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30 Minutes CASE #6: DISCUSS CONDITIONAL USE PEP~IT FOR GRADING AND EXCAVATING; CASE OF MR. GILBERT MENKYELD By~ Pete Raatikka, City Engineer Background: On July 7, 1987, the City Council directed me to have the organic material which had been disposed of on the Menkveld property south of 149th Avenue NW removed. ,' On July 8, 1987, I sent Mr. Art Raudio, agent for Mr. Gilbert Menkveld, a letter requesting him to remove all material unsuitable for building which had been placed in areas of existing granular soils. On July 10, 1987, I met with City Administrator Hartley, City Attorney Goodrich, Mr. Art Raudio, Mr. Norm Holm, and Mr. Steve Munstenteiger, attorney for Mr. Raudio and Mr. Holm, in an attempt to resolve the problem of importing and burying topsoil and organic material on the grading site. Mr. Raudio and Mr. Holm agreed not to bury any additional material on the site but they asked for a permit to import and stockpile topsoil. Details of that permit were established and the permit was issued following that meeting. The unresolved issue remaining is the material which was disposed of on the back portion of the proposed industrial lots. Mr. Holm and Mr. Raudio stated that they improved the front half of the lots to contain 50% Class I soils utilizing a portion of the good material from the back of the lots. They also stated that they have complied with the grading plan since they are filling the back portion of the lots to final grade with organic soils. Enclosed for your information are my two letters of July 8, 1987 to Mr. Art Raudio, a letter dated July 10, 1987 from Mr. Norm Holm addressed to myself, and a copy of the permit for importing and stockpiling topsoil. In addition, we have drilled and surveyed the site to determine the limits of the organic soils. A map showing the location of those soils will be available at the meeting. Recommendation: Based on the following reasons, I would recommend that the past action of the City Council directing removal of the imported organic soils placed below final grade and not used for topsoil be upheld: 1) At no time did the permit holder ask to import material to be buried on the back of the proposed lots. 2) On the morning of July 7, 1987, Mr. Raudio asked me if he could bring import organic material to be used for a topsoil. Later that day, observed that organic material was being buried on the grading site. Soil borings indicate that up to eight feet of poor soils have been placed below the proposed final grades. 3) Mr. Raudio has stated that the organic material was placed on the back side of the proposed lots and there is at least 50% Class I soil left on the lots for development. City Code states that all lots in unsewered areas contain at least 25% Class I soils. Twenty-five percent Class I soils may be adequate for residential development with