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Public Hearing to consider Extension No. 1 of Reclamation Plan No. RP-97-02 for the Nelson Hill Quarry located off Cordelia Road adjacent to the boundaries of Fairfield on Assessor's Parcel Numbers 0044-230-030 and 0044-240-050. (Project Planner: Karen Avery) Staff Recommendation: Approve the extension
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RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Planning Commission:
1. Adopt the attached Daft Resolution and Approve Extension No. 1 of the Interim Management Plan for Reclamation Plan RP-97-02; subject to the findings and recommended conditions of approval.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The quarry is located on property owned by the Nelson Family Living Trust located off Cordelia Road along the boundaries of Fairfield. The operator, Oliver de Silva Inc. has been operating a surface mine on the site for a number of years but due to economics in 2013 requested an Interim Management Plan pursuant to Section 2770 of the State Surface Mining and Reclamation Act (SMARA). This Interim Management Plan (IMP) was approved by the Planning Commission on October 3, 2013. The applicant is requesting a five-year extension of the IMP which will remain in effect from 2018-2023 or until such time the mine reactivates prior to October 3, 2023.
ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS:
Review and approval of an Interim Management Plan is not considered a project for the purposes of the California Environmental Quality Act.
PROPERTY INFORMATION:
A. Applicant:
Oliver de Silva, Inc.
Attn: Alan French
11555 Dublin Boulevard
Dublin, CA 94568
Owner:
W & D Nelson Family Living Trust
F & P Nelson Family Living Trust
2435 Cordelia Road
Suisun City, CA 94585
B. General Plan Land Use Designation/Zoning:
General Plan: Urban Project Area Agricultural (UPA)
Zoning: Agricultural Suisun Valley (A-SV-20)
C. Existing Use: Idle mine
D. Adjacent Zoning and Uses:
North: City of Fairfield - Interstate 80
South: City of Fairfield - Recrea...
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