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Case Number: USR13-0018 Hearing Date: January21,2014
Applicant: Sterling Energy Investments, LLC, 1200 17`" Street, Suite 2850, Denver, Colorado 80202
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for Mineral Resource
Development, Oil and Gas Support and Service, including a cryogenic facility for the
processing of natural gas products, and related equipment and structures,and one(1)thirty-
five-foot in height communications tower in the A(Agricultural)Zone District
Legal Lot B of Recorded Exemption RECX12-0090, and being part of the S2SW4 of Section 25,
Township 9 North, Range 61 West of the 6`" P.M., Weld County, Colorado
Location: North of and adjacent to County Road 100 and approximately 1000 feet East of County
Road 97 Section Line
Size of Parcel: 41.4 +/- acres Parcel Number: 0465-25-3-00-002
POSSIBLE ISSUES SUMMARIZED FROM APPLICATION MATERIALS
The criteria for review of this Special Review Permit is listed in Section 23-2-220 of the Weld County Code.
The Department of Planning Services' staff has received responses with comment from the following
agencies:
➢ Weld County Department of Building Inspection, referral dated December 2, 2013
➢ State of Colorado Division of Water Resources, referral dated December 2, 2013
• Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment, referral dated December 16, 2013
➢ Weld County Department of Public Works, referral dated December 16, 2013
The Department of Planning Services' staff has received responses without comment from the following
agencies:
➢ Pawnee Fire Protection District, referral dated November 21, 2013
State of Colorado Historical Society, referral dated November 21, 2013
➢ Geovic Mining Corporation, referral dated November 25, 2013
The Department of Planning Services' staff has not received responses from the following agencies:
➢ Weld County Zoning Compliance
• Weld County Office of Emergency Management
➢ Weld County Sheriff's Office
➢ State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
• State of Colorado, Division of Parks and Wildlife
➢ Frances E. Warren Air Force Base
➢ State of Colorado Land Board
• United States Forest Service
➢ Noble Energy
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SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT
ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW
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Planner: Kim Ogle
Case Number: USR13-0018 Hearing Date: January21, 2014
Applicant: Sterling Energy Investments, LLC, 1200 17`" Street, Suite 2850, Denver, Colorado 80202
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for Mineral Resource
Development, Oil and Gas Support and Service, including a cryogenic facility for the
processing of natural gas products,and related equipment and structures,and one(1)thirty-
five-foot in height communications tower in the A(Agricultural)Zone District
Legal Lot B of Recorded Exemption RECX12-0090, and being part of the S2SW4 of Section 25,
Township 9 North, Range 61 West of the 6`" P.M., Weld County, Colorado
Location: North of and adjacent to County Road 100 and approximately 1000 feet East of County
Road 97 Section Line
Size of Parcel: 41.4 +/- acres Parcel Number: 0465-25-3-00-002
SUMMARY OF USE:
As exploration and production (E&P) companies continue to drill for oil and natural gas, there is a need for
increased infrastructure to gather, process and distribute the natural gas and natural gas liquids associated
with oil well production. Increased natural gas volumes, as well as the siting of recent drilling facilities, have
put a strain on the currently available natural gas gathering and processing systems. To respond to the need
for increased processing and transportation capacity, Sterling Energy Investments LLC ("Sterling") is
proposing to construct,own, and operate the Centennial Gas Plant(CGP)in Weld County,CO. The plant will
treat and process natural gas from existing and new oil wells gathered by Sterling's Centennial Gas Gathering
System.
Construction will be conducted in phases to achieve maximum processing capacity. A total of approximately
41.4 acres of pasture land would be affected by the processing plant site.
