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The Commission proceeded to review the City Engineer's report dated September 26, 1990. Motion by Commissioner Deemer and seconded by Commissioner Bawden to approve the sketch plan for the proposed Faye Addition contingent upon compliance with items contained in the City Engineer's report dated September 26, 1990, especially with respect to Item #7 regarding access to the adjacent Kelly property, redesigning the plan to eliminate the westerly cul-de-sac that exceeds the maximum 600 foot length and to require that the developer submit the preliminary plat to the Planning and Zoning Commission for a review prior to scheduling a public hearing. Further discussion. Commissioner Deemer stated that he is requesting a preview of the preliminary plat prior to the preliminary plat public hearing because of anticipated changes in the City's zoning ordinance and how they may affect the proposed Faye Addition. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairman Zimmerman, Commissioners Bawden, Deemer, LaDue, Terry and Thorud. Voting No: None. Absent: Commissioner Hendriksen. Mr. Chapman requested being provided with the City's proposed amendment to the zoning chapter. The Commission recessed at 8:55 p.m. Chairman Zimmerman called the meeting back to order at 9:13 p.m. Case #4; Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Expand an Aluminum Reggvery an0 Processing Business: Case of Danny's Aluminum Processint,. Inc. Mr. Otto stated that the purpose of Mr. Karst's application for a conditional use permit is to expand an aluminum processing operation that currently exists under a conditional use permit approved on April 25, 1989. Mr. Otto stated that Mr. Karst is proposing to double the capacity of his facility by bringing another furnace on line. Mr. Otto also noted that the applicant has received notice from MPCA that his facility is exempt from requiring an air emission permit from MPCA based on the conclusion that the potential to emit each of the criteria pollutants is less than 25 tons per year. Based on that, Mr. Karst is requesting that the City modify the conditional use permit terms to eliminate annual testing for those pollutants unlikely to be found in more than trace amounts. Mr. Otto stated that another concern of City staff is that the operation has expanded off site. The original conditional use permit was issued for 14050 Basalt Street N.W. Since that time, Mr. Karst has acquired two other lots in the vicinity on which he is storing buses, which are later dismantled and used as feed stock for his aluminum processing operation. Mr. Otto noted that in 1989, there were also six police incident reports related to excessive smoke emissions at Mr. Karst's facility. As a result of those reports, City staff met with Mr. Karst in December of 1989 and it was indicated to Mr. Karst that he would have to modify his operations or insure that his employees understand how the equipment was to be operated. Since that meeting, the incident repons have reduced in number to two in 1990, both of which happened within a couple of days of each other in April. Mr. Otto also noted that the electrical wiring in the facility is not up to code and Mr. Karst is attempting to remedy that situation. Commission Deemer stated that, in his opinion, the City should not be considering issuing a conditional use pemfit to expand a facility under the conditions that currently exist there. Planning and Zoning Commission/October 2, 1990 Page 5 of 8