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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSurface Mine Site Release - KimbleDeschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 - Fax (541) 385-3202 - www.deschutes.org AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board Business Meeting of May 14, 2008 Use "tab" to move between fields, and use as much space as necessary within each field. Do not leave any fields incomplete. Agenda requests & backup must be submitted to the Board Secretary no later than noon of the Wednesday prior to the meeting to be included on the agenda. DATE: May 2, 2008 TO: Deschutes County Board of Commissioners FROM: Chris Bedsaul TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: Consideration of Signature for Document No. 2008-229 regarding a request by Harris Kimble and CLR, Inc. for the release of a previously recorded "Development Agreement" for Surface Mine Site 294. PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? NO. BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: The Development Agreement was required as a conditional of approval for SP -91-163 that approved surface mining activities on a site called "Klippel Acres" or the Klippel Pit. The site is located on Johnson Road, Tax Lot 817 on Assessors Map 17-11-13. Subsequently, mining activities ceased, the site was reclaimed and the owner applied to rezone the property from Surface Mining to Rural Residential. The Deschutes County Hearings Officer held a public hearing on July 24, 2007 for PA07- 2 and ZCO7-2 for a request by Harris Kimble to approve a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment of the property from Surface Mine to Rural Residential (Exception Area), Zone change of the subject property from SM to RR -10 and removal of surface mining site number 294 from the Goal 5 Inventory — Mineral and Aggregate. The Board held a de novo public hearing on January 7, 2008 as required by DCC 22.28.030(C). The Board approved the request and adopted Ordinance No.s 2008-001, 2008-006, 2008-009 and 2008-010. The Ordinances were adopted by the Board on February 6, 2008 and the effective date of the signed Ordinances was May 6, 2008. There are no policy implications. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: NONE. RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED: The Board of County Commissioners approve and sign Document No. 2008-229 ATTENDANCE: Chris Bedsaul DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS: Copy of any signed Documents to Chris Bedsaul Community Development Department Planning Division Building Safety Division Environmental Health Division 117 NW Lafayette Avenue Bend Oregon 97701-1925 (541)388-6575 FAX (541)385-1764 http://www.co.deschutes.or.us/cdd/ MEMORANDUM May 2, 2008 To: Deschutes Board of County Commissioners From: Chris Bedsaul, Associate Planner Subject: Release of Recorded Development Agreement Document No. 2008-229 Request: Harris Kimble and CLR, Inc. request a release from the terms and conditions of a surface mining development agreement that has expired. BACKGROUND The Development Agreement was required as a conditional of approval for SP -91-163 that approved surface mining activities on a site called "Klippel Acres" or the Klippel Pit. The site is located on Johnson Road, Tax Lot 817 on Assessors Map 17-11-13. Subsequently, mining activities ceased, the site was reclaimed and the owner applied to rezone the property from Surface Mining to Rural Residential. The Deschutes County Hearings Officer held a public hearing on July 24, 2007 for PA07-2 and ZCO7-2 for a request by Harris Kimble to approve a Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment of the property from Surface Mine to Rural Residential (Exception Area), Zone change of the subject property from SM to RR -10 and removal of surface mining site number 294 from the Goal 5 Inventory — Mineral and Aggregate. The Board held a de novo public hearing on January 7, 2008 as required by DCC 22.28.030(C). The Board approved the request and adopted Ordinance No.s 2008-001, 2008-006, 2008-009 and 2008-010. The Ordinances were adopted by the Board on February 6, 2008 and the effective date of the signed Ordinances was May 6, 2008. The adoption of the Ordinances by the Board impliedly made the previously recorded development agreement no longer effective or necessary. All Surface Mining activity has been terminated and full reclamation of the site was completed in 2005 in all areas where the mineral resource existed and where mining was authorized by the permit. The property owner will retain existing water rights on the property until September 27, 2010 in accordance with permit Conditional Approval 1.E. RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends the Board approve the "Release of Recorded Development Agreement" for SP -91-163 and sign Document No. 2008-229 Quality Services Performed with Pride REVIEWED LEGAL COUNSEL After recording return to: For Recording Stamp Only Harris Kimble 63560 Johnson Market Road Bend, OR 97701 RELEASE OF RECORDED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. DESCHUTES COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, releases that Development Agreement recorded on July 26, 1993 in the Deschutes County deed records at book 306, page 1806 with the exception of Condition of Final Approval 1.E on page 4 of the Development Agreement. That condition