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HomeMy WebLinkAbout4.0 BOCC Staff Report 01.14.2008Exhibits January 14th, 2008 Naugle Industrial Support Facility Exhibit Letter ; {A to Z) Exhibit A Mail Receipts Proof of Publication B C Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1974, as amended D Application E Staff Memorandum F Letter and attachments from Land Design Partnership, dated August 24th, 2007 G Memo from GarCo Road and Bridge dated January 23`d, 2007 H Email from Dan Roussin, CDOT, dated January 22nd, 2007 I Letter from Goodwin Septic Tank Service, dated March 14th, 2007 J Letter from Roy McClung, Mayor Town of Parchute, dated February 9th, 2007 K Letter from Zancanella and Associates dated. March 14th, 2007 L Memo from Sopris Engineering, LLC dated March 14th, 2007 M Wildlife Impact Report, Beattie Wildlife Consulting Inc, dated March 2007 N Memo from Steve Anthony, GarCo Vegetation Management, dated April 24th, 2007 REQUEST BOCC 01/14/2008 CR PROJECT INFORMATION AND STAFF COMMENTS Special Use Permit to allow an Industrial Support Facilities which would include Warehouse / Staging Facilities APPLICANT Harry & Rhonda Naugle (sellers) LOCATION west of the Interstate -70 Interchange at Rulison, Colorado. SITE DATA WATER SEWER EXISTING ZONING SUROUNDING ZONING 54.01 Acres Well ISDS RL - Resource Lands (Gentle Slopes / Lower Valley Floor) Open Space, RL 1 TRl-STATE TRUCKING Revised Site Plan S Sound Exhibit O1, I. DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPOSAL The Applicant requests a Special Use Permit to allow an "Industrial Support Facility including Warehouse and Storage Facilities" on the subject property. This proposed use is contemplated under special uses in the RL - Resource Lands (Gentle Slopes/ Lower Valley Floor) zone district. If approved the 54.01 acre parcel will be transferred to the ownership of Tri-State Trucking. Tri-State Trucking Inc., is based out of Vernal, Utah, and has extensive operations in Western Garfield County. Providing services to the oil and gas exploration industry, a permanent site in Garfield County is desired. The operation on-site would include truck/trailer maintenance and storage, short term storage of materials and equipment, gas/oil drilling industry equipment staging, truck washing facilities and administrative services. Proposed Development: a) 60' x 100' foot truck maintenance shop. (6000 sq. ft) b) Two building envelopes for future storage buildings. c) Truck parking/storage area d) Truck washing facilities e) Employee parking The Applicant is proposing that the facility be operational twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. 16 trucks or tractor trailers combinations will be parked at the site, mostly 2 occurring at night. The application represents the peek traffic hours consisting of 6:00 — 7:00 AM and 5:00 — 8:00 PM. This facility will accommodate approximately fifty employees on-site daily. II. SITE DESCRIPTION The 54.01 -acre property is located just north and adjacent to 1-70 just west of the Rulison exit. Access is provided by the frontage road on the north side of 1-70 which dead -ends into a driveway / gate for the Naugle Property. Practically, this frontage road turns into County Road 323 (Rulison Road) after it passes under the interstate and past the frontage road on the south side of the interstate. Physically, the property is relatively flat with some gentle slopes in a southerly direction across the site. The property is covered mostly by sage brush and dry grasses with very sparse pinion vegetation. III. REFERRALS Staff referred the application out to the following review agencies and or County Departments: a. City of Rifle: No comments received. b. Town of Parachute: Exhibit J c. Colorado Department of Transportation: Exhibit H d. Garfield County Road & Bridge Department: No issues with the proposal. Exhibit G e. Garfield County Vegetation Management: Exhibit N IV. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN The property lies within Study Area 3 and is designated on the proposed land use map as Outlying Residential. The Applicant has proposed a use that is industrial in nature which conflicts with the present designation. Consider the following Goals, Objectives, and policies that apply to the proposal: a. Goals Future, long-term commercial and industrial development at the western and interchange parts of the County and Communities. Garfield County will encourage the development of a diversified industrial base for the County which recognizes the human resources, natural resources, and physical location -to -market capabilities of the community, and which further recognizes and addresses the social and environmental impacts of industrial uses. The subject property is located at the 1-70 interchange for Rulison in the western Garfield County. Locating industrial development in this area is consistent with the Plan. The proposed use is a support business to the oil / gas exploration industry which is centered in the same area of the county as the proposed use. 3 b. Objectives 4.1 To ensure that commercial and industrial developments are compatible with adjacent land uses and mitigate impacts identified during the plan review process. The subject property is located in a rural and primarily undeveloped area and is adjacent to similar uses and by the 1-70 interchange to the east and public land to the north and west. There is one single-family residence (the Applicant's) and a small commercial/general feed store adjacent to the property. 4.2 Encourage the location of industrial development in areas where visual, noise, air quality, and infrastructure impacts are reduced. The proposed use, if unscreened, will be visually detrimental to the surrounding natural environment seen from 1-70. The Plan identifies the property as lying within the Visual Corridor which is based on significant view -sheds or natural features, distance from a major travel corridor, and topographic conditions that define sight distance from a major roadway. In this way (and as recognized by the Plan by placing land use value on visual corridors), I- 70 serves as a linear gateway to the rest of the County because it provides the visitors of Garfield County with their first impression. This impression also assumes the rest of the County is treated in the same manner regarding appropriate land use or associated mitigation of land uses. Unmitigated or inappropriate land use only detracts from the natural assets / resources of the County. The Applicant proposes to use an 8' fence, adjacent properties, and trees. Unless effectively screened, an industrial use situated in the identified visual corridor is not consistent with the objective. 4.6Ensure the type, size, and scope of industrial and commercial development are consistent with the long-term land use objectives of the county. The Plan's proposed land use map identifies this property as Outlying Residential rather than Light Industrial which would be a more appropriate designation. However, the underlying zoning of Resource Lands does contemplate the proposed use in the district as a "Special Use". One of the goals in the plan is to locate the proposed use near or at interchanges in the western part of the County. Based on this, it appears, with proper mitigation, the use could be consistent with the Plan. c. Policies 4.3Landscaping and screening will be required to address specific visual impacts of industrial and commercial development. The site plan represents the location and number of trees to be planted for screening of this use. The Plan identifies the property as lying within the Visual Corridor which is based on significant view -sheds or natural features, distance from a major travel corridor, and topographic conditions that define sight distance from a major roadway. Staff finds that the 4 Applicant has attempted to reduce the visual impacts of this use. 4.4 The project review process will include the identification and mitigation of transportation impacts related to commercial and industrial development. The traffic analysis does not address impact this use will have on County roads. The subject property has direct access to 1-70. However, the vehicles will utilize Count Roads and are subject to overweight and size permit and should utilize the County Road Departments suggested haul routes. V. REVIEW STANDARDS Special Uses are subject to the standards in Section 5.03 of the Zoning Resolution. In addition, the proposed use, due to its industrial nature, shall also be required to address the industrial performance standards in 5.03.07 and 5.03.098 of the Zoning Resolution. These review standards are presented below followed by a response by Staff. A. Section 5.03 Review Standards 1) Utilities adequate to provide water and sanitation service based on accepted engineering standards and approved by the Board of County Commissioners shall either be in place or shall be constructed in conjunction with the proposed use; Staff Finding Regarding water, the Applicant has obtained a West Divide Water Conservancy District Contract. An approved well permit from the Colorado Division of Water Resources will need to be submitted for the County's records. The water analysis conducted by Zancanella and Associates, Inc. cites the presence of alpha and beta radioactivity. This proposed use is represented as a long term activity for this property. Bottled water will be provided on-site in order to provide safe drinking water for employees. Regarding wastewater, the Applicant proposes to install a septic system (ISDS). A detailed design will be submitted for this facility with the building permit application. 