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Thursday,December 12,200212:03 PM�y Towers RE Services209b24WVZ <br />� K <br /> December 12,2002 <br /> San Joaquin Planning Commission <br /> CIO Jennifer Jolley <br /> 1810 E. Hazelton Ave. <br /> Stockton,CA 95205 <br /> RE: Site Approval,Koster Road—PA-0200306 <br /> Honorable Commission Members: <br /> Thank you for your time and efforts in consideration of the matter of my site our approval <br /> request_ The main point of consideration of this Project eel whether or not it will ince rf e�' 'O ith <br /> j re <br /> the extraction of mineral resources from the property- y, <br /> reasons. <br /> 1. This land was sold as excess right-of-way associated with the construction of the <br /> Delta-Mendota Canal. As such it contains deed restricting the removal of mineral <br /> resources from the property. In March of 2000,I requested this restriction be <br /> removed. As evidenced by the attached letter of March 24,2000, The retention <br /> ! of mineral rights by the United States in this case would also limit the subsurface <br /> acitivities,the request to remove or modify the mineral reservation cannot be <br /> � accommodated." <br /> 2. Even if you could get past this limitation, the setback that would be required leaves <br /> little of the property eligible for excavation. The United States Department of the <br /> Interior in their 1993 correspondence relative to a Granite Construction proposal for a <br /> quarry on the east side of the canal requests a 100' setback from their right-of-way- <br /> Combined with the 25' setback from properly lines,the potential surface level <br /> footprint of the excavation would be as follows: <br /> Parcel i-less than 10,000 sq-ft <br /> Parcel 2-approximately 4.68 ac_ <br /> Parcel 3-approximately 6.16 ac. <br /> Further restrictions of I:i slope requirements from property lines(S.I Development <br /> 1 Title 9-1415.3 (k)(4))limit the depth of excavation to 0' (as in you can dig at al!)at <br /> the north end of the potential foot print of excavation 137' at the south end. Further <br /> restrictions of operational consideration such as roads,ponds,structures would also <br /> apply <br /> I will make other points at tonight's hearing,but please take a moment to look at the <br /> letters prior to the hearing. <br /> k <br /> Sincerely, �s <br /> Roger Towers <br /> 3 <br /> 4 <br />