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1 Plans and specifications for proposed use.
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to all owners of record of .hese lots at ��t5 days prior to the aring
by certified return receipt mail. s the j�`t int,.
6. !;ot,ice including the name of the applicant description o.
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This Special Use Permit is in conpliance G,itil
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C.a:; _E ie1d County Toning Resolution and as per application.
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Attachment D-2:
Section 25, County `dap 2393
(140 )
✓ (i42)
1/3 Randy Freeman James
1/3 Janet Rae James
1/3 Rodney Davis James
P. 0. Box 372, Carbondale, Co.
81623
Christopher Sommer
F. 0. Box 4953, Aspen, Co.
81611
148) ichael 0 Leary 6r6 `n. 4
P. 0. Box. 1278, Carbondale, Co.
81623
(149) Gary G. & Kathle,:n F. Hall 6/ ///,
1052 Deer Trail Ave.
Carbondale, Co. 81623
(150)2 Sidney & Aimee Elizabeth Lincicome
P. 0. 3ox 121, Carbondale, Co.
81623
''(151) David'S. & Mary C. Hotchkiss
178 Euclik Ave., Carbondale, Co.
81623
'(152) R. E. Brown, C/0 Artic Circle
555 E. Durant, Aspen, Co.
81611
(1(153) 1/2 Ronald Ladd
1/2 Peter Van Dyke
3880 Newport Lane, Boulder, Co.
80303
(154) Chas & Margaret Harris
0323 104 Road, Carbondale, Co. 81623
X156)- Jean Blue
0401 104 Road, Carbondale, Co. 81623
(157) G. C. Jacobson
1130 E. Missouri (suite 400)
Phoenix, Arizona 85014
(158) Oscar & Wilma Cerise
16311 State Highway 82
Jarbondale, Co. 81623
a,e71.i / cdtge4eP)
Attachment D-3
(203) Chas & Margaret Harris
V/ 0302 104 Road, Carbondale, Co.
81623
X04) Glen & Susan Waldo Harris
0323 104 Road, Carbondale, Co.
81623
52391-303-00-006
Harold L. Blue
4003 Road 100, Carbondale, Co.
81623
2391-303-00-007
Carbondale Dump
Town of Carbondale
76 South 2nd
Carbondale, Co. 81623
Attachment T /
Section 36 County Map 2393-36 V'
67%45
(002) Stagecoach Assoc.
P. 0. Box X, Basalt, Co.
81621 V
(003) RFR Development Co., Inc. /76'740) o () e �l
720 E. Hyman, Aspen, Co.
81611
405) Manch at Roaring Fork Homeowners Assoc.
P. 0. Box S99, Aspen, Co.
81611
2393-361-15-xxx
(001) Arthur R. Jones III
P. 0. Box 3853, Aspen, Co.
81611
(040, (41, 053, 054, 055, 056, 057, 058,
060, 061, 062, 063, 067, 068, 069)
Kassco Realty Corp.
0500 102 Road, Carbondale, Co.
81623
064,
James i. Jesse
P. 0. Box 599, Aspen, Co.
81611
,/ (036,
1(065)
J(034)
(035)
Mark W. Mace
P. 0. Box 1981, Aspen, Co.
81611
Eugene & Doris F. Reich
19285 High way 7, Virehill
Excelsior, Minn. 55331
Carole Block
P. 0. Box 8592, Aspen, Co.
81611
042)
Dale Eubanks
731 E. Durant Ave., #7A
Aspen, Colo. 81611
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Attachr.Lent E-3
2393-361-15-xx
(038, 039)
V Ranch at Roaring Fork, a Partnership
P. 0. Box 599, Aspen, Co.
81611
Chas E. Englund & Robert .,arrs
0248 Surrey Drive
Carbondale, Co. 81623
043) Chas E. Englund & Robert Marrs
47
0248 Surrey Dr.
Carbondale, Co. 81623
/(044) Marsha D. Hamill
0264 Surrey Drive
Carbondale, Co. 81623
(045) Mottza Ball Const.