2) Street improvements adequate to accommodate traffic volume generated by the proposed use and to provide safe, convenient access to the use shall either be in place or shall be constructed in conjunction with the proposed use; Staff Finding The proposed use will primarily impact I — 70 and its access road. A small portion of County Road 323, south of the Rulison interchange could see some activity due to this use. 5 1. Daily Trips: 190 2. Peak AM: 76 3. Peak PM: 42 Main Access to Property: Access to and from the property is from the frontage road on the north side of 1-70 which dead -ends into an access easement which is located on the adjacent commercial zoned property. A copy of a current Colorado Department of Transportation Access Permit is needed for the County's records. 3) Design of the proposed use is organized to minimize impact on and from adjacent uses of land through installation of screen fences or landscape materials on the periphery of the lot and by location of intensively utilized areas, access points, lighting and signs in such a manner as to protect established neighborhood character; Staff Finding The adjacent uses consist of a commercially zoned lot (containing a feed store), approved SUP for an Industrial Support Facility, and BLM property. The Applicant has attempted to minimize impacts this use will have on the visual corridor as identified in the comprehensive plan. As represented on the site plan, the Applicant has proposed the use of trees to screen the property from the 1-70 corridor. All lighting represented on the site plan should be directed downward and inward. Staff recommends that the Applicant utilize motion -sensor lighting. B. Section 5.03.07 Industrial Operation 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; Staff Finding The Applicant has obtained a West Divide Water Conservancy Contract in order to obtain a legal source of water for the proposed use. 6 The grading and drainage plan provided by Sopris Engineering indicates that the drainage from this site should drain toward the existing 72" culvert located on the southeast portion of the property. The Application does not include a Storm Water Management Plan (SWMP). Projects involving a disturbance area of one acre or more are required to complete and submit a SWMP to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Staff has recommended a condition of approval requiring that the Applicant provide a copy of the SWMP to be kept in the application file. b) Impacts on adjacent land from the generation of vapor, dust, smoke, noise, glare or vibration, or other emanations; Staff Finding The Applicant states that there will be a minimum impact on adjacent land due to generation vapor, dust, smoke, noise, glare or vibration generated from the starting of trucks and equipment. The unpaved area of the proposed use should be treated to reduce dust generated on-site. A plan to treat and maintain the project area is needed. 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; Staff Finding A wildlife management plan completed by Beattie Wildlife Consulting was provided. The plan demonstrates minimal impacts to wildlife. d) Affirmatively show the impacts of truck and automobile traffic to and from such uses and their impacts to areas in the County; Staff Finding The application represents a total of 190 daily trips associated with the proposed use. The location of the subject property and its access to the Rulison, 1-70 interchange reduces the impacts to and from the proposed use. Staff referred the application to the County Road & Bridge Department who indicated the department does not have any objections to the proposed use. However, the trucks used in the company's business may need to be regulated for overweight/oversize permits. e) That sufficient distances shall separate such use from abutting property which might otherwise be damaged by operations of the proposed use(s); Staff Finding The Applicant states this property is adjacent to a previously permitted Industrial Support Facility and a commercially zoned parcel. Staff finds that there is sufficient distance between the proposed site on the subject property and adjacent uses. 7 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 furnish 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 set forth in the impact statement and compliance with the standards contained in Section 5.03.08 of this Resolution. Staff Finding The Applicant has provided a site rehabilitation plan prepared by Sopris Engineering. Post construction the site will be re -vegetated. Final site reclamation will be completed within one (1) year of the business closure. All structures will be removed and the subject property will be graded to match the existing conditions and will not exceed a 3:1 slope. All seed mixes shall be approved by Steve Anthony. Garfield County Planning Commission has recommended that the Board require a reclamation security in the amount of $18,000. A weed management plan was prepared by Andrew Antipas, Ecological and Environmental Consulting, LLC. The plan identified the presence of Tamarisk at three different locations on the subject property. Staff recommends that the Board require that the Applicant treat the identified Tamarisk and provide documentation to Steve Anthony prior to the operation of the proposed Industrial Support Facility. C. Section 5.03.08 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 set forth in the Colorado Revised Statutes at the time any new application is made. Staff Finding The Applicant's original submittal did not demonstrate that the proposed use could operate in compliance with State Statute. Garfield County Planning Commission 8 included a condition of approval requiring the Applicant to provide a sound analysis that accurately represents the operation of the proposed use. As you are aware, the County requires compliance with the Colorado Revised Statutes (CRS 25-12-101) regarding noise. The Statute states "Sound levels of noise radiating from a property line at a distance of 25 feet or more there from in excess of the dB(A) established for the following time periods and zones shall constitute (prema facia) evidence that such noise is a public nuisance." The table below shows the zones and dB(A) acceptable for each zone and particular time. Zone 7 am to 7 pm 7 pm to 7 am Residential 55 dB(A) 50 dB(A) Commercial 60 dB(A) 55 dB(A) Light Industrial 65 dB(A) 70 dB(A) Industrial 80 dB(A) 75 dB(A) The sound analysis completed by Engineering Dynamics Incorporated (EDI) demonstrates that the proposed use will exceed residential dBa requirements. The Applicant's representatives believe that the ambient noise from 1-70 that exceeds the dBa requirements creates a unique circumstance. Staff finds that's the proposed operation exceeds State Statute and could create a "public nuisance" should someone not associated with the proposed operation reside on the residential property to the east of the proposed Industrial Support Facility. This standard has not been met. 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; Staff Finding The Applicant states that vibrations produced on the property will have a minimum impact. 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; Staff Finding Emissions generated by this use would come from the exhaust (diesel fumes) of the trucks as they warm up (idle), leave, or enter the property. As the standard requires, every use shall be operated to comply with county, state, and federal laws. Staff does not test these emissions but all emissions will be from the exhaust of vehicles that are licensed by the County and the State to comply with federal air quality laws. 9 4) Emission of heat, glare, radiation and fumes: 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 exempted from this provision; Staff Finding The application does not represent any uses that would generate significant heat, glare, radiation, or fumes. Only minimal engine heat and fumes from exhaust will occur as the trucks leave and enter the property at fairly random intervals. As a result, Staff finds this standard has been met. 5) Storage area, salvage yard, sanitary landfill and mineral waste disposal areas: a) Storage of flammable 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; Staff Finding All storage of petroleum products used for truck maintenance will be stored inside the proposed maintenance shop. The Applicant cites that storage of this material will comply with all regulations governing the storage of this type of material. Fuel for vehicles used in this operation will not be stored on-site. 