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APPEAL OF LESTER AND ROBERTA RAINES QUARRY EXCAVATION APPLICATION NO. QX-90-1 OF CLAUDE C. WOOD CO. Planning Commission as Conditions of Approval which must be complied with prior to the initiation of extraction operations. The Air Pollution Control District, through its review responsibility for the Dust Control Plan, must approve the use of all dust suppressants prior to their placement on the site. 5. Appeal Statement: "An existing operational quarry at the base of the bluff, immediately adjacent to Clements, will most certainly have its effect on devaluation of properties and the type of future development in the town of Clements. " Response: The EIR's analysis of land use and compatibility issues indicated that the approval of this project would not result in any significant land use conflicts, subject to meeting identified mitigation measures. The appellant' s statement does not substantiate the contention that property values will decrease as a result of the quarry' s operation. 6. Appeal Statement: The appellants indicate that the project should be denied because the following questions were not answered: "Where will the material come from to replace the materials removed to restore the property to its original topographical contour; and will they restore it in a reasonable amount of time?" Response: Neither the Planning Title nor the Conditions of Approval require the property to be restored to its original contour following excavation. Rather, the site must be rehabilitated for agricultural use and the topsoil replaced following excavation. The rehabilitation of the site will occur in two phases: temporary rehabilitation and revegetation will take place following the excavation of each "strip" and final rehabilitation, contouring and return to agricultural use at the completion of each five-year phase. 7 . Appeal Statement: The appellants state that the quarry should not have been BOS LETTER PAGE 4