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Department of Community Development
Reference: Boardwalk Pipeline (Weld County Road 6 1/4) - Conditional Use Permit
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Marv Falconburg, AICP, Assistant City Manager for Development
Holly Prather, AICP, Community Development Director
Prepared By: Lauren Simmons, AICP, Senior Planner
Date Presented: August 15, 2017
PURPOSE
This Conditional Use Permit application for a sixteen (16) inch natural gas pipeline (the "Pipeline") in north Brighton, along the right-of-way for Weld County Road 6 1/4, is being brought before the City Council for review. The applicant is Discovery DJ Services, LLC. Per Section 17-8-60 of the City of Brighton Land Use and Development Code, an application seeking a Conditional Use Permit must be presented before the City Council at a public hearing. Following the public hearing, Council shall provide by resolution an approval or denial of the request, including conditions specific to the application.
BACKGROUND
The Pipeline is being proposed to cross through land over which the City of Brighton has jurisdiction. The Pipeline will be constructed within the right-of-way for Weld County Road 6 1/4 and on private property between Weld County Road 27 and Weld County Road 29 (the "Pipeline Property"). The Pipeline Property is currently zoned I-1 and I-2.
The Pipeline will be buried a minimum of forty-eight (48) inches below grade, even though the Federal regulations only require thirty-six (36) inches. At all road crossings, the depth will drop to at least sixty (60) inches.
The applicant has the responsibility for acquiring all of the necessary temporary and permanent easements for construction of the Pipeline and for traffic control during construction. It is also responsible for returning any disturbed land to its natural state following construction.
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