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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.0 Staff ReportREQUEST Director Determination — Minor Amd 3/4/15 File No. GAPA-8236 DP PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS Amendment to a General Administrative Land Use Change Permit for a Temporary Employee Housing Facility, Minor PROPERTY OWNER Encana Oil and Gas APPLICANT Linn Operating ASSESSOR'S PARCEL # 2135-273-00-015 PROPERTY SIZE The facility is located within an 11.283 acre COGCC approved well pad location and within an overall 26,441.91 acre parcel. LOCATION The property is located north of the Town of Parachute in the NWSW Section 15, T6S, R96W of the 6th PM. ACCESS The facility is accessed by private roadways and County Road 215. EXISTING ZONING The property is zoned Resource Lands - Plateau I. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL The Applicant is requesting an amendment to an approved Administrative Land Use Change Permit for a Temporary Employee Housing Facility, Minor, on a Linn Operating well pad location known as L-15. The facility is located within an existing COGCC approved well pad. The is located on property owned by Encana Oil and Gas. The subject parcel is described by tax ID 2135-273-00-015 and is located in Section 15, Township 6 South, Range 96 West of the 6th P.M. More specifically, the Applicant requests approval for one Minor Temporary Employee Housing facility to house 9 to 24 personnel for the purpose of natural gas drilling operations. The Applicant has represented that the facility will be on-site for less than one 1 year, will have water hauled to the site, and a vault -and -haul scenario for handling sewage and wastewater. The Amendment adds one trailer with capacity for an additional 4 personnel, an additional vault -and -haul sewage disposal tank and an additional water storage tank. The additional capacity will remain 24 or Tess and all additional facilities will be contained on the approved COGCC well pad site, L-15. This site is remote and must be contained on an approved COGCC well pad along with other drilling facilities. The Minor Temporary Employee Housing facility will be in use year round to accommodate those considered to be "essential personnel" to the drilling operations on this and other approved COGCC well pads located within the Resource Lands — Plateau zone district. The installed facility is required to meet all applicable building and fire code requirements. Estimated Dates of Operation: Installation: January 15, 2015 Removal: January 1, 2016 Total Estimated Time on Site: Less than one year Vicinity Map K-15 and L15 Surface Ownership Map Garfdtl County. Cobrado Plan. A 1999 BERRY3ro.P[TROLCUM CO. Mrie, Sl 3700 IAA Cenwr. Cdnaa 632]2 2 Amended Site Plan SCALE: i• - 90' .a+ DATE: C6-22-07 '-- CRAIW 9Y; 0.8.9. Revised 04-03-08 D R.8 Revisal. 04-25-10 D.R.8 Revised. 06-17-10 08,8 Revised: 10-21-10 0.8 .9 Revised: 11-19-14 M.C. D:msrw O1tce Toe of fel BERRY PETROLEUM COM}'D.1vY PAO LAYOUT FOR WELL PAD 1.15 696 (AS—B'.ILT) SECTION 15, T65, R96W, 6th P M. NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Goren Rase,. tae Stocepub I la 4Edge of Pod 1 i..... ---1r80,± Poa taw• „ow SCC - 37A8C2E0 Lrxs>Accfras APPRCXIMA c At -Re -ACES APPR.r7X 9621 DISRMANCE 310.109 ARES ACGGS.S ROAD CISIU'6&4NCE - 31.174 ACRES 202A4 er 311.283 ACRES SCALE 1Sheet 2 of 13' CI J0 C917A 09148 04120 04120 0M'9 atax CWIC Product,. E9uOment Area (100,75) !I I pd�� 1 Buried Water lav L.,Berea I Lore f+74 -5-h&: :WALL ELEZ AT 120 L00. STAKE — 8397.0' f 1 Dr3e3 _Pod Temp Housing Facility Edge of Ppd� `tau of PA+ Access Read of fel Additional Trailer, Water Tank and Sewage Tank Cofcn Base DAer -etch D/.VfAA ENGINEERING & LAND S1%RVEYIYG 45 5. 200 Caul • Venal. VW uote • (4351122-10/7 3 II. BACKGROUND — AUTHORITY — APPLICABLE REGULATIONS The Minor Temporary Employee Housing facility was originally approved on January 16, 2015 with capacity up to 24 personnel, reviewed under application MTEH-8160 and memorialized under Permit reception number 858369. Section 4-106 of the Garfield County Land Use and Development Code sets forth the process for requesting an amendment to an existing Land Use Change Permit. Section 4-106(C) contains criteria for determining if the requested amendment is a Minor Modification. In accordance with the Land Use and Development Code a Pre -Application conference was held and the Director of the Community Development Department made a formal determination that the Application meets the minor modification criteria. III. REVIEW CRITERIA — STAFF ANALYSIS The Minor Modification criteria from Section 4-106(C) are shown below with Staff analysis shown in italics. Minor Modifications are those that deviate from standards or rearrange/reconfigure elevations, structures, parking areas, landscape areas, drainage facilities, utilities, or other site improvements in an approved Land Use Change Permit, including Subdivisions, and that meet all of the following criteria as applicable: 1. Comply with all requirements of this Code; The Amendment continues to meet all requirements of the Code. 2. Do not conflict with the Comprehensive Plan; The Amendment does not conflict with the County's adopted Comprehensive Plan. 3. Do not change the character of the development; The Amendment does not change the character of the development. 