The CGP processing equipment will treat the natural gas to remove carbon dioxide and to recover natural gas
liquid (NGL)hydrocarbons. The facility will be constructed in phases,subject to availability of produced natural
gas volumes. Phase 1 facilities will process 10 million cubic feet of natural gas per day (MMCFD). If
production volumes warrant, the Phase II facilities will be constructed to treat and process an additional
25MMCFD for a total of 35MMCFD at maximum capacity. Dry residue gas remaining after treating will be
compressed and delivered to Southern Star Pipeline or other take away pipelines for delivery to the national
natural gas energy market. Natural Gas Liquids (NGL) recovered from the gas will be delivered to the
Overland Pass Pipeline (OPPL) NGL pipeline for delivery to a fractionators facility in Bushton, KS, and for
subsequent delivery to the national NGL energy market.
A"Conventional"gas plant can take many forms. "Cryogenic" is simply a form of conventional gas plant and
refers to the temperature at which the plant operates. The plant proposed utilizes an"expander/compressor"
and associated equipment,to cool the gas to less than minus 100 degrees Fahrenheit(-100 F). This degree
of cooling promotes a higher level of recovery of NGLs from the inlet stream. Other types of cooling
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technology include refrigeration and Joules-Thompson, or JT. Gas plants can utilize one or all of these
various technologies in the course of cooling/distilling the gas stream.
After construction, the site will be fully fenced with a six-foot-high chain link fence topped with barbed wire.
The area inside the fence will be graveled.The area outside the fence will be re-vegetated with native grasses.
Two to Four full-time employees are expected to be employed at the Centennial Gas Plant. The plant will
function 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year-round. A septic system will be installed to accommodate post-
construction sewage. A well permit has been issued which allows for drinking and sanitary facilities for a
commercial business. Water from this well shall not be used for lawn or landscape irrigation or for any other
purpose outside the business building structure.
THE DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES'STAFF RECOMMENDS THAT THIS REQUEST BE
APPROVED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS:
1. The submitted materials are in compliance with the application requirements of Section 23-2-260 of
the Weld County Code.
2. It is the opinion of the Department of Planning Services'staff that the applicant has shown compliance
with Section 23-2-220 of the Weld County Code as follows:
A. Section 23-2-220.A.1 -- The proposed use is consistent with Chapter 22 and any other
applicable code provisions or ordinance in effect.
Section 22-5-100.A. (OG.Goal 1.) states "Promote the reasonable and orderly exploration
and development of oil and gas mineral resources;" and
Section 22-2-80 D. I.Goal 4. of the Weld County Code states:"All new industrial development
should pay its own way." The applicant,Sterling Energy Investments, LLC,will be paying for
all on-site and offsite improvements associated with this facility;" and
Section 22-6-20.C.1. ECON.Policy 3.1. County activities and regulation should protect the
rights of private property owners and the public health, safety and welfare, recognizing that
these basic rights and protections allow the free market to prosper and grow the local
economy;" and
This proposal has been reviewed by the appropriate referral agencies and it has been
determined that the attached Conditions of Approval (Noise limits) and Development
Standards ensure that there are adequate provisions for the protection of the health, safety
and welfare of the inhabitants of the neighborhood and County,and will address and mitigate
impacts on the surrounding area due to the expansion of this facility.
B. Section 23-2-220.A.2 -- Section 23-2-220.A.2 -- The proposed use is consistent with the
intent of the A(Agricultural)Zone District. Citing Section 23-3-40.A.2 that provides for a Site
Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for Mineral Resource Development,
Oil and Gas Support and Service, including a cryogenic facility for the processing of natural
gas products, and related equipment and structures, and one (1) thirty-five-foot in height
communications tower in the A(Agricultural)Zone District.
C. Section 23-2-220.A.3--The uses which will be permitted will be compatible with the existing
surrounding land uses. The property slopes slightly northwest to southeast. Lands in all
directions are in dryland agriculture with very limited residential improvements. In the
immediate area, there are no residences within the notification area. Approximately 5700
feet to the northeast is one residence and approximately 7700 feet directly west from the
proposed facility is the second residence. There are two (2) property owners and 3 parcels
within five hundred feet of this proposed facility. Tri-State Generation and Transmission has
a 345 kV transmission line to the southwest of this site and there is limited oil and gas activity
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to the west of the property.
