HomeMy WebLinkAbout6.0 CorrespondencePer Marian Clayton Garfield County Clerk & Recorder's administrative Assistant:
No resolutions were issued for this parcel or for Mid-Continental LLC, only a Zone
District Text Amendment was approved. The Minutes have not records that the SUP
application was heard either .
JUNE 4,2001
PROCEEDINGS OF THE GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF'COMMISSIONERS
GARFIELD COUNTY, COLORADO
REQUEST FOR APPROVAL: ALPINE WASTE ZONE TEXT AMENDMENT. LOCATED IO58 COUNTYROAD 1OO, CARBONDALE, Co. APPLICANT: STEVE SALZMANDon DeFord, Leslie Klusmire - Planner from Paonia, and Diane Delaney Applicant Mid-continent with SteveSalzman of Alpine waste Services as the spokesman, and Mark Bean we.e present.Don reviewed the noticing requirements and found the legal puuriruiio, and properry owners within 200 feet to bein order. He advised the commissioners they were entitle-d to proceed.
Chairman Martin swore in the speakers.
Mark presented the following Exhibits; Exhibit A - Notification; Exhibit B - Application; Exhibit c - project Reportand Staff comments; Exhibit D - Garfield county ZonngResoiution of 197g as amended; and Exhibit E - letterfrom Dale Eubank.
Chairman Martin entered Exhibits A _ E into the record.
Mark said this is a request for a zone district text amendment to section s 2.02.31 and 3.12.034, Garfield countyZoning Resolution of 1978, as amended and an addition to Section 2 definitions.Mark said the applicant making the request to allow for a "construction waste Material Transfer Site that would be
]olated in the @-f District of Garfierdcounty" on cR r00 in carbondale.Mark reviewed the description of the p.oporui, relationship to the comprehensive plan, Staffcomments,Recommended Findings, and Recommendation.
Recommendation:
The Planning commission recommended that the Board of county commissioners Approvethis request for a Zone District Text Amendment so that the new text reads as follows:2'02'31Industrial operations Claqsifications: Indushial uses shall be classified under one (l) of the followingcategories' which characterizes th" domin"ont feature of the operation for purposes of regulation under thisResolution:
(6) Material handling: "to^load and unload goods, materials and products, whether industrial or commercial, in bulk,excluding the operation of-extraction, procJssing, fabrication o. rto.ug" as defined above including a transfer stationfor constructionwaste including: wood, drywai'metals, paper, pi;t;;", and other types of construction materials.Other Uses 3.13.034
Asphalt batch plant; concrete batch plant; recycling.metals,.paper, plastic or automobile oil, cold storage plants;electronic switching stations; electric power substilonr; ,iiiitf tirJr, ,,iliay substations; electronic satellite ormicrowave receiver stations: storage, iepair and dispatch center for t unrit ,r"r; transfer station for constructionwaste including: wood drywall 1e1als, paper, plastic and other type, or"o.rrt u"tion materials.Staff also recommends that the definition tf iiransfer Station" be added to the definition section of the Garfieldcounfy ZonngResolution - 2.02.51 rransfer Station: Not a landf,rll. An area of land zoned Light Industrial used toseparate and briefly store recyclable construction waste materials from non-cyclable construction waste materials.construction waste materials will not be stored for longer ti,un tr,irry-rlx (36) contiguous hours from the time thematerial is brought on site.
Applicant:
Leslie Klusmire stated she was an expert in this type of request processing the frst non-cyclable transfer station inBasalt for another company and the ."uto, these all came ibout'- l0 - I 5 y"arc ugo when'the construction industryboomed in this area, we had a problem of people dumping that had smatt constru-ction sites in order not to pay thelandfill for just what they were doing on u'r"rid.n.e. Theie waste businesses were set up to do was to take thatconstruction waste from small sites, consolidate it and then to transfer it in larger loads to the dump to cut down ondumping waste' Mr' salzman is doing in addition-to-that is separating out the construction material that could berecycled and taking that to recycled siations which further cuts down"on what the landfill capacity impact would be.In her estimation this is an environmentally friendly use. She utro polri"a out that they have carefully worded thisuse - "Construction Waste Transfer Station." She cbntinued to justi$, the reason they had to submit for a zone textamendment due to "wood" not being included in the (L/I) ,oring. sire'onry collects construction waste and it is his
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sole limit of his business - no garbage collection like BFI and he has been providing this type of service in Basalt forthe past several years' Leslie ttut.a in"
"uti"a tn. b.ildirg-il;.; in Basart to mJke ,#ii,"y were turfiring theirilt;t"'-"#J", -l[t*,,:'ffi:"JsTi?rL.*'f""J,H'tr;1:Hreve was a good neighbor, he monitors,h;;;;,
Diane Delaney spoke in view of the properf :y""I s-aying th.y would point out a special use review and looked
tliHl",lffi'Jll [:'tr;:T.il:f,"'*H::1il; Mr Sarzmai *",rJ L" emproying una u,.."t u sarery ractor there rhat
Chairman Martin inquirid iithis was submitted to Town of carbondare for any comments?Mark stated yes' the Town of caruonoare Jia not have ,ry .;;;;;, on tt. Zone TextAmendment but did have;#ffi*ffiTs*snecial use saving thev added the SUp irlbrio
"ra submitted a lengthy review of their concerns
material transfer ,r,".fto*otuted
into the proposed zone text amendments for a SIrp 6, i.,"onrt uction waste
Diane Delaney said the property has a history of being for industrial use for Mid continent Resources and Miningfl,3fiff#:""::A#ril|nl;'r"#,:hlt ::iJ
;if,r; #ii*"'lli,o as an r,roustri"i p".l'*a then the rezoning
Mark read "the Town believes ti'" .ortt r.tllr-urr" facilities are appropriate due to the high concentration ofconstruction activities in the Roaring Fork and Colorado nir". Vufty,s, the Town also belie=ves that much careshould be given to the planning *4"."u1"*;f ril;;ffit", u#',L.oror"r mitigation techniques be applied.,,The Town is generallv supportive.of this being aaaed tut tht ;k ;;teage trrat rt"rh;;1fi;ubject to a Speciaruse Permit which is the proposal before the Board. Mark staied tr,i, t *.irgtoday-is only providing for the processto occur' The request for Steve Salzman will be another public hearing probably July or early August.Leslie Klusmire verified thal th: hearing ;^;;il;il "r;ffi;ffiina zoning commission on July l l.Mark said it will be before the goard th;n in early August.
