HomeMy WebLinkAbout5.0 Conditions of ApprovalMay 23, 2007
EnCana OU and Gas (USA), Inc.
c/o Preston Nelson
2717 County Road 215, Suite 100
Parachute, CO 81635
Garfield County
BUILDING & PLANNING DEPARTMENT
Re: Request for a Special Use Permit for Processing and Material Handling of Natural
Resources in the RL zone district
Dear Mr. Nelson,
As you are aware, on Monday May 21•\ 2007, the Board of County Commissioners approved a
Special Use Permit for "Processing and Material Handling of Natural Resources" located
approximately 10 miles north of the Town of Parachute on County Road 215.
The Special Use Permit was approved with the following conditions:
J. That all representations of the Applicant, either within the application or stated at the
hearing before the Board of County Commissioners, shall be considered conditions of
approval unless explicitly altered by the Board.
2. That the operation of the facility be done in accordance with all applicable federal, state,
and local regulations governing the operation of this type of facility.
3. That the Applicant shall comply with the fire protection provisions included in the rules and
regulations of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) and the
International Fire Code as the Code pertains to the operation of this facility.
4. Volume of sound generated shall comply with the standards set forth in the Colorado
Revised Statutes.
5. Vibration generated: the Compressor 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.
6. Emissions of smoke and particulate matter: the Compressor shall be so operated so as to
comply with all Federal, State and County air quality laws, regulatioos am stmdards..
7. Emission of heat, glare, radiation and fumes: the Compressor 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 sigl!'Bals, reiledille pait.diti19 of smrage tanks, or ottret-sucl1i
operations which may be required by law as safety or air pollution control measures shall
be exempted from ttiis provision.
8. Arf'J storage area for uses not~ wi!fu; l!'lalllra! ~ shall not· eEeed! ten (1'0)
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acres in size.
9. Any lighting of storage area shall be pointed downward and inward to the property center
and shaded to prevent direct reflection on adjacent property.
I 0. Water pollution: 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. All percolation tests or ground water
resource tests as may be required by local or State Health Officers must be met before
operation of the facilities may begin.
J I. That all proper building permits are obtained for the structures associated with the
operation of the Compressor prior to the issuance of a Special Use Permit.
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