4. Do not alter the basic relationship of the development to adjacent property; The Amendment does not change the basic relationship of the development to adjacent properties. 5. Do not change the uses permitted; The Amendment does not change the uses currently permitted. 6. Do not require amendment or abandonment of any easements or rights-of-way; 4 The Amendment does not require abandonment of any easements or rights of way. 7. Do not increase the density; The Amendment does not increase the density of the project. 8. Do not increase the zone district dimensions to an amount exceeding the maximum dimension in the applicable zone district in Table 3-201; and The Amendment does not increase the zone district dimensions to an amount exceeding the maximum dimensions in the Resource Lands - Plateau Zone District. 9. Do not decrease the amount of the following to an amount below the minimum required in the applicable zone district: The Amendment does not decrease the amount of any of the following to an amount below the minimum required in the Resource Lands - Plateau Zone district. a. Amount of dedicated Open Space; b. The size of or change in the locations, lighting, or orientation of originally approved signs; c. Any zone district dimensions in Table 3-201. IV. ADDITIONAL STAFF ANALYSIS 1. The original approval reflected in Permit Resolution Number 858369 was adopted following the Administrative Review Procedures for a Temporary Employee Housing Facility, Minor as outlined in the Land Use and Development Code of 2013. 2. No changes to the general character of the facility are proposed. 3. The proposed changes will conform to the standards for a Temporary Employee Housing Facility, Minor. Total capacity will remain at 24 personnel or less. 4. The facility shall continue to be required to maintain compliance with all existing standards and conditions of approval. V. RECOMMENDATION The Staff analysis supports a finding that the Application meets the criteria contained in Section 4-106(C) for a Minor Modification. Section 4-106 (C) states that upon finding it a minor modification the Director may approve, approve with conditions or deny the amendment and provide written notice to the Applicant. It is recommended that all conditions of approval found in the Land Use Change Permit recorded under Reception 5 Number 858369 remain in full force and effect. To this end, staff recommends approval of the Minor Modification with the following conditions. 1. That all representations of the Applicant contained in the Amendment Application submittals including the revised site plan (attached as Exhibit 1) shall be conditions of approval unless specifically amended or modified by the conditions contained herein. 2. All previous conditions of approval contained in the Land Use Change Permit (reception number 858369), attached as Exhibit 2, shall remain in full force and effect. 3. The Applicant shall maintain compliance with all standards as required by the Land Use and Development Code of 2013. 6 Exhibit 1 SCALE: s' - 80' ete+o, DATE: 05-22-07 ORAAW BY: C.R.B. Revised: 04-0,3-08 0 88 Revised: 04-25-10 O.R.B Reused C6-17-10 0.R,8 Revises 1C-21-10 0.R.8. Rewsed. 11-18—I4 M.O. O+•ers.oe °Ace Toe of FR- Toe St-ace/see BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY PAD LAYOUT FOR WELL PAD L15 696 (AS-9UILT) SECTION 15, T6S, R96W. 6;h P M. NW 1/4 SW 1/4 Cafes Bosh roe Stec.Oge itch n_ iF2Ae1 SCF - S746R70 CCM5iAVO.Ov APPROX/MATZ ACREAGES APPR✓X. MEU CeSTI NBANa = ±10 fog ACRES ACCESS Remo D15TuRBAN± - ±1.114 A04-5 TOTAL s 117.26J ACRES Tops.. Sroaeple Buffed after :ate_^. $d Art EL/ Ar f2D LOC. SFAXE - 8391.0• SCALE Sheet 2 of 13! pe1]A C111.00 (70120 04120 0401@ C4 05C CM, IC Production £ptent Area (ICTJ5) i R;1 0eplo• Pod --•: Temp Housing Facility Edge of Pad. Toe o1 FR dived Gas Lee ULNTAH ENGINEERING & LAND SURVEYING 85 5. 