H;li* was made by commission"t sto*" und ,""J-,d.a by commissioner Mccown to close the public hearing;
A motion was made by commissioner Stowe and seconded by commissioner Mccown to approve the ZoneDistrictText Amendment to Section s 2'02.31 ana l.ti.ozq of the G#fierJc"rrty ZoningResolution l gTg with the
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Motion carried.
I am showing this occurred on the same date June 4, 2001.
CONSENTAGENDA
a. Approve Billsb' Sign Resolution & Special Use Permit: Telecommunications Tower - AT&T wirelessc' Sign the oak Meadows Ranch, Filing 4, Area II, B""r;;a;;;, Final prat and SIAd' Sign Resolution of Approvur ura f*3rpti", pl"tT". it* ffi; Ranch SubdivisionExemption
:. Sign Resolution: Salzman Zone TextAmendmentf. Sign Colorado Wesr Human S;;- -'
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MIDCON REA LLC
P.O. Box 21 15
1001 Grand Avenue, Suite 106
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602
Oct.ober 30, 2000
Mark Bean, Director
Department of Regulatory Services
108 Eighth Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
RE: Request for a Zone Drstrict- Amendment
Dear Mark:
Midcon, LLC requests a zone text amendment to the L-1 LightIndust-riaf Zone to alfow a construction waste transfer station asspecial review use.
The reqr-lested text would read as fol_Iows (NEW LANGUAGE) :
3.12.034
Other Uses: Asphalt batch pfant-; concrete bat-ch p1a.nt;
recycling metals, paper, plastic or aut.omobile oil; cold
storage plants; electronic switching station; electric power
substation; el-ectronic satellite or microwave receiver
stations; storage, repair and dispatch center for transit
uses; TRANSFEP. STATION FOR CONSTRUCTION WASTE, INCLUDING
WOOD/ DRY WAI],, METAL, PAPER, PLASTIC AND OTHER TYPES OF
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS .
This application for zoning text amendment is being filed
concurrently with a request for a Special Use permit, allowin<7 for
install-aLion of a Lransfer statiorr facility by St.eve Salzman, Alpine
Waste Service, LLC, at the Midcon Loadout Site at 1058 County Road 100
east of Carbondale.
Thank you for your r:eview
S ince re1y,
MIDCON REALTY, LLC.
FAX
(970) 945-2303
PHONE
(970) 945-7148
RD/pc
Robert. Delaney/ Manager
PHONE
(970) 94s-7148
MIDCON REAUIY LLC
p.O. Box 21 15
1001 Grand Avenue, Suire 106
Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81602
Iuly 9,2001
Mark Bean
Director
Garfield County planning Department
lo9 gth St.
Glenwood Springs, CO g160l
VIA FAX (970) 94s_778s
RE: Application for Special Use permit - waste Transfer Facility
Dear Mr. Bean:
with respect to the Application for Speciar Use permit filed by Steve
Salzman' Alpine waste Services, I note that the project Information and Staff
comments prepared for the July l r,2l}rmeeting of the county pranning
commission identifies Mid-con Realty as the Applicant. I wish by this letter to
advise you that Mid-con Realty, LLC ("Mid-con,,) has no intention of owning or
operating a construction waste transfer facility, does not seek a Special Use permit
for such afacllity, does not agree to terms and conditions for approval of such a
permit, and discraims responsibility for assuring compliance by any other party
with the terms and conditions of such a permit.
The Application for Speciar Use permit fired october 30, 2000 was
submitted in the name of Steve Salzman, and identifies Steve sarzman, Alpine
waste Services as "permittee." The Public Notice published in the Glenwood post
FAX
(e70) e45_2303
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Garfield County
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Independent on April 6,2ool identifies Steve Salzman as the applicant for special
use Permit' Mid-con has at no time intended to apply for such Speciar Use
Permit, nor does Mid-con consider itself to be the applicant.
