<br />(II) , "~..n._ ",ourc(~" are naturally occurring concentrations of stone, rock, sand and gravel,
<br />decomposed granite, limestone, pumice,' cinders, and other ,naturally occurring solid materials
<br />. commonly used. in road building or other consiruction.
<br />, (b) "Connlelln. use" is a use or activity/hat is' subject to land use regulations and that would ,
<br />interfere with, or be adversely affected by, mining or proceSsing activities at a significant mineral or
<br />aggr~gate resource site as specified in sub$ection (5) (b) and section (7) of this rule. .
<br />(e) "BxDIIlI8lDn Arell" is an aggregate mining area contiguous to IIn existing site,
<br />(4) "Fllf1II.lalUl"means land planned and'zonedfor exclusive farm .use pursuant 'to Goal3 and OAR
<br />chapter 660, division (J33. " . . . .
<br />(e) . "Mlnln(" is the extraction and processing of mineral or aggregate resoUrces, as defined in ORB
<br />215.29~(3)for farm!.and, and in ORS 517. 750for land other thanfarm/and.
<br />ORS 21 S.298 (3) Mlnlngln exc/usIN./arm ".e :'oM: ""'4 use' permit. For purposes of ORB
<br />215.213(2) and ORB 215.283 (2) and tbis section, "mining" includes all or any part of the proceas
<br />of mining by the removal of overburden' and the extraction oj natural mineral dePOSits' thereby
<br />, exposed by, any 'method including open-pit mining oPerations, auger mining operations,
<br />processing, surface impacts of underground mining, production, of surface mining refuse and the
<br />. construction of adjacent or off-site bon-ow pits except those constructed for use as. access roads. .
<br />'.'Mining'~ ..does not include excavations of sand, gravel, clay,. rocle or other similar miltertals
<br />cond~ by II: 'landowner or tenailtori the landowner or tenlUlta' property for the primary ,
<br />pufpose of reconstniction or1Mintenance of access roads and excavationdor grading operations
<br />conducted in the process of farming, or cemetery operations, on-sit~. road construction .01' other
<br />on-site construction or on 'surface impacts. of underground mines
<br />, . (/) "MWmk4. II conflict" means tq reduce an identified co"pi{;tto a level thai Is no longer significant.
<br />For those typeS of co"picts addressed by local, 'slateor federill standards (such as the Department of
<br />Environmental QUality standlJrdsfor noise and dust levels), to "minimize aco"plct"'mea1ls to ensure
<br />, . co1iformance t() tile applicable standard. . , . . .
<br />(g) "MInlnit _a" is the area of a site. within which mining is permltt~d or proposed, excluding
<br />undistur.l:!ed buffer.are~ or tireas on a parcel where mining is 1I0t aUthorized. .
<br />(h) "Prtitect" means to' adopt land use regulations for a signiftcant mineral or aggregate site in order .
<br />to authorize mining of the site. For purposes of subsection (2)(d) of this rule, , ~'protect" also means to
<br />limit or pro~ibit new. co"picting. f:lSU Withi'J the .impact a~a' (Jf the site and to limit. or prohibit new
<br />conj/icting uses within the impact area of the site., . ' .
<br />(I) "Thlclmaa Df the um~..ltwer" means. the depth" of.the water-!aln deposit of sand; stones, and
<br />" JJl!bblea of sand-sized fraction or larger, minus the. depth of the topsoU and.nonaggregate overburden.
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<br />Acronvms: .
<br />AASBTO -Ainerican Association of State IDghway and T~rtation Officials
<br />ASTM - American Soei<<}' for Testing and Materials
<br />ESEE ~ BnvirOmn~tal, Social, Economic' and Energy (a type o( analysis)
<br />LRAP A .~ Lane Regional.Air"Protection Authority .
<br />PAPA - Post Acknowledgement Plan Alnendment
<br />SCRO - Santa .Clara R~idents OrgaDization "
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<br />. . B. Backgro~~
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<br />On August 11, 2005, an :application was received to amend the Metro Plan Goal 5 Inventory of
<br />Significant Mineral and Aggregate Sites to include the subj~, pfoperty and designate it in the Metro
<br />. Plan fornUning, The application'is a ~'Post.Acknowledgemen.t Plan Amendment" (PAPA) for gravel
<br />. extracti on. , Statewide Planning Goal 5 was amended on June 14, .1996, and became effective
<br />September 1, 1996. Oregon Administrative Rule 660, Division 23 was also amended in 1996, and was
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<br />t BoaidICouncil Hearing - Ordinance No.' P A 1218' _
<br />Agenda Cover Memo
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<br />. Delta Sand & Oravel Expansion .
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