shall remain in full force and effect under the conditions of this release. Consideration for this release: $0. The above described development agreement was entered into between Deschutes County and CLR, Inc. for the purpose of securing the completion of improvements and enforcing conditions of approval directly related to surface mining activities on the encumbered property for Deschutes County permit File Number SP -91-163. The surface mining activities authorized by that permit have been completed, the property has been reclaimed and the zoning classification of the property has changed to a zoning district that prohibits further mining of the site under the authority of SP -91-163. In order to allow uses allowed under the current zoning classification to occur on the subject property, the Board of County Commissioners ("Board") releases the subject property from all of the provisions of the Development Agreement except Condition 1.E described above. Condition 1.E shall be released without further action on the part of the Board or the property owner on September 27, 2010. Dated this of , 2008 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ATTEST: Recording Secretary STATE OF OREGON County of Deschutes ) ss. DENNIS R. LUKE, CHAIR TAMMY (BANEY) MELTON, VICE -CHAIR MICHAEL M. DALY, COMMISSIONER Before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared DENNIS R. LUKE, TAMMY (BANEY) MELTON, and MICHAEL M. DALY and the above-named Board of County Commissioners of Deschutes County, Oregon and acknowledged the foregoing instrument on behalf of Deschutes County, Oregon. DATED this day of , 2008. Notary Public for Oregon My Commission Expires: Document 2008-229 (5-14-08) LIZ Fi4 NCYE1 , ATTORNEY r,^R 2 0 2008 April 23, 2008 VIA HAND DELIVERY KEVIN HARRISON SENIOR PLANNER DESCHUTES COUNTY 117 NW LAFAYETTE AVENUE BEND, OREGON 97701 BY: Liz Fancher Kristen G Williams, Associate Sue Stinson, Paralegal &YIVED I APR 2 4 2008 DELIM BY: Re: Surface Mine Site 294 - Tax Lots 817, 819, 820, 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826 and 827; Assessor's Map 17-11-13. I am writing on behalf of my client, Harris Kimble to request a release from the terms and conditions of a development agreement that has expired. CLR, Inc., an owner of a part of the property bound by the development agreement, joins in this request.' The agreement has expired because it is valid during the life of the land use permit. The land use permit is no longer in effect and has been impliedly revoked by the County when it recently rezoned the property. By the terms of the agreement, the agreement has expired and may be released by the County. We discussed this matter in a meeting with you on January 24, 2008. You suggested that I write you a letter that explains the request. The land use permit in question is a site plan permit to operate a surface mine on property formerly known as Surface Mine Site 294. The mining activity authorized by the site plan permit has been completed in all areas of the site where mineral resources existed and where mining was authorized by the permit. The site was been reclaimed to DOGAMI standards by 2005. In 2008, the County applied a zoning and comprehensive plan designation of Rural Residential/Goal Exception Area to the property at the request of Mr. Kimble and CLR, Inc., the owners of Surface Mine Site 294. Under this set of circumstances, no further mining under the authority of the permit is allowed. The development agreement in question is a development agreement between Deschutes County and CLR, Inc. that is dated July 14, 1993 (the "Agreement"). The Agreement is recorded as document number 1993-025243 in book 306 at page 1806 of the records of the Deschutes County Clerk. The Agreement was recorded on July 26, 1993. A copy of the Agreement is enclosed with this letter as Exhibit B. 1 A copy of CLR, Inc.'s agreement to join in this request is enclosed with this letter as Exhibit A. 644 NW BROADWAY STREET • BEND, OREGON • 97701 PHONE: 541-385-3067 • FAX: 541-385-3076 — 2 — April 23, 2008 The Agreement accompanies a land use permit approval, SP -91-163 — an approval to allow surface mining on at a site called "Klippel Acres" or the Klippel Pit located on Johnson Road, Tax Lot 817 on Assessor's Map 17-11-13. Specifically, the scope of the Agreement is limited to certain improvements required as conditions of approval of SP - 91 -163. The provision that authorizes a release is found on page 3 of the Agreement. A release is appropriate for the following reasons: 1. The Agreement is limited in scope to directly relate to surface mining activities on the property. As mining activities ceased in 2004, the property was reclaimed in 2005 and the property has now been rezoned for rural residential uses, the Agreement is no longer necessary. 