Yours very truly,
MID-CON REALTY. LLC
sv,.(r/.=( ft,-h-,,-,Robert Delaney
Manager --J 7
cc:Don DeFord
Steve Salzman
Leslie Klusmire
O Town of Carbonoall
5ll Colorado Avenue
Carbondale, CO 81623
(970) 963-2733
FAX (970) 963-9140
RECEIVEDAPR IS&T
Aprtl 12,2001
Greg Bufler
9$i-"lg County planning Department
109 A Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, Co. g1601
Re:
fl[::,if|se
permit for construction waste Transfer station on county
Dear Greg,
Thank vorl fgr fgnv3rdino this special Use permit and zone DistrictAmendment application to the TJwn of iarbondare for review and comment. Iwould like you first to know that the Town or Crro*oale amended its regulationsfor the Town General lndustriai Zone District to allow construction wasterecycling facilities in 2000. As a result of this, in" ro*, studied this issue indepth' Many of the comments included in this tetter are a result of this researchand the desire of the Town to make .rr" inri ,iv.negative impacts from anyconstruction waste recycling or transfer facility are riitigateo. The Town believesthat construction waste facilities are appropriite due to the high concentration ofconstruction activities in the Roarinq porr ano coiorroo River Valleys. The Townalso believes that much care shouiir u" given to the planning and review of suchapplications and that proper mitigation techniques be appried.
After review of the application, it has become evident that a number ofissues have not been examined or addressed in the application. The Town isbringing this information to light so that you can be-aware of these issues andeither ask that the applicant aldress them ,r prrt oi an amended application, oraddress them via, conditions of approval. The issues we have identified fordiscussion are as follows: '|-
1- Access. Access is not defined crearry according to ,,Map 1 _ wasteTransfer station Generat pran". tt is our understanding that theconcrete pad to be used by Alpine Waste Services is located to theeast of the old Mid-Continent load-out facility. There is one accesspoint directly to the west of the load-oui facility, but this is at a 4soangle along 100 Road and trucks .oring from the Catherine Storearea wiil have difficurty making this turnrng radius. There is an
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access point to the property further to the west but portions of thisroad system are unpaved. The Town believes that this accesssituation should be properly defined, and that any road surfaces tobe used for the construction waste transfer statioh be paved with ahard surface (chip-and-seal or other appropriate surface).
Traffic. The application states that the facility will be able toprocess a maximum of 25 trucks per day (50 trips). Do these tripsinclude the trucking out of the waste or recycled material torecyclers and local landfills? This needs to be oetineo. The Townalso requests that carbondale not be used as a truck route for theconstruction waste transfer station. The Town thinks that it isacceptable for trucks to use the Carbondale street system whenthere is a client of the facility located within the Town limits. Anysuch trucks for Alpine waste services within the Town ofcarbondale should utilize designated truck routes. The Town hasweight limits and designated truck routes and these will beenforced. we ask that all other truck traffic that does not include
Carbondale clients not use the Town street system.
Blowing debris. The speciar Use permit should include a plan toprevent dust and blowing debris. The facility shouid useappropriate fencing/screening or have a structure to prevent wind-
blown debris from becoming a nuisance. Trucks shouid be covered
with a tarp or have some appropriate type of cover so that waste orrecycled materials are contained.
Hazardous waste. The application indicates that hazardous wastewill not be processed at the site. lt has been stated that Mr.salzman has no intention of ever processing hazardous waste, and
that the special Use permit and Federal resirictions would not allowthat type of processing. In rearity, construction sites where thedumpsters are located need to be secure so that there is no illegaldumping of such items as motor oits, paints, etc. The site itsllfwhere the recycling will take place also needs to be secure(perhaps with fencing) and appropriate signage located at thefacility. ln addition, remodeling also includei extensive demolition
where asbestos and lead paint and other potential toxic materialsare put in the dumpsters. To help safe guard against potential
hazardous waste or contamination, the Town wou-ld suggest thefollowing:
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o That a containment facility such as a setf-contained concrete
chamber be located underneath the pad so that any toxicspilled liquids such as oils, etc. are trapped.. The containment vessel should be constructed in a way thatit can be pumped out if required.o A contingency plan should be developed and provided withthe application which ouflines corrective or remedialprocedures to be taken in the event of the detivery ofunapproved waste or contamination of surface water, andoutline action to be taken if hazardous materials or otherapproved waste products are found or spilled on the site.such contingency plan should include the training ofpersonnel who will operate the facility (carbondale Rurai'andFire Protection District can help in this training).
wood recycling. lt has been indicated to the Town by the owner,sRepresentative that there will be no chipping of woo-d products orcomposting on the site. please be aware that some constructionwaste transfer stations use a wood chipper and noise can becomea problem. Appropriate decibel leveis should be inserted as acondition of any approval. some facilities that atso start stricfly astransfer stations eventually start to chip and shred the wood andcompost the material. composting facilities beyond a certain sizerequire a certificate of Designation from the coloraoo Departmentof Public Health and the Environment. (Regulations pertaining to
!o]i!_waste Disposal sites and Facitities in t[e state of cotorado -6 CCR 1007-2, Section 14).
