Granite Mine Expansion Project
6 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2007031146
Lead Agency
City of Twentynine Palms
Document Title
Granite Mine Expansion Project
Document Type
FIN - Final Document
Received
Present Land Use
Community Industrial (CI) and Rural Living
Document Description
The proposed project would expand the Twentynin Palms Sand and Gravel Surface Mining Facility from 113.5 acres to 469.5 acres. The proposed project affects 356 acres and includes a request for a General Plan Amendmentm and rezoning of 320 acres from RL 2.5, Rural Living, to CI, Community Industrial. Approximately 1/2 of the project site (178 acres) would be actively mined incrementally in planned phases, while the other half would be set aside for permanent wildlife habitat conservation. Mining currently takes place at the existing facility at an estimated annual rate of 330,000 tons per year and would increase to 450,000 tons per year by mining the additional 178 acres. Reclamation would be unirrigated open space, retention basin for flood control and habitat. The project requires a Statutory Development Agreement, Conditional Use Permit, and Reclamation Plan.
Contact Information
Name
Charles La Claire
Agency Name
City of Twentynine Palms
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Coordinates
Cities
Twentynine Palms
Counties
San Bernardino
Cross Streets
Twentynine Palms Highway (Highway 62)
Zip
92277
Total Acres
356
Parcel #
591-301-004 005; 591-341-001, 006, 007, 008
State Highways
62
Waterways
No
Township
1S
Range
9E
Section
1, 6
Base
SBB&M
Notice of Completion
Development Types
Mining (Mineral Sand and Gravel)
Local Actions
General Plan Amendment, Rezone, Use Permit, Reclamation Plan, Statutory Development Agreement
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Biological Resources, Cultural Resources, Cumulative Effects, Drainage/Absorption, Flood Plain/Flooding, Geology/Soils, Growth Inducement, Hazards & Hazardous Materials, Hydrology/Water Quality, Land Use/Planning, Mineral Resources, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Septic System, Transportation, Vegetation, Wetland/Riparian
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