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SPECIAL USE PERMIT
for
EnCana Oil and Gas (USA) Inc.
9 -Acre Tract described as SW 1/ of the
SW r/ of Section 30, Township 5 South,
Range 95 West, 6th P.M.
Parcel Number: 213527300015
In accordance with and pursuant to the provisions of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution
of 1978, as amended, and Resolution No. 2007 - 44 of the Board of County
Commissioners of Garfield County, State of Colorado, hereby authorizes, by Special Use
Permit, the following activity:
"PROCESSING AND MATERIAL HANDLING OF
NATURAL RESOURCES"
CONCERNING AN EXPANSION OF THE "MIDDLE
FORD NATURAL GAS -COMPRESSOR STATION"
LOCATED .-WITHIN _THE_NORTHPARACHUTE _RANCH
The Special Use Permit is issued subject to the conditions set forth in the above-mentioned
resolution, and shall be valid only during compliance with such conditions and other
applicable provisions of the Garfield County Zoning Resolution, Subdivision Regulations,
Building Code, and other re_ ations of the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield
County, Colorado.
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STATE OF COLORADO )
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County of Garfield )
ting t� Board f� y r for Garfield County, Colorado,
At a regularli�F,el.u1 of the Gar of County 4GtiuueSSiOners v iaeau �.o'�iu�
held in the Commissioners' Meeting Room, Garfield County Courthouse, in Glenwood Springs on,
Monday, the 21st day of May A.D. 2007, there were present:
John Martin , Commissioner Chairman
Larry McCown , Commissioner
Tresi Haupt , Commissioner
Carolyn Dahlgren , Deputy County Attorney
Jean Alberico , Clerk of the Board
Ed Green , County Manager
when the following proceedings, among others were had. and done, to -wit:
RESOLUTION NO. 2007-44
A RESOLUTION CONCERNED WITH THE APPROVAL OF A SPECIAL USE
PERMIT FOR PROCESSING AND MATERIAL HANDLING OF NATURAL
RESOURCES FOR EXPANSION OF THE "MIDDLE FORK NATURAL GAS
COMPRESSOR STATION" LOCATED AT THE NORTH PARACHUTE RANCH AND
WITHIN A PROPERTY OWNED BY ENCANA OIL AND GAS (USA), INC, GARFIELD
COUNTY
PARCEL NO# 213527300015
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado, received a
Special Use Permit (SUP) request for "Processing and -Material -Handling of Natural Resv i ccs"
submitted by Encana Oil and Gas USA, Inc to construct a natural gas compressor station (hereinafter
"Compressor") located at the North Parachute Ranch; and
WHEREAS, the Compressor is to be located a 9 -acre portion of the 27,000 -acre property
owned by Encana Oil & Gas USA, Inc located at the end of County Road 215 north of Parachute,
CO which is also formerly known as the old UNOCAL property and presently called the North
Parachute Ranch; and
WIIERERAS, the subject property is zoned Resource Lands (Gentle Slopes & Lower Valley
Floor) where such use is permitted as a Special Use; and
WHEREAS, the Compressor will serve as a collector point where gathered natural gas is.
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sent for dehydration and compression of gas collected in the North Parachute Ranch; once
compressed, the natural gas is delivered to a higher pressure system and transported to a location
where it is conditioned for sales; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners opened a public hearing on the 21s7. day
of May, 2007 upon the question of whether the above-described SUP should be granted or denied,
during which hearing the public and interested persons were given the opportunity to express their
opinions regarding the issuance of said SUP; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners closed the public hearing on the 21St day
of May, 2007 to make a final decision; and
WHEREAS, the Board on the basis of substantial competent evidence produced at the
aforementioned hearing, has made the following determination of fact as listed below:
1. Proper posting and public notice was provided as required for the meeting before the
Board of County Commissioners.
2. The meeting before the Board of County Commissioners was extensive and
complete, that all pertinent facts, matters and issues were submitted and that all interested
parties were heard at that meeting.
3. The above stated and other reasons, the proposed special use permit has been
determined to be in the best interest of the health, safety, morals, convenience, order,
prosperity and welfare of the citizens of Garfield County.
4. The application has met the requirements of Special Use (Sections 5:03, 5:03:07,
5:03.08 and 9:03) the Garfield County Zoning Resolution of 1978, as amended.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield
County, Colorado, that a Special Use Permit for Processing and Material Handling of Natural
Resources for a property owned by EnCana Oil and Gas (USA), Inc. is hereby approved subject to
compliance with all of the following specific conditions:
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 the Applicant shall comply with the fire protection provisions included in the rules and
regulations of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (COGCC) and the
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international Fire Code as the Code pertains to the operation of this facility.
4. Volume of sound generated shall comply with the standards set forth in the Colorado
Revised Statutes.
5. Vibration generated: the Compressor shall be so operated that the ground vibration
inherently and recurrently generated is not perceptible, without instruments, at any point
of any boundary line of the property on which the use is located.
6. Emissions of smoke and particulate matter: the Compressor shall be so operated so as to
comply with all Federal, State and County air quality laws, regulations and standards.
7. Emission of heat, glare, radiation and fumes: the Compressor shall be so operated that it
does not emit heat, glare, radiation or fumes which substantially interfere with the
existing use of adjoining property or which constitutes a public nuisance or hazard
Flaring of gases, aircraft warning 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.
8. Any storage area for uses not associated with natural resources shall not exceed ten (10)
acres in size.
9. Any lighting of storage area shall be pointed downward and inward to the property center
and shaded to prevent direct reflection on adjacent property.
10. 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 bemet
before operation of the facilities may begin.
11. That all proper building permits are obtained for the structures associated with the operation
of the Compressor prior to the issuance of a Special Use Permit.
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Upon motion duly made and seconded the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the
following vote:
COMMISSIONER CHAIR JOHN F. MARTIN , Aye
COMMISSIONER LARRY L. MCCOWN , Aye
COMMISSIONER i'i J Si HOUPT , Aye
STATE OF COLORADO
County of Garfield
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I, , County Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the Board of
County Commissioners, in and for the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that the annexed
and foregoing Resolution is truly copied from the Records of the Proceeding of the Board of County
Commissioners for said Garfield County, now in my office.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said County,
at Glenwood Springs, this day of , A.D. 20
County Clerk and ex -officio Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners
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