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property and then south to within 60 feet of the east yard entrance. That 60 feet still has the pre- existing chain link fence. The steel fence commences again on the south side of the yard entrance and ten-ninnies at the southeast corner of the property. There is no fence in place along the south property, boundary and there are cement median structures along the west property line. St. Paul Terminals is proposing to remove all steel and chain link fence and replace encompass the yard with a 13 foot high concrete wall. The wall will provide 100% opacity, screening and will be the base structure from which the storage bins will be constructed Mthin the yard. Outdoor storage of containers and company trucks and the retail sale of timb~;.is proposed on Lot 2 (no activity is proposed for Lots 3 and 4). Mr. Schott is currently in~:RikdUssions with the Citv to formulate a master plan for the future expansion of the facili~ :iai;the'-Teast versus to the north on Lots 2, ~, and 4 for public safetw reasons if 141s, Avenue ~,s~eXtended:. fr3m the west to intersect with Basalt. St. Paul Terminals has two other facilities;' one')i~ St. Paul Parkand one in Redwina. City Staff contacted Barry Sittlow, the City Administr~itd~' for St. Paul Paf~!i' H'e states that St. ~aul Terra,als runs a clean operation and they are, a-~ cooperative commercial neighbor. The onlv complaints the City receives relate to noise;.- ~Pparentty, the use is on a :I~aW521 nonconforming or '~andfathered' site nestled in a residential area. IJ:e stated St. Paul Terminals manages their faciliw in a manner that would be acceptabtb:'and apprbpriate in an industrial zone. Some City, staff persons and Councilmembers Kurak and' Anderson visited the facility in Redwing. There was consensus that St. Paul Terminals manages, their recycling facilities in an acceptable manner and it is to their credit l~hat'.their ultimate goal~ is' fo.r an all indoor operation and a~ee to I00% opacity screening in the .inted'm.-..ci. ty staff contacted the Anoka County Environmental Services Department. Thy 'Ndicate the:facility is currently in full compliance with regulatory requirements and they are very.pleased:~with the/raPr°vements to the property since St. Paul Terminals started mana~ng the site.. City staff ~'commended approval of the request for a conditional use permit._ - Citizen Input . There was none. -- · Motion by-CdmiSSiOner johnson, seconded by Commissioner Reeves, to close the public Mdfibn Carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Reeves, Kociscak, and w-a~6m. Voting No: None:) The pubh~ihearing closed, at 10:49 p.m. Commission Business: Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planrfing Commission back to order at 10:49 -358- Planning Commission/June 5, 2001 Page 26 of 30 I I I I I, I I,, I I I I I I I I I