HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.0 Resolution 83-269STATE OF COLORADO
County of Garfield
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At a __4egu-!ar __-_meeting of the Board of County Commissioners
f or Garf ield -CounLy, Coltlraclo, held at the Commissioners' Annex in Glenwood
Sptdngs on Monday-- .--- , the 19th --- day of-*-$gpteqbe1------, 1983 , A. D. ,
there were Present:
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Commi s s ior:er
Commissioner
County Attorney
Clerl< of the Board--- -Ui-l-4 rel--J]Egqr:I--- -
wtren the f o1l-owinE proceedings, among others lJere had anJ doue, to-wit:
I1ESOLUTrON NO. 83-296
A RESOLUTION CONCERIIED !.II.]Ii ?HE APPROVAL OIT A SPECIAL USE PERI,II.T APPLICATiOI!
By coLoRADo urE ELECTRTC ASSOCTATION, 1NC.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado
has received an application frorn Colorado Ute Electric Association, Inc. for a
Special Use Permit for construction and operation of a 345-KV electric
transmission Iine in bhe f o1-lorriirg described corridor:
In Garfield County, Colorado: BEGINNING at Ehe Rifle
Sub-station southeast of Rifle located iir the SW L/4 SW l/4 of
Sect,ion I4t THENCE in a westerly direction to a point in the SE
l/4 SE l/4, Section L4;:'HENCE in a southwesterly direction to
the existing 230-kv transmission line; THENCE in a
southwesterll, directioir following said existing 230-liv
transmission line to a point in the IIE 1/4 Nw L/4 of Section
29r aII in Tovrnship 5 South, Range 93 !'lest,6th P.i,i.;
THEUCE in a southerly direction to a point in the SW L/4 of
Section 5 , T7S, R9lW, 6th P. M. ; TI'IENCE iri a souttrvresterlydirection to a point in the NE L/4 SE l/4 of Section 1; THENCE
,\ in a westerly di::ection to a poinL in the SW L/4 SW L/4 of
Section 9 | T7S, R95W, 6th P.1,1.; THENCE in a r'resterly directionto a point in the NE l/4 Sw L/4 of Seci-ion 11; ?IIENCE in a
southwesterly direction to a point in the SE 1/4 NE L/4 of
Section 5; TIIENCE iu a sout.hwesterly direction to a point j-n
the SE l/ 4 SE L/ 4 of Section 16; THENCE in a soutirwesterlydirection to a point in the NW L/4 NE L/4 of Section 21, T7S,
R95I{, 6th P.t4. ; THENCE in a westerly direction to a point inthe Nw L/4 SE L/4, Section 24, T7s, R96w, 6th P.1,1. to Lheexisting 230-kv transmission line; THENCE in a southwesterlydirection following the existing 230-kv transmission Iine tothe Garfield-l,Iesa County Line to a point in the SE l/4 NE I/4,Section 8, ?BS, R96W, 6th P.1,1. and,
I,II'IEREAST pursuant to required public notice, the Board conducted apublic hearing on the 12th day of Sept.emberr 1983, upon the guestion of
whether Ehe above-described special use permit should be granted or denied, at
r,lhich hearing the public and interestecl persons were given the opportunit,y Eo
express their opinions regarding the issuance of said special use permit; and,
IIIIEREAS, the Board on Lhe basis of the evidence produced at tlie
aforementioned hearing, has made the following determinations of fact:
1. That application has been filed iir accordance witir Section 5.03 of
the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978r ds amended;
2. Prope:: public ilotice was provided as required DJ Sect.ion 9.03.04 of
the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of l97Br ES amended;
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4. That neither the impact on traffic volume and safety or on
rtilities, or any other inpact of the special use will- be ir:jurious to the
:stablished neighborhood or zone district in which the special use is to be
Located.