D. Section 23-2-220.A.4 -- The uses which will be permitted will be compatible with future
development of the surrounding area as permitted by the existing zoning and with the future
development as projected by Chapter 22 of the Weld County Code and any other applicable
code provisions or ordinances in effect, or the adopted Master Plans of affected
municipalities. The site is not located within the three mile municipal referral area.
E. Section 23-2-220.A.5--The application complies with Section 23-5 of the Weld County Code.
The existing site is not within a recognized overlay district, including the Geologic Hazard,
Flood Hazard or Airport Overlay District. The existing site is within the County-wide Road
Impact Fee Program.
Building Permits issued on the proposed lots,will be required to adhere to the fee structure of
the County Facility Fee and Drainage Impact Fee Programs.
F. Section 23-2-220.A.6--The applicant has demonstrated a diligent effort to conserve prime
agricultural land in the locational decision for the proposed use. The proposed Cryogenic
Natural Gas Processing Facility is sited on lands that are designated "Prime if they become
Irrigated"on the Important Farmlands of Weld County map dated 1979. Therefore,as there
is no irrigation water associated with this site, no"Prime"agricultural lands have been taken
out of production.
G. Section 23-2-220.A.7 -- The Design Standards (Section 23-2-240, Weld County Code),
Operation Standards (Section 23-2-250, Weld County Code), Conditions of Approval and
Development Standards ensure that there are adequate provisions for the protection of
health, safety, and welfare of the inhabitants of the neighborhood and County.
This recommendation is based, in part, upon a review of the application materials submitted by the applicant,
other relevant information regarding the request, and responses from referral entities.
1. Prior to recording the plat:
A. The plat shall be amended to delineate the following:
1. All sheets of the plat shall be labeled USR13-0018 (Department of Planning
Services)
2. The attached Development Standards. (Department of Planning Services)
3. The plat shall be prepared in accordance with Section 23-2-260.D of the Weld
County Code. (Department of Planning Services)
4. The applicant shall delineate the trash collection areas. Section 23-2-260.C.11 and
Section 23-3-350.A.6 of the Weld County Code address the issue of trash collection
areas. Areas used for storage or trash collection shall be screened from adjacent
public rights-of-way and adjacent properties. These areas shall be designed and
used in a manner that will prevent wind or animal scattered trash. (Department of
Planning Services)
5. County Road 100 is designated on the Weld County Road Classification Plan as a
local gravel road,which requires 60 feet of right-of-way at full build out.The applicant
shall verify the existing 60 feet of right-of-way and the documents creating the right-
of-way and this information shall be noted on the plat. All setbacks shall be
measured from the edge of future right-of-way. If the existing right-of-way cannot be
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verified, it shall be dedicated. This road is maintained by Weld County. (Department
of Public Works)
6. Show the approved accesses on the Plat and label with the approved access permit
number (AP12-00388). (Department of Public Works)
7. Show the standard tracking control for access onto gravel roads,this design includes
double cattle guards across both lanes at the access point. (Department of Public
Works)
8. Show the permanent fifty(50)foot in width pipeline easement north of County Road
100 for the gas plant, and label this easement with the reception number.
(Department of Planning Services)
9. Show the permanent one-hundred-sixty (160) foot in width pipeline easement
northwest of the gas plant which will be utilized for the custody transfer from the
Centennial Gas plant to either the Southern Star pipeline or the Overland pass
pipeline, and label this easement with the reception number. (Department of
Planning Services)
2. Prior to Construction
A. If more than 1 acre is to be disturbed, a Weld County grading permit will be required prior to
the start of construction. (Department of Public Works)
3. Prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy:
A. An individual sewage disposal system is required for the proposed facility and shall be
installed according to the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations. The
septic system is required to be designed by a Colorado Registered Professional Engineer
according to the Weld County Individual Sewage Disposal Regulations. (Department of
Public Health and Environment)
4. One month prior to operation:
A. A signed copy of the Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan shall be provided
to Environmental Health Services Division of the Weld County Department of Public
Health & Environment. (Department of Public Health and Environment)
B. The applicant shall develop an Emergency Action and Safety Plan with the Office of
Emergency Management and the Fire District. The plan shall be reviewed on an annual
basis by the Facility operator, the Fire District and the Weld County Office of Emergency
Management. Submit evidence of acceptance to the Department of Planning Services.