Fire protection. storage of wood debris can atso become an issuein terms of fire protection. The carbondale and Rural FireProtection District has had some issues with the storage of chippedwood in facilities located within the Town of carbondale. A'Rreprotection plan describing the types of potential of fire hazards onsite and any steps taken to mitigate fire hazard should be ouflined.Fire access and water supply should be shown.
Drainage / ground water protection. ln general, storm water run-offcontaining any contaminants leaving the site should be prevented.This can lead to the poltution oi aquifers, ground water, etc.Limiting storm water coming onto the property fiom off site meansshould be taken into account with the plan fbr such a facility. lnaddition, the application should identify ground water quality andsources, existing surface water and sources (there are ditches inthe area), and all efforts should be taken to prevent contamination.
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The Town would recommend that some of the information providedas pert.of State Regulations (6 CCR loo1-2) o" in.ilJ"d with theapplic-ation to prevent any contamination retating to th"." issues.specificaily, the Town wouro recommend the rorroivrng:
a' That the Special Use Permit describe a surface water controlsystem designed, constructed and maintained to:o Prevent frow onto the facirity during peak dischargefrom a 25 year, 24_hour storm erent'from adjoiningproperties and/or publ ic rights_of_way;o contror and coilect on-site run off water resutting from a25 year,24 hour storm event;o Contain and manage the detained water and/orleachate which may be generated when precipitationcomes in contact with any off_site materials (ifappropriate);o Ail storm water detention and/or reachate coilectionstructures shail be constructed of compacted of in_situearthen materiar or other row permeabre materiars;o storm water / reachate coilection structures shail be de_watered within 15 days of the storm event so that fuilrun-off storage capacity is restored.
b. Existing surface water / ground water quality.o { description of the depth to and ihi"kn"r, of theuppermost aquifer and the hydrorogic properties of theuppermost aquifer;o lnformation regarding existing quarity of ground waterbeneath the proposed facilitiei: '
o a description of site georogicar and hydro georogicarconditions.o Ftood ptain information including evidence that aproposed site is not rocated within 500 feet of anyriparian or weflands area;
' I description of the water suppry serving the siteincluding private wers, pubric .iini or pririt" servicelines.
The Town realizes.that the scope of this letter is rather large and we havetouched on elements that may have not been addressed in the special Uselepit or Zoning Amendrnent appf,cation. we trare included this information sothat a comprehensive discussion on construetion waste transfer station andrecycling facilities can take place. I would oe trappv tro discuss any of the issues
in this letter in depth with you or exprain in detair any of the Town,sreconHTendations.
once again,.thank you for giving the Town the opportunity tp comment onthis application and issue
Sincerely,
4t1e-/ eL--
Msrk Chain
Pldnning Director
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RECEIVEnJUL0emI
(97q 9$-2733
FAX (970) 963-9140
Town of Carbon
51 1 Colorado Avenue
Carbondale, CO 81623
July 5, 2001 Transmit via facsimile
Greg Butler
Garfield County Planning Department
109 Eighth Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, Co. 81601
Re: Special Use Permit for construction waste material transfer station on
County Road 100
Dear Greg,
Once again, thank you for forwarding the Special Use Permit and zone
district amendment application for the Town of Carbondale for further review andcomment. I recently received an updated packet for the continued Public
Hearing and I believe a few things were omitted. Therefore, I had to make a few
assumptions. Please contact me immediately if my assumptions are wrong and I
will make appropriate changes in this letter.
First of all, it is my understanding that the applicants will now be
constructing a building over the "sorting facility". No such plan or sketch was
included in my amended packet. Second, the site plans that have been included
with this packet do not show the access, which I believe is to be the old coal
loading facility access point. lt is also my understanding that Mid Con Realty has
contacted the RTA regarding reconfiguration of this intersection (it is currenfly ata 45o angle). Reconstruction of this intersection should be made a condition ofthe approval so it will prevent turnaround at the Hobo Gulch/100 Road
intersection and lessen VMT, dangerous turnarounds, etc. Third, Leslie
Klusmire's letter of 6120101 indicates that Source lnternational, lnc. will commit to
picking up any hazardous material in the event that prohibited materials are
placed in any Alpine Waste containers This should not only be made a condition
of any approved permit, but a plan should be included in the file which would bea step-by-step procedure for Alpine Waste personnel to follow in case of any
hazardous waste spill.
I am pleased to see that the application has tried to address some of the
concerns of the Town and local residents in the 100 Road area. However, the
Town of Carbondale still has a few concerns and comments we would like to
make on the record. First, the sump facility as proposed by Greg Lewicki and
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Assoc. seems appropriate for containing any storm event and drainage on site.
