Item A: Public Hearing onMetro Plan Amendment (Delta Sand and Gravel)

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. from the perimeter of the propo~ed expansion area rather than the boundaries of the existing aggregate s;t~ and shall not,include the existing. aggregate site. . The 1 SOO ft. impact area is measW'ed from the boundary of the proposed mining expansion area, .and is showtl on ~ps. provided by the applicant on an aerial photo'oase in the .record. Issues of ~ont1ict raised during the Plinning Commission public testimony' and included in the' written .record .are for: dust, noise, groundwater, wetlands & sensitiv~ habitat, traffic, flooding, and . '~8ricultural ~~Ct8. ' Concern for potential impact to an elementary school property outside the 1500' impact area has been raised. in 'E~blt 9 -letter from I.P. Lauch, 41 Facilities MlU18ger. Impacts beyOnd 1500' were raised for groundwater impacts and iinpacts toigricu1tural pr8ctices in: Emlblt 1"~ letter from Kate Perle ExhIbit 18 ~.notes from Kevin Jones oral. testimony. ' . Emlblt 33 - SCRO testhnOny . . Emlblt 3'.- Hydrology-Geology Report by. Mali Kupilas Th.e .Joint PlaJinlDg C4N.JUDIssIou.. deUberated. and eoDJidered wlaether or Dot tbe impact area eneDded beYODd tile 1500' mlDlDaum .u tIley eolillde~ eaell coDfllet 'type'. BothPlaulDg . . eo..........ou fo_d tlaat DODe of the eoDfllets extend bey ODd tile lSOO It. mlDlmUDi Impact area a. measured .from the perimeter of ~e esp.ulo.lite. , ' . . (b) The local government shall de~ne existing or approved land uses within the impact area that.wJll be tidversely affected' by proposed mining' operations and shaU' sPecify the predicted conflicts. For " purposes of thtr section, "approved land uses". are dwellings allo~ed by a residential zone on existing . platted lots and other uses for which conditional or final approvals have. been granted by the local government. . ~proVed land uses within the .1500' impact area consist of low densityresidentiw,aggregatc' prOduction and processing, and agricultural operations. Conflicts were predicted. due to dust, . noise, groundWater, floOding, wetlands and 8grlcu1ture. ... .For determination of conflicts from proPOSed. mining of a significant aggregate, site, the local . go~rnme"t ahalllimit its co~ideratio" to .the following: .. WCo1fllicts due to.nolse, dust. or other discharges with regard to those existing and approVi!d uses . . and associated ~~vities (e.g., houses and schools) that aresenaitive to such discharges,.' . Written submittals and .Qral testimony identUied conflicts .between these existing uses and associated activities primirlty for people living in the adjacent residential neighborhoods that . are sensitive to discharges of dust for health reasons 'and noise as it quality oflif~ conflict~ ' . . . . Conceni about these. issues. are fo1,md in submittals (tom neighboring residents and elaboration ,of these issues are foUnd in testimony provided by SqlQ. e~~. See the following: . Exhlbltll- 8; and Exhibits 10, 12, 14, 15, ~1, 12, .25, 27, 33, 38, 39, 41, and 42. Exhibit C. to this OrdiDance (P A 1138) contaiDs the.coDditions proposed by the appHeant to mbdmlze IdeD.tJfled coDfllets. Both PlaJUung COmmlSsiODl fouDd.there.were eoDtliets . with dust, nolie, groundwater, wetlands and seDsitlve h~bitat, and, agriculture. .The'Lane . COUDty PlaDDbig CommlssJon addltloDaIly Identlfted a ~nt1iet wltll Ooocimg. The "analy.ls of tile lmpaetarea aDd proposed mIQlmI7.atiOD. eoDdItlODl were eoDlidered m. Jomt deUberatioDs. aDd votes takeD for eaell eontUet, s~ diseussloD startiDg o. page 12 of this memo. , '. . .Board/Councit Hearing'- OnIiDance No. P A J 23& .' Agenda Cover Memo . . .Delta Sand. & Gravel Bxpaosion :. , .. '" , '..