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; Staff Finding The Applicant provided the number and location of the proposed trees as part of the site plan. A total of 30 proposed trees will surround the property stretching from the southwest corner to the northeast corner. A variety trees are represented. The application also represents that an eight foot sight obscuring fence will be constructed along the property line adjacent to the commercially zoned property to the south. c) No materials or wastes shall be deposited upon a property in such form or manner that they may be transferred off the property by any reasonably foreseeable natural causes or forces; 10 Staff Finding The Applicant submitted grading and drainage plan designed to avoid flooding and maintain the property's historic drainage pattern. Staff suggests this standard be included as an on-going condition of approval. d) Storage of Heavy Equipment will only be allowed subject to (A) and (C) above and the following standards: i. The minimum lot size is five (5) acres and is not a platted subdivision. Staff Finding The subject parcel is 54.01 acres and is not located in a platted subdivision. Staff finds this standard is met ii. The equipment storage area is not placed any closer than 300 ft. from any existing residential dwelling. Staff Finding The application represents the nearest residence as over 600 ft from the subject property. This standard is met. iii. 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. Staff Finding The Applicant intends to plant trees and construct a fence to reduce the visual impact of this operation. The subject property is situated at a lower elevation than 1-70. The proposed screening will not eliminate the visual impacts created by the proposed use. iv. Any repair and maintenance activity requiring the use of equipment that will generate noise, odors or glare beyond the propertyy boundaries will be conducted within a building or outdoors during the hours of 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Mon. -Fri. Staff Finding The application represents that this standard will be met. Staff suggests this standard be included as an on-going condition of approval. v. Loading and unloading of vehicles shall be conducted on private property and may not be conducted on any public right-of-way. Staff Finding All loading and unloading associated with the proposed use will be conducted on the subject property. 11 e) Any storage area for uses not associated with natural resources shall not exceed ten (10) acres in size. Staff Finding The area devoted to storage is less than 10 acres in size. Staff finds this standard has been met. 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. Staff Finding Staff recommends that all exterior lighting shall be the minimum amount necessary and all exterior lighting will be directed inward and downward, towards the interior of the property and be shaded to prevent direct reflection on adjacent property. 6) 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. Staff Finding On-site vehicle washing is proposed. The application represents an on-site washing facility Wastewater will be captured and stored on-site. A discharge permit is required for this proposed use. Separated oils and solids will be disposed of by Goodwin Septic Tank Service of Grand Junction, Colorado. VI. SUGGESTED FINDINGS 1. That proper public notice was provided as required for the hearing before the Planning Commission. 2. That the hearing before the Board of County Commissioners was extensive and complete and that all interested parties were heard at that meeting; however, not all pertinent facts, matters and issues were submitted at the meeting. 3. That for the above stated and other reasons, the proposed Special Use Permit is not in the best interest of the health, safety, morals, convenience, order, prosperity and welfare of the citizens of Garfield County. 4. That the application is not in conformance with the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended. 12 VII. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Staff presented this request to the Planning Commission for recommendation to the Board. The Planning Commission forwarded a recommendation of approval to the Board with the following conditions: 1. The Applicant shall provide a Reclamation Security in the amount of $18,000; 2. The Applicant shall provide a more comprehensive sound analysis demonstrating compliance with County Standards; 3. The Applicant shall provide a copy of the Stormwater Management Plan to the County; As stated earlier in this memorandum the sound analysis provided does not demonstrate that the proposed use can comply with §5.03.08 of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended regarding noise. Should the Board move to approve this request Staff recommends the following conditions of approval: (1) 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 all proper building permits are obtained for the structures associated with the operation of the Industrial Support Facility; (4) The Proposed Industrial Support Facility shall be constructed and operated as represented in Exhibit F, a letter and attachments from Ron Liston, Land Design Partnership, dated August 24th, 2007; (5) The Applicant shall provide a current State Highway Access Permit allowing for the proposed use or a letter from Colorado Department of Transportation stating an access permit is not required prior to the issuance of the Special Use Permit; (6) The Applicant shall provide a Reclamation Security in the amount of $18,000 prior to the issuance of the Special Use Permit; - (7) The Applicant shall provide a copy of the Stormwater Management Plan for County reQords. 1 (, -I Ori✓P )e r� ,V1 V, aliraviG PAr -ti 1) t, f la S V (i p) S� e✓ C- Mat:Jr Set -girl , 13 LAND DESIGN PARTNERSHIP 918 Cooper Avenue, Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 970-945-2246 / Fax 970-945-4066 E-mail: blist(c�quix: _ August 24, 2007 Craig Richardson Building and Planning Department Garfield County 109 Eighth Street Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Re: Naugle/Tri State Special Use Permit Application Supplemental Information Dear Craig: EXHIBIT IF AUG 2 7 2007 GARFIELD COUNTY BUILDING & PLANNING Attached herewith is an updated summary of the Tri-State Trucking operations, a new sound analysis from Engineering Dynamics Incorporated (EDI) and a Revised Site Plan/Sound Exhibit. Last summer the projections for the scale of the Tri-State operations, as described in the original application, were overly optimistic as compared to what has been experienced since that time. Therefore, the attached summary was prepared with the assistance of the Tri-State owners to provide a more realistic description of their operations. This updated summary was used as a reference by the sound analysis prepared by EDI regarding truck activity at the site. The attached Revised Site Plan/ Sound Exhibit is submitted to document revisions to the original site plan that were made to assure compliance with State Noise Regulations. The plan revision was very simple_ The area proposed for truck and trailer parking and materials storage was reduced in size resulting in this activity area being moved westward away from the boundary of the residential use property. The reduction in this use area also reflects the revised Tri-state operations projections. This plan also notes the location of the three sound measuring stations established by EDI. The following is offered as an overview of the EDI report and as a reflection upon some of the practical considerations for noise levels at this site. The attached EDI report includes a summary of the results of sound measurements taken at and near the proposed Tri-State site in mid July and scientifically projected sound levels based on proven engineering formulas. The report documents how the proposed Tri-State truck activities on the Tri-State property can be expected to comply with the State noise regulations. The EDI report describes that it was not possible to measure, from any of the three Measuring Stations, the noise generated by a Tri-State truck entering or leaving the site because the high dB level of the background (1-70) noise. Alternatively the report projects theoretical noise levels that could be generated by a Tri-State truck located at various distances from the truck. These projected noise levels do not take into consideration sound reducing factors such as topographic elevation changes, character of the ground surface, obstacles, wind or background noise. Based on these projections, the report then discusses truck generated noise levels at Measuring Station #3 where the truck dB levels were projected to exceed the residential use area daytime limit as Tri-State trucks enter and leave the 1-70 ROW and travel along the access drive to the subject property. As an entering truck moves along this access drive, and thereby further from the residential use property, the noise levels at the residential use property boundary will decrease. The reveres would of course be true for a truck exiting the property. EDI was not able to confirm these projections when they were at the site due to the high background noise from 1-70. The EDI report compares the projected noise of a Tri-State truck to the average dB level of the background noise at the location of the #3 Measuring Station which is the measuring device location closest to 1-70 and the access