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Home My WebLink About20231361.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE REQUEST TO TEMPORARILY EXTEND THE HOURS OF OPERATION FOR AMENDED USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT, AMUSR-1102, FOR MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT INCLUDING OPEN PIT MINING AND MATERIALS PROCESSING (SAND, GRAVEL AND STONE), INCLUDING CONCRETE AND ASPHALT RECYCLING AND A CONCRETE AND ASPHALT BATCH PLANT FACILITY IN THE A (AGRICULTURAL) ZONE DISTRICT - L.G. EVERIST, INC. WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, on May 18, 2011, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, approved the application of L.G. Everist, LLC, Attn: Lynn Shults, P.O. Box 5829, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 87117, for a Site Specific Development Plan and Amended Use by Special Review Permit, AmUSR-1102, for Mineral Resource Development including Open Pit Mining and Materials Processing (sand, gravel and stone), including concrete and asphalt recycling and a concrete and asphalt batch plant facility in the A (Agricultural) Zone District, for property which is described as part of Section 32, Township 3 North, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, Development Standard #23 was approved, to read as follows: "Section 23-4-290.8 of the Weld County Code limits the hours of operation for sand and gravel operations to the hours of daylight, except in the case of public or private emergency, or to make necessary repairs to equipment. Hours of operation may be extended with specific permission from the Weld County Board of County Commissioners. This restriction shall not apply to the operation of administrative and executive offices or repair and maintenance facilities located on the property." WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has been presented with an email from L.G. Everist, Inc., dated May 8, 2023, requesting an extension of the hours of operation at the Firestone Gravel Resource site (AmUSR-1102) for early morning concrete pours scheduled to begin at 2:00 a.m. on May 16, 2023, and May 18, 2023, for the Elevations 25 project. If unforeseen circumstances prevent the pour(s), they will be rescheduled, with notification being sent to the Weld County Department of Planning Services, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners heard all the testimony and statements of those present, studied the request of the applicant and the recommendation of the Weld County Department of Planning Services, and having been fully informed, finds that the hours of operation be, and hereby are, extended to accommodate early morning concrete pours scheduled to begin at 2:00 a.m. on May 16, 2023, and May 18, 2023, for the Firestone Gravel Resource site, Elevations 25 project. cc :P1.(TP/mw). 05 /31123 2023-1361 PL1022 REQUEST TO EXTEND HOURS OF OPERATION FOR AMENDED USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT (AMUSR-1102) - L.G. EVERIST, INC. PAGE 2 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, having been fully informed, finds that the hours of operation for Amended Use by Special Review Permit, AmUSR-1102, be, and hereby are, extended to accommodate early morning concrete pours scheduled to begin at 2:00 a.m. on May 16, 2023, and May 18, 2023, for the Firestone Gravel Resource site, Elevations 25 project. The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 15th day of May, AD., 2023. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: diait);� Weld County Clerk to the Board County Attorney Date of signature: O6/30/23 Mike Freeman, Chair 2023-1361 PL1022 Memorandum TO: Board of County Commissioners FROM: Tom Parko Director, Dept. of Planning Services CC: Bruce Barker, County Attorney DATE: May 11, 2023 RE: AMUSR-1102 (Firestone Gravel Resource Mine) On May 10th DPS received a request from Lynn Shultz with L.G. Everist, Inc. to extend their hours of operation associated with AMUSR-1102 to accommodate concrete pours on I-25 associated with several elevated structural decks. Tuesday 5/16/23 & Thursday 5/18/2023 The mine associated with this project is located near CR 15 and CR 26.75. According to the request, the activity is expected to take place on Tuesday 5/16/23 & Thursday 5/18/2023 beginning at 2am. Additional requests for the latter half of May and early June are forthcoming. The County Commissioners shall authorize this request as stipulated in the USR Resolution. Development Standard No. 23 states, "Section 23-4-290.B of the Weld County Code limits the hours of operation for sand and gravel operations to the hours of daylight, except in the case ofpublic or private emergency, or to make necessary repairs to equipment. Hours of operation may be extended with specific permission from the Weld County Board of County Commissioners. This restriction shall not apply to the operation of administrative and executive offices or repair and maintenance facilities located on the property" Recommendation: Staff recommends that the Commissioners approve the extended hours to accommodate the I-25 project. 