Rifle does not require a Watershed Protection Permit for this application since it is outside of watershed for the City of Rifle. Michael Erion, Resource Engineering: Mr. Erion recommends that a drainage easement be defined on the east end of the property and that the applicable State Stormwater permits be obtained prior to issuance of the Special Use permit. Steve Anthony, Weed Management: West Nile virus is expected to increase in Garfield County in 2004. The proposed detention pond could serve as potential mosquito habitat. We ask the applicants to consider implementing a larvicide program to manage mosquitoes in shallow areas of the pond. 11 Section 5.03.12 Access Routes: All conditional uses and special uses must be provided with access routes of adequate design to accommodate traffic volume generated by the proposed use and to provide safe, convenient access for the use constructed in conjunction to the proposed use. The minimum design standards shall be the Garfield County Road Specifications. B. Other Issues: The proposed transfer station is subject to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE) Solid Waste Disposal Regulations. (See attached regulations) Originally, staff was advised that the State of Colorado Solid Waste Disposal Regulations, Section 7, regulates transfer stations and Section 8 is reserved for recycling facility regulations and that a Certificate of Designation from the County was not required. Section 7 only requires a transfer station operator to file an operations plan for review, but there is no approval of the operating plan required by the regulations. Section 8 of the regulations is reserved for recycling facilities, but the regulations have not been developed to date. Donna Stoner, CDPHE, Solid Waste and Hazardous Materials Division initially reviewed the plan and stated that the plan meets the requirements of the regulations and will be filed. Subsequently, the afternoon before the staff report was due to administration, Ms. Stoner informed staff that the original advice given to staff was incorrect and that the County will need to issue a Certificate of Designation. Staff was not familiar enough with the CRS and Solid Waste Regulations to be able to properly advise the Board of the procedure and criteria necessary for considering a Certificate of Designation in the short time that staff was aware of this requirement. Normally, staff would have advised the applicants that it would be necessary to get the CD approved, prior to submittal of the application. Given the present circumstances, staff would suggest that there are two options: (1) Review the Special Use Permit with a requirement that the CD be issued prior to issuance of the SUP or (2).continue the public hearing on the SUP to date certain, at which or after which the CD can be reviewed. IV. SUGGESTED FINDINGS 1. That the public hearing before the Board of County Commissioners was extensive and complete, that all pertinent facts, matters and issues were submitted and that all parties were heard at the hearing. 2. That the proposed special use conforms to the application requirements of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended. 3. That the proposed land use will be compatible with existing and permitted land uses in all directions if appropriate conditions are attached to the permit. 12 4. That the proposed use will comply with all applicable standards contained in the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended, including, but not limited to all standards in Sections 5.03.07 and 5.03.08. 5. That for the above stated and other reasons, the proposed special use is consistent with the best interest of the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the citizens of Garfield County. V. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the approval of the natural resource extraction operation on the property described, with the following conditions: 1. That all representations of the applicant, within the application, including the forestry plan, and stated at the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners, shall be considered conditions of approval, unless specifically changed by this resolution. 2. Prior to the issuance of the Special Use Permit, the applicant shall: submit the following for approval by Steve Anthony, Weed Management Department: a. If there is tamarisk on the property the applicant shall provide a plan to remove the tamarisk from the property b. A written annual weed management plan for the site. c. A plant material list for reseeding the disturbed areas. d. A larvicide program to manage mosquitoes in shallow areas of the pond. and a plan for implementing it. 3. Prior to the issuance of the Special Use Permit, the applicant shall:: (a) The applicant apply a veneer (i.e. stucco, stone, brick) to the lower 4.5 feet of the main building , including the rail shed and recycling area. (b) The same veneer material or another complementing , non-metal material, shall be applied to the entirety of each exterior wall projecting from the north side of the main building, which appears to be area functioning as office space. (c) The roof plane along the north elevation have a break where the roofline exceeds 150 ft. in length. (d) The building be finished in a light to medium earth tone color. (e) The roof have a low profile, visually blending and be a non -reflective earth tone color. (f) All exterior lighting shall be provided by using downcast, cut-off fixtures. 13 NDV-20-2003 12:04 FROM: CIT`,' DF RIFLE 1-970-525-6268 717:9703843470 CITY 66 RIFLE P.001/002 LC4✓i t •(%. 