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PROPOSED FINDINGS OF FACT CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT BAI{TON SAB-D A~D GKAVEL COMPA_~ 1. That Barton Sand and Gravel Company, hereinafter referred to as "Applicant", has properly applied for a conditional use permit to extract aggregates in the I-1 Industrial District. 2. That the Applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning and Zoning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 170.013D of the City Code on March 3, 1987 and that said public hearing was properly advertised and thst the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. 3. That the subject property is legally described as follows: The north half of the northwest quarter of Section 27, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota with the exception of two acres for a total of approximately 7 8 acres. 4. That the subject property is located in the I-1 Industrial District and is approximately 78 acres in size. 5. That the Applicant is requesting a conditional use permit to extract aggregates from the western 40 acres of the subject property. 6. That the eastern 38 acres of the site is occupied by DNR Wetland ~2-118W, a designated protected wetland. 7. That the site is located in the Shoreland Overlay District as defined in Section 170.0112B of the City Code. 8. That extracting aggregates is not a permitted use in the I-1 Industrial District. 9. That the adjacent land to the north is residentially zoned and developed. 10. That the adjacent property to the east is occupied by an active landfill operation. 11. That the adjacent land to the south is occupied by the Gateway North Airport. 12. That the adjacent land to the west is zoned for industrial development. 13. That in the past, the City has approved requests for conditional use permits to grade and excavate materials. 14. That the Applicant has stated that the life of the aggregate extraction operation will be approximately ten years. 15. That the aggregate extraction operation will increase traffic into the area by approximately 400-500 trucks per month.