However, a plan needs to be put in black-and-white that will provide for the
regular pumping of material if there is a storm or other event. State of Colorado
Dept. of Health regulations propose pumping of such detainment basins within 15
days of a major storm event so that full run-off storage capacity is restored. This
issue leads us to the Town's second concern, which is the possible
contamination of the ground water north of 100 Road that leads to the Town's
wells and the Roaring Fork River. One of the Town's primary concerns is
contamination of this water source. We would recommend periodic sampling and
analysis of ground water monitoring as proposed in Leslie Klusmire's letter. The
Town would propose that this be done every 6 months. The Town also strongly
feels that a containment facility such as a previously requested self-contained
concrete chamber be located underneath the pad to prevent any toxic spilled
materials from contaminating the area. Containment of site drainage and
possible material from the work process itself are two different situations.
Despite Mr. Salzman's claims that they will not sort or pick up hazardous
materials, dumping of toxic and inappropriate materials happens up and down
the valley. Many construction waste dumpsters in the Town of Carbondale are
subject to dumpster stuffing. We believe Mr. Salzman is naive in believing that
human nature will not result in inappropriate materials being placed in such
dumpsters.
We have reviewed the traffic study done by Mark Bancale of Washington
lnfrastructure Services, lnc. lt does appear that the facility will not overwhelm the
traffic load on County Road 100. However, Mr. Bancale states that the applicant
has committed for traffic to only come through Carbondale when there is a client
located within the Town limits. The Town insists that this be put as a condition to
the Special Use Permit. The Town would also like to comment that while no
individual project seems to be overloading County Road 100, the incremental
addition of all the projects is starting to add to the traffic burden. We ask you to
please take the concerns of local residents on 100 Road into your consideration
and perhaps acknowledge that future improvements will be needed soon on 100
Road and the County road capital improvements plan dealt with appropriately.
Finally, all driving surfaces should be hard surfaced.
The Town also understands that the County has concerns about lighting of
the facility. lf you are to require lighting, we ask that the lights be 90o cut-off
luminaires and minimal lighting be imposed. The Town recently adopted a
lighting ordinance and can provide foot-candle criteria at your request. Finally,
the hours of operation are listed from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. The applicant's
representative has stated that no Sunday operation is expected. This should
also be a condition of the permit. The County has the ability to impose
appropriate hours of operation and other conditions to protect the surrounding
neighborhood as well as general safety health and welfare. The maximum
number of trips per day should also be a condition of permit and the number of
trips occasionally checked (as In an audit).
We would like to thank the County again for giving us the opportunity to
comment on this important Special Use Permit. We ask that any approval be
conditioned upon construction of a concrete containment chamber, arrangements
for pumping of the sump basin, regular ground water monitoring, reconstructed
access to the property from County Road 100, specific limits on the number of
truck trips per day, hours of operation and a requirement that trucks not proceed
through Carbondale unless a client exists within the Town limits. ln general, we
believe that the application needs to be tightened up and specific plans approved
with a step-by-step outline for easier monitoring in the future.
Sincerely,
nbj ce
Mark Chain
Planning Director
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Dale Eubank
498 Rose Lane
Carbondale, CO 81623
April 16,2001
Garfield CountY
Planning DePartment
109 8th Sfieet, Suite 303
Glenwood SPrings, CO 81601
To Whom It MaY Concern:
I recently received notification that Mr. Steve Salzman of Alpine Waste Services wishes to
locate his construction waste transfer business on the existing Mid-Continent Industrial Park. I
own the adjoining property where Carbondale Mini Storage is located and I own a personal ranch
on Rose Lane, *[itt ir not far away. I am writing to address my main concerns and objections as
suggested in your "Public Notice".
First I feel very strongly that a "trash depot" or a "trash-processing center" was never
envisioned in the original ,oning and would be considered inappropriate fol the current Light
Industrial Zone. The-letter sentio adjacent property owners states that Alpine Waste Services
picks up full metal dumpsters from construction sites and sorted materials are hauled away on
semitraiter trucks. Fuli metal dumpsters and semi-trailer trucks, quite frankly, do not fall into the
definition of "light industry".
Secondly I have serious concerns about trash blowing over to my properfy, as I am located
on the eastern rid.. Th. letter also states that"eventually" the client "hopes" to cover the pad area
with a metal roof or building. Regardless of best intentions and hopes, inevitably trash will blow
or.. to neighboring property owners. Additionally I do not feel a "trash-processing center" is
conducive io the adjoining residential and ranching properties.
Last, but certainly not my least objection, is the truck trips and hours of operation. The
letter states that there would be approximately 25-50 truck trips per day to the site. Generally
estimates tend to be minimal andwhat was supposed to be 50 (maximum) trips per day actually
ends up being 100 trips. Furthermore, heavy dump trucks and semi-trailer trucks traveling the
,o*ty road in the wlekends is not very appealing to me as a resident in a ranching environment.
