Agenda - Planning Commission - 07/23/1992

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CASE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO ESTABLISH A FACILITY FOR ~PROCESSING DEMOLITION ASPHALT AND CONCRETE INTO AGGREGATE IN THE BUSINESS WAREHOUSE (BW) DISTRICT; CASE OF BURY AND .CARLSON, INC. By: Zoning Administrator Sylvia Frolik and City Engineer Steve Jankowski Background: Bury and Carlson, Inc. has submitted a request for a conditional use permit to establish a facility for the purpose~ of processing demolition asphalt and concrete into aggregate for resale to contractors., Approximately 25% of the operation would consist of retail sales of other miscellaneouS landscaping supplies. The proposed location of the facility is east of Gateway North Industrial Park at the intersection of 143rd Avenue N.W. and Jaspar Street N.W. The subject property is zoned Business Warehouse (BW) and the 75% of the operation devoted to processing demolition asphalt and concrete would be considered a heavy industrial use; therefore, the need for the conditionlil use permit. Although on the face of it, the application would appear to be subject to our regulations for solid waste management facilities, it has been documented in previous cases that the City's position is that recyclable materials are waste unless the material is being processed with a resulting new end product of v~ue being produced on the site. The stockpile heights are proposed to be limited to 32 feet in height. The applicant is proposing that the total,amount of stockpiled rubble and aggregate permitted on the site be established at 250,000 cubic yards. It is estimated that in the first year of operation, there will be approximately 38 incoming !loa~ls of demolition debris and 38 outgoing loads of aggregate per day; the retails sales from thc contractor supply yard is estimated at 10 incoming loads and 15 outgoing loads per day. The applicant is anticipated that by the third year of operation and thereafter, there will be 58 incoming loads of debris and 58 outgoing loads of aggregate per day. The proposed, facility in Ramsey will be the fourth such site for Bury and Carlson. The other facilities are located in Maple Grove, Bumsville and Minnetonka. Various members of City Staff, the Planning 'and Zoning Commission and City Council toured the facilities in Burnsville and Maple Grove, I contacted representatives from each of these cities. The site in Bumsville required a conditionalJuse permit because it involved stockpiled material. Burnsville is very pleased with Bury and Carlson's operating standards. The site in Maple Grove is a permitted use and they too report no problems with Bury and Carlson. The site in Minnetonka is considered lawful non- conforming and due to be phased out. Minnetonka staff reported that the minor problems that have arose are attributable to urban type development encroaching on the site. Naturally, the: concerns with an operation of this type are dust and noise. The facility is subject to MPCA permitting and as such, MPCA will monitor dust and noise levels. If you refer to the site plan, you will not that a hydrant supplied by an on-site well, is proposed to be located near the crusher site for use in controlling dust. The following items are enclosed for your information: a) b) c) d) e) Site location map Site Plan Letter from D.R. Griswold & Associates, planning consultants for Bury and Carlson, dated July 13, 1992. Proposed findings of fact Proposed conditional use permit