Staff Recommendation

Approve the request to expand the existing surface mining and mineral extraction operation as described in the Mining Plan of Operations (Amendment I) for BWI Midway Quarry, subject to 8 conditions.

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1. Providing the proposed 15-ft wide Type ?A? landscape screen along the Mascot Road frontage. The landscaping can consist of existing vegetation and new plantings, but the combination of vegetation must meet the intent of the Type 'A' landscape screen.
2. Meeting all other applicable requirements of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance, including but not limited to all requirements set forth in Section 4.10, ?Supplemental Regulations Applying to a Specific, to Several, or to All Zones?, and Section 4.50, ?Standards for Mining and Mineral Extraction, of the Knox County Zoning Ordinance.
3. Meeting all requirements of the Knox County Health Department.
4. Meeting all requirements of the Knox County Department of Engineering and Public Works.
5. Meeting all applicable requirements and obtaining all required permits dealing with water and air quality from the appropriate governmental agency.
6. Access to the subject site shall be through the existing approved and permitted parcel located to the west via the tunnel under Mascot Road, the existing gravel entranceway on the west parcel from Mascot Road, and the existing access point to the parcel from Immel Mine Road.
7. Posting of the required bond with Knox County or the State of Tennessee.
8. Approval of this Mining Plan of Operations (Amendment I) for BWI Midway Quarry application by Knox County Commission.

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Disposition Summary

Approve the request to expand the existing surface mining and mineral extraction operation as described in the Mining Plan of Operations (Amendment I) for BWI Midway Quarry, subject to 8 conditions.