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Home My WebLink About20160271.tiff MEMORANDUM IMt,I r, I/ Fr --I I TO: Chris Gathman, Planning Services DATE: 10/22/15 L , FROM: Wayne Howard, P.E., Development Engineer CO - N—Y SUBJECT: USR15-0059 Tallgrass Buckingham Terminal The Weld County Department of Planning Services-Engineering has reviewed this proposal. Staff comments made during this phase of the application process may not be all-inclusive, as other issues may arise during the remaining application process. COMMENTS: General Project Information/Location: Operate a O&G storage facility that will include crude oil tank storage and truck unloading facility. This project is east of and adjacent to CR 115 and is north of CR 86. Parcel number 153934300008 Access: An access permit has been approved for the access to the site (AP15-00487). This includes closing several permitted locations (1 on CR 115 and 1 from CR 86) and combining all into two access points from CR 86. Entrance gates (if applicable) must be set back a minimum of 100 feet from edge of shoulder to allow a truck with trailer or RV to pull completely off of the roadway and open the gate. In no case shall any vehicle(s)stopped to open a gate be allowed to create a safety issue for roadway users. Roads: County Road 86 is a Gravel road and is designated on the Weld County Road Classification Plan as a Local road, which requires 60 feet of right-of-way at full buildout. The applicant shall delineate on the plat the existing right-of-way and the documents creating the existing right-of-way. All setbacks shall be measured from the edge of future right-of-way. This road is maintained by Weld County. County Road 115 is a Gravel road and is designated on the Weld County Road Classification Plan as a Local road, which requires 60 feet of right-of-way at full buildout. The applicant shall delineate on the plat the future and existing right-of-way and the documents creating the existing right-of-way. All setbacks shall be measured from the edge of future right-of-way. This road is maintained by Weld County. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) has jurisdiction over all accesses to the state highways. Please contact Gloria Hice-Idler at the Greeley office (970-350-2148 or 970-350-2163) to verify the access permit or for any additional requirements that may be needed. (State Highway 14) CDOT may have right of way reservation for SH 14 that may need to be noted on site map. Traffic: Latest ADT on CR 86 was taken on 5/6/14 which counted 37 vpd with 38% trucks. No traffic counts are available for CR 115. A traffic narrative was submitted by Gene Coppola with the application materials and indicated that there will be approximately 40 trucks/day for Phase I and 3 employees operating 12 hrs/day. Phase II would double this volume but operate 24 hrs/day. The expected traffic routes are 80% coming south on SH 14 turning right onto CR 86 and 20% coming north on SH 14 turning left onto CR 86. TRACKING CONTROL: Tracking control is required to prevent tracking from the site onto public roadways. Minimal standards are listed below. Temporary Tracking Control shall be used during construction unless permanent tracking control is installed ahead of construction activities. More than 10 round truck trips/day (tandem or semi-trucks) or more than 50 round passenger vehicles trips: Access onto gravel roads requires a tracking control device (at exit point) and a minimum of 300ft of recycled asphalt or road base. `Recycled concrete is not allowed in County ROW **Tracking control devices can be double cattle guards or other specialized device "' Tracking control for unmaintained public ROW is required just prior to entering publically maintained roadways. A variance request for alternatives to the above tracking control can be submitted to the Traffic Division of Public Works for review and consideration. Improvements and Road Maintenance Agreement: An Improvements Agreement between the Applicant and the County will be required for this project. It will detail the approved haul route(s), outline when offsite improvements will be triggered, and include a maintenance agreement for the haul routes. Improvements/Road Maintenance Agreement: An example agreement is available at: http://www.co.weld.co.us/Departments/Pla n n i ngZon i nq/Land UseApplicationsAssista nce/ApplicationAssist ance.html An Improvements Agreement is required for sites with required offsite improvements. Collateral is required to ensure the improvements are made. Road Maintenance is typically included as a section of the Improvements Agreement when the County feels that the site activities may impact the County roadways. Possible mitigations included in the road maintenance agreement may include but are not limited to: dust control, specified haul routes, damage repairs, and future improvement triggers. Drainage Requirements: Detention Pond summarized in a Drainage Report: A drainage report and detention pond design shall be completed by a Colorado Licensed Professional Engineer and adhere to the drainage related sections of the Weld County Code Chapter 23, Section 12. The drainage report must include a certification of compliance stamped and signed by the PE which can be found on the engineering website. General drainage report checklist is available on the engineering website. More complete checklists are available upon request. Items missing from the drainage report checklist will be noted and the applicant will be sent notification of requirements. Grading Permit A Weld County Grading Permit will be required if disturbing more than 1 acre. Grading Permit applications are accepted after the planning process is