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of the site that are currently guided for future development in the Comprehensive Plan. MPCA <br />members were not able to attend the meeting tonight. <br />The Closed Landfill Program is established within Minnesota Statute 115B. This Statute requires <br />that the MPCA develop a land use plan for the closed landfill and for the City to make their land <br />use plans consistent with the Closed Landfill Land Use Plan. The Statute gives the MPCA broad <br />land use authority over this area. <br />The purpose of the Land Use Plan is to: <br />1. Protect the integrity of the landfill's remediation and monitoring systems <br />2. Protect human health and public safety at each landfill <br />3. Accommodate local government needs and desires for land use at the qualified facility <br />with consideration for health and safety requirements <br />The City is interested the southeast quadrant of the landfill for the purpose of a business park or <br />public works campus. The MPCA objects to this use and desires to retain soil rights to the area. <br />Community Development Director Gladhill requested comment from the Commission on this <br />matter. <br />Commission Business <br />Discussion took place regarding the landfill soil; if the land would ever be on the market; and, <br />potential uses for the land. <br />The Commissioners did not object to a draft being incorporated in the next Comprehensive Plan <br />Update regarding the southeast quadrant of land. <br />5.09: Public Hearing: Consider Ordinance #15-02 Amending City Code Section 117-54 <br />(Site Plan Review) and City Code Section 117-589 (Minor Plats) <br />Public Hearing <br />Chairperson Levine called the public hearing to order at 9:53 p.m. <br />Presentation <br />Community Development Director Gladhill presented the staff report stating the purpose of this <br />case is to hold a Public Hearing on Ordinance #15-02 regarding a potential amendment to City <br />Code Section 117-54 (Site plan review) to expand the use of administrative site plan review and <br />City Code Section 117-589 (Minor plat) to streamline the approval process for Minor Plats. The <br />effect of the ordinance would be to allow site plan review for smaller expansions of existing <br />buildings that currently require full site plan review to proceed directly to Building Permit <br />Review and reduce the time and number of steps required to approve a Minor Plat. <br />Planning Commission/January 8, 2015 <br />Page 12 of 15 <br />