Minutes - Council - 12/14/1993 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home

I I ie I I I ! I I I I I I I Ms. Fro~ announced that Planning and Zoning Commissioners Bawden and Deemer visited a similar ¢omposting plant in Rhode Island. Dave Ba, wden, Ramsey Resident and Chairperson of the Planning and Zoning CommisSiQn, stated that the Commission reviewed the findings of fact and could not make a determlr~iafion for #31 dealing with being disturbing to existing or future neighboring uses; #3Z dealing with the use being hazardous to existing or future neighboring uses; #35 dealing With whether or not the use would be detrimental to the economic welfare of the community; and #36 dealing with whether or not the use would involve uses, activities, processe!, materials and equipment and conditions of operation that may be detrimental to any persOn~, property or the general welfare by reason of excessive production of fumes or odors. He ~tated the facility he visited was very nice and that the bioffiter was grass plated. A couple iff trucks came in with sewer sludge while they (Bawden and Deemer) were at the plant. Th6 doors opened to allow the trucks to come in, then closed again. The trucks were dumPed and they (Bawden and Deemer) walked across the filter and there was no odor. In',~s opinion, #31 should be "will not" be disturbing...; #32 should read "will not" be hazardous ..... ; #35 should be "will not" be detrimental... He added that this may also~mpl0y some residents and #36 should read "will not" involved uses, activities,. "He s~ated they inquired if there had been any complaints about the facility and there ~i been about three complaints - one from a resident and then another from his wife, same complaint,r same day and the other had been a complaint about an odor but it wasn't determined if the odor was coming from the composting plant of the local pig farm. Ben Deemer, Ramsey Resident and Commissioner on the Planning and Zoning Commission, stated any concerns of his were addressed by the visit to the facility in Rhode Island. H~;stated he will be the closest neighbor to this facility and he has no problem with it. Doug Hal~aon, 14040 Azurite Street N.W., Ramsey, suggested that if a CUP is required, there muit:be quesfion.s in someone's mind whether or not this is a problem. He felt as long as thee is a CUP, ~t keeps the business operator on the edge. Vic Hage~ngh, 15231 Jackal Street N.W., Ramsey, inquired how this proposal got this far without anyone knowing about it. He stated the "dump" just got closed and Ramsey is tired of p~le bringing their junk into the City. He wondered what tracks bringing in 100 tons of pi~6cessing would do to the traffic on Highway #10. He also stated that he is bothered bY what materials are accepted for compost. He also stated that public notices have to I~' put out when something like this is being proposed to the City. Mayor Cdlbertson stated that there was an informational meeting at Greenhaven Country Club in Pm0ka to answer resident's questions. Mr. Hagenah asked what would be the benefit to the City of Ramsey. Mayor Gilbertson replied it would be a sizeable tax base. Mr. Hagenah again expressed concern about the amount of track traffic. Mr. Otter ~stated there would be only about 10 to 15 trucks of various sizes so thc truck traffic woaM actually be decreased from what it was for the landfill operation. He added that the tax base produced by this facility could actually lesscn the amount of taxes having to be paid 'by the residents. City Council/December 14, 1993 I Page 6 of 15