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within 48 hours and stated that in terms of the tonnage being addressed, it would be impossible to move all of the compost material from the site, especially if there is one small area creating the odor problem. Mr. Miller stated that he is requesting that the requirement of the conditional use permit be amended to require that odor problems will be addressed within 48 hours and that the requirement to remove all compost material be eliminated. Commissioner Terry inquired as to who will be responsible for verifying and determining legitamacy of an odor complaint. Commissioner Hendriksen stated that it would be incumbent upon the City to verify odor problems. Mr. Otto noted that in WMMrs application from January, 1990, they applied for a site for 23,200 tons of yard waste. The City's interpretation of that was that it was inclusive of windrows and curing piles. The intent of WMMI was that their application referred to 23,200 tons of yard waste received annually. That 23,200 tons received is left in windrows for one year. This site would also then have a product in curing piles and in total theoretically, the site could have 46,000 tons of yard waste on site. Mr. Otto stated that WMMI is also concerned with the requirement that all working areas be surfaced with Class V or wood chips. That requirement will most likely be amended to require that all equipment manuevering areas are surfaced with Class V or wood chips. Mr. Otto noted that Item #17 of the proposed conditional use permit proposed to limit the facility to 23,200 tons annually, inclusive of all materials in various stages. Mr. Otto stated that Item #22 of the proposed conditional use permit should be amended to require weekly monitoring April 1 through October 31 to assure moisture, oxygen, temperature and Ph levels that would facilitate optimum decomposition and minimize odors. Mr. Otto stated that Item #23 of the proposed conditional use permit should indicate that WMMI shall maintain optimum levels of oxygen, moisture and temperature to facilitate optimum decomposition. Item #23 should also be amended to indicate that a windrow machine shall be used to rotate the composting material, but not to require the use of a windrow machine on a weekly basis. Motion by Commissioner LaDue and seconded by Commissioner Deemer to amend Item #23 of the proposed conditional use permit to replace the phrase "rapid decomposition" with "optimum decomposition". Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairman Zimmerman, Commissioners Bawden, Deemer, Hendriksen, LaDue, Terry and Thorud. Voting No: None. Mr. Miller indicated that WMMt will purchase a windrow machine when it becomes necessary. Mr. Otto stated that he spoke with the Anoka County yard waste site manager at Bunker Hills and he was adamant that the only way to reasonably expect to take care of odors is with a windrow machine. Further research also bears this out. Mr. Miller referred to the proposal to limit the site to 23,000 tons inclusive of all processing. Mr. Miller stated that the intent of the yard waste end- product is to fulfill obligations in closing the landfill site. If the yard waste facility is limited to 23,000 tons and if WMMI needs 45,000 cubic yards of topsoil, then they would be before the Commission requesting a variance to store more than 23,000 tons of yard waste material. Mr. Otto stated that what WMMI is requesting is four times the size of the Anoka County yard waste facility. Mr. Otto did note that when the yard waste compost is in its finished product, it is not necessarily odor generating at that point. Mr. Miller noted that WMMI has been landspreading yard waste since April of 1990 and has received only one complaint and that was immediately addressed. Motion by Commissioner Terry and seconded by Commissioner Deemer to amend the proposed conditional use permit to require only the surfacing of equipment maneuvering area with Class V or wood chips. Planning and Zoning Commission/September 4, 1990 Page 12 of 14