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COLORADO GREELEY, COLORADO 80631
April 19, 2004
Kane Turner
Arnheim, LLC
1575 County Road 27
Brighton, CO 80601
Dear Mr. Turner,
This letter is in response to your request to conduct a gravel mining operation at your property
located at 1575 County Road 27. Staff has reviewed your request and has determined that
Special Review Permit for mining operations is required. Section 23-3-20.R of the Weld County
Code lists the following as a use by right in the A (Agricultural) Zone District:
"...sand, soil and aggregate mining, regardless of the use of the material, which qualifies for a
single limited impact operation (a 110 permit) or is exempt from any permits from the Division of
Minerals and Geology, generates no more that five thousand (5,000) cubic yards of material per
year for off-site use and does not involve crushing, screening or other processing."
Your proposed operation involves screening of mined materials and also it appears it will
exceed the limit of five thousand (5,000) cubic yards of material per year for off-site use.
Therefore a special review permit will be required per section 23-3-40.A.3 (Open Pit Mining and
Materials Processing) of the Weld County Code. In addition, the County Code was amended in
March 2004 to include Open Pit Mining and Materials Processing as a Use by Special Review in
the 1-3 (Industrial) Zone District. Feel free to contact me if you have any questions regarding
this matter.
Sincerely,
Chris Gathman
Planner II - AICP
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ME Banks and Gesso, LLC 720 Kipling St.,Suite117
■■ Lakewood, Colorado 80215
(303) 274-4277
Fax (303) 274-8329
www.banksandgesso.com
April 7, 2004
Weld County Plannin
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Chris Gathman APR 0 9 2004
Weld County Department of Planning Services
1555 North 17th Avenue
Greeley, Colorado 80631
Re: Arnheim, LLC (AISA Civil) property, 1575 Weld County Road 27
Determination of need for Use by Special Review Application
Dear Mr. Gathman:
On Thursday, April 1, 2004, you met with myself, Paul Gesso, Kane Turner, and John Turner at
the Weld County Southwest Complex to discuss AISA Civil's proposed plans for mining the
aforementioned property. In particular, we were interested in the Planning Department's opinion
as to whether Weld County would require an application for Use by Special Review (USR).
During this meeting, you requested that Arnheim provide further information as to the scope and
logistics of their proposed sand and gravel mining operation, so that the county may advise to the
need for a USR application. Enclosed you will find a letter from Kane Turner, President of
AISA Civil and Arnheim, providing the details you desired. We respectfully request that Weld
County review this matter and advise us as to any decision at its earliest convenience.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns, or require additional
information. Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Wes( kail7 .
Wade Jensen
Permitting and Zoning Specialist
Enclosure: Letter from Kane Turner
Cc: Project File
Wilhelm BC 1575 WCR 27.Brighton.CO 80601
Banks&Gesso,LLC
720 Kipling,Suite 117
Lakewood,CO 80215
4/5/04
Mr.Gesso,
The following describes our desired course of operation and remediation for our land at 1575 WCR 27,
Brighton,CO 80601,should we be granted the ability to mine the existing gravel:
Area of land to be mined=less than 10 acres;and with a 3:1 side-slope,the overall mined acreage will be
closer to 7 acres.
Depth of excavation=down to two to three feet ABOVE water table;the water table exists at an
approximate depth of 20',so we would expect to excavate down to around 17'. At no time will
groundwater be exposed to potential evaporative loss.
Location of land to be mined=southern Y2 of our 19.75 acre property at 1575 WCR 27,Brighton,CO
80601.
Use of mined gravel=Arnheim's sister company is AISA CIVIL,Inc.,a pipeline contractor that works
throughout the Front Range and has its office and yard on the northern'A of the property at 1575 WCR 27,
Brighton,CO 80601. AISA intends to use the excavated gravel as a suitable backfill material for its
various pipeline projects in the Front Range.
Form of remediation for gravel pit=Arnheim would like to fill the excavation back in entirely with inert
fill(suitable soil&concrete debris)so as to have the land available for future industrial development
(storage lockers,dry storage,etc.).
Expected number of trucks needed to haul gravel in and out of gravel pit each day=On a busy day when
AISA CIVIL would need reasonable amounts of bedding to keep up with a high-production pipeline job
nearby(say 150 tons/day),it can be expected that there would be 1 end-dump truck/hour hauling out and
bringing fill back in. AISA operates on a typical 8-hour workday,so it is expected that at a maximum there
would be 8 trucks/day hauling gravel and fill in and out. When AISA wouldn't have any pipeline work in
the immediate vicinity,and this likely will be often,there will be 0 trucks hauling per day.
General appearance of excavation as it progresses=As a truckload of gravel is taken out,a truckload of
inert fill(excavated from AISA's pipeline trenches and displaced by bedding and pipe)carried by the same
truck will be delivered right back in to the gravel pit,so that at any time the size of the gravel pit's
excavation will be relatively small. It is the intent of Arnheim to keep a continuous cut-&-fill operation
going in the gravel pit.
Specialized equipment necessary to operate gravel pit=Arnheim would employ a simple power screener to
sort the large rock from the gravel,and would use a hydraulic excavator(CAT 345)and a wheel loader
(CAT 938)to handle and load the product.
Please contact me any time to discuss this operation. OS
Sincerely, 500 1c�arti,S
Kane Turner
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Arnheim, LLC H
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Chris Gathman
From: Wade Jensen [wjensen@banksandgesso.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2004 3:12 PM
To: Chris Gathman
Subject: Certificate of Designation query
Mr. Gathman:
I am a new employee at Banks& Gesso,and will be accompanying Mr. Gesso to meet with you tomorrow a.m. regarding the
AISA Civil proposed mining project(1575 Cty Rd 27).
Since the reclamation would require hauling in off-site fill, we will be applying for a Certificate of Designation(CD). In
searching through the county statutes and regs, I haven't been able to find much(if any)information regarding requirements
in filing for a CD. I have the state checklist of items to address,but am just wondering whether Weld may have its own
requirements above and beyond what the state may request. Any help would be much appreciated.
In addition, I have a question related to a separate matter... I spoke to a woman in your office briefly the other day,but didn't
receive a definitive answer(my poor explanation surely didn't help). We have a client that is looking to purchase a Weld Cty
property,on which the current owner(Aggregate Inds.)received a USR permit(#1354)in Sept. 2002. Evidently Aggregate
Industries has not recorded the plat drawings, and our client wishes to do so. We have been retained to examine the existing
drawings(from the USR submittal)and examine their adequacy in filing as a plat. I am trying to find any drawing standards
the county may have in this regard,be they formal or informal. It does not appear that there are codified plat requirements,as
is the case for subdivisions,but I want to make sure this is the case before submitting. Perhaps an example of a plat the
county found acceptable from a similar site would be helpful? I did notice a few changes the County Commissioners
requested, but I am wondering if any other standards need be met.
Thank you for your time and consideration. If you have any questions,feel free to call.
Wade Jensen
Permitting and Zoning Specialist
Banks and Gesso,LLC
720 Kipling Street, Suite 117
Lakewood, CO 80215
(303)274-4277 Office
(720)261-8624 Cell
03/31/2004
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