(Department of Planning Services)
5. Upon completion of Condition of Approval No.1. above the applicant shall submit a Mylar plat along
with all other documentation required as Conditions of Approval.The Mylar plat shall be recorded in
the office of the Weld County Clerk and Recorder by Department of Planning Services'Staff. The plat
shall be prepared in accordance with the requirements of Section 23-2-260.D of the Weld County
Code. The Mylar plat and additional requirements shall be submitted within one hundred twenty(120)
days from the date of the Board of County Commissioners resolution. The applicant shall be
responsible for paying the recording fee. (Department of Planning Services)
6. The Department of Planning Services respectively requests the surveyor provide a digital copy of
this Amended Use by Special Review. Acceptable CAD formats are .dwg, .dxf, and .dgn
(Microstation); acceptable GIS formats are ArcView shapefiles, Arclnfo Coverages and Arclnfo
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Export files format type is .e00. The preferred format for Images is .tif(Group 4). (Group 6 is not
acceptable). This digital file may be sent to maps@co.weld.co.us. (Department of Planning
Services)
7. In accordance with Weld County Code Ordinance 2005-7 approved June 1, 2005, should the plat not
be recorded within the required one hundred twenty(120)days from the date of the Board of County
Commissioners resolution a$50.00 recording continuance charge shall be added for each additional
3 month period. (Department of Planning Services)
8. The Special Review activity shall not occur nor shall any building or electrical permits be issued on
the property until the Special Review plat is ready to be recorded in the office of the Weld County
Clerk and Recorder. (Department of Planning Services)
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SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN
SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT
DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
Sterling Energy Investments - Cryogenic Natural Gas Processing Facility
USR13-0018
1. The Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for Mineral Resource Development,
Oil and Gas Support and Service, including a cryogenic facility for the processing of natural gas
products,and related equipment and structures,and one(1)thirty-five-foot in height communications
tower in the A(Agricultural)Zone District, and subject to the Development Standards stated hereon.
(Department of Planning Services)
2. Approval of this plan may create a vested property right pursuant to Section 23-8-10 of the Weld
County Code. (Department of Planning Services)
3. 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. (Department of Public Health and
Environment)
4. 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., as amended. (Department of Public Health and Environment)
5. Waste materials shall be handled, stored, and disposed in a manner that controls fugitive dust,
blowing debris, and other potential nuisance conditions. The applicant shall operate in accordance
with the approved"waste handling plan,"at all times. (Department of Public Health and Environment)
6. Fugitive dust and fugitive particulate emissions shall be controlled on this site. The facility shall be
operated in accordance with the approved"dust abatement plan",at all times. (Department of Public
Health and Environment)
7. Adequate drinking, handwashing and toilet facilities shall be provided for employees and patrons of
the facility, at all times. (Department of Public Health and Environment)
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 Individual Sewage Disposal
Systems. (Department of Public Health and Environment)
9. A permanent, adequate water supply shall be provided for drinking and sanitary purposes.
(Department of Public Health and Environment)
10. This facility shall adhere to the maximum permissible noise levels allowed in the Industrial Zone
as delineated in Section 14-9-30 of the Weld County Code, or with all applicable State noise
statutes and/or regulations. (Department of Public Health and Environment)
11. 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 (HAP's)and volatile
organic compounds(VOC's). All chemicals must be stored secure,on an impervious surface,and in
accordance with manufacturer's recommendations. (Department of Public Health and Environment)