NOI{, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of county commissioners of
larfield County, Col-orado, Lhat a special use pertnit be and hereby is
authorized permitting the use of the above-described corridor for the
construction and operation of a 345-KV elect;:ic transmission line, upon the
following specific conditions being met or agreed upoll prior to construction:
L. AlL proposals of tire applicant shal1 be considered conditious of
rpproval, unless expressly stated below;
2. That prior to issuance of the subject special use pcrnits, the
ipplicant shall obtaih an<1 submit to the Garfield County Department of
)evelopment,/Planning Divis ion copies clf :
a. AII permits from other governmental erttities affecting Garfield
County;
b. The public Utilities Commission approved Certificate of
Convenience and NecessitY; and
3. The propose<I use is compatible with
listrict in which it is to be located,
:ontained conditions be complied with;
10. That Prshall submit veri
itousing available
the uses existirrg and pernitted in the
provided that certain hereinafter
and
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:lescription may vary from the proposed router provided any variation s
Iands owned by- lanclowners itotif ied by rels.urn-receipt mail of this acti
l-ands owned bt the Bureau of Land Management. Department of Developme
.riIi contact affecbed lairclowners aird:-nspect easemenL with aPplicartt p
construction. Any changes suggested by land owners and staff may be
incorporated into tl:e f inal clesign. Colorado Ute will reimburse Gai:f i
County for additional staff review on cost reimbursement basis, which
case !f,al1 exceecl $2500.00 f or ai1 additional pro ject review.
PubIic $
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3. That each st-orage/staging area be permitted separately, for defined
per iotls of time. That pr ior to issuartce of said Special Use PermiU ( s ) , the
ippricant will identify ttre location of each storage,/staging area and
,lLi:onstrate that all sites will be reclained to the or iginal condition if not
in *n previously approved storage,/staging area.i
4. That Lhe applicant will post security irr the form of a bond or other
acceptable security, ior roaci maintenance as deemed apPropriate by the Board
and tlie County Road SuPer v i sor ;
5. That the applicant will post security in the form of a bond or other
acceptable security, the equivaLent to the estimateci cost of site
rehabilitation of all private lands affected in Garfield County as
Ceemed appropr iat.e by the Board.
6. That upon allegation by an affected land owner or governmental
entit)2, the Board si-ra1I investigate cornpliance with the conditions of
approval r 6rs provided f or in section 9.01 .06 of Garf iel-d County Zoning
Resolutionsr of 1978r ds amended;
7. That the permits shall be reviewed annually for compliance with the
permit's conditions of approval until such tir,re that all consLruction and site
rehabilitation has been accepted by the County;
B. T5at all access roads on private lands be clescribed as I{AR-IC
(temporary road to be revegetated upon completion of construction) or NAR-1D
( ternporary road wliich will be recontoure'l and revegetated upoll completion of
conslruction ) , as identif ied in the Site Specif ic Landscape I'lanagement Plan
submitted as a part of tiris application unless a different type of access road
is agreecl upon by the landowner involved;
9. That prior to issuance of said Special Use Permit a definite
construction time schedule sha11 be submitted to the County;
ior to issuance of saicl Special Use Permits, the applicant
fication of the fact that all employees have or will have
11. ThaL said Special Use PermiL witl be taken out within one
of bhe date of approult of the resolution and be valid only for the
time identified in the construction schedule; and
12. The Special Use Permit shall- expire af te:: a per iod of oi"Ie
twenty days (12-0) from the date of issuance, unless construction or
use his been establisheci within that period of time.
(1) year
period of
hundr edthe land
-\ Upon motion duly made and seconded the foregoing Resolution was adopted
by the follotring vote:
ATiEST:
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STATI OF COLORADO
County of Garfield
r- , CountY Clerk
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crerli of the Botr.lffiissiouers in an"l for the
aforesaid clo hereby certify thaE the annexed and foregoing
copiecl f rom tire Recor<js of the Proceedings of lhe Board of
Commissioners for said Garfield Countyr oow in my office.
IN !'IITNnSS WI]E]1EOF/ I have hereunio set ny hand and
said County, dt Glenwood Springs, this day of
A. D.
))'' County CIerk an<l ex-oificio CIerk of
GARFIELD COUI'ITY
COI\iI4i SS iOTiERS
GARF'IELD COUNTY
BOARD OF
, COLORADO
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Commissioners
and ex-officio
County and S'cate
Order is truly
County
affixetl the seal of, r983,
the Board of County Commissioners.
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