P. 0. Box 599, Aspen, Co.
81611
'46) Margarita F. Becker
Barbara H. Truan
333 W. Main St., Aspen, Co.
81611
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HOLY CRJSS E. ,EC `RIC L .. SOL 1TION, INC.
3799 HIGHWAY S2
P, O. DR AMER 250
(:LENWOOD SI'RINt;S. COLORADO 81602
December 2, 1982
Mid -Valley Paving
Terry Kirk
P.Q. Box 1162
Carbondale, CO 81623
RE: Electric Service at the Zemlock Gravel Pit
Section 25, Township 7 South, Range 88 West
Dear Mr. Kirk:
Be it known that the above mentioned property is within the
certificated service area of Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc.
Be it further known that Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc. has
existing a three-phase power line at the pit which is capable of
providing necessary power for your requirements, subject to the
tariffs, rules and regulations on file with the Public Utilities
Commission of the State of Colorado, and to appropriate contractual
arrangements with Holy Cross Electric Association, Inc. It will
be the consumer's responsibility to extend, enlarge, or alter the
existing power line to the desired locations within the above
mentioned property.
If you desire any further information, please feel free to contact
me at 945-6056.
Sincerely,
HO 1 SS ETEC
SOCIATION, INC.
Jeffr.3 A Franke, Staking Engineer
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cc:Area 65-25
Jean M. and Dee Blue
0406 104 Road
Carbondale, Colorado
81623
County Comm7.ssioners
Garfield County
Garfield County Court House
Glenwood Springs, Colorado
81601
Gentlemen:
Aprj 1 11, 1983
We have recently entered into an agreement with Mid --Valley Paving,
Inc., of Basalt to negotiate the terns of a lease of a portion
of our land for the purpose of installing a Redi-Mix Concrete
and Asphalt batch plant. The lease will contain provisions for
the use of some of our water rights as needed by Mid -Valley
Paving, Inc.
Respectfully,
Jean 11. Blue
Dee Blue
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'Fake Notice that Mid -Valley Paving, inc.
(has) (have) applied to the Board of County Commissioners, Garfield County,
State of Colorado, to grant a Special Use Permit in connection with the
following described property situated in the County of Garfield, State of
Colorado, to -wit:
Legal Description:
See attached exhibit F
Pr'actit-al Description (location with respect to h_g,hway, Cci my roals and
ac -silences):
North of Highway 82, east of Crystal Spring Road, on Jean Blue's
prol:erty
Said Special Use Permit is to a17uw the Petitioner(s)
on the above described property.
All persons affected by the proposed Special Use Permit are invited to ai.pear
and state their views, protests or objections. If you cannot appear personally
at such meeting, then you are i,raed to rLate your views by letter, particularly
:if you have objections to such Special Use Permit, as the Board of County
Commissioners will give consideration to the comments of surrounding property
owners and others affected 5n deciding whether to grant or deny the request for
special use. This Special Usc. Permit application may be reviewed at the office
of the Planning Department located at 2014 Blake, Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Between the hours of 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M., Monday through Friday.
That public hearing on the application for the above Special Use Permit has
been set for the day of , 19 , at the hour
of at the office of the Board of County Co,ruuissioners, in the
Commissioners Annex, 201 3tb Street, Glerrwood Springs, Colorado.
Dennis A. Stranger
County P1, ring Director
Garfield County, Colorado
Attachment F
Legal Description:
The following described lands in Sections 25 and 36, Township 7 South,
Range 88 nest, 6th P. M.
Those portions of Lot 14 lying in the South one-half of the South one-
half of Section 25 and Lots 2 and 3 in Section 36 excepting any part of the
above named lots in Sections 25 and 36 lying southerly of the northerly
right-of-way of State Highway 82 and excepting any part of the above named
lots in Section 25 lying within the parcel of land described in the Qui';.
Claim Deed Document No. 288920, Book 516, Page 393. Also excepting
that portion of Lot 16, Section 25 lying southerly of the Basin Ditch.
MID -VALLEY PAVING, INC.
Blacktop • Chipseal
Driveways • Parking Lots
Patchwork a Roads
IMPACT STATEMENT --BILE FIT---ZEMLOCK AND S0iv'1 INC.