2. The Agreement requires the property owners to file an application to rezone the property after the site is reclaimed. This has been completed, as discussed above. One condition of approval of the site plan approval was written to apply for a period of five years after the conclusion of surface mining. This condition requires: "[t]hat water rights stay on the property and be put to beneficial use for at least five years after the surface mining operation." The surface mining operation ceased in 2004. DOGAMI closed the file on September 27, 2005. Five years from the date that DOGAMI closed the file will be September 27, 2010. Mr. Kimble is willing to agree that this condition of approval remain in effect until September 27, 2010. This condition can be preserved by the inclusion of language in the release of the Agreement that says that the property owner remains bound by Condition of Approval 1.E. until September 27, 2010 but is released from all other conditions of approval of the Agreement. I have enclosed a sample release form that I prepared for signature by the Board of Commissioners as Exhibit C. Please let me know if you need any additional information. Please also advise me how this request will be reviewed, decided and the anticipated time- line for doing so. Thank you for your assistance in handling this matter. Liz Fancher Enc. — 3 Cc: Harris Kimble CLR, Inc. c/o Jerry Curl EXHIBIT .A ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF AGREEMENT TO REQUEST A RELEASE OF RECORDED DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT CLR, Inc., an Oregon Corporation, by its secretary, agrees by signing below to authorize Harris Kimble to request a release of the Development Agreement recorded on July 26, 1993 in Book 306 at Page 1806 of the records of the Deschutes County Clerk. CLR understands that Condition of Final Approval 1.E may be released after all other conditions have been released. CLR, Inc. is the owner of Tax Lot 817 on Assessor's Map 17-11-13. This property was approved for surface mining uses in Deschutes County permit File number SP -91-163. The Development Agreement referenced above was entered into between Deschutes County and CLR, Inc. for the purpose of securing the completion of improvements and enforcing conditions of approval directly related to surface mining activities on the encumbered property for Deschutes County permit File number SP -91-163. As surface mining activity has ceased on the property and the property was recently changed so that all of the property being mined is now designated Rural Residential/Goal Exception Area, I request that the development agreement be released as requested by Harris Kimble. CLR, INC. BY: Da e EXHIBIT B DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT 'REVIEWED -- g tArk LEGAL COUNSEL. THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into by and between Deschutes County, a political subdivision of the State of Oregon, hereinafter referred to as "County", and CLR, Inc., Owners, of certain real property described below as evidenced by the Assignment and Conveyance, dated January 2, 1987, as recorded in Volume 139, Page 1026, of Deschutes County Book of Records, (hereinafter referred to as "Developer"), BEND AGGREGATE and PAVING, Inc., an Oregon Corporation (hereinafter referred to as "Operator"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS Developer is the Owner of certain real property described in Exhibit "A", which is attached hereto, and by this reference incorporated herein. (hereinafter the Real Property.) WHEREAS County has granted approval of a land use permit SP -91-163 (hereinafter the land use permit for the above-described real property ) upon the condition that Developer construct and maintain certain requirements as specified therein; now therefore, IT IS HEREBY AGREED by and between the parties, for and in consideration of the mutual covenants and agreements herein as a condition precedent to the granting of final approval or occupancy, as follows: Scope of Agreement. This Agreement shall cover those improvements required to be constructed as a condition of approval of the above -referenced land use permit. Nothing in DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 1 26 MAY 1993 this Agreement shall require Developer to construct any improvements under the land use permit, but if Developer undertakes the construction of buildings, structures, earthen berms or the division of real property under the land use permit, Developer shall be required to complete and maintain all improvements, as defined herein, in accordance with applicable County Ordinances and land use application approvals. Definition of Improvement. As used herein, "improvement" means any private or public facility or service such as roadways, bike paths, accessways, pedestrian walkways, landscape areas, sewage collection and disposal systems, water systems, lighting systems, parking lots, cable utilities, circulation areas, outdoor storage areas, service and delivery areas, outdoor recreation areas, retaining walls, signs and graphics, cut -and -fill areas, buffering and screening measures, street furniture, drainage facilities, or other similar improvements as approved and required in the land use permit. Definition of Permanent Maintenance. As used herein, "permanent maintenance" generally means maintenance of the structures, improvements, and landscaping that are the subject of this Agreement in a manner that will keep such structures, improvements, and landscaping in good repair or good condition and in a condition that is not a hazard to public safety. With respect to landscaping, Developer's obligations shall include, without limitation, continued irrigation of landscaping and, where applicable, pruning of landscaping to guarantee required sight distances and to otherwise protect against hazardous conditions. With respect to drainage facilities, Developer's obligations shall include, without limitation, periodic cleaning of drainage ponds, drywells, or other drainage facilities