Blue Mountain Minerals Conditional Use Permit CUP 13-002 and Reclamation Plan RP13-001
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Summary
SCH Number
2013082018
Lead Agency
Tuolumne County
Document Title
Blue Mountain Minerals Conditional Use Permit CUP 13-002 and Reclamation Plan RP13-001
Document Type
NOD - Notice of Determination
Received
Posted
9/2/2015
Present Land Use
Various
Document Description
1. Certification of the EIR for the Blue Mountain Minerals Agricultural Fill Revision Project and its associated entitlements described below and approval of the Mitigation Monitoring Program prepared in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act.
2. Conditional Use Permit CUP13-002 to amend Conditional Use Permit 02CUP-56 to expand the existing Blue Mountain Minerals quarry site from 309+/- acres to 336+/- acres by expanding the 48-acre Agricultural Fill area by approximately 27 acres to achieve an approximately 75-acre Agricultural Fill area, on a site zoned AE-37 (Exclusive Agricultural, 37 acre min), AE:37:AIR (Exclusive Agricultural, 37 acre min: Airport Combining) and O-1:AIR (Open Space - 1: Airport Combining) under Title 17 of the Tuolumne County Ordinance Code.
3. Reclamation Plan RP13-001 to amend Reclamation Plan 02REC-01 to:
A. Revise the mining pit phasing to allow for more flexibility in mining due to changing market conditions;
B. Reconfigure the existing Agricultural Fill area and expand it by 27+/- acres;
C. Revise tree and shrub replacement ratios in the approved revegetation plan based on current studies, and
D. Revise the approved revegetation plan to accommodate the changes to the mining pit development, and the proposed fill area.
Contact Information
Name
Bev Shane
Agency Name
Tuolumne County
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
Sonora
Counties
Tuolumne
Cross Streets
Marble Quarry Rd and Parrotts Ferry Road
Total Acres
348.7
Parcel #
Various
Airports
Columbia
Schools
Columbia ES
Waterways
Stanislaus River and South Fork Stanislaus River
Township
2N
Range
14E
Section
2/3
Base
MDB&M
Other Location Info
Columbia
Notice of Determination
Approving Agency
Tuolumne County Planning Commission
Approving Agency Role
Lead Agency
Approved On
Determinations
(1) The project will have a significant impact on the environment
No
(2a) An Environmental Impact Report was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
(2b) A Mitigated or a Negative Declaration was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(2c) An other document type was prepared for this project pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
No
(3) Mitigated measures were made a condition of the approval of the project
Yes
(4) A mitigation reporting or monitoring plan was adopted for this project
N/A
(5) A Statement of Overriding Considerations was adopted for this project
No
(6) Findings were made pursuant to the provisions of CEQA
Yes
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