The project area is located approximately 1 1/2 miles east -north-east
of the Town of Carbondale, north of and adjacent to State Highway 82.
It is located in the south 1/2 of section 2[ and the north 1/2 of
section 36 township 7 south, range 88 west, 6 PM. The location is
described and shown in detail on exhibits one and two attached.
The construction of the project will commence immediately upon com-
pletion of all permitting by County and State agencies. Upon construc-
tion, the sand and gravel mining, processing, storage and consistant
with allowable weather conditions. Mining and/or processing may be
temporarily suspended during extreme winter weather conditions.
Normal working hours will be between 7:00 AN and 6:00 PM. It is
anticipated that the total employment will vary between 5 and 14
depending upon season and product market. It is anticipated that
vehicle round trips per day for employee transportation and product
market trucks will vary between 5 and 60. Access to Highway 82.
will be via the access roads shown on the attached exhibits. Accel-
eration -deceleration lanes will be provided at the entrance to }iighway
82 in accordance with requirements of the Colorado Division ofHighways.
Domestic water supply for employees will be confined to drinking
water which will be transported to the project from an approved
supply. Toilet facilities will be provided for employees through
the use of portable toilets serviced by a contractor. Solid waste
generated on the site will be collected in approved containers ser-
viced by a solid waste disposal contractor.
Operational water in a non-consuptive capacity will be supplied from
the water rights owned by the land owner. These rights will also be
used for irrigation water for revegetation in land reclamation. Add-
itional discussion of water and drainage is contained on exhibit three.
The effect of this operation on adjacent land will be minimized by the
topography and the schedule of mining and reclamation as illustrated
and discussed on exhibits two and three. Smoke and dust control will be
accomodated to by standard practices as required by Federal and State
agencies. There will be a substantial increase in vehicular traffic
on the access road as a result of this project. The effects of this
increased traffic will be somewhat mitigated by the acceleration -
deceleration lanes on Highway 82 and the present stand of trees and
brush which obscures a portion of the access road from the Highway.
cont.
P.O. Box 1148 • Basalt, Colorado 81621 • 927-3208
Page 2. i STATFNE1 -BLUE PIT--ZE. ,0CK D SON. INC._
Slopes created in the mining operation will not be hazardous to wild-
life with the exception of the immediate working face. However,
since the area immediately above and below the working face will be
stripped of vegetation and topsoil, there should be little attraction
for wildlife to that area. The project area not known to contain
any wildlife migration routes. Further discussion is contained on
exhibit three in the Reclamation Pian.
Fence will be constructed to prevent livestock from entering oper-
ational areas.
The operations on the property will be separated from abutting prop-
erty for the first 25 to 30 years of operation by virtue of the
schedule of mining as shown on exhibits two and three. The ridge
separating the operations through the mining of area 4 from Highway
82 will be mined last, at which time, the balance of the project area
will be reclaimed to farmland..
As prepared bys
Jerome F Gamba P. E. -i,. S.
Consulting Engineer
P. 0. Box 1458
Glenwood Springs, Co. 81601
MID -VALLEY PAVING, INC.
Addendum To Impact Statement Submitted
With Special Use Permit Application
For Asphalt Hot Plant and Concrete Batch Plant
On Blue Property
The following information is provided pursuant to the
request of the Planning Department and is intended to supplement
the impact statement previously submitted with the initial
application of April 15, 1983, consistent with the requirements
of Sections 5.03.07 and 5.03.08 of the Zoning Regulations of
Garfield County, Colorado.
Section 5.03.07
The project area is described in the impact statement
previously submitted. Because of subdivision requirements, it is
anticipated that a thirty-five (35) acre lot will be created from
the Blue property which will encompass the proposed operations.
The project will be physically located an one (1) to two (2)
acres of land to the north side of existing Lot 14 of the Blue
property. The project is considered minimal in its impact on the
immediate property and adjacent areas since the scope of the
operation is relatively small. It is anticipated that an asphalt
hot plant and concrete batch plant with production capacities set
forth in the letter of May 26, 1983, from Blockwick, Garn &
Neiley to the Planning Department will be involved. The
operation will employ on-site staff, including truck drivers, of
four (4) individuals for the asphalt operation and ten (10)
individuals for the concrete operation.