drive. The majority of trucks will leave the site and return during one hour peak periods in the morning and evening (7:00 — 8:00 AM & 5:00 — 6:00 PM). EDI's projections show that the loudest Tri-State truck will theoretically create a noise level 2 to 4 dBs above the average of the background noise readings during the morning peak and 4 to 6 dB above the background average during the evening peak periods. The significance of this comparison must be considered with the following points in mind: - The projected individual truck dB level was projected based on the lothfest Tri- State truck which has a base noise level that is 4 dBs higher than the quietest Tri-State truck. - The average background 0-70)noise during both peak periods exceeds the daytime limit for residential use areas as defined by the State noise regulations. - This point of access is also utilized by a number of other industrial scale trucks entering and exiting the commercially zoned property, the industrial special use permit site located to the west and a drill pad located on the residential use ProPerty- - It was not pow for EDI to measure the sound level produced by a passing Tri-State truck above the background Interstate noise levels at Measuring Station #3 or the other two Measuring Stations. To bring the implications of this potential impact on the residential use property into proper perspective, it is important to understand the potential frequency and duration of the noise impact. Assuming 16 trucks leaving and entering the site each day based on the Tri-State Operation Summary, the total elapsed time that the Tri -Sate Trucks take to move between the Tri State property boundary and the 1-70 ROW in the moming and to make the rectum trip in the evening is about 16 minutes or about 1% of a twenty-four hour day. That time is of course split between the moming and evening peak hours of activity when the majority of the trucks are exiting or arriving at the site. There will be a small number of trucks returning and exiting the site during the day and occasionally after 7:00 PM. That additional traffic could conceivable increase the total period of the impact by twenty-five to fifty percent. Even with these additional trips, the total period of potential actual impact by the Tri-State trucks is relatively small (1-2 %) on any typical day. Should there ever be a concern by the owners of the adjacent residential use property, the Tri-State trucks do have the option of using the existing drive located adjacent to the 1-70 ROW that services both the commercially zoned parcel and the existing special use permit site. That existing driveway (noted on the Revised Site Plan) enters the Tri- State property about a thousand feet to the west. To fully utilize the existing drive, a short section of drive would need to be constructed to access the proposed truck parking and shop area from the west. Use of this driveway would further reduce the time period in which the trucks could potentially impact the adjacent residential use property since upon crossing the Interstate ROW the existing drive turns west, away from the residential use property. In my reading of the State Regulations, it seems significant to me that the noise level impacts refer to areas of residential use, not zone districts. The area of the noise impact projected by the EDI report is in the very corner of the residential use property adjacent to an existing commercially zoned parcel. The residence of the owner of the residential use property is located in excess of 800 feet east of the location of the Measuring Station #3. Given the terrain conditions in that general area, the location of an existing residential access drive, the location of the existing drive across the residential use property that is used by industrial traffic and the proximity of 1-70, it does not seem at all likely that the southwest corner of the residential use property will be used in a residential manner in the reasonably foreseeable future. The County of course has the opportunity to revisit an issued special use permit should conditions in the area or if the operational activities at the approved site change. Although engineering projections indicate that Tri-State Trucks will exceed the State limit for residential use areas in the southwest corner of the adjacent residential use property, during much of the time at which these noise impacts are likely to occur, background noise from Interstate 70 is at such a high level that the sound generated by the loudest Tri-State trucks can not be identified above the background sound of Interstate. gards: Ronald :. Liston pc: Tri-State Trucking, Inc. August 20, 2007 Land Design Partnership Attn: Mr. Ron Liston 918 Cooper Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Re: Tri-State Noise Assessment Dear Mr. Liston: engineering dynamics ed I incorporated Page 1 of 3 (V) 970-945-2246 (Fax) 970-945-4056 ron(a�landdesignpartnership. corn EDI Job No. C3610 On July 17, 2007 Noise measurements were conducted at the planned Tri-State Trucking site located near the Ruliston Exit from 1-70 in Garfield County, Colorado. Noise monitors were positioned at three locations along the eastern boundary of the property as shown on the map prepared by the Land Design Partnership. The noise monitors were Quest Electronics Model M-39 and each monitor was set to measure and store in the memory of the monitor the dB(A) slow response for each and every one (1)minute interval for the entire measurement interval. The monitors were started at 5:OOpm on July 17 and shut off at 10:OOam on July 18, for a total run time of 17 hours. This measurement interval did include the hours when the truck traffic to and from the site would be the maximum. Besides the measurements taken with the noise monitors at the three fixed locations, measurements were taken of truck noise. Four (4) trucks were used during these tests. They were: 1. Flatbed Kenworth 2. Flatbed Kenworth 3. Flatbed Peterbuilt 4. 5th Wheel Peterbuilt Attempts were made to measure the noise emissions of the trucks as they entered and left the site at the measurement location closest to the access road, Site 1. It was not possible to obtain meaningful data because of the traffic noise coming from 1-70 and adjusting the data as stipulated in CRS 25-12-103§(9) in order to obtain that component of the noise attributable to truck noise. Because of this situation, static and drive-by tests were conducted as follows: Static Tests The four trucks were parked side-by-side and all facing the same direction. Noise measurements were then taken at a distance of 50 ft. in front of the trucks. The truck engines were first running at normal idle and then sped up to 1200rpm. Measured values were: • All four trucks idle — 68.5 dB(A) • All four trucks at 1200 rpm — 71.3 dB(A) Drive -By Tests Noise measurements were taken at a distance of 50 ft. from the side of the trucks as the trucks drove by at about 10 mph. The maximum dB(A) values were as follows: ■ 72 dB(A), 68 dB(A), 70 dB(A) and 70.8 dB(A) These measurements, the static and drive-by tests, were not affected by the traffic noise from 1-70 or any other sources because the measured dB values were more than 10 dB(A) above the background at the time of the measurements. Also, the terrain between the trucks and the 50 ft. measurement location was flat and there were no nearby structures that would produce reflections of the truck noise and increase the measured values. Using these data, the noise levels at any other distance from the trucks can be computed and are presented in Tables 1 and 2. It should be pointed out that these dB values at various distances do not include or are adjusted for the effects of terrain or wind. That is, the dB values are what the noise level would be in a direct line -of -sight between the noise source and receptor. 3925 south kalamath street • enalewood. colorado 80110 • 303.761.4367 • Fax 303.761.4379 engineering e namics incorporatdyed Mr. Ron Liston August 20, 2007 Page 2 of 3 Now, the data presented in Table 1 are for the situation when all of the trucks are pointed towards the east. A reduction of 5 dB(A) can be easily achieved by having the parked trucks pointing towards the north or south. Doing so would reduce the noise of eight trucks from 47.9 dB(A) to 42.9 dB(A). Also there is the interaction between the trucks of blocking each others' noise, This blocking effect, especially when there are four to eight trucks parked, would be at least a 2 or 3 dB reduction. Similarly, Table 2 presents the maximum drive-by noise using the highest levels of 72 dB(A) at 50 ft. Table 2 Truck Drive -By Noise Level Table 1 Noise Levels in Front of Trucks — Parked Overnight On -Site Idle at 500 RPM and 1200 RPM Distance 50 Number of Trucks and Engine Speed 4 Trucks 8 Trucks 1200 RPM Idle — 500 RPM 50 ft. 54 71.3 dB(A) 71.5 dB(A) 100 ft. 48 65.3 dB(A) 65.5 dB(A) 59.5 dB(A) 200 ft. 55 59.3 dB(A) 400 ft. 48 53.3 dB(A) 53.5 dB(A) 600 ft. 63 49.7 dB(A) 49.9 dB(A) 761 ft. 48 47.7 dB(A) 47.9 dB(A) Now, the data presented in Table 1 are for the situation when all of the trucks are pointed towards the east. A reduction of 5 dB(A) can be easily achieved by having the parked trucks pointing towards the north or