Or. Admin. Code § 350-082-0470 - Disposal Sites for Spoil Materials from Public Road Maintenance Activities
(1)
Disposal sites for spoil materials from public road maintenance activities may
be allowed where authorized in specified land use designations and consistent
with the guidelines in sections (2) through (4) below.
(2) Application Requirements. In addition to
other applicable requirements, land use applications for disposal sites shall
include the same information that applicants are required to submit for
expansion of existing quarries and exploration, development (extraction and
excavation), and production of mineral resources in the GMA, including, but not
limited to:
(a) A reclamation plan that
provides at a minimum the following information:
(A) A map of the site, at a scale of one inch
equals 200 feet (1:2,400) or a scale providing greater detail, with 10-foot
contour intervals or less, showing pre-reclamation existing grades and
post-reclamation final grades; locations of topsoil stockpiles for eventual
reclamation use; location of catch basins or similar drainage and erosion
control features employed for the duration of the use; and the location of
storage, processing, and equipment areas employed for the duration of the
use;
(B) Cross-sectional drawings
of the site showing pre- reclamation and post- reclamation grades;
(C) Descriptions of the proposed use, in
terms of estimated quantity and type of material removed, estimated duration of
the use, processing activities, etc.;
(D) Description of drainage and erosion
control features to be employed for the duration of the use; and
(E) A landscaping plan providing for
revegetation consistent with the vegetation patterns of the subject landscape
setting, indicating the species, number, size, and location of plantings for
the final reclaimed grade, as well as a description of irrigation provisions or
other measures necessary to ensure the survival of plantings.
(b) Perspective drawings of the
site as visible from key viewing areas as specified in
350-082-0500(6)(f).
(c) Cultural resource reconnaissance and
historic surveys consistent with
350-082-0620(2)(c)
and
350-082-0620(2)(d).
Disposal sites shall be considered a "large-scale use."
(d) Field surveys to identify sensitive
wildlife sites and rare plants consistent with
350-082-0650(2)
and 350-0820660(2).
(3)
Siting Standard. The proposed disposal site shall only be approved if the
applicant demonstrates it is not practicable to locate the disposal site
outside the National Scenic Area or inside an urban area. At a minimum, the
applicant shall submit a feasibility and suitability analysis that compares the
proposed disposal site to existing or potential disposal sites located both
outside the National Scenic Area and inside an urban area.
(4) Scenic Resource Standards. Disposal sites
shall comply with the same scenic resources protection standards as expansion
of existing quarries and exploration, development (extraction and excavation),
and production of mineral resources in the GMA, including, but not limited to:
(a) Sites more than four miles from the
nearest key viewing area shall be visually subordinate as visible from any key
viewing area, according to
350-082-0500(1).
An interim period to achieve compliance with this requirement shall be
established before approval. The period shall be based on site-specific
topographic and visual conditions, but shall not exceed three years beyond the
start of on-the-ground activities.
(b) Sites less than four miles from the
nearest key viewing area shall be fully screened from any key viewing area,
according to 350-082-0500(2).
An interim period to achieve compliance with this requirement shall be
established before approval. The period shall be based on site-specific
topographic and visual conditions, but shall not exceed one year beyond the
start of on-the-ground activities. Disposal activity occurring before achieving
compliance with full screening requirements shall be limited to activities
necessary to provide such screening (creation of berms, etc.).
(c) Reclamation plans shall restore the site
to a natural appearance that blends with and emulates natural landforms and
vegetation patterns characteristic to the landscape setting to the maximum
extent practicable.
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