complete (plan recorded). An Early Release Request Form may be entertained only after the applicant and Planning Department have reviewed the referral and surrounding property owner comments. The Early Release Request may or may not be granted depending on referral comments and surrounding property owner concerns. Contact a Engineering representative from the Planning Department for more information. Permit application is currently under review by Engineering. A Construction Stormwater Permit is also required with the State for disturbing more than 1 acre. Contact: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, Water Quality Control Division, Rik Gay, 303- 692-3575. Geologic Hazard Area: This area IS NOT in a Geologic Hazard Area. Floodplain: This area IS NOT in a FEMA regulatory floodplain. CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL: A. An Improvements and Road Maintenance Agreement is required for offsite improvements at this location. Road maintenance including dust control, damage repair, specified haul routes and future traffic triggers for improvements will be included. (Department of Public Works) B. A Final Drainage Report and Certification of Compliance stamped and signed by a Professional Engineer registered in the State of Colorado is required. (Department of Planning Services-Engineer) C. The plan shall be amended to delineate the following: 1. County Road 115 and CR 86 are gravel roads and is designated on the Weld County Road Classification Plan as a local roads which requires 60 feet of right-of-way at full buildout. The applicant shall delineate on the site plan the existing right-of-way. All setbacks shall be measured from the edge of right-of-way. This road is maintained by Weld County. (Department of Planning Services-Engineer) 2. Show and label the approved access(es) (AP15-00487), and the appropriate turning radii on the site plan. (Department of Planning Services-Engineer) 3. Show and label all easements with the recorded document reception number and date on the site plan. (Department of Planning) 4. Show and label the approved tracking control on the site plan. (Department of Planning Services- Engineer) 5. Show and label the accepted drainage features and drainage flow arrows on the site plan. Water quality features or stormwater ponds should be labeled as "Water Quality Feature/Stormwater Detention, No-Build or Storage Area, Volume =_" (Department of Planning Services-Engineer) 6. Show and label the entrance gate set back a minimum of 100ft from edge of shoulder. (Department of Planning Services-Engineer) Prior to Construction: A. The approved access and tracking control shall be constructed prior to on-site construction. (Department of Planning Services-Engineer) B. If more than one (1) acre is to be disturbed, a Weld County Grading Permit will be required. (Department of Planning Services-Engineer) DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS (NOTES ON THE SITE PLAN) 1. Should noxious weeds exist on the property or become established as a result of the proposed development, the applicant/landowner shall be responsible for controlling the noxious weeds, pursuant to Chapter 15, Articles I and II, of the Weld County Code. (Department of Planning Services- Engineer) 2. The site shall be maintained to mitigate any impacts to the public road including damages and/or offsite tracking. (Planning and Engineering) 3. There shall be no parking or staging of vehicles on public roads. On-site parking shall be utilized. (Department of Public Works) 4. The historical flow patterns and runoff amounts will be maintained on the site. (Department of Planning Services-Engineer) 5. Weld County is not responsible for the maintenance of onsite drainage related features. (Department of Planning Services-Engineer) 1861 MEMORANDUM LIT E ' TO: Chris Gathman, Planning Services \ FROM: Lauren Light, Environmental Health � N �� SUBJECT: USR15-0059 Tallgrass Terminals LLC DATE: October 27, 2015 Environmental Health Services has reviewed this proposal for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review permit for a mineral resource development facility including an oil and gas storage facility in the A (Agricultural) zone district. There will be up to six employees located at the facility. Potable water will be provided by an appropriately permitted well and a septic system will be installed for the office and driver buildings. The facility will provide portable toilets during construction activities and for truck drivers. We have no objections to the proposal; we recommend that the following requirements be incorporated into the permit as development standards: 1. All liquid and solid wastes (as defined in the Solid Wastes Disposal Sites and Facilities Act, 30-20-100.5, C.R.S., as amended) shall be stored and removed for final disposal in a manner that protects against surface and groundwater contamination. 2. No permanent disposal of wastes shall be permitted at this site. This is not meant to include those wastes specifically excluded from the definition of a solid waste in the Solid Wastes Disposal Sites and Facilities Act, 30-20-100.5, C.R.S. 3. Waste materials shall be handled, stored, and disposed of in a manner that controls fugitive dust, fugitive particulate emissions, blowing debris, and other potential nuisance conditions. The applicant shall operate in accordance with Chapter 14, Article 1 of the Weld County Code. 4. The facility shall be constructed and operated to ensure that contamination of soil and groundwater does not occur. 5. Any contaminated soils on the facility shall be removed, treated or disposed of in accordance with all applicable rules and regulations. All spills will be reported to local, state and federal agencies in accordance with all state and federal regulations. 