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BZA approves temporary use variance for laydown yard tied to underground mine; staff limits term to nine years

5854596 · September 23, 2025
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The Jefferson County Board of Zoning Adjustment granted a use variance on Sept. 22 allowing grading and a laydown yard to support Crimson Oak Grove Resources LLC’s underground mining operations, with staff recommending a nine-year time limit to match an adjacent ventilation shaft variance.

The Jefferson County Board of Zoning Adjustment on Sept. 22 approved a use variance that allows grading and a laydown yard in support of an underground mining operation on property owned by Crimson Oak Grove Resources LLC.

Zoning staff characterized the request as a use variance from the A-1 agricultural zoning rules to permit temporary industrial activity connected to underground mining. Staff said the subject property totals about 43 acres of mostly wooded land, contains several gas wells, and that the…

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