12. The Spill Prevention, Control and Countermeasure Plan shall be available on site, at all times.
(Department of Public Health and Environment)
13. The operation shall comply with all applicable rules and regulations of State and Federal agencies
and the Weld County Code. (Department of Public Health and Environment)
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14. Building and electrical permits will be required for the cryogenic facility and any new construction,
alternation,or addition to any building on the property per Section 29-3-10 permits of the Weld County
Code. Currently the following codes have been adopted by Weld County: 2012 International Codes;
2006 International Energy Code; 2011 National Electrical Code. (Department of Building inspection)
15. Pursuant to Chapter 15, Articles I and II of the Weld County Code, if 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. (Department of Public Works)
16. The historical flow patterns and run-off amounts will be maintained on site. (Department of Public
Works)
17. The number of on-site employees shall be commensurate with the number of persons which the
septic system may accommodate in accordance with the requirements of the Weld County Code,
pertaining to Individual Sewage Disposal Systems (I.S.D.S.) Regulations. (Department of Planning
Services)
18. Building Permits issued on the proposed lot will be required to adhere to the fee structure of the
County Wide Road Impact Program. (Department of Planning)
19. Building Permits issued on the proposed lot, will be required to adhere to the fee structure of the
County Facility Fee and Drainage Impact Fee Programs. (Department of Planning)
20. The facility will operate 24 hours per day 365 days per year. (Department of Planning Services)
21. The facility will comply with the approved Lighting Plan. (Department of Planning Services)
22. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Design Standards of
Section 23-2-240, Weld County Code. (Department of Planning Services)
23. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with the Operation Standards of
Section 23-2-250, Weld County Code. (Department of Planning Services)
24. The property owner or operator shall provide written evidence of an approved Emergency Action and
Safety Plan on or before March 15th of any given year signed by representatives for the Fire District
and the Weld County Office of Emergency Management to the Department of Planning Services.
(Department of Planning Services)
25. Necessary personnel from the Weld County Departments of Planning Services, Public Works, and
Public Health and Environment shall be granted access onto the property at any reasonable time in
order to ensure the activities carried out on the property comply with the Conditions of Approval and
Development Standards stated herein and all applicable Weld County regulations. (Department of
Planning Services)
26. The Special Review area shall be limited to the plans shown hereon and governed by the foregoing
standards and all applicable Weld County regulations. Substantial changes from the plans or
Development Standards as shown or stated shall require the approval of an amendment of the Permit
by the Weld County Board of County Commissioners before such changes from the plans or
Development Standards are permitted. Any other changes shall be filed in the office of the
Department of Planning Services. (Department of Planning Services)
27. The property owner or operator shall be responsible for complying with all of the foregoing
Development Standards. Noncompliance with any of the foregoing Development Standards may be
reason for revocation of the Permit by the Board of County Commissioners. (Department of Planning
Services)
28. WELD COUNTY'S RIGHT TO FARM: Weld County is one of the most productive agricultural
counties in the United States, typically ranking in the top ten counties in the country in total market
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value of agricultural products sold. The rural areas of Weld County may be open and spacious, but
they are intensively used for agriculture. Persons moving into a rural area must recognize and accept
there are drawbacks, including conflicts with long-standing agricultural practices and a lower level of
services than in town. Along with the drawbacks come the incentives which attract urban dwellers to
relocate to rural areas: open views,spaciousness,wildlife, lack of city noise and congestion,and the
rural atmosphere and way of life. Without neighboring farms, those features which attract urban
dwellers to rural Weld County would quickly be gone forever.
Agricultural users of the land should not be expected to change their long-established agricultural
practices to accommodate the intrusions of urban users into a rural area. Well-run agricultural
activities will generate off-site impacts, including noise from tractors and equipment; slow-moving
farm vehicles on rural roads; dust from animal pens,field work, harvest and gravel roads; odor from
animal confinement, silage and manure; smoke from ditch burning;flies and mosquitoes;hunting and
trapping activities; shooting sports, legal hazing of nuisance wildlife; and the use of pesticides and
fertilizers in the fields, including the use of aerial spraying. It is common practice for agricultural
producers to utilize an accumulation of agricultural machinery and supplies to assist in their
agricultural operations. A concentration of miscellaneous agricultural materials often produces a
visual disparity between rural and urban areas of the County. Section 35-3.5-102, C.R.S., provides
that an agricultural operation shall not be found to be a public or private nuisance if the agricultural
operation alleged to be a nuisance employs methods or practices that are commonly or reasonably
associated with agricultural production.
