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to landowners in Hall County. 5. Sand and gravel extraction provides an economic benefit to Hall County through employment, taxes, and the competition to provide road materials at the lowest cost possible to the public. 6. Alda Road is one of only four roads that provide direct north-south access across U.S. Interstate 80 and the Platte River in Hall County. All traffic crossing 1-80 and the Platte River must use one of those roads to travel north-south across Hall County. 7. The access to and from the Property from Alda Road is in close proximity to the Crane Trust Nature & Visitors Center, existing bridges and the Interstate 80 / Alda Road interchange and overpass, raising legitimate and actual traffic safety issues and hazards. 8. The Applicant's proposed mining operations on the Property are in close proximity to the Platte River, which raises legitimate environmental issues. 9. U.S. Interstate 80 adjoins this property and neighboring properties. This property and neighboring properties are already subject to significant traffic noise from I-80. 10. The conditions identified in this Resolution are designed to mitigate any negative impact to the individuals and/or entities who own real property in the area near the Property from the construction, operation, and use of a sand and gravel pit on the Property. WHEREAS, the Board finds that the Property is not an appropriate location to authorize the conditional uses of an asphalt plant, ready-mix plant, or aggregate recycling plant. NOW,THEREFORE,the Board hereby grants to Applicant a Conditional Use Permit to use the Property to operate a sand and gravel pit pumping operation, SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS, RESTRICTIONS, AND LIMITATIONS: (A) Pumping of sand and gravel shall not be allowed within 300 feet of any public road easement or right-of-way, and a setback of 150 feet from the Property's boundary shall be maintained between the pumping operations. (B) Native trees and shrubbery along the Property's boundary shall be maintained as a visual buffer and screen pursuant to a plan designated by Hall County. (C) Pumping and other activities (including lighting) on the Property shall be limited to daylight hours fifteen (15) minutes after sunrise and fifteen (15) minutes after sunset. (D) The Property shall be operated so that any lighting thereon shall be shielded to have no light emitted above 90 degrees and the volume of sound generated from any construction or operations on the Property shall not exceed 80