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LAW OFFICES <br />SIDNEY I0..... <br />SIDNEY NRIIOWS' <br />HAROLD 0 HELD. JR • <br />ALLEN I u4"• <br />TMOMAS 0 FSINSERG• <br />MOORS M <br />GCORD( REILLY• <br />DAVID M COX' <br />ST(M(N R. MNUM• <br />A MAYS' <br />NANCYC DRLNLR• <br />LOUELL J. NOTSSOGI• <br />GEORG(• MGRAMOI IA.. JR • <br />'RSDRIG T SOSSNSLATT• <br />SYRON C' <br />. DCITUYTER• <br />JOHN M SELL <br />J DAVIDSON. <br />(T(M(M R. 1 <br />DAVIO C SALO <br />COWARD O(RSRLD(R• <br />A0.CRT L(Mls OARIMWS' <br />MUGH M. MAYNARD' <br />MICHAEL A. N(RKM• <br />SRAND• <br />DAVID M. MAYNCS <br />V 0TM• <br />11055RT L. DRMAT <br />ANGCLA M.*ORMAMM <br />NOS(NT P. TRANS <br />JAMES G. SULURD <br />JOS(M M. (1NLCT <br />LAWR(NC( J. (T(LD <br />RICHARD *APRON <br />MARA S. WW1 <br />•..w..RRNRA M.•O.A,MA. <br />LEONARD, STREET AND DEINARD <br />A ..a-Nt0SMI. INCLUDING Mnor(sv6MAl CORPORATIONS <br />SUITE 1500 <br />100 SOUTH FIFTH STREET <br />MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA 55402 <br />TELEPHONE (612)33D-1500 <br />TELECOPICR (6121 337-1657 <br />March 13, 1987 <br />Mr. David R. Hartley <br />City Administrator <br />City of Ramsey <br />15153 N.W. Nowthen Boulevard <br />Ramsey, MN 55303 <br />Re: Proposed Gateway North Industrial <br />Airport Zoning Ordinance <br />Dear Mr. Hartley: <br />DAVID L. Llll(MAUG <br />DAVID M. ACE'S, <br />GEORGIC S. RYER. <br />LON(L. V. sTORn <br />J. MAD(oRD GOSS <br />DOUGLAS s. GR(CMyG <br />MICMA(L 0. TAYLOR <br />JOHN W. GtTSIMDC• <br />JOHN T. CROSS <br />THOMAS P. LMD(RS <br />JAMES A. YRWUM <br />CLOASCTM M MIMMC <br />GRtGORT C. s.OWW <br />SWAM M MCGOLDM <br />*Mtn WMt.ACK <br />VIIIGINIA • CON( <br />DAMIEL C. SMITH <br />CATHARINE wxHEC <br />GEORGIC •. LEONARD U.R.I.S.I <br />ARTMUR L. M. II.V) -IW I <br />.tNt0KT DEINAND II..•- .I <br />AMOR S ',CHARD IM....••sI <br />IRCN( SCOTT <br />M. PATRICIA SCMAAFCA <br />WRITERS DIRECT DIAL NUMBER <br />337-1516 <br />Our law firm represents Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. <br />("WMMI"), the present owner -operator of the Anoka regional <br />landfill located in the City of Ramsey, Anoka County. WMMI has <br />the following comments on the proposed ordinance identified <br />above. <br />As you know, the Anoka landfill falls within the area <br />affected by the proposed Gateway North Industrial Airport Zoning <br />Ordinance ("Zoning Ordinance"). As you are also aware, WMMI has <br />been pursuing a vertical expansion of the existing landfill site <br />since 1985. Permit applications for the expansion were filed <br />with the Metropolitan Council, the MPCA and Anoka County in <br />August 1985. WMMI has obtained a certificate of need for a <br />vertical expansion of the landfill from the Metropolitan Council <br />based upon an application dated April, 1986. The environmental <br />review process for the expansion is currently well under way with <br />the Metropolitan Council acting as the responsible governmental <br />unit in completing the E.I.S. The existing and continuing use of <br />the current landfill site, including the expansion, is an <br />existing non -conforming use. Accordingly, the language of the <br />proposed ordinance, and in particular Section VII thereof, should <br />be modified to remove any inconsistent limitation on the <br />definition of non -conforming use. <br />