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RECEIVED JUN 2 7 1989 Ans' l ............ APPLICATION FOR PERMIT FOR OPEN BURNING Name: Address: Telephone: F&R Enterprises, a Minnesota partnership. suite 679, Butler Square, Minneapolis, MN (612) 371-0825 55403. F&R Enterprises requests permission to conduct open burning at its property with legal description: The Northeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter (NE1/4 of NWl/4) of Section 29, Township 32, except the right-of-way line of the Burlington Northern Railway, Anoka County, Minnesta; which is located northeast of the intersection of Puma Street and U.S. Highway 10. The actual distance in feet from the nearest occupied residence other is approximately seven hundred feet (700'). The purpose of the burning will be to eliminate any remaining fire hazard caused by the fire of April 1988 caused by the negligence of the Burlington Northern Railway and to prepare the land for development in accordance with the plat which was discussed with the city engineer and the previous community development director of the City of Ramsey. It is estimated that there are between 170 and 250 truckloads of material which consists of the dead Red Pines that were burned in the earlier fire. The burning will be conducted by Sauter and Sons, Inc., 14050 Azurite, Anoka, Minnesota, under the personal direction of Thomas Sauter. The buring will take place in two burning pits which will be constructed upon the property. The pits will be located 650' east of the western most edge of the property, 800' north of the westbound lane of Highway 10, 700' west of the remaining tree line and 250' south of the northern property line of the lower part of the property. This location will be more than six hundred feet (600') from the McGinnis residence, Highway 10 and any remaining trees; this location provides the maximum distance from each of the risks nearest the proposed burning. The pits will have a width of 20' to 40', a lenth of 40' to 60', and a depth of 10' to 12' Each pit will be bermed along its southwestern, western and northwestern side with a 7' berm to significantly reduce visibility from Highway 10 and to eliminate as much as possible any winds from reaching into the fire and scattering embers. In the event of a need to extinguish the fires, the berms will be used as smothering, cover.