south. Doing so would reduce the noise of eight trucks from 47.9 dB(A) to 42.9 dB(A). Also there is the interaction between the trucks of blocking each others' noise, This blocking effect, especially when there are four to eight trucks parked, would be at least a 2 or 3 dB reduction. Similarly, Table 2 presents the maximum drive-by noise using the highest levels of 72 dB(A) at 50 ft. Table 2 Truck Drive -By Noise Level Side Line Distance — Ft. dB(A) Level 50 72 100 66 200 60 400 54 600 50.5 800 48 The measured truck drive-by noise level, as presented in Table 2, show that the noise level at the residentially zone property adjacent to the access road would be 62 to 65 dB(A), if the access road were at the same level. The access road is lower by about sixteen ft. and the barrier effect of this topography will reduce the truck noise by about 3 to 5 dB(A) when the trucks were at that location. Another method of reducing truck noise is to limit truck speeds to less than 5 MPH and at the sarne time engine speed to less than 500 rpm. The measurements at the three (3) fixed locations; Sites 1, 2 and 3 show the statistical distribution as presented in Table III. Table 3 Statistical Distribution of Noise at Tri-State Trucking Exceedance Level — dB(A) 5% 10% 20% 50% 75% 90% Site 1 58 56 54 51 46 41 Site 2 55 54 52 48 44 39 Site 3 63 61 59 55 48 41 3925 south kalamath street • enalewood. colorado 80110 • 303.761.4367 • Fax 303.761.4379 ■ engineering dynamics e it! incorporated Mr. Ron Liston August 20, 2007 Page 3 of 3 The data presented in Table 3 shows the dB(A) values that were exceeded 5, 10, 20, 50, 75 and 90 percent of the time during the entire 17 hour long measurement interval. The measured noise levels at Site 2 were lower than those at Sites 1 and 3 because the traffic noise from 1-70 was partially shielded by storage trailers and other structures located to the west of Site 2. The reduction of noise at Site 2 shows how noise barriers can be used to reduce noise. The one -minute noise level records, which are attached to this report and show the noise levels at the times the trucks would leave and return to the site. Of particular interest is the existing noise level at Site 3, which is the closest to the access road and where the truck noise would be greatest. The averages are as follows: Trucks leaving Site, 7:00-8:OOam 59 dB(A) Trucks returning to Site, 5:00-6:00pm 57 dB(A) These data show that during the hours that the trucks would be leaving and returning to the site that the average noise level at Site 3 is 57 to 59 dB(A). This means that the existing noise level at Site 3 and at other equal distances from 1-70 are in excess of the 55 dB(A) daytime limit for residential zones as defined in CRS 25-12-103. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact me at our Englewood office. Sincerely, ENGINEERING DYNAMICS, INC. 'i . Howard N. McGregor, P.E. Senior Acoustical Engineer 3925 south kalamath street • enolewood. colorado 80110 • 303.761.4367 • Fax 303.761.4379 Tri State Trucking Site -3 July 17, 2007 EDI Job No: C3610 17:20 67 74 60 59 58 dB +----+----+----+---- 68dB Trucks would be returning to site at this time. 17:25 56 60 55 53 52 dB +----+----+--- 56dB 17:30 51 51 46 49 52 dB +----+----+ 50dB 17:35 57 56 61 57 57 dB +----+----+---- 58dB 17:40 54 57 60 57 60 dB +----+----+---- 58dB 17:45 58 59 57 58 55 dB +----+----+--- 57dB 17:50 55 58 54 53 54 dB +----+----+-- 55dB 17:55 57 58 55 54 52 dB +----+----+--- 56dB 18:00 54 56 58 58 55 dB +----+----+--- 57dB Trucks would be positioned and parked at this time 18:05 55 57 62 64 61 dB +----+----+- + 61dB 18:10 58 59 60 55 58 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 18:15 54 58 55 55 52 dB +----+----+-- 55dB 18:20 55 57 57 58 57 dB +----+----+--- 57dB 18:25 60 56 57 58 60 dB +----+----+---- 58dB 18:30 61 58 59 55 57 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 18:35 56 56 55 58 56 dB +----+----+--- 56dB 18:40 56 62 55 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+----+----+- 52dB 09:40 50 51 51 52 52 dB +----+----+ 51dB 09:45 46 52 49 53 53 dB +----+----+ 51dB 09:50 65 52 49 50 51 dB +----+----+---- 58dB 09:55 49 49 51 48 50 dB +----+----+ 50dB 10:00 51 51 51 48 48 dB +----+----+ 50dB 10:05 49 51 54 51 51 dB +----+----+- 52dB 10:10 52 51 49 49 51 dB +----+----+ 51dB 10:15 50 49 51 56 51 dB 52dB 10:20 51 51 52 51 58 dB +----+----+-- 54dB 10:25 48 OOdB +----+ 41dB Tri State Trucking Site -3 July 17, 2007 EDI Job No: C3610 17:20 67 74 60 59 58 dB +----+----+----+---- 68dB Trucks would be returning to site at this time. 17:25 56 60 55 53 52 dB +----+----+--- 56dB 17:30 51 51 46 49 52 dB +----+----+ 50dB 17:35 57 56 61 57 57 dB 58dB 17:40 54 57 60 57 60 dB 58dB 17:45 58 59 57 58 55 dB +----+----+--- 57dB 17:50 55 58 54 53 54 dB +----+----+-- 55dB 17:55 57 58 55 54 52 dB +----+----+--- 56dB 18:00 54 56 58 58 55 dB +----+----+--- 57dB Trucks would be positioned and parked at this time 18:05 55 57 62 64 61 dB +----+----+----+ 61dB 18:10 58 59 60 55 58 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+----+----+ 51dB 01:10 47 55 46 51 54 dB +- - + +- 52dB 01:15 53 47 39 51 48 dB +----+----+ 50dB 01:20 39 43 52 39 47 dB +----+--- 47dB 01:25 51 51 51 39 40 dB +----+---- 49dB 01:30 50 48 40 55 38 dB +----+----+ 50dB 01:35 53 57 54 55 42 dB +----+----+-- 54dB 01:40 47 50 54 52 47 dB +----+----+ 51dB 01:45 49 54 34 34 48 dB +----+---- 49dB 01:50 55 48 39 44 53 dB + + --+ 51dB 01:55 56 42 53 39 50 dB +----+----+ 51dB 02:00 54 45 55 47 36 dB +----+----+ 51dB 02:05 49 54 54 46 54 dB +----+----+- 52dB 02:10 36 38 56 51 48 dB +----+----+ 50dB 02:15 55 53 52 36 51 dB +----+----+- 52dB 02:20 47 41 54 48 41 dB +----+---- 49dB 02:25 53 52 51 53 48 dB +----+----+- 52dB 02:30 37 49 41 53 37 dB +----+---- 48dB 02:35 56 52 48 39 42 dB +----+----+ 51dB 02:40 49 37 41 54 33 dB +----+---- 48dB 02:45 54 54 51 52 53 dB +----+----+- 53dB 02:50 53 54 56 50 36 dB +----+----+- 53dB 02:55 41 54 53 49 37 dB +----+----+ 50dB 03:00 46 47 53 58 51 dB +----+----+- 53dB 03:05 54 54 52 52 58 dB +----+----+-- 55dB 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56dB 07:00 54 57 58 58 56 dB +----+----+--- 57dB Most trucks would have left the site at this time. 07:05 58 57 60 55 56 dB + + + 58dB 07:10 59 57 58 57 60 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 07:15 57 57 56 58 54 dB +----+----+--- 57dB 07:20 55 54 56 58 56 dB +- + +--- 56dB 07:25 54 60 58 55 58 dB +-- + +---- 58dB 07:30 55 60 54 57 58 dB + + --+- 57dB 07:35 57 58 58 55 54 dB +- + ---+- 57dB 07:40 55 59 57 58 60 dB +----+----+---- 58dB 07:45 59 57 57 56 56 dB +--- + + 57dB 07:50 55 56 59 61 60 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 07:55 60 57 58 58 59 dB +--- +- +---- 58dB 08:00 60 64 60 59 55 dB +----+----+----+ 60dB 08:05 60 61 57 59 57 dB +--- + +--- 59dB 08:10 59 59 58 57 57 dB +----+----+---- 58dB 08:15 57 60 57 60 57 dB +----+ + -- 58dB 08:20 57 57 57 55 57 dB +----+----+--- 57dB 08:25 56 58 58 57 59 dB +----+----+---- 58dB 08:30 57 60 57 60 57 dB +----+----+---- 58dB 08:35 55 61 58 60 59 dB + + --+ 59dB 08:40 57 58 57 58 57 dB +----+----+--- 57dB 08:45 55 60 56 58 61 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 08:50 59 60 56 59 58 dB + + -+- 58dB 08:55 59 58 60 59 58 dB +----+----+ 59dB 09:00 58 60 60 60 57 dB + +----+-- 59dB 09:05 59 57 58 60 61 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 09:10 61 61 67 58 56 dB +----+----+----+- 62dB 09:15 58 60 60 63 60 dB +----+----+ + 60dB 09:20 55 57 60 62 58 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 09:25 58 58 54 61 60 dB + + ---+ 59dB 09:30 58 63 61 58 59 dB +----+ + + 60dB 09:35 59 64 63 61 57 dB +----+----+----+ 61dB 09:40 58 60 59 58 60 dB + +---+--- 59dB 09:45 60 54 60 58 60 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 09:50 61 67 60 55 59 dB +----+----+----+- 62dB 09:55 60 60 60 62 57 dB +----+----+----+ 60dB 10:00 59 60 60 58 56 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 10:05 58 58 62 60 60 dB +----+----+----+ 60dB 10:10 60 61 58 59 58 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 10:15 60 58 61 60 59 dB +----+----+----+ 60dB 10:20 60 58 60 60 59 dB +----+----+---- 59dB 10:25 58 60 66 OOdB +----+----+----+ 61dB Tri-State Trucking Industrial Truck Operations Summary — Rulison Site July 2007 Typical Number of Industrial Scale Trucks Utilized 16 Typical Number of Industrial Trucks Parked Overnight On -Site: 15 AM Peak Hour of Activity — Majority of Trucks Exit Site: 7:00 — 8:00 AM PM Peak Hour of Activity — Majority of Trucks Return to Site: 5:00 — 6:00 PM Typical of Trucks Idling (500 RPM) at Any One Time During the AM or PM Peak Hour of Activity 8 Typical Number of Trucks Running at 1,200 RPM at Any One Time During the AM or PM Peak Hour of Activity 4 Approx. 