Both the asphalt plant and the concrete plant are fully
enclosed, self-contained plants, thereby insuring that dust,
noise and emissions are reduced to an absolute minimum. Both
plants are portable and it is anticipated that they shall be
installed in fashion which will permit relocation and removal
without any significant impact upon the existing terrain. In
addition, a construction trailer/office shall be located on the
site along with a self-contained portable chemical toilet. No
construction of improvements of any permanent nature is planned.
It is anticipated that construction of the on-site
improvements will commence immediately upon receipt of permitting
by Garfield County. All construction should be completed within
a period of two (2) to three (3) weeks. Construction of a fence
enclosing the project will also be completed during this time
period.
As previously indicated, the operations will be
scheduled from 7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The asphalt plant will be operated only from May 1 through
November 1 of each year. The operation of the project would
involve transportation of aggregate materials from the Zemlock
pit, approximately one hundred (100) yards to the east, and the
mixing of such aggregates with asphalt and concrete products in
the plants on site. The finished product would then be removed
from the site by trucks to various locations in the valley.
Since both the asphalt and concrete plants require
emissions permits and dust control permits, all operations will
be in full compliance with applicable laws and regulations of
Garfield County, the State of Colorado and the Federal govern-
ment. The permitting of the operations is monitored by specified
enforcement bodies of those governmental agencies.
There will be no disruption of existing lawful use of
water, either on the project or in any lands adjacent to the
project. It is currently anticipated that all water needs for
the project will be trucked in. Specifics with respect to this
aspect of the project are provided in the May 26, 1983 letter
from Blockwick, Garn & Neiley to the Planning Department. No
waste water run-off of any nature is generated through the
asphalt plant. Period wash-out of concrete trucks may occur on
site; however, it is customary that the wash-out of trucks would
take place on construction sites to which concrete products are
being delivered. Any concrete wash-out on site will be done into
a wooden frame which would contain any concrete material for
removal on a periodic basis to a location off of the site.
No adjacent land will be adversely affected through the
generation of vapor, dust, smoke, noise, glare, vibration or
other emanations. The surrounding lands are primarily used for
agricultural purposes at the present time. To the north and east
is located the Zemlock Gravel Pit which generates a significantly
greater impact in terms of noise, dust and vibrations than the
proposed concrete and asphalt operations. Highway 82 intervenes
to the south between the proposed site area and the Ranch at the
Roaring Fork residential subdivision. The surrounding area does
include scattered residential dwellings. However, no residence
is located closer than at least one-quarter (4) mile from the
proposed location. The plants in question produce noise at
levels significantly less than the permitted ninety (90)
decibels. No ground vibration from either operation would be
noticeable within fifty (50) yards of the operations. No smoke
is generated except from the four (4) cylinder diesel and
gasoline engines powering the asphalt plant and generator for the
concrete plant. All emissions from the asphalt plant including
dust and exhaust emissions are filtered through a water scrubbing
device resulting in elimination of particulate matter and
discharge of steam only from the stack of that plant. A dust
collector is required and installed on concrete batch plants and
would eliminate any impact from the operation of that plant.
Wildlife impact is specifically addressed in the impact
statement prepared for the Blue pit and attached to the initial
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application. No alteration of existing native vegetation or
blockading of any migration routes or use patterns is
anticipated. There is no expectation that the operations will
attract any forms of wildlife or otherwise be adverse to wildlife
in the area.
The prevailing wind blows towards the northeast, in the
direction of the Carbondale landfill/garbage dump, which is
adjacent to the Blue property.
Vehicle traffic with respect to operations on the site
is set forth in specific in the letter of May 26, 1983 from
Blockwick, Garn & Neiley to the Planning Department.
- As previously stated, all operations shall be located
within not less than one-quarter (4) mile from adjacent property.