200 t.4 • Vernet. Ct.A 44078 • (425) let-IOff 7 Exhibit 2 d`Il F�'trl�ii44rt'tl i�fYlt t, Citi �iJ�1�14J'6� �,� Mit!), 111 Receptionb 1153369 ,.1115'2015 C4 '9 11 PM .fear Altar Leo t of 4 Rote roe El 00 Orc F:e 0 00 GFRGIELO CCut.rt CO LAND USE CHANGE PERMIT for A Minor Temporary Employee Housing Facility (aka Linn Energy L-15 Man Camp) located within a 11.283 acre COGCC approved well pad location (aka L15 696) and within a 26,441.91 Acre Parcel of Land Owned by Encana Oil and Gas Located north of the Town of Parachute in the NWSW Section 15, T6S, R96W of the 6"' PM., Garfield County (Assessor's Parcel No. 2135-273-00-015) In accordance with and pursuant to provisions of the Garfield County Land Use and Development Code, as amended, the following activity is hereby authorized by Land Use Change Permit: A Minor Temporary Employee Housing Facility as shown on the Site Plan Attached as Exhibit A (MTEH-8160) This Land Use Change Permit is issued subject to the conditions contained In the Exhibit B and shall be valid only during compliance with such conditions and other applicable provisions of the Garfield County Land Use and Development Code, as amended, Building Code, and other regulations of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado. ATTEST: DIRECTOR OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT Fred A. Jarman. AIC Page. 1 of 4 8 Receptlwlq, 8:183G9 C7,16120t5 Ga 19 '1 P11 lean Alberlcc al a Ric Pee $n Fee 0 0' OW IE D c.-s7fr fh'SCI! iglirEP E ffi /diliii iii i r+ 11 Exhibit A (Project Site Plan) BERRY PETROLEUM COMPANY Q @ 0 sc4.5 f - el PAD LrTOU7 171 .. ... ,.., ....... ..)1 . _ _ _ ___. , VC/ PAD 1.19 awl (AS -51.11.11 SEe1IP+ 15. 111 AGeq 1111,P.v4 NW1/ti111/4 r 4 't OI -11 0" a..r.. Ne. /✓ no 0.-04-0}.0 atit ....e 04 11,-'o ota 0. -art 0t-Ir-100Ra 0.i.. TO T.1001U O.rort 1+ Y -II 17. r"1Q"""""1 sc. t 7Shret 2 of 131. ayw .s— br w r• M '4.•.c- 'a' fc. 0,0,0 ellawl ..n.ol.wa .aa•a1 uwem .Ce ps&0S.Kf - tWOO .CK: 4.--1121Qw 1X1+JWKF fat,..Prs XIN- ttl zeJ 101$ rXotD cocoa tot, 44 1.Y .ac Or.Q . a„ J to -A•rort had Maws l.Ct u*nc R 1.X9 SVtrIJJK .t Or r a.• r.. II.. ... • 4.1000.. Page 2 of 4 9 MLVAL 0,1111.1 It ili Receptian#: 858369 Otit6.2015 ca 19 •t PM Jean PlDericn 1 nT 4 Rec F4* SO 0= Doc Fee 0 00 O.IFFIFLD COtiJTY LG Exhibit B (Conditions of Approval) 1. Temporary Employee Housing Facility. During times of housing shortage or in remote locations, the use of Factory Built Nonresidential Structures (as defined under C.R.S. § 24-32-3301, as amended, and Resolution #35 of the Colorado State Housing Board) utilized for a period of time not longer than 1 year or as otherwise specified, for workers who are engaged in commercial, industrial, mineral extraction, or highway operations and who are needed to support the proper execution and safety of the related operations. Temporary Employee Housing, shall not include Recreational Vehicles, except in a Small Facility. 2. Minor Temporary Housing Facilities, also referred to as 'Minor Facilities," shall have all of the following basic characteristics: a) The Minor Facility and any associated infrastructure must be completely contained within a State or Federally -permitted parcel (i.e. COGCC-approved oil/gas well pad) in which reclamation and revegetation are secured with the permitting agency (Permitted Site); b) The Minor Facility is located at the Permitted Site for Tess than a cumulative of 1 year; and c) The Minor Facility shall have occupancy of 9 to 24 people who are employees, contractors, or subcontractors of the operator and are supporting the proper execution and safety of the related commercial, industrial, extraction, or highway operations. 3. The Minor Facility shall adhere to the following Minor Permit standards: a) Minor Facilities must comply with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. b) The Sheriffs Office and relevant fire protection district(s) must be notified at least 24 hours prior to installation and removal of each Minor Facility. The Community Development Department shall be copied on all such notification, whether hard copy or electronic. c) Water systems shall comply with standards set forth in section 7-705.B. d) Wastewater systems shall comply with standards set forth in section 7-705.C. e) Minor Facilities shall be maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition, free of weeds and refuse. Any hazardous or noxious materials that must be stored at Page 3 of 4 1 10 the Minor Facility for operational or security reasons must be managed in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations. f) Wildlife -proof refuse containers must be provided for trash. Outdoor food storage is prohibited unless facilities are provided that prevent the attraction of animals to the Major Facility site. 9) 1. Provisions for giving alarm in case of fire and fire suppression must be installed per fire codes and as required by the fire protection district. I1. Single -station carbon monoxide alarms must be placed in each Manufactured Home or Recreational Vehicle unit. Domestic animals are prohibited. h) Within 10 days following the expiration or other termination of the Land Use Change Permit or represented date of removal identified within the Land Use Change Permit, all housing structures, foundations, and associated infrastructure shall be completely removed. The Operator shall provide the Director with photos, dated and signed by the Operator's compliance officer, indicating that all housing structures, foundations, and associated infrastructure have been removed within the specified timefrarne. Page 4 of 4 11