RESURRECTION CREEK ROAD MATERIAL SITE

HOPE, ALASKA

Site Location / Boundary Description

Locally known as the Hope Airport Gravel Site, this land is located in the Hope area at approximately Mile Post 0.75 on the west side of Resurrection Creek Road / Palmer Creek Road.

This site is described as that existing pit lying within Section 34, T10N, R2W, S.M., Alaska. This site is more particularly described as lying south of Nu-Hope Townsite Subdivision; and bounded on the south by Resurrection Creek Road as shown on Resurrection Creek Road Right-of-Way Plat, filed as Plat Number 95-8, Seward Recording District; and bounded on the west by Tract I, and Tract III, as shown on the Hope Airport Property Plan, State of Alaska, Department of Transportation and Public Facilities, containing approximately 13± acres. (See attached map)

Land Status / History

This site was established by the State of Alaska for material extraction. This site has been used by the State Department of Transportation and Public Facilities for many years. The Department of Natural Resources has issued permits to individuals from this site. It has been a source of gravel for many community projects and road improvements.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough (KPB) Ordinance 87-49 adopted the 1987 Community Land Use Plan for borough lands in the Hope area. Item #6, page 20 and item #13, page 21 of the land use plan recommends subject site continue to be used as a gravel source for community needs and provide for expansion.

In 1993 the Kenai Peninsula Borough received a Final Decision from the State of Alaska for Municipal Entitlement Selection, ADL No. 201302, granting management authority for subject land.

In 1997 a site investigation established sufficient quantities of material for continued extraction of sand and gravel.

In 1999 this site was classified as Resource Development per KPB Resolution 99-___.

Existing Site Characteristics:

Subject site is a developed sand and gravel extraction pit. The existing pit is a deep hole encompassing approximately 6 acres. Future material extraction will encompass approximately 7 acres. Access to the site is gained with the southerly boundary having a dedicated eighty-foot wide road right-of-way fronting approximately 1,100 feet along Resurrection Creek Road (gravel). Land adjacent to the west is the Hope Airport. Surrounding land use includes residential parcels and vacant land with no development. Surrounding land ownership includes, private, state, and federal. An overhead power line exists approximately 100 feet to the east and runs in a north/south direction. No other utilities are available.

Site Management

Objective

The KPB shall continue to issue Small Quantity/Personal Use Permits pursuant to Title 17.10.200. Commercial Material Contracts may be issued pursuant to Title 17.10.210. The commercial contracts shall be reviewed on a case by case basis with preference given to local Hope/Sunrise community projects.

Development

A working face for material extraction shall be developed with the existing pit to expand in a northerly direction. The pit shall have side slopes no steeper than a 2:1 ratio. Adequate vegetative buffer areas shall be established to include 1) a distance of 200 feet from the Nu-Hope Townsite subdivision, 2) a distance of 100 feet from the existing Chugach Electric Transmission line, and 3) sustain the existing vegetated buffer between Resurrection Creek Road and the existing pit or provide a contoured vegetated berm to shield the site from view of Resurrection Road. (See attached map)

Organic Material

Standing timber and overburden will be cleared as necessary to provide for specific permitted quantities. No overburden or trash shall be buried or disposed on site.

Site Closing

After closure, the site shall be evaluated for reclamation and restoration. At a minimum, the site shall be closed to entry, the site floor graded to a flat surface, and erosion control measures shall be implemented to stabilize the site as required.