202 Railroad Ave. • P.O. Box 1908 • Rifle, Colorado 81650 • (970) 625-2121• Fax (970) 625-3210 October 28, 2003 Garfield Board of County Commissioners 109 8th Street, Suite 300 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 RE: Western Slope Recycling Special Use Permit Dear Commissioners: The City of Rifle Planning and Zoning Commission respectfully requests the County Commissioners consider these comments when acting on the Special Use Permit application submitted by Western Slope Recycling for the purpose of establishing a solid waste transfer station at the West Rifle interchange. The subject property is a prominent site in the western gateway to the City of. Rifle. The proposed use, if approved, will establish the tone for future growth in the West Rifle area. To date, with the exception of a church, most uses in this area can be considered interim uses. The Planning Commission hopes the applicant and County consider how important this gateway is to Rifle's future. The site is visible from Interstate --70 and Highway 6 & 24 making quality building and site design critical. Quality operation plans are critical to the proper establishment of a transfer station. Public and worker safety, water quality, right-of-way cleanliness, and future site reuse among other things are highly dependent upon a well written and implemented operation plans. The City of Rifle appreciates the applicant's desire to locate a transfer station on a property with interstate and rail access readily available. We do not dispute this site lends itself to the proposed land use. It is our hope the applicant and County agree the subject location is highly visible and will be part of Rifle's urban fabric. It is with that in mind, the Planning Commission recommends Garfield County incorporate the following conditions into the Special Use Permit: 1. A building permit will not be authorized until an Operations Plan has been prepared pursuant to State guidelines, reviewed by the State Department of Public Health and Environment, and approved by the Garfield County Department of Building and Planning; 2. The applicant shall apply a veneer (i.e. stucco, stone, brick) to the lower 4.5 feet of the main building building, including the rail shed and recycling area; 3. The same veneer material, or another complementing non-metal material, shall be applied to the entirety of each exterior wall projecting from the north side of the main building, which appears to be the area functioning as office space; Planning and Zoning Cornmission • 970-625-6224 • (fag) 970-625-6268 • planning®rifeco.org NOV-20-2003 12:04 FROM:CIT'r OF RIFLE 1-970-625-6268 TO:9703843470 P.002/002 4. The applicant shall provide a break in the roof plain along the north elevation where the roofline exceeds 150 feet in length; 5. The building shall be finished in a light to medium earth tone color; 6. The roof shall be low profile, visually blending and be a non -reflective earth tone color; 7. All exterior lighting shall be provided using downcast, cut-off fixtures; 8. Security fencing shall be constructed of a solid, opaque material or, if chain link, Landscaping shall be planted outside the fence. Said landscaping shall be planned by a professional landscape architect and include 2" caliper deciduous trees and/or 6' evergreens spaced and grouped with the purpose of enhancing the site and screening the chain link fence from 1-70 and Highway 6 & 24; and 9. The applicant's parking lot and signage shall conform to the standards of the Rifle Municipal Code. Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the subject Special Use Permit application. The City of Rifle appreciates the opportunity to work cooperatively with Garfield County to ensure development in western Garfield County occurs in a quality manner. Should you have questions regarding this matter, please contact the City of Rifle Planning Director, Matt Sturgeon, at 970- 625-6253. Sincerely, 0/./ f Giard, Chair City of Rifle. Plannin and Zoning Commission c. Rifle City Council City Attorney Western Slope Recycling LLC MEMORANDUM To: Mark Bean From: Steve Anthony Re: Comments on the Western Slope Recycling Date: November 24, 2003 Thanks for the opportunity to comment on this Special Use permit. My comments are as follows: 1. Noxious Weeds A. Inventory and mapping -I looked at the site from US 6&24. There is tamarisk located around the area; I was unable to tell if it is specifically on the Lacy Park. If there is tamarisk on the property the applicant should provide a plan to address the tamarisk issue. B. Weed Management -Staff recommends a written commitment to annual weed management on site. There will be an amount of traffic of vehicles from all over the region on site and some of them will be bringing in material that may be contaminated with weed seed. Facilities such as this one have the potential to serve as a vector for weed spread so a weed management plan is important. 2. Revegetation A. Seed list -Please provide a plant material list for reseeding the disturbed areas. 3. Mosquito Issues A. West Nile virus is expected to increase in Garfield County in 2004. The proposed detention pond could serve as potential mosquito habitat. We ask the applicants to consider implementing a larvicide program to manage mosquitoes in shallow areas of the pond. Mark Bean From: GLENN Mallory [Glenn.Mallory@state.co.us] Sent: Friday, December 05, 2003 11:16 AM To: Mark Bean Cc: DONNA D. Stoner Subject: Western Slope Recycling Western Slope Recycling should be classified as a transfer station for review purposes. A transfer station is exempt from a Certificate of Designation per C.R.S. 30-20-102(7). Section 7 of the Regulations establishes the review standards for a transfer station. I am at 303/692-3445 if you have questions. Glenn Mallory Solid Waste Unit Leader 1 EXHIBIT