of obstructions or silt that would limit the performance or effectiveness of drainage facilities. With respect to improvements, such as pavement and sidewalks, Developer's obligations shall include, without limitation, maintenance of the impervious nature of impervious surfaces, maintenance of evenness of surfaces so that such surfaces are not hazardous to the operation of vehicles or use by pedestrians. Construction and Permanent Maintenance. If Developer is required under the land use permit to construct improvements of any kind or to install landscaping or plantings and Developer elects to proceed with development under the permit, Developer agrees: (1) to undertake the construction and landscaping required under the land use permit, as more specifically set forth in the conditions set out herein and in the land use permit; and, (2) in the event that this Agreement and the land use permit do not expire as set forth herein, to the permanent maintenance of required landscaping and improvements. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 2 26 MAY 1993 Enforcement. This Agreement shall be enforceable against any person bound by this Agreement in possession of or having fee title to the property. If any party bound by this Agreement defaults on the obligations set forth herein, the County shall be entitled to enforce this Agreement in equity. The prevailing party at trial or on appeal in any enforcement action shall be entitled to reasonable attorney fees and costs. This provision shall not limit County's rights to use other means provided by law, including but not limited to issuing a civil citation, to enforce the conditions of the land use permit. Authority of Signatories. By their signatures, all signatories to this Agreement signing in a representative capacity certify that they are authorized to sign on behalf of and bind their respective principals. Expiration. This Agreement and the above -referenced land use permit shall expire upon expiration of the land use permitor by the revocation of the land use permit or by the explicit release by the County from this Agreement granted as part of an approval for a change of use of the Real Property. No Partnership. County is not, by virtue of this Agreement, a partner or joint venturer of Developer in connection with activities carried on under this Agreement, and shall have no obligation with respect to Developer's debts or any other liabilities of each and every nature, and is not a guarantor of the Developer, the project, or the work to be performed. Limitations. Should this Agreement violate any constitutional or statutory provision, it shall be void. Persons Bound by Agreement. The original of this Agreement shall be recorded with the Deschutes County Clerk and shall run with the land. It is the intent of the parties that the provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the parties, their successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and assigns, or any other party deriving any right, title or interest or use in or to the Real Property, including any person who holds such interests as security for the payment on any obligation, including the Mortgagee or other secured party in actual possession of the Real Property by foreclosure or otherwise or any person taking title from such security holder. Conditions of Final Approval. The following are the required conditions of final approval for SP -91-163: 1. Developer shall follow and meet all requirements of the ESEE analysis for Site No. 294: A. Allow surface mining activities in accordance with the site operation plan, excluding a crushing operation on-site. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 3 26 MAY 1993 B. The hours of operation are restricted to 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., excluding Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. C. That a winter closure plan be finalized by the owner/operator and ODFW. D. That DEQ noise standards be met. E. That water rights stay on the' property and be put to a beneficial use for at least five years after the surface mining operation. F. That excavation be limited to five acres at any one time with concurrent reclamation. G. That the slope on the reclaimed land be no more than 5:1. H. That the reclaimed land be graded to allow irrigation. I. That vegetative screening be supplied to the greatest extent possible and in the best available manner. J. That Public Works be consulted regarding the cumulative impacts on Johnson Road due to mining activities on the site and other sites. K. That a new access be constructed at the northwest portion of the site. 2. Developer shall meet the following requirements of the County Public Works Department. A. Developer shall obtain an access permit for their point of access on Johnson Road. B. The access to Johnson Road shall be north of the bridge on Johnson Road located in the northeast corner of Township 17 East, Range 11 South, Section 14. C. The haul road leading from the site to Johnson Road shall be paved with a dust free surface for a distance of 200 feet from Johnson Road. D. Developer shall clean up any resource material that is spilled onto Johnson Road from trucks leaving this mining site. 3. Developer shall cover all loaded trucks with a tarp prior to entering Johnson Road. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 4 26 MAY 1993 4. Developer shall keep a water truck on-site during mining operations for control of fugitive dust along on-site haul roads. 