HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.0 NTC Letter 05.12.2006May 12, 2006
Nick Richins
PO Box 1168
Vernal, UT 84078
RE: Dalbo, Inc. Special Use Permit
Dear Mr. Richins,
Garfield County
BUILDING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT
This office is in receipt of the Special Use Permit for the Dalbo Operation Expansion. Upon an
initial review, the Application has been found to be technically incomplete. Please provide a
response and additional information to the following points below.
1. Please submit, in narrative form, the nature and character of the Special Use requested. Submit
plans and supporting information (i.e. letters from responsible agencies). Include specifications
for the proposed use including, but not limited to, the hours of operation, the number and type of
vehicles accessing the site on a daily, weekly and/or monthly basis, and the size and location of
any existing and/orproposed structures that will be used in conjunction with the proposed use,
and provisions for electric power service and any other proposed utility improvements. Be
specific.
2. As the SUP Application requires, an industrial facility requires an Applicant to address
additional review standards. I have provided those standards for you below. Please respond to
each point as fully as possible to be included with the application materials.
Standards in Section 5.03.07 for Industrial Operations
Industrial Operations: Industrial Operations, including extraction, processing, fabrication,
industrial support facilities, mineral waste disposal, storage, sanitary landfill, salvage yard, access
routes and utility lines, shall be permitted, provided:
(1) The applicant for a permit for industrial operations shall prepare and submit to the Planning
Director ten (10) copies of an impact statement on the proposed use describing its location,
scope, design and construction schedule, including an explanation of its operational
characteristics One (1) copy of the impact statement shall be filed with the County
Commissioners by the Planning Director. The impact statement shall address the following:
(A) Existing lawful use of water through depletion or pollution of surface run -off, stream
flow or ground water;
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(B) Impacts on adjacent land from the generation of vapor, dust, smoke, noise, glare or
vibration, or other emanations;
(C) Impacts on wildlife and domestic animals through the creation of hazardous
attractions, alteration of existing native vegetation, blockade of migration routes, use
patterns or other disruptions;
(D) Affirmatively show the impacts of truck and automobile traffic to and from such uses
and their impacts to areas in the County;
(E) That sufficient distances shall separate such use from abutting property which might
otherwise be damaged by operations of the proposed use(s);
(F) Mitigation measures proposed for all of the foregoing impacts identified and for the
standards identified in Section 5.03.08 of this Resolution
(2) Permits may be granted for those uses with provisions that provide adequate mitigation for the
following:
(A) A plan for site rehabilitation must be approved by the County Commissioners before a
permit for conditional or special use will be issued;
(B) The County Commissioners may require security before a permit for special or
conditional use is issued, if required The applicant shall evidence of a bank
commitment of credit, bond, certified check or other security deemed acceptable by the
County Commissioners in the amount calculated by the County Commissioners to
secure the execution of the site rehabilitation plan in workmanlike manner and in
accordance with the specifications and construction schedule established or approved
by the County Commissioners Such commitments, bonds or check shall be payable to
and held by the County Commissioners;
(C) Impacts setforth in the impact statement and compliance with the standards contained
in Section 503.08 of this Resolution.
Section 5.03.08 Industrial Performance Standards
Industrial Performance Standards: All industrial operations in the County shall comply with
applicable County, State, and Federal regulations regulating water, air and noise pollution and
shall not be conducted in a manner constituting a public nuisance or hazard. Operations shall be
conducted in such a manner as to minimize heat, dust, smoke, vibration, glare and odor and all
other undesirable environmental effects beyond the boundaries of the property in which such uses
are located, in accord with the following standards;
(1) Volume of sound generated shall comply with the standards setforth in the Colorado Revised
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Statutes at the time any new application is made.
(2) Vibration generated: every use shall be so operated that the ground vibration inherently and
recurrently generated is not perceptible, without instruments, at any point of any boundary
line of the property on which the use is located;
(3) Emissions of smoke and particulate matter: every use shall be operated so as to comply with
all Federal, State and County air quality laws, regulations and standards;
(4) Emission of heat, glare, radiation and fames: every use shall be so operated that it does not
emit heat, glare, radiation or fumes which substantially interfere with the existing use of
adjoining property or which constitutes a public nuisance or hazard Flaring of gases,
aircraft warning signals, reflective painting of storage tanks, or other such operations which
may be required by law as safety or air pollution control measures shall be meted from this
provision;
(5) Storage area, salvage yard, sanitary landfill and mineral waste disposal area:
(A) Storage offlammable or explosive solids or gases shall be in accordance with accepted
standards and laws and shall comply with the national, state and local fire codes and
written recommendations /comments from the appropriate local protection district
regarding compliance with the appropriate codes;
(B) At the discretion of the County Commissioners, all outdoor storage facilities may be
required to be enclosed by fence, landscaping or wall adequate to conceal such
facilities from adjacent property;
(C) No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a property in such farm or manner that
they may be transferred off the property by any reasonablyforeseeable natural causes
or forces;
(D) Storage of Heavy Equipment will only be allowed subject to (A) and (C) above and the
following standards:
1. The minimum lot size is five (5) acres and is not a platted subdivision.
2. The equipment storage area is not placed any closer than 300 ft. from any existing
residential dwelling.
3. All equipment storage will be enclosed in an area with screening at least eight (8)
feet in height and obscured from view at the same elevation or lower. Screening
may include berming, landscaping, sight obscuring fencing or a combination of
any of these methods.
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4. Any repair and maintenance activity requiring the use of equipment that will
generate noise, odors or glare beyond the property boundaries WI be conducted
within a building or outdoors during the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon. -Fri.
5. . Loading and unloading of vehicles shall be conducted on private property and may
not be conducted on any public right -of -way.
(E) Any storage area for uses not associated with natural resources shall not exceed ten
(10) acres in size.
(F) Any lighting of storage area shall be pointed downward and inward to the
property center and shaded to prevent direct reflection on adjacent property.
(6) Water pollufion: in a case in which potential hazards exist, it shall be necessary to install
safeguards designed to comply with the Regulations of the Environmental Protection Agency
before operation of the facilities may begin.
Please understand, this application is for a new SUP as the County does not have an amendment
process to existing SUPs. Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact this office.
Very truly yours,
Fred A. Jarman, MCP
Assistant Planning Director
970.945.8212
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