Agenda - Planning Commission - 08/04/1998

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CASE # REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO GRADE AND EXPORT SOILS; CASE OF GERALD BAUER By: City Engineer Steve Jankowski Background: On June 12, 1998, Mr. Gerald Bauer submitted an application to the City for a conditional use permit to grade and export approximately 693,000 cubic yards of earth material from his property located generally north of the Burlington Railroad and east of Puma Street. Staff scheduled a public hearing for the regular Planning Commission meeting on July 7. At that time, it was reported by the City Engineer that the grading application was deficient of certain required information. The Planning Commission continued the public hearing to the regular meeting in August and tabled any action on the request. To date, Staff has not received the additional information requested. This case is being placed back on the agenda to hold the public hearing continuance that was publicly announced at the regular meeting in July. The following items are enclosed: a) Site location map b) Grading Plan Notification: State statute requires notification of the public hearing to property owners within 350 feet of the subject property. Staff attempted to notify property owners within 700 feet of the subject property of the public hearing. Observations: The applicant has indicated that the ultimate deposition of the subject property will be the development of residential housing. The proposal submitted proposes grading in excess of 65 acres of property to a finished elevation of between 875.8 and 875.1. An area north of parcels 4 and 5 also appears to be proposed for grading. It appears the limit of the grading will be the 875 contour.' The exhibit submitted is marginally legible, however, it also appears there is more topography on the site than the submittal indicates. From information submitted, it can be surmised that the proposal calls for reducing the grade an average of 7.0 feet. Two concerns with the plan as submitted should be further addressed. First, if the site is graded to the 875 to 876 elevation, the site will be virtually flat, approximately a grade of 0.05%. This could make future drainage of the site difficult and expensive. It is suggested that the plan be revised to allow for a minimum grade of 2% from south to north, which is the current overall drainage. Secondly, this site contains a number of mature trees, primarily evergreen, but also some deciduous trees such as elm. A tree preservation plan should be propos, ed and submitted.