5. All dust and noise from the operation must meet DEQ and EPA standards. 6. Developer shall determine the specific combination of mitigation measures for reducing noise levels prior to obtaining a use permit from Deschutes County. 7. Developer shall install "supplied" vegetative screening along the southeastern corner of Area 1 as needed to meet the screening standards described in Section 18.52.110 of the County Code. Vegetation that is planted shall be six feet or higher and spaced no more than six feet apart at the commencement of mining in Area 1. 8. Developer shall request the issuance of a use permit from the Planning Division prior to commencement of any surface mining a activities when it has been determined that all elements of the approved site plan required in preparation for mining have been completed.- ESEE conditions C, J and K and recommended Conditions No. 2(A), 2(C), 6, 7 and 14, 16 and 17 (items IV(C) and (D), specifically) shall be met prior to issuance of the use permit. 9. Developer shall submit a noise analysis prepared by a qualified engineer within 60 days of commencing excavation and hauling operations in Area a to demonstrate that sound levels do not exceed DEQ standards. Additional noise analysis for Area 1 shall be submitted when reclamation occurs, if this does not occur within the initial reporting period. Additional noise analyses shall be submitted in a like manner when excavation, hauling and reclamation activities commence in Area 2. 10. Developer shall complete reclamation activities annually for each area mined in accordance with the reclamation plan approved by DOGAMI, and the applicable provisions of the ESEE analysis. 11. Developer operation 18.52.110 Deschutes shall conduct all aspects of the mining in conformance with the provisions of Section (A -P), General Operations Standards, of the County Code. 12. Developer shall remove all surface mining equipment and related structures from the mining site within thirty (30) days of completion of all mining and reclamation. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 5 26 MAY 1993 13. Developer shall apply to Deschutes County to rezone the subject property after the site has been reclaimed in accordance with the reclamation plan approved by DOGAMI and the County. 14. Developer shall sign and enter into a Development Agreement with Deschutes County to ensure that all elements of the site plan shall be implemented, and conducted as approved. This Development Agreement shall be approved by County Counsel and recorded with the County Clerk prior to issuance of the use permit. 15. If the Hamper well is impacted by declining water levels or reduced yield, the applicant shall be required to mitigate the impact by either deepening the well, upgrading the pump or connecting said residence to the community water system. 16. Developer shall enter into a Road Maintenance Agreement prior to the issuance of a use permit in a form mutually acceptable to the developer and Public Works to address that portion of Johnson. Road north of the site to the Developer's processing plant in Tumalo. 17. Developer shall implement and follow the Klippel Acres Wildlife Mitigation Plan prepared by Glenn R. Adams which has been accepted by ODFW. 18. A screening operation will not be permitted on-site. 19. All truck traffic exiting the site carrying aggregate materials will travel north on Johnson Road to Tumalo for processing at Developer's processing plant. 20. Developer shall operate in conformance with its site plan application including its transportation component except as specifically modified by these conditions of approval. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 6 26 MAY 1993 DATED this i4#; day o ATTEST: Secr tary , 1993. BOARD OCOUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUT COUNTY, OREGON NANCY POP GEN, Commissi '' er 4447clata-- BARRY H. SLAUGHTER, Chairman STATE OF OREGON, County of Deschutes: ss. Before me, a Notary Public personally appeared TOM THROOP, NANCY POPE SCHLANGEN, and BARRY H. SLAUGHTER, the above named Board of County Commissioners of Deschutes County, Oregon, and acknowledged the foregoing ins ument on behalf of Deschutes County, Oregon, this/iii day of , 1993. OFFICIA SEAL ANITA MUTCHIE NOTARY PUBLIC -OREGON COMMISSION NO. 023846 MY COMMISSION EXPIRES APRIL 18, 1997 1 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 26 MAY 1993 7 /z, Notary Public for Oregon My Commission Expires: DATED this / 414day of , 1993. CLR, Inc., an Oregon Corporation BY: J S M. CURL, President STATE of Oregon, County of Deschutes: ss. On this /Aire day of 1993, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public i and for said County and State, personally appeared the within named JAMES M. CURL, President, who is known to me to be the identical individual described in and who executed the within instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same freely and voluntarily on behalf of CLR, Inc., an Oregon Corporation. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year last above written. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT - 8 26 MAY 1993 621e-yL,/ Notary Public for My Commission Expires: t : „ OFFIC`AL SEAL ;,• .- LORFN n R. OLSEN cw:;- R0- _uc •:'j NOT.:.::0( � � - OREGON c::..3.;?: '-10.009333 9 tom-, :'''' .. _ X° ..._.:" SEPT. 4, 1995