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This form may be used for your response, or you may attach your own additional sheets as necessary. Written comments may be mailed, e-mailed, or faxed to: Garfield County Building & Planning Staff contact: Craig Richardson 109 8th Street, Suite 301 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Fax: 970-384-3470 Phone: 970-945-8212 General Comments: Garfield County Road & Bridge Department has no objection to this application with the following comments. The location request is an ideal location for this type of operation as it removes the equipment used by Tri-State Trucking to a location outside of residential areas. This location also has good access to I-70, Highway 6 & 24 and Cr. 323 (Rulison Road) which is one of the main accesses to the preferred haul route for the drilling industry. There are already two other companies of this type located on the same property and this request is consistent with the other uses. As the accesses to this property is from a CDOT regulated roadway we have no comments on the traffic issues or signage to the property for traffic control. Name of review agency: Garfield County Road and Bridge Dept By: Jake B. Mall Date January 23. 2007 Revised 3/30/00 Tri-State Trucking, LLC • Craig Richardson AIXHIBIT i 1-1 From: Roussin, Daniel[Daniel.Roussin@DOT.STATE.CO.US] Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 5:02 PM To: Craig Richardson Subject: Tri-State Trucking, LLC Craig - CDOT doesn't have any issues. They have an access permit for the proposed use. Thanks Dan Roussin Colorado Department of Transportation Region 3 Permit Unit Manager 222 South 6th, Suite 100 Grand Junction, Co 81501 970-248-7230 970-248-7294 FAX 2/5/2007 Page 1 of 1 Mar -14-07 09:16A Goodwin S/T Service 970 257 7584 • 661 24.5 Road Grand Junction, CO 81 970-243-2783 Fax: 970-257-7584 P.02 To Whom It May Concern: We received a phone call from Chris Busley with Sopris Engineering LLC, in regards to servicing & pumping an oil water separator in Rullison, CO. We have a long list of existing customers in your area that we have been servicing since 1997. We do pump & dispose of the waste from sand traps, wash bays & oil slater separators. We have a permitted disposal site for such waste in Whitewater, CO. All disposals are . • • • • • • • manifested & reported to the Colorado State Health Department. If you need anything else please feel free oo give tae a call. Thank you. Brent L. Gale Owner/ Operator Goodwin Septic Services Inc Mar -14-07 09:16A Goodwin S/T Service 970 257 7584 P.03 GOODWIN SERVICES INC. DEER CREEK DISPOSAL FACILITY Goodwin Septic Tank Service. 661 24.5 Road Grand Junction, Co. 81505 970-243-2783 Att: To Whom It May Concern RE: Sand Traps and Grease Traps Effective 1 January 1997, we began operation of the Deer Creek Disposal Facility. This facility has been PERMITTED and a CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION has been issued by Mesa County for the treatment and disposal of clean-out wastes from sand traps and restaurant grease traps. The Process of selecting, permitting and building this new facility has taken over 4 years to accomplish. With the completion of this new facility, we will be able to comply with the Colorado State Health Dept. in the disposal requirements of sand and grease trap waste. We will be able to better serve the growing demand for disposal of sand and grease trap waste on the Western Slope. Testing is part of the operations permit. The cost of laboratory analysis for sampling a waste load varies upwards from 250.00 per load. This fee is in addition to the cleaning, transportation, and disposal fees. The waste samples will be analyzed for petroleum hydrocarbons and metals and are subject to the following limits on metals: Metals Acceptance Limit for Waste Loads Arsenic (As) 5.0 mg/L Barium (Ba) 100.0 mg/L Cadmium (Cd) 1.0 mg/L Chromium(Cr) 5.0 mg/L Lead (Pb) 5.0 mg/L Mercury (Hg) 0.2 mg/L Selenium (Se) 1.0 mg/L Silver (Ag) 5.0 mg/L Actual waste loads from sand traps and restaurant grease traps are typically well below these limits. However, any waste loads that exceed these limits will be rejected. In addition, Goodwin Services Inc. will not accept any incompatible wastes, hazardous wastes, or PCB wastes for treatment or disposal at the Deer Creek Disposal Facility. Again, Actual waste loads from sand traps and grease traps are typically not a problem. However, the disposal of such compounds as solvents, paint thinners, and pesticides into Mar -14-07 O9:17A Goodwin S/T Service 970 257 7584 P.O5 sand traps at a facility may render the waste loads hazardous and unacceptable. If you use potentially hazardous compounds such as these at your facility or you are unsure, please do not hesitate to call me at 1-877- 800-2783 toll free or 970-243-2783 to discuss possible options for preventing your sand trap wastes from becoming contaminated with hazardous materials. For my record-keeping requirements, I also ask that you please fill out the short attached questionnaire and return it to me. In the event you are required to provide evidence of proper disposal of your waste we will have it on record. Thank you for your cooperation, and I most sincerely appreciate your business. Sincerely: Brent L. Gale Mar -14-07 09:17A Goodwin S/T Service 970 257 7584 P.04 GOODIMN SERVICES INC. 661 241/2 Road GRAND JCT. CO. 81505 (970) 243-2783 2-,1-�5$LI Fiq Questionnaire for Customers: Please provide your facility name, address, and phone number Business Name Phone # Fax # Operations Manager Street Address Mailing Address City, State, Zip Please describe the type of waste that you will send to the Goodwin Disposal Facility (e.g. sand trap waste from car wash or shops, restaurant grease trap waste, other) Sand Trap car wash repair shop Grease Trap inside outside Other Total Gallons to be removed Please describe what operations occur at your facility (e.g. automobile repair, automobile painting, etc.): Would you like to be on a regular maintenance program? yes no Comments? 02/09/2007 10:53 FAX 9702850292 • TOWN OF PARACHUTE PO Box 100 222 Grand Valley Way Parachute, CO 81635 j____XHIBIT Z 001/001 Telephone: (970) 285-7630 FAX: (970) 285-9146 February 9, 2007 Garfield County Building & Planning Department 108 - 8`'' Street, Suite 201 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 RE: REFERRAL FORMS Mayor Roy McClung Naugle, Harry & Rhonda The above referral was received by the Town of Parachute regarding the above named applicant, The Board of Trustees is in favor of this facility. Having a place for at least one trucking company to park their tractors and trailers will not relieve the impact of traffic on the Towns streets but will free up the side streets to normal traffic flow. The additional growth related to the natural gas industry is the generator for added commercial and residential development in Garfield County, the Town of Parachute and Battlement Mesa. To continue to accommodate this growth the local, county and state roads must be considered. Is the county required to submit access permits to CDOT for development? Respectfully, Roy McClung Mayor RECEIVED FEB 0 9 2007 ,.yAKt-ILLI) COUNTY BUILDING & PLANNING P.O. Box 1908 1011 Grand Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81602 ,1<\ Z4NC4NELL4 AVID 4S50CI4TES, INC. ENGINEERING CONSULT4141T5 March 14, 2007 Mr. Ron Liston Land Design Partnership 918 Cooper Ave. Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Re: Tri-State Trucking Water Supply Dear Ron: EXHIBIT This letter addresses pending issues with regard to development and documentation of a suitable water supply for the office and shop facilities your client Tri-State Trucking proposes for a parcel of land located at Rulison, Colorado; lying in Section 25 of Township 6 South, Range 95 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, in Garfield County. You may wish to submit this letter to Garfield County to allay any concerns they may still have as to the legal water supply or the proposed means of providing potable water. Tri-State Trucking has applied with the West Divide Water Conservancy District for a contract to furnish water to augment the proposed facility's depletions, thereby providing a legal water supply under West Divide's existing substitute supply plan. The application has been approved, contingent upon payment; please see the note on the attached invoice. As per our telephone conversation with Tri-State this morning, checks were placed in the mail to West Divide today, March 14th, to cover the balance. The existing well will be re -permitted to allow commercial and industrial use under the West Divide contract. As per our recommendation, all drinking water consumed at the site is to be hauled in from a safe source. Various means of implementing this recommendation are available. For example, Tri-State can contract with Thirsty Corp to deliver bulk potable water to the site. Anticipated potable water demands sum to approximately 12,000 gallons monthly. Thirsty can make weekly deliveries to supply that quantity for about $1,000 per month. Alternately, Tri-State can purchase bottled drinking water from Mountain Clear Water Co. Assuming rental of 3 room temperature dispensers, each providing 5 gallons per day, roughly 450 gallons of bottled drinking water can be delivered to the site by Zancanella & Associates, Inc. Z:\26000\26414 Critton, Bill (Rulison)\PZletter.doc 3/14/2007 Page 1 of 2 • • Mountain Clear for approximately $630 per month. Selection of one of these options or an equivalent is left to the client. If you have any questions, please call our office at (970) 945-5700. Very truly yours, Zancanella & Associates, Inc. Thomas A. Zancanella, P.E. S. Collin Robinson, El cc: Bill Critton attachment