Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/11/1991 - Special Meeting

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CASE # 1 REQUEST FOR AN AMENDED CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT; CASE OF DANNY'S ALUMINUM PROCESSING, INC. (DAN KARST) By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik Background: Mr. Dan Karst is requesting an amended conditional use permit that would not prohibit the disassembly of engines and transmissions at his aluminum processing facility at 14050 Basalt Street. N.W. To accommodate this additional activity at his site, Mr. Karst has submitted a site plan for a building expansion. The building expansion will provide the space to disassemble engines indoors and the equipment to do so in accordance with State laws relating to collection of oil and use of solvents. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) e) f) g) Site location map Written proposal for an amended conditional use permit dated March, 1991. Site plan for proposed expansion Floor plan for proposed expansion Proposed Findings of Fact Proposed Conditional Use Permit Proposed Indemnification Agreement Observations: On April 25, 1989, the City of Ramsey issued a conditional use permit to Mr. Dan Karst of Danny's Aluminum Processing, Inc. for an aluminum processing facility at 14050 Basalt Street N.W. (Lot 1, Block 4, Gateway North Industrial Park Plat 4/2). The permit did not allow the disassembly of engines and transmissions at the site as there were no provisions to accommodate this activity within the building. On November 13, 1990, the City of Ramsey issued an amended conditional use permit to Mr. Dan Karst of Danny's Aluminum Processing, Inc. to allow an expansion of the operation capacity by permitting the installation of a second melt furnace. Again, the permit prohibited the disassembly of engines and transmissions on the site. On March 25, 1991, Mr. Karst applied for an amended conditional use permit and submitted a site plan for a building expansion to provide the space and equipment to properly disassemble engines and transmission within the building. The disassembly of engines and transmissions will include the collection of approximately 2,000 gallons of waste oil per year and the use of parts cleaning solvents defined as hazardous. According to MPCA Rules and the Anoka County Hazardous Waste Management Ordinance, the collection of waste oil to be recycled does not require any permits but does require a management plan subject to Anoka County's approval. Mr. Karst has submitted his waste oil management plan to Anoka County for approval. The use of solvents does require a Hazardous Waste Generators License from Anoka County, which Mr. Karst has also applied for.