Resolution - #12-05-069 - 05/22/2012

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8. That as part of the demolition aspect of the business, the Applicant is proposing to store and crush demolition concrete and asphalt on the Subject Property for re -use on project sites. 9. That according to Section 117 -427 (Solid Waste) of the Ramsey City Code, a conditional use permit is required for the storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing, transfer, intermediate disposal, and final disposal of solid waste. 10. That City Staff has determined that the storage and crushing of demolition concrete and asphalt is subject to the conditional use permit requirements established in Section 117- 427 of City Code. 11. That the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has stated that there is a Standing Beneficial Use related to the use of uncontaminated crushed concrete, which states that if the uncontaminated crushed concrete is used for aggregate, no additional Solid Waste permit through the state would be required (as outlined in MN Rules 7035.2860). 12. That the proposed use may be subject to other permitting, such as the Nonmetallic Mining and Associated Activities general permit, through the MPCA. 13. That Staff has instructed the Applicant to contact the MPCA directly to determine what other permits, if any, may be required and that the Applicant shall provide documentation of any such required permits or correspondence with other regulatory agencies. 14. That according to the Applicant's submittal information, the demolition concrete and asphalt will be confined to a 90' x 200' area, surfaced with recycled aggregate and that the stockpile will not exceed fourteen (14) feet in height. 15. That according to the Applicant's submittal 'information, the soil stockpile will be confined to a 130' x 200' area, also on a recycled aggregate surface and that the height of the stockpile will not exceed eighteen (18) feet. 16. That according to the Applicant's submittal information, the processed concrete stockpile will be confined to a 90' x 200' area, also on a recycled aggregate surface and that the height of the stockpile will not exceed fourteen (14) feet. 17. That the Applicant has since measured the height of the existing stockpile of demolition concrete and asphalt and has informed the City that it is currently eighteen (18) feet tall. 18. That the Applicant has stated that crushing equipment will be brought onto the site once per year to process the demolition concrete and bituminous into both three (3) inch pieces for use as rock entrances for construction sites and into one and a half (1.5) inch pieces for base material for future parking lots. 19. That the Applicant has stated that it would take one (1) day to set up the crushing equipment and the crushing activity would last a maximum of three (3) days per year. RESOLUTION #12 -05 -069 Page 2 of 5