2023-1360 45 PL (OZZ Esther Gesick From: Sent: To: Subject: Attachments: Tom Parko Jr Thursday, May 11, 2023 3:53 PM Esther Gesick FW: Firestone Gravel Resource USR-1102 - Concrete Batch night pour request - for May 11 or 12, and weekly for 6 weeks ESD - Elevation 25 - Early Morning Poor Letter 5.11.23.doc Importance: High Tom Parko Director, Dept. of Planning Services Weld County Goverment 1402 N. 17th Avenue Greeley, Colorado 80631 tel: 970-400-3572 tparko@weld.gov V From: Lynn Mayer Shults <Imshults@LGEVERIST.com> Sent: Monday, May 8, 2023 3:43 PM To: Tom Parko Jr <tparko@weld.gov> Cc: Chad HEDGPETH <chad.hedgpeth@holcim.com>; Jason Ohlheiser <jaohlheiser@LGEVERIST.com> Subject: Firestone Gravel Resource USR-1102 - Concrete Batch night pour request - for May 11 or 12, and weekly for 6 weeks Importance: High Caution: This email originated from outside of Weld County Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Hello Tom, L.G. Everist requests allowance for our lessee, Holcim, to operate a night pour this week, and 6 subsequent weeks, 1 night per week. I am sorry this is such short notice, but I just got this email and letter sent from Holcim (was Aggregate Industries) — the operating company of the concrete batch plant at our USR-1102 Firestone Gravel Resource site, located at 12248 CR 15, Longmont. For more details on the night pour, please see below and the contractor's letter (attached). The contractor, Elevated Structural Decks, and Holcim are requesting approval for a night-time pour this Thursday 5/11 to start at 2am. The contractor's project is located at 4460 Elevation Drive in Mead. Holcim will be supplying the concrete for this pour out of the Firestone plant at 12248 County Road 15 Longmont, Co 80504. The pour should last about 6 1 hours, and they suggest a back-up date of Friday, 5/12, depending on weather. etc. They would like to conduct a night pour for 6 subsequent weeks, 1 night per week. As always.. for ease of reference, for you and the Commissioners — here is language from our Firestone Gravel Resource USR-1102 resolution about requesting extended hours: 23. Section 23-4-290.8 of the Weld County Code limits the hours of operation for sand and gravel operations to the hours of daylight. except in the case of public or private emergency. or to make necessary repairs to equipment. Hours of operation may be extended with specific permission from the Weld County Board of County Commissioners. This restriction shall not apply to the operation of administrative and executive offices or repair and maintenance facilities located on the property. Please let me know if it is acceptable to start the night pours this week. If you need anything else for this night pour request, please let me know. Thank you, LYNN LYNN MAYER SHULTS, Regulatory Manager L.G. EVERIST, INC. SAFE - RELIABLE - PRODUCTIVE 7321 E 88th Avenue, Suite 200, Henderson. CO 80640 office -303-286-2247 Imshults a©lgeverist.com From: Chad HEDGPETH <chad.hedgpeth@holcim.com> Sent: Monday, May 8, 2023 3:06 PM To: Lynn Mayer Shults <Imshults@LGEVERIST.com> Subject: Re: Firestone - night pour 2 Weld County Subject Elevation 25 To Whom It May Concern This letter is to inform you that Elevated Structural Decks will be starting pouring the Elevations 25 project on Tuesday 5/16/23 & Thursday 5/18/2023 morning located at 4460 Elevation Drive in Mead, starting at 2 00am Holcim will be supplying the concrete for this pour out of their Plant Located at 12248 County road 15 Longmont, CO 80504 This concrete pour will be approximately 500 CY and last for approximately 6 Hours We will be starting the placement at 2 00 am each morning and plan on 1 to 2 placement every week after for the next 7 weeks weather permitting This project consists of 7 placements throughout the Month of May and the early Month of June 2023 every week and we will have a letter to you available every Friday for review on Mondays for the next week's placements Dustin Hoffschneider Elevated Structural Decks, Inc PO Box 268 Littleton, CO 80160 303-274-1877 1303-274-7995 Cell 303-210-4657 PO Box 268 Littleton, CO 80160 303-274-1877 FAX 303-274-7995 Hello