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Planning DePartment
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April 16,2001
I trust you will consider my viewpoints and strong opposition in granting Mr. Salzman
a ..Special Usi Permit" as though you *.t. also a property owner on County Road 100' Your
thougtrtful deliberation will be very much appreciated'
Dale Eubank
Dale Eubank
498 Rose Lane
Carbondale, CO 81623
RECHUEI}JUN2 lWl
June 21,2001
Garfield County
Planning Department
109 8th Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Attn: Mark Bean
Dear Mark,
I previously submitted a letter dated April 16, 2001, concerning the " Trash Depot" or " Trash
Processing Center" fo. eifin" Waste. I would appreciate the opportunity to present a couple of
ptliog.up"t , reprerentinfih" Bur, side ofthe proposed site. The photographs show warehouses'
offr."i, ,io.uge unitr, un-d th" landscaping that has been completed to date'
A "Trash Depot" or "Trash Processing center" with 25 to 50 trips with their semi-trailer
trucks and or heavy Oump trucks will cause disruption to the individuals occupying the offices'
warehouses and the residents in the surrounding area' The current " light" industrial zoning is
appropriate for county Road 100. Allowing th'e zoning to become "heavy" indu-strial' which was
not envisioned in the orilirut zoning, will in-crease the flow of traffic' When trafhc increases that
means congestion; with Sofiilon lo-.t the increase of accidents, speeding and noise pollution'
I have placed pride in the developing and cleanliness of my facility and I am-sure that the
ranchers and residents of the surrounding area have the same feelings' You can see by the
photographs that Carbondale Mini Storale is not an eye sore nor are-the ranches or residential areas'
Any type of trash-proc"tting ""nr".
will'certainly havl loose trashtlowing and that trash will flow
into the surrounding areas. i understand that elpine Waste_has '_ Yoq:." to cover some of the area
with a metal roof or urflaing. Intentions a.e .rice; nevertheless, I find having trash blowing around in
my area and other surrounding areas very unappealing and not to mention unsanitary'
Thank you for taking the time to studying the photographs and looking into the issues I have
mentioned.
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Dale Eubank
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Mark Bean
Garfield County Planning Department
109 8'h Street, Suite 303
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
RE: Alpine Waste Services Special Use Permit Application
TO: Mark Bean, Planning Director
Garfield County Planning Commission
Garfi eld County Commissioners
As an Adjacent property owner, I would like to respond in writing to the letter I received on
April05, 2001 from Leslie Klusmire who is representing Steve Salzman, Alpine Waste Services.
Before I start, let me point out that I am not a newcomer (Carbondale resident since 1979,
neighborhood resident since 1983), and I am not a no growth advocate. I believe in private
property rights as long as the growth is done reasonably so as not to be a detriment to others and
not adversely affect others. For example, Eubank's Storage facility to the east, is a nice
operation and is nicely maintained, clean, etc'
As you may know, Mr. Salzman operates a dumpster storage facility on the property already.
fhis is located on the west side of the old loadout building along the railroad tracks. This is a
fairly large operation at this time with as many as 55 15 cu.yd. dumpsters and 28 40 cu. yd.
durnpsteis thire at any given time. It is my opinion that this operation has not been a good
neigirbor since he started that business and now he is asking to expand into trash. In May of
2001, I called and left messages about the huge amount of dust generated by the trucks traveling
along the railroad tracks (as fast as they can go) from the Nieslanik Property down to the storage
u..ultop of Willow Lane extended), with no response. I then called the County. They said,
.'call ihe company". I also asked the County if the Alpine operation was truly on the leased
property o, *ur it on the railroad right of way (I believe both are true). The County did not
too* and expressed little interest. I called Alpine Waste two (2) more times with no response.
I have not complained about all the banging and clanging of dumpsters at 5:30 am, about the
diesel smoke which fills the entire neighborhood each morning that the wind does not blow or
about the general noise from the trucks. Believe me, I lived here when the coal trucks were
operating and I had less concern over them (trains included), than I do about this operation'
Mainly, b.rurrr. you knew what the coal operation was going to do, these guys (in my opinion)
,r. going to sneak up on us and then, as is always the case, Garfield County will do nothing to
nx li Aue to lack of staff, lack of time, lack of ambition or whatever other excuses work at the
time. It is a fact, if this operation that is proposed goes in, the entire neighborhood and the 100
Road corridor in general will be stuck with the mess it generates and will have no recourse.
Now let's talk about the request from Alpine (copy attached with the underlining added by me)'
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First of all, a concrete pad to sort waste on is stupid for lack of a more tactful word. If any of
you have ever been in that little valley on 100 Road between Carbondale and Catherine's Store,
you know how hard the wind blows there.
Just how much trash can blow around the neighborhood in the time it takes to dump a 40
cu. yd. dumpster on a concrete pad and then (2 men only) sort it into semi-trucks?? Can
you picture this operation as they describe it? I can and it is a joke! Will drywall, paper and
plastic blow away from the site while 2 men sort? You bet it will on an ongoing Uaiis. Soon our
neighborhood will look like the South Canyon Dump. Similar operations in other areas have
certainly had these problems and the same concerns from the neighbors, towns and so on.
How will they control this and who will police it if it becomes a problem? The answer is no
control as soon as everyone stops watching shortly after they get approvals and certainly, no
policing by Garfield County.
In paragraph four, while describing the operation, they state that no hazardous waste is allowed
in their dumpsters and they have "no intention" of processing hazardous waste.
How can they possibly police both hazardous waste and/or house trash from being dumped
in their 40 cu.yd. dumpsters without their knowledge and what will they do with it then?