No damaging aspects of the operation should be realized by any
adjacent property owner. The operation site is separated from
the only adjacent residential development by Highway 82, and is
further screened by a barrier of trees and is located at an
elevation well above the residential development.
Because no permanent structures are going to be located
on the site, no significant disturbance of existing terrain is
anticipated. Any birm which may be constructed to shield the
plants from visual observation and any access driveway into the
site will be re -graded to pre-existing conditions at such time as
the use of the project area is terminated by applicant.
Section 5.03.08
Applicant intends to fully comply with all applicable
county, state and federal regulations with respect to water, air
and noise pollution. The plants in question will be separately
permitted by applicable agencies and will not contribute
pollution to either air, water or noise levels in the area. No
public nuisance or hazard will be created by operation of the
project.
1. The operations will not generate sound at any
point in time in excess of ninety (90) decibels.
2. No perceptable vibrations from the operation would
be realized without instruments at any point of any boundary line
of the property.
3. All emissions of smoke and particulate matter are
specifically governed by permitting requirements. Permits will
be provided to the County at such time as approval is received,
plants are purchased and before operations are commenced on site.
4. No emissions of heat, glare or radiation will be
generated by the operations. The only emissions which would be
generated would be steam from the asphalt plant which does not
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contain hazardous materials or noxious odors. There will be no
interference from this steam generation on any adjoining
property.
5. Only a nominal storage area will be necessary
since materials for operation of the plant will be available from
the Zemlock plant adjacent to the site in question. The storage
area will be in a fence -enclosed location such that there will be
no adverse impact with respect to visibility of such storage. No
salvage yard, sanitary landfill or mineral waste disposal is
anticipated in the area. Only minimal storage of fuel on site is
anticipated and such shall be stored in a manner consistent with
all county and state regulations including the National Fire
Code. No deposits of waste materials shall be maintained on the
project. As previously stated, any wash out from concrete trucks
and any excess concrete generated by the batch plant shall be
placed in a wooden frame and removed from the property at regular
intervals. No waste products are anticipated from the asphalt
plant.
In conclusion, the impact of the proposed operations
should be minimal with respect to adjacent landowners. The only
significant impact would be truck traffic. Applicant has stated
its intention to comply with such off-site improvements as may be
recommended by the Bridge and Road Department and to comply with
all applicable local, state and federal regulations with respect
to its operations. A relatively small number of employees is
anticipated on-site although additional employment in the valley
would be generated by the use and application of the products in
questions. All operations will be designed to minimize impact on
adjacent landowners. The applicant has invited adjacent
landowners to specifically express their concerns with respect to
the project such that they may be addressed by the applicant in
an effective fashion.
DATED: June 9, 1983
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nnSoulsby, esident
D -VALLEY PAVI , INC.
June 1, 1983
Arid -Valley Faving, Inc.
P. 0. Box 1148
Basalt, Colorado 81621
Garfield County Commissioners
Garfield County Court House
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601
BE: Mid -Valley Faving, Inc.
Application for Special Review
G-ntlemen:
Upon approval of a special use permit for the purpose of
installing an asphalt batch plant and/or a redi-mix concrete
batch plant, Jean N. Blue shall lease a tract of land to
Mid -Valley Paving, Inc. It is hereby acknowledged that
all of the specifics of said lease shall be worked out at
that time.
Jean M. Blue guarantees to Mid -Valley Paving, Inc. access
across the Blue Ranch from County Road 104 -to said tract
of land and also guarantees the right to use water from
said ranch as necessary.
Respectfully,
G7'14 ---e,Qj/6-c----
Jean Blue
0406 Road 104
Carbondale, Colorado
Craig N. Blockwick
Katherine Roulhac Garn
Richard Y. Neiley, Jr.
HAND DELIVERY
BLOCKWICK, GARN & NEILEY
ATTORNEYS
Hunter Square Building
605 E. Main Street, Suite 4
Aspen, Colorado 81611
(303) 925-9393
May 26, 1983
Ms. Cynthia Houben
Department of Development
Garfield County
214 Blake Avenue
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Re: Mid -Valley Paving, Inc.
