Agenda - Council - 09/13/1982 - Special

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I I I I :1 I Municipal Landfill lies directly north of Site P. Adjacent to the existing landfill there is considerable res'idential development, approximately one-half mile to the northwest of the proposed site. Land between the proposed fill area and Hwy. 57 to the east is part of the site buffer. Sunfish Lake is located immediately east of County Rd. 57. There is a small residential development.one-half mile southeast of the site and a few additional residences around the lake. The proposed site would utilize the access road and office from the existing landfill. The 95-acre fill area would be developed using the area-fill tech- nique. ~stimated capacity is 2,850 acre-feet (4.5 million cubic yards). The MPCA has certified the site as intrinsically suitable for a sanitary landfill, specifying that there be dual liners and leachate collection systems in addition to groundwater monitoring. I I I I I I Two potential final uses were identified for the site: either an extension of the public park/recreational area planned for the existing landfill, or reclama- tion of the site for industrial development. PROJECT REVIEW Criteria and euidelines are provided in the WMA against which the Council must review the county landfill inventories. Each site must be evaluated for con- - sistency with the criteria and policies in the Council's Solid Waste Manamement Development Guide/Policy Plan and with respect to the statutory criteria. ~se inc~e: o Land use and land use controls; o Existing and future development patterns; o Environmental impacts; o Protection of agriculture and natural resources; 'l O Transportation and other services and facilities appropriate to land disposal; I I Patterns of solid waste generation; The facility's proposed final use; and The quality of other potential sites. The WMA also requires that preference be given to land that can be returned to either its existing use or a use specified in a local, county or regional plan. Land Use and Land Use C6ntrols The Ramsey site is currently zoned for industrial use, as is the existing adjacent landfill and the area to-the south and west (see Figure 2). The city of Ramsey's long-range plan for the site is parkland for the northern half and industrial development for the southern half. Land east of the site across County Rd. 57 is planned as urban residential. North of the site the zoning and planned use are for low-density residential. All residences are at least 1,000 feet from the proposed fill area.