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City of Ramsey Project B1610732 January 10, 2017 Page 27 G. Findings The findings include identified known or suspect recognized environmental conditions, controlled recognized environmental conditions, historical recognized conditions, de minimis conditions and additional issues in connection with the Site. The following findings are based on the results of our assessment: ■ Information regarding the Site was available back to 1938. The information indicates that the Site was developed at that time with an apparent farmstead that extended northwesterly onto the adjoining parcel. Based on available information, it is reasonable to assume that the first developed use of the Site was as a farmstead. ■ The Site was occupied by a commercial building from 1965 until 2001. The commercial building was located in the west -central portion of the Site and extended northwesterly onto the adjoining parcel. Past occupants of the commercial building included automobile sales and services businesses and a sign and graphics business. The automobile dealership was identified on the storage tank, leak site, hazardous waste generator, and Voluntary Investigation and Cleanup Program databases. ■ Underground storage tanks, fuel dispensing pumps, sand traps with drainfields, in -ground hydraulic lifts, a water well, and a domestic septic system were associated with the automobile dealerships. Some of the underground storage tanks, the fuel dispensing pumps, one of the sand traps and drainfields, some of the in -ground hydraulic lifts, and the domestic septic system were located on the Site. The automobile dealership building and the systems discussed above were demolished, sealed, and/or removed by 2001. ■ Four petroleum tank releases have been reported at the Site in association with the former automobile dealerships. The Site is also listed twice on the VIC database. All of the leak and VIC files have been closed by the MPCA indicating that investigation/cleanup of the reported releases had been completed to the satisfaction of the MPCA. A review of the regulatory files indicates that some petroleum -related contaminated soils remained on the Site and that low level petroleum impacts to groundwater on the Site were documented. ■ The existing Site building was constructed in 2002-03 as a gasoline station/convenience store with an attached carwash. The Site building has been vacant for the past three years. No releases of hazardous substances or petroleum products have been reported in association with the existing building. B RAU N INTERTEC