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A RESOLUTION ISSUING A CERTIFICATE OF DESIGNATION FOR A SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SITE AND FACILITY INCLUDING A REVISED ENGINEERING DESIGN AND OPERATIONS PLAN AND RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING ENTRANCE TO THE LANDFILL LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF TOWER ROAD AND EAST 88TH AVENUE
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Summary & Background
Allied Waste Services is seeking to modify operations within the existing Tower Road landfill property. The applicant is proposing to fill in approximately 9 acres referred to as the “bowl area” with solid waste. The “bowl area” is the location of the existing main entrance into the landfill off of 88th Ave between Tower Road and E-470. The “bowl area” is already within the existing landfill’s entitled footprint but it was not able to be used for solid waste disposal because it was being utilized as the main entrance. Once the entrance is relocated to the recently annexed property to the east, the “bowl area” can be used for solid waste disposal.
The proposed modification of operations and filling in the bowl require modification to the landfill’s Certificate of Designation (CD).
The Tower Landfill was annexed into Commerce City in 1999. At the time of Annexation, Commerce City adopted the Certificate of Designation that was originally issued by Adams County on November 9, 1982 and the landfill has been operating under that CD ever since. When the landfill was annexed into Commerce City it was zoned PUD and allows for a solid waste disposal facility at this location.
City Council approved a Future Land Use Plan Amendment, Annexation, and PUD Amendment in August 2024 for the property to the east of the existing landfill. However, the CD and EDOP do not impact the zoning or allowed land uses for the existing landfill properties. The landfill property is already entitled for solid waste disposal. The CD, revised EDOP, and relocation of the main entrance enables the applicant to conduct solid waste disposal within their entitled footprint.
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