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Home My WebLink About20112760.tiff HEARING CERTIFICATION DOCKET NO. 2011-61.A RE: A SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT#1789 FOR OIL AND GAS STORAGE FACILITIES (LNG LIQUEFACTION AND STORAGE) AND OIL AND GAS SUPPORT AND SERVICE (FUELING STATION, MINI-LIQUEFACTION FACILITY, STAGING) IN THE A (AGRICULTURAL) ZONE DISTRICT-CANNON LAND COMPANY, C/O ENCANA NATURAL GAS, INC. A public hearing was conducted on October 19, 2011, at 10:00 a.m., with the following present: Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chair Commissioner Sean P. Conway, Pro-Tern Commissioner William F. Garcia Commissioner David E. Long Commissioner Douglas Rademacher Also present: Acting Clerk to the Board, Esther Gesick County Attorney, Bruce Barker Planning Department representative, Tom Parko Health Department representative, Lauren Light Public Works representative, Heidi Hansen The following business was transacted: I hereby certify that pursuant to a notice dated September 16, 2011, and duly published September 21, 2011, in the Fort Lupton Press, a public hearing was conducted on October 5, 2011, to consider the request of Cannon Land Company, c/o Encana Natural Gas, Inc., for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review (USR) Permit #1789 for Oil and Gas Storage Facilities (LNG liquefaction and storage) and Oil and Gas Support and Service (fueling station, mini-liquefaction facility, staging) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District. At said hearing, the Board deemed it advisable to continue the matter to October 19, 2011, to allow adequate time to complete a Planning Commission hearing which was continued to October 4, 2011. Bruce Barker, County Attorney, made this a matter of record. Tom Parko, Department of Planning Services, presented a brief summary of the proposal and entered the favorable recommendation of the Planning Commission into the record as written. He gave a brief description of the location of the 19.5-acre facility, which was created through the Subdivision Exemption (SE) process for the proposed use, with the overall property consisting of 40 acres. He stated the applicant is leasing the SE parcel and is proposing to develop the facility in three phases to avoid the need for a USR amendment. He reviewed the various equipment components contained within each phase and explained Phases I and II will be unmanned, and Phase III will have up to three employees, with hours from sunrise to sunset and extended hours with prior approval from the County. Mr. Parko stated the site is within the three-mile referral areas for the Town of Platteville and the City of Fort Lupton, which indicated no objection to the proposal. He stated 13 referral agencies reviewed the application, two offered comments which have been addressed in the Conditions of Approval and Development c,t, • ('I4 , Pt, PLO; 4L. l l- - /v 2011-2760 PL2130 HEARING CERTIFICATION - CANNON LAND COMPANY, C/O ENCANA NATURAL GAS, INC. (USR-1789) PAGE 2 Standards, staff received no correspondence from surrounding property owners, and he displayed photographs of the site and surrounding properties. Heidi Hansen, Department of Public Works, stated the site is accessed from County Road 22, which is classified as an arterial roadway requiring 140 feet of right-of-way at full buildout. She stated the average daily traffic count, taken in May, 2007, was approximately 1,012 vehicles, and there is an approved access permit. She further stated the applicant will need to enter into an Improvements Agreement which will trigger certain maintenance items at different levels of traffic as the site develops through the phases. Ms. Hansen indicated the applicant will be required to provide a water quality depression to control stormwater runoff and staff has no concerns with the proposal. Lauren Light, Department of Public Health and Environment, stated since the site will be unmanned, the facility will not require permanent water or sewer until Phase III. She stated dust will be controlled by a compacted road and applying water, as necessary. She further stated the applicant does need to provide the name of the company which will be providing waste handling services, there is a Condition of Approval addressing air emissions, noise will be regulated by the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commissioner, and Development Standards #5 through #24 are the standard Health requirements for this type of facility. Cathi Boles, Encana representative, stated the applicant initially planned for the site to be used as a storage facility; however, at the suggestion of staff, the long term phasing plans were proposed. She stated under Phase I they will truck the product into the facility and use smaller trucks to deliver to various sites. She stated there is one natural gas rig in the basin and when that activity increases, the applicant will expand to Phase II, consisting of the liquefaction of natural gas. Lastly, if they exceed 40,000 gallons of natural gas, the facility will expand into Phase III; however, that amount will be based on customer demand. Ms. Boles stated the applicant would like to set storage tanks on the site before the end of the year, they estimate Phase II will go into effect in the year 2012, and there is the potential to expand into Phase III near the end of 2013. In response to Commissioner Garcia, Ms. Boles confirmed the site will not store vehicles for longer than 24 hours, as noted in criteria paragraph #2.b.5. No public testimony was offered concerning this matter. In response to Chair Kirkmeyer, Ms. Boles stated the applicant has no concerns with the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards, as proposed. Responding to Chair Kirkmeyer, Mr. Parko confirmed the USR is contained to the boundaries of the SE parcel. In response to Chair Kirkmeyer, Ms. Boles stated there is a LNG site at the nearby Fort Lupton Gas Plant. She further stated she and the applicant have reviewed, and agree to abide by, the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards, as proposed. Commissioner Conway moved to approve the request of Cannon Land Company, c/o Encana Natural Gas, Inc., for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit#1789 for Oil and Gas Storage Facilities (LNG liquefaction and storage) and Oil and Gas Support and Service (fueling station, mini-liquefaction facility, staging) in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, based on the recommendations of Planning staff and the Planning Commission, with the Conditions of Approval and Development Standards as entered into the record. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Rademacher, and it carried unanimously. There being no further discussion, the hearing was completed at 10:20 a.m. 2011-2760 PL2130 HEARING CERTIFICATION - CANNON LAND COMPANY, CIO ENCANA NATURAL GAS, INC. 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