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<br />This provision is not' applicable because Lane County has not established a lower threshold for
<br />significance, than Subsection '(8) above. . . '. ' . '
<br />(c) The. aggregate site is on an inventory of significant aggregate sites in an acknowledged. plan on
<br />S~ptem'ber J, 1996. . . ,
<br />Thi~' 'provision is not' applicable beCause 'the expansion site has not been .included on the
<br />inventory of significant aggregate site~ of the Metro Plan. .
<br />(4) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this section, except for an expansion area of an existing site
<br />if the o~rator' of the exlsti~g site on. March 1, ,1996 had a", eltforceable property ,interest in' the
<br />expansion area. on th~t date, an. aggregate site is ~ot signiflcantif the. criteria in either paragraphs (..4)
<br />or ,(B) of this, sublectlon apply: " ' " ,
<br />(4) More than' 35 percent of the prop~sed mining area consists of soil classified as Class I
<br />soils 011 Natural Resource a~d Conae~ation Service (NRCS) maps. on June 11, 2004,' or
<br />This provisio~ is not applicable because.there are no Qasa I soils on'the site.
<br />(B) More than ,3j,per~ent of.the proposed ",llIing area consists 011011 classified as Class II
<br />or of a combination of Class II and elliss 1 or Unique soil on ~RCS maps ~Ilable 0" June
<br />II, 2004, unless ihe average thickness of the aggregate layer withili the mining'area exceeds:
<br />': (I) 60 fe~t-In Washi~gton, Multrr~~h, !rIarlon, Columb/~ and Lane counti~,. :. '
<br />Due to 0 the percentage of Class n classification Osoi~t the, aggregate site caDnot.. ~
<br />: considered significant: unless : the average'thicknC$s of ,the aggrepte'layer within the.
<br />mining area exceeds 60 feet in Lane CountY. "Thickness of aggregate layer" is defined,
<br />above ~ "the depth of the w~ter-lain deposit afland, sto",es, . and pebbles of sand-sized
<br />fraction or larger:, .minus the dept~ of ~heo topsoil and nonaggregate QVerburden. ~'. The
<br />applicairts' report concludes that the average cumulative width'of,the aggregate layer is
<br />, .' ?O.S,feet with a ~~ overburden of 4 feet. B8$Cd upOn the evidence in the tecord,
<br />it appears to ,staff that the applicant bas demonstrat~ that there. exists a "significanf'
<br />. M~ ;'& AggregateO ResourCe at the ~ite.
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<br />.'The Lane' COUDty Plamdni Comml.li~D voted 4-2tllat .th~ ..mpliDg method for the ,quality
<br />aDalyd. 8f the aggregate ",a. Inadequate to detenulDeO IlgalflcaDee of the. resource. ThIs vote ~
<br />the bdtRl basis ~or the tane County P_DDlDa Comasloa reeommeil4atloD to. d~DY the
<br />.pp~~o~. 0' , '
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<br />o The, Eugene .PlaDDlDg C~IIUDII.l~. vo'ed 3-2 that the appHeaDt ha. 'demoDltratefl tlaere' eDltl a
<br />"1IpIfleaDt~ MlIleral ~,Aareg~~e Resource ~t tile site aDd .e ualylls of potential' eo~ets
<br />, uDder Step.3 witIl eondltlon. to Difnf,..f~ tho.e eoidJidl proposed by the .pplleant Is wUranted.
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<br />. .The PlaaDlng COmmlslloDs proeeeded Jointly 'to develop a ,recommendation for their eleeted
<br />, .offidals under Step 3.
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<br />STEP 3: MINIMIZE CONFLICTS,
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<br />OAR 660-023-180(5): :Fqr a PAPA applicationinvolv,ingOan aggregate site determin.ed to be significant
<br />under section (3) of this rule, the process for this decision is set out in subsections (a) through (g) of
<br />this s~ction. . ,
<br />(a) The"local government shall determine an impact area for the.purpos~. of identi,hing conflicts with
<br />" . ,propose4 mining and process!ng activities. ,The impqct area shall.be large oeno,ugh to inclUde uses, '
<br />o listed in subsection, (b) of ~his section and shallobe limited to 1,500 feet from the boundaries of the
<br />mining area, except whe~' factual information: indicates' significant pot~ntial conflicts beyond thiS
<br />distance. For a proposed 'expansion of an existing aggregate site, the impact area shall be measured
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<br />" . ,B~Counci1 Hearins,:,:,ordioaDccoNo. PA 1238
<br />~Ienda ~ver Memo .
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<br />. Petta Sind & Gravel BxplDiion
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