Minutes - Planning Commission - 10/02/2003

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Chairperson Nixt added the City does have a tendency to encourage indoor storage. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Brauer to recommend that the City Council adopt findings of fact relating to approval of David and Gale Hennek's request for a conditional use permit for an oversized accessory building. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Brauer, Shepherd, Van Scoy and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: None. Motion by Commissioner Johnson, seconded by Commissioner Brauer to recommend that the City Council approve David and Gale Hennek's request for an oversized accessory building based on the findings of fact, and adopt a resolution declaring terms of same. Motion carried. Voting Yes: Chairperson Nixt, Commissioners Johnson, Brauer, Shepherd, Van Scoy and Watson. Voting No: None. Absent: None. Case #3: Request for a Conditional Use Permit to Process Demolition Concrete in the E-2 Employment District; Case of Sauter and Sons, Inc. Presentation Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon advised City Code requires a conditional use permit for storage, collection, transportation, treatment, utilization, processing, transfer, intermediate disposal and final disposal of solid waste. He stated City Staff defines demolition concrete as solid waste. He indicated Tom Sauter of Sauter and Sons, Inc., is in the excavation and demolition business. He stated the applicant is requesting a permit from the City to stockpile demolition concrete on site and crush it into aggregate for use on other job sites. He indicated the applicant has submitted an amendment to their 2000 site plan that identifies a 70' x 120' area to be used for stockpiling concrete rubble. They have stated that the stockpile height will be restricted to 10 feet. He indicated the plan is to hire a crusher to come on the site once a year and reduce the concrete rubble into aggregate for placement on job sites. It is anticipated that this could be accomplished in a 2-day period. He advised that on a drive-by inspection on August 29, 2003, it appeared that demolition asphalt is also being deposited on the stockpile. Assistant Community Development Director Trudgeon explained the site plan does not identify any screening being added to the site. He indicated the original site plan approved in January of 2001 included planting trees on the south, east and west property lines. The trees were planted but are not fully established and therefore screening at this point is non-existent. He indicated no plantings were required along the north property line and the concrete stockpile is very visible from 143~d Avenue NW. He further explained the City has been aggressively redeveloping this industrial area and has expended approximately $2,318,000.00 to date on the Applicant's site, RJM Enterprises to the north and redevelopment of the Old Castle Concrete site to the northwest. He indicated the City is in the process of selling the vacant, adjacent parcel to the north for redevelopment, and this month is processing a site plan for new development on the adjacent property to the east of the Applicant's parcel. Planning Commission/October 2, 2003 Page 7 of 17