Having worked as a mining engineer for 14 years and as the construction coordinator on the
Glenwood Canyon (I-70) tunnels for over six years, I do know construction and construction
workers. You cannot convince me that workers will not come to job sites and throw their house
trash in the dumpsters, throw their lunch waste in the dumpsters and so on. In addition, what
will they do when a painting contractor or other contractor decides to throw his half empty can
of stain or other hazardous materials into the bottom of the dumpster early in the moming before
anyone notices. When Alpine finds it, it will be on their "concrete pad" being sorted by 2 men).
What will they do with the house trash then? What will they do if those cans of hazardous waste
break open? This type of situation will be the rule......not the exception! They may not have
any "intention" of processing this type of waste, but you better believe (unless you are a
dreamer), it will happen time and time again.
Eventually, Alpine hopes to cover the pad area with a metal roof or building. Eventually?
Is that the same as "some day" or "in a perfect world"? Does that mean in my lifetime or
someone else's. A roof over the pad will not keep the trash from blowing all over the valley. A
building actually would help to reduce the potential wind-blown trash problem.
Saturday operation from 7am to 6pm and Sunday operation not "expected"?? Thatsouncis
like the same vague explanation that we got for the building in the question above. The Saturday
operation doesn't thrill me, but do we have to listen to it on Sunday too? They certainly are
leaving the door open for it and will do it if it is profitable. No doubt about it.
No radios or loud music is the least of my concern. Are they going to run a chipper for
wood products to make mulch? Some other motorized device? At what noise level will this
be? How many days/week? Saturdays and Sundays too? These concerns need to be
addressed by the applicant. I believe they will control radios because that is easy and does not
affect their bottom line, but what about the rest of the questions?
The Town of Carbondale does not want the trucks going through Town. Therefore, they
will all use 100 Road in and out from the east (Catherine Store) side. I do not believe this
is going to be safe. I do not believe that it will be safe for all the truck traffic on 100 Road.
The bridge over the Roaring Fork is naffow and when traveling west (even if only pulling a
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horse trailer, not a semi-truck), a driver nearly has to go into the oncoming lane in order to keep
from hitting the side of the bridge. I do not believe the design is safe at that point. In addition,
the 100 Road has almost no shoulder on either side, yet is full of bicycle riders nearly every day,
in all seasons. How will they be affected by the increased truck traffic and who will get the
worst of that conflict?
What will be the access points for the truck traffic? As it stands now, the Alpine Waste
trucks are not supposed to make the hard (more than 90 degree) left just south of the roping
arena into their dumpster yard. In fact there is a sign there that says no left turn. If you think
this is what really occurs, think again. How are they going to do this in the future with 50 truck
trips per day. Will it be safe? If they go all the way to Nieslanik's turn in as they are supposed
to, will all of us in the neighborhood have to choke on all their dust (as they travel along the RR
tracks) as we have since they started their dumpster storage operation? We have dirt roads in
our neighborhood and we treat them to keep the dust down. They have a paved surface along the
tracks that is worse than any dirt road.
What will be the total number of truck trips (between the recycle and the dumpster
business) making left turns from 100 Road into the property (70, 80, l00X
In closing, I would like to say that I am sure there are more questions that I have not thought of.
On the surface, this seems like a "no brainer". They are recycling, how can that be bad? Well,
if there is this many concerns, no one that will be enforcing the solutions to the problems, and
profit is the main ingredient, perhaps the recycling "solution" is worse than the problem at this
location, unless the concerns are addressed.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Michael R. Kennedy
Adjacent Property Owner
Please distribute copies to all the
certified mail.
addressees at the top ofpage one. I am sending this to you
April 13,2001 o
RE CEIVEDAPRlTZt/r/l
Mr. MarkBean
G^arfie,ld County planning Department
109 8'St., Suire 303
Glenwood Springs, CO g160l
Re: Zone District Text Amendment &
Alpine Waste Service Special Use permit
To: Mark Bean, planning Director
Garfield County planning Commission
Garfield County Commissioners
on April 12ft I came to your offtces and reviewed the file for the zone district text amendment and special usepermit request and I also briefly discussed the matter with Senior plarurer, Greg Butler. rne apptication and the planmap did not provide elough detail or clearly define issues to rr.*" trot any negative impacts will be mitigated andleft me with the following questions and ob"servations.
I was truly amazedthat in 9: auv and age of high technological advances that anyone would even consider sortingtrash on an open concr.ete s]ab and subj"itirg u neighborho; to it's shortcomings. I feel that the applicant has notadequately addressed blowing trash and debis as piovided for in the Industrial performance standards. I am a co-owner of a construction company and we utilize aionstruction ro"st s"*i.e that does its sorting, compacting andtransfer of waste in an enclosed iacility that is fenced and screenediio. tt e surrounding neighborhood. Thiscertainly appeals to be amuch more logical anprop! to this type of business and theredre .iut.r.. suspicious ofthe plan tlut hasn't thus-far been p..."n-tJ. iwould hope thai'you woutd question the applicant as to where thisoperation is currenfly taking place and why they are moving it.'
