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Fremont County planning commission approves modification to concentrate ammonium nitrate storage at Penrose site
Summary
The Fremont County Planning Commission on Dec. 3 approved SRU24-002, a modification allowing Southwest Energy to replace two 50-ton ground silos with one 100-ton overhead silo at 6101 U.S. Highway 50 in Penrose, Colo., with a landscaping waiver and site-plan corrections required.
Fremont County Planning Commission members on Dec. 3 approved SRU24-002, a permit modification allowing Southwest Energy to replace two 50-ton ground-mounted ammonium‑nitrate silos with a single 100‑ton overhead silo at 6101 U.S. Highway 50 in Penrose, Colorado, while granting a waiver for the landscaping plan and requiring corrections to redlined site‑plan items.
Staff told commissioners the change does not increase the total amount of product stored and recommended approval after consultations with county and outside agencies. "We have found that the application is in compliance with the requirements of the Fremont County zoning resolution," a planning staff member said, noting the Florence Fire Protection District approved…
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