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Mr. Karst expl. periods to keet together. Hee stated, with re necessary. Motion carni:d. Moting Yes: Mayor Reimann, Councilmembers Peterson, Pearson and Cich. Vonng No: (~unc~memberDeLuca. Absent: None. Case #2: ~eqiuest for a Conditional Use Permit to Expand an Aluminum Recbvery and Processing Business Case of Danny's Aluminum ~ !~rolr:essing, Inc. Merland OttO, ?'Iakttnson Anderson proceeded with this case by first handing out an errata sheet whfich contaifle.,t th{ correct version of the vote of the Pla,nning and Zoning Commission. Mr. Otto in ormed tha tEoun, cil that Mr. Dan Karst, Jr., Danny s Aluminum has a CUP to operate an aluminum prOdessihg business. He proposes to increase his business by adding a second furnace and is reque.'it~g a[second CUP to allow him to do this. Mr. Otto reviewed the improvements stipulated in ih} deyelopment agreement. He stated these had all been done with the exception of turf establishment ahd replacement of the septic system. He explained that the business is currently usin.g an ab.og.~ ground holding tan. k which is permiss, ible upon Council. au.thorization a. nd af!er finding that ll~ lli the~most cost effective temporary solunon. Mr. Karst has ~nd~cated he desires C~ty sewer and w~t~r cohnection and Mr. Otto stated Mr. Karst should initiate a petition for services so that a feasibilil ~' stt~dy could be done. Mr. Otto explained that Mr. Karst initially purchased the second furnace to u}e while repairs were being done to the existing furnace but that now Mr. Karst is requesting ,' pe,rrnit to run both furnaces with a total potential process input of 2800# to 4000#/hour. :Iv r. ~arst is evaluating an afterburner system Which, if successful, would be used to replace the exit, ting baghouse. The baghouse would be retained to use in the event the afterburners are not in servii:e. Ms. Sharon 'V arson, a representative for Dan Karst was present and handed out a list of improvementstMr, iKarst had completed. She stated that Mr. Karst is agreeing to the many conditions rett6estdd, and also that he has already addressed a lot of the issues presented to him. Regarding the MPCA issue; Mr. Karst received notice from MPCA that his facility was exempt from requirin~ ~n ak emission permit based on the conclusion that the potential to emit each of the criteria poll~ahts i~ less than 25 tons per year. That was based on one furnace. If the second furnace is appr!~vec! by City Council, the papers are ready to go to MPCA, however, it is expected that it will still x~ e~empt. He has made the effort to reduce pollutant issues, addressed the storing of oil products pu~up a fence and planted trees in regard to the screening, etc. He has been in business fullit}ne for three years and his business has grown to employ several people. He is pleased with th~: cooperation he's received from the City Staff, the Police Department and the Fire Department, hd~vev~r, he feels he has been very cooperative also. Councilmembei' pet~erson asked what would happen if the petition for City sewer and water did not pass. Mr. Otto exp!aJ ~ed ihat the issue would have to be brought before City Council for approval to use a holding tank :mpBrarily until another solution can be found. Mavor Reimant~ stated that he'd have to put in an on-site septic system. Councilmembel' Pe~'son asked if both burners would be operating at the same time. iined that he would be running both burners at the same time to take care of peak his', inventory down, however, he wouldn't always have to operate both burners :plained there would be two separate afterburners, one for each furnace. He also rard~ to the sewer system, that ground space has been saved for a drainfield if City Council/November 13, 1990 Page 5 of 16