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7. COUNCIL BUSINESS 7.01: Consider Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Process Demolition Concrete in the E -2 Employment District at 6651 141 Avenue NW and to Stockpile Sand /Soil on a Vacant Property at 14191 Ebony Street NW; Case of Sauter and Sons, Inc. Senior Planner Gladhill reviewed the staff report. Tom Sauter, representing Sauter and Sons, Inc., stated it will take one day to set up and the crushing operation would last three days. He assured the Council that the crushing operation was not that loud unless a piece gets caught, but that seldom happens. Mr. Sauter stated the issue of dust control can be added to keep down dust during the crushing operation. Senior Planner Gladhill explained a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) runs with the property into perpetuity if conditions are abided, with no sunset clause or end date. An Interim Use Permit (IUP) is interim use with an end date that can be extended or tied to an event. The Council debated whether this consideration should involve an IUP, which offers future Councils additional flexibility, rather than a CUP that runs with the property. It was noted it may be considered a benefit for the City to have this type of heavy use in the industrial park. A distinction was made that this request involved bringing material to the site, not mining material from the site. Senior Planner Gladhill clarified that City Code directs this type of request to be a CUP. He explained the discussion of the Planning Commission related to whether an ordinance amendment should be considered to direct future requests for this type of use to be an IUP. Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Tossey, to adopt Resolution #12- 05 -069 adopting Findings of Fact #0901 in the affirmative relating to the request for a Conditional Use Permit for processing demolition concrete and asphalt in the E -2 Employment District on property at 6651 141 Avenue NW and adopt Resolution #12 -05 -070 approving the request for a Conditional Use Permit for processing demolition concrete and asphalt on the property at 6651 141 Avenue NW contingent upon review and approval of a drainage and erosion control plan and declaring the terms of the permit, based on findings of fact. Further discussion: The Council indicated its frustration with after - the -fact applications. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Mayor Ramsey, Councilmembers Elvig, Tossey, Backous, Strommen, and Wise. Voting No: None. Absent: Councilmember McGlone. Motion by Councilmember Elvig, seconded by Councilmember Tossey, to adopt Resolution #12- 05-072 adopting Findings of Fact #0902 in the affirmative relating to the request for a Conditional Use Permit for open and outside storage as the principal use in the E -2 Employment District on property at 14191 Ebony Street NW and adopt Resolution #12 -05 -070 approving the request for a Conditional Use Permit for open and outside storage as a principal use on the City Council / May 22, 2012 Page 5 of 10