Application for Special Review
Dear Cindy:
This letter is a follow-up to our conference of May 24,
1983. I advised you at that time that I represent Mid -Valley
Paving, Inc., the applicant for a special review permit from
Garfield County for the operation of a batch plant and asphalt
hot plant north of Highway 82 off County Roads 103 and 104 in
Garfield County, Colorado. The purpose of this letter is to
provide you with some background information concerning Mid -
Valley and its application and to answer questions which you have
raised on certain issues pertinent to the special review proce-
dure.
Mid -Valley Paving is a Basalt based paving and asphalt
company operating only within the Roaring Fork Valley. It is
presently wholly owned by Ms. Jeanne Soulsby. The business bids
on small to moderate size jobs; because it is a relatively small
enterprise, it does not bid on large paving projects, such as the
Pitkin County Airport expansion, but leaves those jobs to the
larger competitors. Mid -Valley fills a specific need in the
Valley -- that of providing paving services to homeowners and
other individuals desiring small paving jobs for which the
services of the larger paving companies in the Valley are not
generally available.
Mid -Valley's application was prompted by the fact that
its current supplier, Sunmount Corporation, which presently
operates out of the Siever's Ranch Pit on County Road 109, is
Ms. Cynthia Houb i1
May 26, 1983
Page 2
terminating operations as of the first of June 1983. As a
consequence, only two sources of asphalt are available in the
Roaring Fork Valley: Elam Construction in Aspen and Grand River
in Glenwood Springs. At present Mid -Valley has been advised that
Elam Construction does not plan to sell any asphalt to the
general public. The prices for asphalt currently being charged
by Grand River discourage competition in the paving business in
the Glenwood Springs area. Because of these circumstances, when
Surmount terminates its operations, Mid -Valley will be required
to purchase asphalt from other suppliers in Edwards, Colorado,
necessitating the transportation of asphalt through Glenwood
Canyon and Glenwood Springs. This situation will result in
increased truck traffic and wear and tear on the roads in the
areas in question, inhibit conservationism and increase expense.
Mid -Valley's objective is to operate out of a site located in the
middle of the Roaring Fork Valley in an area compatible with such
operations. We view the Blue property as an ideal location,
especially because of the Zemlock Gravel Pit adjacent thereto.
As we discussed, the application currently requests
approval for both a concrete batch plant and asphalt hot plant.
You have expressed concerns relative to increased traffic on the
access roads and the impact of two commercial, industrial activ-
ities being initiated on that property. At present, because of
the circumstances surrounding asphalt sales in the Roaring Fork
Valley, Mid -Valley is willing to proceed in its application with
the principal emphasis on acquiring a special use permit for the
operation of an asphalt hot plant. Although, it would be most
desirable to obtain approval for both operations, we consider the
asphalt hot plant critical and are willing to defer consideration
of the concrete batch plant to some later date.
The following information is intended to supplement the
existing application with your office, per your request.
1. Hours and Days of Operations. 7:00 a.m. to 5:00
p.m., Monday through Friday; the asphalt plant would be in
operation from May 1 through October 31; the concrete plant would
operate year round, but winter operations (from November through
May) would be significantly reduced because of weather
conditions.
2. Ownership of Land, Access. Mid -Valley would
operate under a lease arrangement with the property owner, Jean
Blue; the site is located immediately off of the access road
currently serving the Zemlock Pit and access off that road to the
asphalt and/or concrete operations would be provided; a copy of
the Agreement to Lease executed by Mid -Valley Paving and Jean
Blue will be provided on May 27, 1983 for the County's files.
3. Water Needs and Resources. Adequate water is
available for both asphalt and concrete operations from irriga-
tion ditches on the Blue property; Jean Blue has agreed to make
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May 26, 1983
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such water available for use by Mid -Valley in the context of a
lease of the real property. Alternatively, Mid -Valley would
purchase and truck water into the site of operations. The water
needs for an asphalt plant are minimal; a maximum of one thousand
gallons per month would be consumed as a consequence of evapora-
tion. There is no direct water need in connection with producing
asphalt. Thus, with an asphalt operation only, the maximum
necessary truck traffic to provide adequate water would be one
trip per month. By its nature, the concrete plant would require
additional water. Although the water available on the Blue
property is adequate for use in concrete, if water were to be
trucked to the site, a maximum of three water trucks per week
would be needed for operations. This figure is based upon a
production capacity for concrete of sixty yards per hour (which
figure is considerably greater than the anticipated actual
output).