6. Fugitive dust and fugitive particulate emissions should attempt to be confined on the property. Uses on the property should comply with the Colorado Air Quality Commission's air quality regulations. 7. Adequate drinking, hand washing and toilet facilities shall be provided for employees and patrons of the facility, at all times. If employees or contractors are on site for less than 2 consecutive hours a day portable toilets and bottled water are acceptable. Records of maintenance and proper disposal for portable toilets shall be retained on a quarterly basis and available for review by the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment. Portable toilets shall be serviced by a cleaner licensed in Weld County and shall contain hand sanitizers. 8. Sewage disposal for the facility shall be by septic system. Any septic system located on the property must comply with all provisions of the Weld County Code, pertaining to On-site Wastewater Treatment Systems. 9. A permanent, adequate water supply shall be provided for drinking and sanitary purposes. Groundwater may not meet all drinking water standards as defined by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. The Weld County Department of Health and Environment strongly encourages well users to test their drinking water prior to consumption and periodically thereafter. 10.All potentially hazardous chemicals must be handled in a safe manner in accordance with product labeling and in a manner that minimizes the release of hazardous air pollutants (HAPs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). All chemicals must be stored securely, on an impervious surface, and in accordance with manufacturer's recommendations. 11.A Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan, prepared in accordance with the applicable provisions of 40 CFR, Part 112, shall be available on site, at all times. 12.This facility shall adhere to the maximum permissible noise levels allowed in the Non-Specified Zone as delineated in Section 14-9-30 of the Weld County Code. 13.The applicant shall comply with all provisions of the State Underground and Above Ground Storage Tank Regulations. 14.Secondary containment shall be constructed around tanks to provide containment for the largest single tank and sufficient freeboard to contain precipitation. A synthetic or engineered liner shall be placed directly beneath each above-ground tank. Secondary containment shall be sufficiently impervious 2 to contain any spilled or released material. Secondary containment devices shall be inspected at regular intervals and maintained in good condition. 15.The facility shall comply with the Air Pollution Emission Notice (A.P.E.N.) permit requirements as stipulated by the Air Pollution Control Division, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, as applicable. 16.The applicant shall obtain a Colorado Discharge Permit System or CDPS permit from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPH&E), Water Quality Control Division, as applicable. 17.The operation shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of State and Federal agencies and the Weld County Code. 3 From: Wayne Howard To: }lice-Idle Gloria Cc: Chris Gathman;Janet Lundquist; Michelle Martin Subject: RE:Any comments regarding USR15-0059-Tallgrass Energy?? Date: Tuesday, November 03,2015 12:48:10 PM Attachments: imace001.iort Sounds good! Wayne Howard, P.E. Development Engineer Development Review Division Department of Planning Services P.O. Box 758, 1555 N. 17th Ave. Greeley, CO 80632 970-353-6100, Ext. 3551 970-304-6498,fax 1.1 Website: httn://www.co.weldco.us Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Hice-Idler, Gloria [mailto:gloria.hice-idler@state.co.us] Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 12:45 PM To: Wayne Howard Cc: Chris Gathman; Janet Lundquist; Michelle Martin Subject: Re: Any comments regarding USR15-0059 - Tallgrass Energy?? I doubt that the development's traffic and the existing would trigger the need for turn lanes, but it might be good to go ahead and have them get a permit to establish a baseline for the future. There would be no cost to the developer. Gloria Nice-Idler Region 4 Permits Manager Region 4 Permits Unit - Traffic P 970.350.2148 I C 970.381.2475 I F 970.350.2198 PLEASE NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE EFFECTIVE NOV 9, 2015 10601 W. 10th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 gloria.hice-idler®state.co.us I www.coloradodot.info I www.cotrip.org 61 WI On Tue, Nov 3, 2015 at 12:40 PM, Wayne Howard <whoward(u,co weld co.ns> wrote: Hi Gloria, hope you enjoy your new site! I believe the traffic is more than 20,6 of existing based upon the latest count from last year of 37 vpd. Several sites in this area are planned to use the intersections but are not the same company which makes it more difficult to combine requirements for improvements. Wayne Howard, P.E. Development Engineer Development Review Division Department of Planning Services P.O. Box 758, 1555 N. 17th Ave. Greeley, CO 80632 970-353-6100 Ext. 3551 970-304-6498 fax Website: httn://www.ro.weldco.us Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. From: Hice-Idler, Gloria [mailto:cloria.hice-idlerlalstate.co.us] Sent: Tuesday, November 03, 2015 11:49 AM To: Chris Gathman Cc: Wayne Howard Subject: Re: Any comments regarding USR15-0059 - Tallgrass Energy?? Since the site is not seeking direct access to SH 14, but instead will be accessing the highway by way of CR 86, our concern would be with the intersection of SH 14/WCR 86. The question is if the volume of traffic generated by the