The Town of carbondale Trustees and offrcials have made it clear that they do not want heary truck tra.ffrc on Mainst' or Snowmass Dr' (a School Zone) which l"uu., u..... on county Rd. 100 off of State Highway g2 only. If youconsider that the access near the roping arena is now posted u*o i.h-t - then one has to assume that access will beon the west side of the load-out facilitf which is corrtLry to tr,"uppri.-t's mitigation statement that the use isadequately buffered from distant incompatible uses. It certainly urin!. to the forefront the incompatible nature ofindustrial zone impacts from activitiet tirt.uu.. vapor, dusl smoke,"noise, etc. with rural residential living. fupenEquestrian Estates and St. Finnbar residential subdivisions t rr" ue, ,pproved and are being developed which putsgreater pressure on an unimproved county Rd J90 and the potential for conllicts between iridustrial zoning trafrc(i'e' heavy trucks) and passenger vehicreiand ch,dren ", ui.vtr"rl- ^
The area is known for having high ground water and open ditches. what measures are being proposed to preventcontamination of our water sourief witt the county rgrl.g a study by a licensed hydrologist? The applicant statesthat no hazardous waste will be processed at thesitl. dri. i, ,"t , p.*..t world, so will there be a plan in place todeal with hazardous waste when it ends up there?
There is also the issue of an overburdened staff. If this use is approved with conditions, who will be available forenforcement? This should not become a burden upon the neighborhood. As neighbors we are entitled to thepeacefirl enjoyment ofour property and would request that no operations be conducted on the weekend.
The applicant states that in the future, as the money becomes available, he would like to put a roof over the concreteslab' Does this suggest th'at the applicant doesnot currently have the dnancial ability to operate this business in aresponsible nunner, which includei paying for mitigation *"ur*". urt result from impacts?
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
9tr.--
Susan Kennedy-Cady @ gl Coitonwood Ln.
Neighbor & Property Owner
Please distribute copies to the Planning Commission and the Commissioners
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April 16,2001
Sincerely,cr---- -\-
Charles Cady
Property Owner
Please distribute copies to the Planning commission and the commissioners
RECEIVEDAPRlT2OOl
Mr. Mark Bean
Garfield County planning Department
109 8th St., Suiie 303
Glenwood Springs, CO g1601
Re: Arpine waste service Apprication forwaste Transfer station
To: Mark Bean, planning Director
Garfield County planning Commission
Gaffi eld County Commislioners
It has recently come to my attention that an application has been submitted for a waste Transfer stationto be located east of the ioal toao oui iacititv bir couniw io. ibo After reviewing the apprication and aletter from the Town Planner or caioonoare, r wouro iixd to on"r the following commenls:
o Application - The specifics and location of the full operation are vague at best. The applicant doesnot acicjress the concerns that the tow-n and-the^aojoining froperty owners have expressedspecificallv Accesg lnffic, safetv, Materiat c"iiiiii,{nt & HZzardou" wi"iwhich suggeststhat the application should oe ame-noeo and/or conoitioniartached to approval.
o zone Text Amendment - lt is obvious that the Town of carbondale has put a great deal of thoughtand research into their.eva.luation proce-ss for tnis tvpe oioperation to maie suie that any negativeimpacts from any construction waste recycling or trinsfer facility are mitigated. t woutd hope that thecounty would take the same position to ensure the mitigation of all negative impacts.
o Traffic E Access - As a resident on cottonwood Ln. for the past 23 years, I have seen the Town ofcarbondale more than triple their population and consideiaorL gro*th in the Roaring Fork & crystalRiver valleyt *li9l has substantiitiy increased the trarnc on county Rd. 100. The road itsetf has notreceived any significant upgrades oJlt.t this time. in" .ppri""nt stites that the traffic impact wiil beno greater than the historic use of coal tiucks- ihi" ;;;;'rison.nas ,t"ig;in;;rce considering tharthe coal trucks have not operated for'ore, 10 years ,"rfr*nit" the use olTn" ioro has dramaticallyincreased due to growth' The existing access to the site was designed to accommodate coal trucksthat were coming down from Redstoni via Snowmasi or. ano then utilized only a smal portion ofcounty Rd' 100' The Town of carbondale has .rpr.i."o inrt it *itt not allow heavy truck trafficthrough town therefore the traffic *itl nrr" to access from Highway g2 at catherine store which willfacilitate using almost all of county no. t oo ,irtmrrv irp."ting everyone between catherine storeand carbondale' A redesign of the site access
"n,i ,p6rro'"s to county Rd. 1oo due to the new usesdoes not seem unreasonable.
' Material containment & Potlution - The impact statement part of the application does notadequateiy address these issues. open slab'sorting ano nerms are hardiy a containment poiicygiven the ground water and wind in tfris corridor. At the very least a structure should be built tocontain any and all materiat including hazardous materials *ni"n *itt inevitably end up at thisoperation' There are similar operati6ns in existence in rri vattey that could be used as models.
Adding construction waste Transfer station, as a special review use to the L-1 Light lndust rial zonewithout research and further stuoy wouio-be premature based on the inadequacy of this apptication. Aconstruction waste tran-sfer slation is large in scope and-has ;;;y negative impacts of which it is thecounty's responsibility and obligation to trr" ,"grl.tions in piace prior to approving this type of use.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
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