Zancanella & Associates, Inc. Z:\26000\26414 Critton, Bill (Rulison)\PZletter.doc 3/14/2007 Page 2 of 2 March 14, 2007 Bill Critton Tri-State Trucking, Inc. P.O. Box 789 Vernal, UT 84078 Re: Special Use Permit — Garfield County Staff Report SE Job #: 26166.01 Dear Bill: EXHIBIT 1 This letter is being written in response to the Garfield County Staff Report recommending denial of the Special Use Permit Application for Parcel 3 of the Naugle Boundary Survey (in Rulison, Colorado). Section 7 of the report recommends that the Planning Commission deny the request based on several conditions, the following conditions can be addressed by Sopris Engineering: The Applicant shall demonstrate how the wastewater generated from the proposed truck washing facility will be disposed of; To dispose of the wastewater generated by the truck wash we are recommending application for a stormwater discharge permit in conjunction with hauling the solid waste to an approved disposal location. The material that collects in the proposed sand/oil interceptor can be hauled off by Goodwin Septic Tank Service in Grand Junction (970) 243-2783 and they have sent us a letter stating that they will pick up and dispose of the material at their facility. The liquid waste would be discharge under a stormwater discharge permit and flow to the Colorado River. We understand that the truck washing facility was an optional future expansion and if acquiring a discharge permit is not possible, we could to remove it from the proposed plans. The Applicant shall provide a site rehabilitation plan; Included in our submittal for a building permit (if the SUP is approved) Sopris Engineering will provide a "Site Rehabilitation Plan" that clearly states how the site would be reclaimed if the operation were to abandon the site. This would include a location to stockpile and vegetate existing topsoil that could be used to reclaim the site after all construction material has been removed and sold. The proposed structures would remain, but the parking area and any other areas impacted by construction would be removed, covered with topsoil and re -vegetated with a specified native seed mix. The Applicant shall provide SWMP; A stormwater management plan was prepared for the Special Use Permit and submitted as Sheet 3 of 5 "Grading, Drainage & Erosion Control". This shows the proposed erosion control measure and states in the notes that the contractor will have to apply for a SWMP with the Colorado Department of Public Health and Safety prior to any construction. Typically this permit is applied for 30 days prior to the anticipated start of construction so that the owner is not paying to keep a permit active until construction begins, or has a permit without Garfield County approval. 502 Main Street • Suite A3 • Carbondale, CO 81623 • (970) 704-0311 • Fax (970) 704-0313 SOPRIS ENGINEERING • LLC civil consultants • • BEATTIE WILDLIFE CONSULTING, Kirk H. Beattie, Ph.D. 1546 E. 12th Street Rifle, CO 81650 e-mail:wildlifebwc@sopris.net VS Office: 970-625-0598 Fax: 970-625-0600 Cellular: 970-379-1451 IMPACT OF TRI-STATE TRUCKING'S PROPOSED TRUCK FACILITY ON MULE DEER AND ELK Prepared for Land Design Partnership 918 Cooper Avenue Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 Prepared by Kirk H. Beattie, Ph.D. Beattie Wildlife Consulting, Inc. 1546 E. 12th Street Rifle, CO 81650 March 2007 • • Wildlife Issues — Tri-State Special Use Permit Application Page 1 Tri-State Trucking has proposed construction of a trucking facility on a portion of a 54 -acre area on private property located north of the Interstate -70 (1-70) westbound off -ramp at the Rulison exit. Tri-State has proposed a 600-ft2 shop, a plan for future buildings, a truck parking and storage area, truck washing facilities, and employee parking. Land Design Partnership requested that I address concerns related to mule deer and elk that were raised by county planning staff in response to the application for development. Mule Deer The area of the proposed construction is classified by the Colorado Division of Wildlife (CDOW) as mule deer overall range (Fig. 2), mule deer winter range (Fig. 3), and a portion of the site is mapped as mule deer severe winter range (Fig. 4). Definitions of various deer and elk activity zones are provided in Table 1. The location of the proposed development is not mapped by the CDOW as a winter concentration area (Fig. 4), a resident population area (Fig. 5), or a mule deer limited use area (Fig. 7). There are no mapped mule deer migration corridors near the proposed development (Fig. 8). Although the area encompassing the project is mapped as mule deer winter range, and a portion is mapped as severe winter range, in actuality the location of the proposed development contains virtually no palatable browse and almost no travel or resting cover. A band of land lying north and south of 1-70 from Glenwood Springs to the Mesa County -Garfield county line is mapped as mule deer winter range and severe winter range (Figs. 15, 16), along with a significant amount of mule deer winter concentration areas (Fig. 17). I would rate the location of the proposed facilities as in Beattie Wildlife Consulting • • Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Special Use Permit Application Page 2 the bottom 10th percentile of Garfield County habitat in terms of providing quality forage and cover to deer during winter. The area has gently sloping terrain dominated by greasewood, and to a lesser extent, sagebrush. This land has been severely degraded by past livestock use and ineffective drainage from runoff channels (Figs. 23-27). A portion of the site is almost completely devoid of vegetation (Figs. 31, 32). The proposed project lies adjacent to existing trucking and shop operations (Teter and Sons, Fig. 28; Stallion Oilfield Services, Fig. 29). Construction on the proposed location will have no impact on mule deer populations. Clustering industrial activities in poor mule deer habitat can have significantly fewer negative impacts on mule deer when compared with scattered development in good habitat. Elk Although the location of the proposed project is mapped as elk winter range, elk are infrequent visitors to the site (Fig. 9). Elk have a much lower tolerance to disturbance than mule deer. Siting a third trucking -shop facility at the proposed location will have no negative impact on elk. A significant amount of land in Garfield County is mapped as elk winter range (Fig. 19). Existing winter range exhibits a continuum ranging from extremely poor desert scrublands to high quality sagebrush and agricultural fields. I would rate the quality of the habitat on the proposed site as being in the bottom 10th percentile of all elk winter range in Garfield County. The area of the proposed project does not contain migration corridors (Fig. 14), severe winter range (Fig. 10), or elk winter concentration areas (Fig. 11). Beattie Wildlife Consulting • • Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Special Use Permit Application Page 3 Conclusion The proposed location of Tri-State Trucking's facilities is a very good choice from the standpoint of minimizing impacts to mule deer and elk. Clustering of industrial activities in poor wildlife habitat has much less, or no, impact on deer and elk when compared to alternative scenarios involving scattered development in good habitat. The land proposed for development essentially provides no meaningful habitat for elk and mule deer, although good habitat exists to the north (Fig. 26). Alkaline soils, low annual precipitation, sheet and gully erosion, rocks on the surface, cattle overgrazing, and cheatgrass invasion on the proposed site work against quality deer and elk winter range. Construction and subsequent operation of Tri-State Trucking's facilities will have no population impact on mule deer and elk in this area. Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues — Tri-State Vital Use Permit Application • Page T1 Table 1. Colorado Division of Wildlife mule deer and elk habitat descriptions. Habitat Description Mule Deer Overall Range The area which encompasses all known seasonal activity areas within the observed range of a mule deer population. Mule Deer Resident Population An area that provides year-round range for a population of mule deer. The resident mule deer use all of the area all year; it cannot be subdivided into seasonal ranges although it may be included within the overall range of the larger population. Mule Deer Severe Winter Range That part of the overall range where 90% of the individuals are located when the annual snowpack is at its maximum and/or temperatures are at a minimum in the two worst winters out of ten. Mule Deer Concentration Area That part of the overall range where higher quality habitat supports significantly higher densities than surrounding areas. These areas are typically occupied year round and are not necessarily associated with a specific season. Includes rough break country, riparian areas, small drainages, and large areas of irrigated cropland. Mule Deer Winter Range That part of the overall range where 90 percent of the individuals are located during the average five winters out of ten from the first heavy snowfall to spring green -up, or during a site specific period of winter as defined for each DAU. Mule Deer Migration Corridors A specific mappable site through which large numbers of animals migrate and loss of which would change migration routes. Mule Deer Highway Crossings Those areas where mule deer movements traditionally cross roads, presenting potential conflicts between mule deer and motorists. Mule Deer Limited Use Area An area within the overall range of mule deer that is only occasionally inhabited and/or contains only a small population of scattered mule deer. American Elk Winter Range That part of the overall range of a species where 90 percent of the individuals are located during the average five winters out of ten from the first heavy snowfall to spring green -up, or during a site specific period of winter as defined for each DAU. American Elk Severe Winter Range That part of the range of a species where 90 percent of the individuals are located when the annual snowpack is at its maximum and/or temperatures are at a minimum in the two worst winters out of ten. The winter of 1983-84 is a good example of a severe winter. American Elk Winter Concentration That part of the winter range of a species where densities are at least 200% greater than the surrounding winter range density during the same period used to define winter range in the average five winters out of ten. American Elk Limited Use Area An area within the overall range which is occasionally inhabited by elk and/or contains a small scattered population of elk. American Elk Highway Crossings Those areas where elk movements traditionally cross roads, presenting potential conflicts between elk and motorists. American Elk Migration Corridors A subjective indication of the general direction of the movements of migratory ungulate herds. Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Sial Use Permit Application • Page F1 Overview Map Legend nMule Deer Overall Range ❑ Game Management Units I County Boundary Cities o Cfv �✓ Streams 100K Highways 4-ener51 a1C A OSllghway 4/ Slalc ll.gnway ;•� Major Roads Forest Roads Paw.* Gram Guaca AVG City Boundaries n State Wildlife Areas Lakes �,tc+mnrenl 1:24K DRG image Figure 1. CDOW mapped mule deer overall range in the area of the proposed project. Beattie Wildlife Consulting RS a) crs v.. N co m • • County Boundary II V U Streams 100K T IVco N IL. • m o y 6 Q« g°' ti LL d G c U en< C m 0 °' N E Figure 2. CDOW mapped mule deer winter range in the area of the proposed project. 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C. fa N E E CDOW mapped elk winter range in the vicinity of the proposed project. Wildlife Issues — Tri-State ficial Use Permit Application • Page F10 Figure 10. CDOW mapped elk severe winter range in the vicinity of the proposed project. Overview Map Legend ® American Elk Severe Winter Range Game Management Units —� County Boundary Cities o Cnos Streams 100K Highways -� late srala !N USflyhway • Slate flyaway pi Major Roads Forest Roads Pavoa Gravel OW*. 4WD OCity Boundaries DState Wildlife Areas Lakes Paw mai Intartnnlwt 1:24K DRG image Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Seial Use Permit Application Page Fl l Overview Map Legend ®American Elk Winter Concentration EI Game Management Units —I County Boundary Cities a Caws // Streams 100K Highways 44° Intornalo uStl.pnway ikr Staterlienway /V Major Roads Forest Roads Paved crave CS CVD City Boundaries EjState Wildlife Areas Lakes PeronnW DIntdmdtent 1:24K DRG Image Figure 11. CDOW mapped elk winter concentration areas in the vicinity of the proposed project. Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Sial Use Permit Application • Page F12 Figure 12. CDOW mapped elk highway crossings in the vicinity of the proposed project. Overview Map Legend American Elk Highway Crossings American Elk Overall Range 0 Game Management Units County Boundary Cities o Cnios /✓ Streams 100K Highways Intarsfalo • USllgowar • Stu IIgnway n/ tdaJor Roads Forest Roads in„ei Panay G Wru of W f nvg CIty Boundaries State Wildlife Areas Lakes • vapor. w' nInlprmMonl Beattie Wildlife Consulting z a) z co • • c -od C O C o d m p O =N'a E ca =cc a_ (1) 1 ❑ Streams 100K • O m O t F, - y • c 5 b o %Z i 1371 Wildlife Issues — Tri-State Sial Use Permit Application • Page F 13 et • ~ k5 N- atural Diversity Information Source 000Smi Figure 13. CDOW mapped elk limited use areas in the vicinity of the proposed project. Overview Map J rJ LJ iI Legend American Elk Limited Use Area American Etk Overall Range ❑ Game Management Units I County Boundary Cities o Cncs /V Streams 100K Highways Intervtaio /V US„gnwa/ A/ State *ray /,./ Major Roads Forest Roads Pa ea Gr,.n UWa AVO City Boundaries ❑State Wildlife Areas Lakes Peron. micrmaten: Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Seial Use Permit Application Page F 14 Overview Map Figure 14. CDOW mapped elk migration corridors in the vicinity of the proposed project. Legend American Elk Migration Corridors UGame Management Units _j County Boundary Cities C nw: Streams 100K Highways 40, Intor.talC /N USUgnway Statotlgnway !•J Major Roads Forest Roads U State Wildlife Areas Pam b Gram, U wcy clv o City Boundaries Lakes Pcrornut F--1 IntorrnAtont 1:24K DRG image Beattie Wildlife Consulting y 3 y Overview Map • • 6 C al m• 0 d R N • = E c r Jw elf a c7 County Boundary I- I N en a T ▪ F E._rn F . p a U V S _ $ c o0i J • �Z'- 0❑ ®❑ Figure 15. CDOW mapped mule deer winter range in a portion of Garfield County. Wildlife Issues - Tri-State SpOI Use Permit Application • Page F16 i Natual Diversity InfcCollbranSouroo 01 13 97rni Figure 16. CDOW mapped mule deer severe winter range in a portion of Garfield County. Overview Map ■1111» ■= Legend ® Mule Deer Severe Winter Range ElGame Management Units I County Boundary Cities a Cara: Highways 441. Intorstate /N US up away Al Slate npaway Major Roads UCity Boundaries E] State Wildlife Areas n Lakes Parana.) IntotmAtont Hillshade Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues - Tri-State "vial Use Permit Application • Page F17 as 7 i ' RIO BLANC() J: a4114, J .r ,1___ ® J fir • _,•xi.• AM- � s•,. 'sem _ IMINS leMo \• iY.LI1 '4 , _ Brass I JJ����,, / •vr � ea®a�si ia+m"•n✓r "'._ .7.-* ----A : : liat `w rrK _ —w I•.�. _ gf ,, :. F..IGLi:J I Glenwood Springs r w y�Carbondaie ter.. 41 : ISI 11111M r c r • �1 r + • 1999 '1 Natural Diversity InkCollbranSouroa 0 3 97mi Figure 17. CDOW mapped mule winter concentration areas in a portion of Garfield County. Overview Map rabviticia �itte�4i� Legend ®Mule Deer Winter Concentration Game Management Units —� County Boundary Cities o Cows Highways a� Internale 4, US lighway /s! State IIphway /1 Major Roads City Boundaries Dstate wildlife Areas Lakes Pommel IntenMtan Hillshade Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Sppl Use Permit Application • Page F18 Natural Diversity InkCollbranSouros 0 Figure 18. CDOW mapped mule deer migration corridors in a portion of Garfield County. Overview Map Legend Mule Deer Migration Corridors Game Management Units —I County Boundary Cities O CAAes Highways • Illter$1*C //1/ USIIgnway NStaaollphway /./ Major Roads EliCity Boundaries ElState Wildlife Areas Lakes Poronn W IntarmAtOnt HdIshed. Beattie Wildlife Consulting LL d ca O • w 0- a) a> w Overview Map • • i'' 41 1174". 1 ��ri1 Waalsiatra 0 E�= m c C7 D County Boundary N m m R !P,'- ' A 2 9 ! 7 3 : ! a tr- o m �A € E a '.°-% a Lrn H m 'm' P« m 0 u 2 - r'n G 0 En Q -I ti _. S kZ ,. ❑❑ ME Figure 19. CDOW mapped elk winter range in a portion of Garfield County. Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Sjeal Use Permit Application • Page F20 Overview Ma Legend ilLUAmerican Elk Seven winter Range DGame Management Units Figure 20. CDOW mapped elk severe winter range in a portion of Garfield County. i—1 County Boundary Cities a Cnos Highways US llehwry NStetsn hww // Major Roads ElCity Boundaries State Wildlife Areas Lakes -.y..O pvennw . istetTinenl Hillshade Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues - Tri-State locial Use Permit Application Page F21 IMMIL•11.......y aikt .'Rifle e. Natural Diversity Information Source 0 Figure 21. CDOW mapped elk winter concentration areas in a portion of Garfield County. Overview Map r. -- mumailobaus maraiii Legend ®American Elk Winter Concentration 0 Game Management Units I County Boundary Cities e Cees Highways arn,wstate ./ USllpnway ,A,/ Stalellpeway // Major Roads 0 City Boundaries 0 State Wildlife Areas Lakes Pomone4 Intelmatent Hillshade Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Sibal Use Permit Application Page F22 Natural Diversity Information Source 0 Figure 22. CDOW mapped elk migration corridors in a portion of Garfield County. Overview Map 1-441V J+ Te111k411eei111■ I, 7 44111.1il• Legend REAmerican Elk Migration Corridors E1 American Elk Overall Range Game Management Units I County Boundary Cities o Cows Highways Intorstato US Highway Staw Ilphway ;! Major Roads City Boundaries pState Wildlife Areas Lakes OPoronnal Intmm*Iont Hillshade Beattie Wildlife Consulting Wildlife Issues - Tri-State Slibai Use Permit Application • Page F23 Figure 23. Photograph of the general area of proposed project. Figure 24. Photograph of the general area of proposed project. Beattie Wildlife Consulting