after construction activity is a 20% increase to the intersection traffic. If not, then CDOT has no warrant to require re-evaluation of the intersection. If it does, then re-evaluation would be necessary. I will rely upon the County to determine if it meets the 20%warrant. Gloria Nice-Idler Region 4 Permits Manager Region 4 Permits Unit - Traffic P 970.350.214a I C 970.381 .2475 I F 970.350.219$ PLEASE NOTE ADDRESS CHANGE EFFECTIVE NOV 9, 2015 10601 W. 10th Street, Greeley, CO 80634 gloria.hice-idler®state.co.us I www.coloradodot.info I www.cotrip.org G On Mon, Nov 2, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Chris Gathman<cgathmaukt.co weld co us>wrote: Gloria, Staff has received a request for early release of grading permit for this site. I am just checking to see If you had any comments in regards to this request given its proximity to the UET facility that was previously approved under USR15-0013. Thanks! Chris Gathman Planner III Weld County Department of Planning Services 1555 N. 17th Avenue, Greeley CO. 80631 Ph: (9701353-6100 ext. 3537 Fax: (9701304-6498 Confidentiality Notice: This electronic transmission and any attached documents or other writings are intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you have received this communication in error, please immediately notify sender by return e-mail and destroy the communication. Any disclosure, copying, distribution or the taking of any action concerning the contents of this communication or any attachments by anyone other than the named recipient is strictly prohibited. DNR Division O of OR A D O Resources Co ofv,,u noSor.r,.es 1313 Sherman Street, Room 821 Denver. CO 80203 October 16, 2015 Chris Gathman Weld County Department of Planning Services Transmission via email: cgathman@weldgov.com Re: Tallgrass Terminals LLC - Buckingham Terminal Case No. USR15-0059 Pt. SW Ya Section 34, T8N, R59W, 6th P.M. Water Division 1, Water District 64 Dear Mr. Gathman: We have reviewed the above referenced application for a Site Specific Development Plan and Use by Special Review Permit. The submitted material does not appear to qualify as a "subdivision" as defined in § 30-28-101(10)(a), C.R.S. Therefore, pursuant to the State Engineer's March 4, 2005 and March 11, 2011 memorandums to county planning directors, this office will only perform a cursory review of the referral information and provide comments. The comments will not address the adequacy of the water supply plan for this property or the ability of the water supply plan to satisfy any County regulations or requirements. The application seeks to construct and operate an oil and gas storage facility on a parcel of approximately 64 acres, known as Lot B of recorded exemption RECX14-0059. The site will include a crude oil tank farm, truck unloading bays, a small office building, a truck driver building with restrooms and showers, and related infrastructure. The facility is anticipated to initially have three full-time employees and to have six full-time employees at full build-out, with up to six additional employees visiting the site per day. The proposed water supply is a new commercial exempt well to be constructed on the site. During construction, portable toilets and bottled water will be provided. Well permit no. 299101 was issued to construct a new well on Lot B. The permit allows the use of up to 1/3 acre-foot (108,600 gallons) of water per year for use in drinking and sanitary facilities in a commercial business. So long as the proposed well is operated in accordance with the terms and conditions of well permit no. 299101, this office has no objection to the use of this well as a water supply for the proposed facility. The application materials indicate that a detention pond will be utilized to mitigate stormwater runoff from the developed area. The applicant should be aware that, pursuant to Colorado Senate Bill 15-212, storm water facilities must meet specific criteria to prevent them from being administered by the Office of the State Engineer as detailed in § 37-92- 602(8), C.R.S. The detention pond must be operated solely for storm water management and be subject to oversight by a governmental entity (i.e., required as part of a permitting process). Further, it must release or infiltrate at least 97 percent of all of the water from a rainfall event that is equal to or less than a five-year storm within 72 hours of the end the `.oF-c<ii k 1313 Sherman Street, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3581 F 303.866.3585 www.water.state.co.us i'"/H-to +� Tallgrass Terminals LLC - Buckingham Terminal October 16, 2015 Case No. USR15-0059 Page 2 of 2 rainfall event. Water detained from rainfall events greater than five-year storms should be released as quickly as practicable, not to exceed the release or infiltration of 99 percent of all water within 120 hours of the end of the rainfall event. The detention pond must operate passively, not expose ground water, and not subject the storm water runoff to any active treatment process. In addition, the operator must submit notice of the proposed detention facility to the Substitute Water Supply Plan Notification List. Urban Drainage and Flood Control has created a notification portal that operators can use to satisfy this requirement: https://maperture.digitaldataservices.com Should you or the applicant have any questions regarding this matter, please contact Sarah Brucker of this office. Sincerely, /o�I Tracy . K toff, P.E. Water Resource Engineer Cc: Well permit file no. 299101 TLK/srb: Tallgrass Buckingham Terminal USR15-0059 (Weld) OF coik 1313 Sherman Street, Room 821, Denver, CO 80203 P 303.866.3581 F 303.866.3585 www.water.state.co.us i'"/8"10 Hello