4. Truck Traffic Connected With Asphalt Plant Opera-
tions. It is anticipated that there will be no significant
increase in truck traffic on the access roads leading from
Highway 82 to the site of operations. Mid -Valley currently has a
supply contract with the Zemlock Pit under which the needs for/
the asphalt operations will be supplied whether that plant is NrY
located on the Blue property or elsewhere. Thus, even if the
asphalt plant were located at an alternative site, truck traffic
would still result from transportation of aggregate materials.
Because a truck load of aggregate materials is approximately the
same size as a truck load of produced asphalt, the number of
trips made by the asphalt operation on the Blue property should
be approximately the same as the number required to supply a
batch plant at an alternative location. In any event, because of
production limits inherent in the asphalt plant in question,
impact on truck traffic is not significant. The plant in ques-
tion has a capability of producing a maximum of sixty tons of
asphalt per hour. Thus, based upon fifteen tons per truck, there f—LL:f
would be a maximum of four truck loads per hour at peak
operation. Over the eight hour day, the plant in question has a
maximum capability of producing four hundred eighty tons; the
largest amount of asphalt used by Mid -Valley during any day in
the year 1982 was three hundred tons, which occurred on three
consecutive days; this amount was unusually large. Based upon
the size of contracts which Mid -Valley is capable of handling, it
is not anticipated that there would be any significant increase
in this figure.
5. Truck Traffic from Concrete Operations. Because
of the supply contract with the Zemlock Gravel Pit, whether a
concrete batch plant were located on the Blue property or at an
alternative location would not significantly impact truck traffic.
The concrete batch plant in question is capable of producing
sixty yards of concrete per hour; thus, it is possible that under
maximum operating circumstances, seven truck loads per hour would
be possible.
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May 26, 1983
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6. Employee Vehicle Traffic. Employee vehicle
traffic should be minimal. In connection with the asphalt plant,
four on-site employees, including truck drivers, are anticipated.
With respect to concrete operations, a total of ten on-site
employees, including drivers is anticipated.
Should you need additional information with respect to
this matter, please feel free to contact me. I look forward to
discussing this further on Friday.
Very truly yours,
BLO
NEILEY
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MID -VALLEY PAVING, INC.
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County Commissioners
Garfield County
Commissioners,
In response to your phone call of May 20, 1983 we submit the
following information.
Access to our proposed batch plant sites will be the same as
Zemlock & Son Sand and Gravel, which is Highway 82 to 103 Road
and then to 104 Road. Road 103 was widened, as directed by the
County Commissioners, to facilitate truck traffic. Road 104
was chipped and sealed to control dust and also to facilitate
truck traffic. The access road across the Blue Ranch has been
installed and will be coated this year with some sort of dust
retardant or pavement by Zemlock & Son.
The batch plant operations proposed by Mid -Valley Paving, Inc.
could possibly increase truck traffic by an average of ten (10)
trucks per day per year.
The proposed batch plant locations are adjacent to Zemlock & Son
Sand and Gravel indicated on the drawing provided as Lot 14,
also owned by Gene Blue.
Any and all water needed in the operations of the proposed batch
plants will be provided by an off site source (i.e. - City of
Carbondale) and hauled in by truck.
The proposed batch plants will be set up on a permanent basis.
Any and all permits (i.e. - air Quality, noise, etc.) required
by the state and local governments will be provided by Mid -Valley
Paving, Inc. after zoning approval and plant selections have been
made.
Should you have any further questions please contact me at 927--3208.
Thank you for your concern and cooperation in this matter.
Sincerely,
J. L. Soulsby
President
P.O. Box 1 148 • Basalt, Colorado 81621 • 927-3208