Water has been, and continues to be, the lifeline for the agricultural community. It is unrealistic to
assume that ditches and reservoirs may simply be moved"out of the way"of residential development.
When moving to the County, property owners and residents must realize they cannot take water from
irrigation ditches, lakes, or other structures, unless they have an adjudicated right to the water.
Weld County covers a land area of approximately four thousand (4,000)square miles in size(twice
the size of the State of Delaware)with more than three thousand seven hundred(3,700)miles of state
and County roads outside of municipalities. The sheer magnitude of the area to be served stretches
available resources. Law enforcement is based on responses to complaints more than on patrols of
the County, and the distances which must be traveled may delay all emergency responses, including
law enforcement, ambulance, and fire. Fire protection is usually provided by volunteers who must
leave their jobs and families to respond to emergencies. County gravel roads, no matter how often
they are bladed, will not provide the same kind of surface expected from a paved road. Snow
removal priorities mean that roads from subdivisions to arterials may not be cleared for several days
after a major snowstorm. Services in rural areas, in many cases, will not be equivalent to municipal
services. Rural dwellers must, by necessity, be more self-sufficient than urban dwellers.
People are exposed to different hazards in the County than in an urban or suburban setting. Farm
equipment and oil field equipment, ponds and irrigation ditches,electrical power for pumps and center
pivot operations, high speed traffic, sandburs, puncture vines,territorial farm dogs and livestock,and
open burning present real threats. Controlling children's activities is important, not only for their
safety, but also for the protection of the farmer's livelihood.
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H N DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES
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WEBSITE: www.co.weld.co.us
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GORDON STEVENSON
STERLING ENERG INVESTMENTS LLC
1200 17TH ST STE 2850
DENVER CO 80202
Subject: USR13-0018 - A SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW
PERMIT FOR MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES, OIL AND GAS SUPPORT AND
SERVICE, (CRYOGENIC FACILITY FOR THE PROCESSING OF NATURAL GAS PRODUCTS), AND
RELATED EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES, AND ONE COMMUNICATIONS TOWER [35 FEET IN
HEIGHT] IN THE A (AGRICULTURAL)ZONE DISTRICT
On parcel(s)of land described as:
PT S2 SW4 SECTION 25, T9N, R61W LOT B REC EXEMPT RECX12-0090 of the 6th P.M., Weld
County, Colorado.
Dear Applicants:
I have scheduled a meeting with the Weld County Planning Commission on January 21, 2014, at 1:30
p.m. A subsequent hearing with the Board of County Commissioners will be held on February 5, 2014
at 10:00 a.m. Both hearings will be held in the Hearing Room, Weld County Administration Building,
1150 O Street, Greeley, Colorado. It is recommended that you and/or a representative be in
attendance to answer any questions the Planning Commission members or Board of County
Commissioners may have.
Colorado Revised Statute, C.R.S.24-65.5-103 (adopted as part of H.B.01-1088) requires notification of
all mineral estate owners 30 days prior to any public hearing. The applicant needs to provide the Weld
County Planning Department with written certification indicating the above requirement has been met.
A representative from the Department of Planning Services will be out to the property a minimum of ten
days prior to the hearing to post a sign adjacent to and visible from a publicly maintained road
right-of-way which identifies the hearing time, date, and location. In the event the property is not
adjacent to a publicly maintained road right-of-way, one sign will be posted in the most prominent place
on the property and a second sign posted at the point at which the driveway (access drive) intersects a
publicly maintained road right-of-way.
The Department of Planning Services' staff will make a recommendation concerning this application to
the Weld County Planning Commission and will be included in the staff report one week prior to the
scheduled Planning Commission hearing. You may view the staff report at
www.weldcountyplanningcases.orq
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call.
Respectfully,
I 4 Digitally signed by Kristine Ranslem
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Date:2013.12.31 08:32:17-07'00'
Kim Ogle
Planner
N DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES
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WEBSITE: www.co.weld.co.us
E-MAIL: kogle@co.weld.co.us
i !. PHONE: (970)353-6100, Ext. 3549
S' ? FAX: (970)304-6498
November 18, 2013
GORDON STEVENSON
STERLING ENERGY INVESTMENTS LLC
1200 17TH ST STE 2850
DENVER CO 80202
Subject: USR13-0018 - A SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW
PERMIT FOR MINERAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES, OIL AND GAS SUPPORT AND
SERVICE, (CRYOGENIC FACILITY FOR THE PROCESSING OF NATURAL GAS PRODUCTS), AND
RELATED EQUIPMENT AND STRUCTURES, AND ONE COMMUNICATIONS TOWER [100 FEET IN
HEIGHT] IN THE A(AGRICULTURAL)ZONE DISTRICT
On parcel(s)of land described as:
PT S2 SW4 SECTION 25, T9N, R61W LOT B REC EXEMPT RECX12-0090 of the 6th P.M., Weld
County, Colorado.
Dear Applicants:
Your application and related materials for the request described above are complete and in order at this
time. I will schedule a meeting with you at the end of the review period to discuss the referral
comments received by our office.
If you have any questions concerning this matter, please call.
Respectfully,
Digitally signed by Kristine Panslem
Fuson:lam the author of thisdocument
Date:2013.11.18 13:22:09-07'00'
Kim Ogle
Planner
FIELD CHECK Inspection Date: January 10, 2014
Case Number: USR13-0018
Applicant: Sterling Energy Investments, LLC, 1200 17'" Street, Suite 2850, Denver, CO
80202
Request: A Site Specific Development Plan and Special Review Permit for Mineral
Resource Development, Oil and Gas Support and Service, including a cryogenic
facility for the processing of natural gas products, and related equipment and
structures, and one (1) thirty-five-foot in height communications tower in the A
(Agricultural) Zone District
Legal Lot B of Recorded Exemption RECX12-0090, and being g part of the S2SW4 of
Section 25, Township 9 North, Range 61 West of the 6` P.M., Weld County,
Colorado
Location: North of and adjacent to County Road 100 and approximately 1000 feet East of
County Road 97 Section Line
Size of Parcel:41.4 +1- acres Parcel Number: 0465-25-3-00-002
Zoning Land Use
N AGRICULTURE N DRYLAND AGRICULTURE WITH LIMITED
SUBSURFACE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION AND
OIL AND GAS ENCUMBRANCES
E AGRICULTURE E DRYLAND AGRICULTURE WITH LIMITED
SUBSURFACE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION AND
OIL AND GAS ENCUMBRANCES
S AGRICULTURE S DRYLAND AGRICULTURE WITH LIMITED
SUBSURFACE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION AND
OIL AND GAS ENCUMBRANCES
W AGRICULTURE W DRYLAND AGRICULTURE WITH LIMITED
SUBSURFACE PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION AND
OIL AND GAS ENCUMBRANCES
Comments:
The property slopes slightly northwest to southeast. Lands in all directions are in dryland agriculture with
very limited residential improvements. In the immediate area, there are no residences within the
notification area. Approximately 5700 feet to the northeast is one residence and approximately 7700 feet
directly west from the proposed facility is the second residence. There are two (2) property owners and 3
parcels within five hundred feet of this proposed facility. Tri-State Generation and Transmission has a
345 kV transmission line to the southwest of this site and there is limited oil and gas activity to the west of
the property.
There is an existing enclosure for piping and valves associated with an existing pipeline adjacent to
County Road 100 and on this propert.
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❑ Access to Property ❑ Dryland Crops
Note any commercial business/commercial vehicles that are operating from the site.
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