Agenda - Planning Commission - 04/04/2019

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Regular Planning Commission 7. 2. Meeting Date: 04/04/2019 By: Chris Anderson, Community Development Information Title: PUBLIC HEARING: Consider Multiple Actions for a Proposed Expansion at 6601 McKinley St NW (Project No. 19-106): Case of ACE Solid Waste, Inc. 1. Variance to pavement setback from road right-of-way. 2. Amended Conditional Use Permit. 3. Site Plan Approval. Purpose/Background: The City has received an application from ACE Solid Waste, Inc. (the "Applicant") for a proposed expansion of their existing transfer station at 6601 McKinley St NW (the "Subject Property"). The project requires multiple actions by the City, including a variance to off-street parking/maneuvering setbacks, an amendment to an existing Conditional Use Permit, and Site Plan approval. In 2018, the Applicant received approval of a plat that combined two parcels into one as well as a zoning amendment to secure a single zoning designation for the entire parcel. Those previous actions were completed by the Applicant in anticipation of an expansion of their transfer station, which is now moving forward. Notification: Staff has attempted to notify all Property Owners within 350 feet of the Subject Property via Standard US Mail of the Public Hearing for the Variance and amendment to the Conditional Use Permit and has published a notice in the Anoka Union Herald. Observations/Alternatives: General Background The Subject Property is just over ten (10) acres in size and, as previously noted, is located in the E-2 Employment District. The surrounding properties are all industrial in nature and are located in the E-1 Employment District, E-2 Employment District, or Planned Unit Development (PUD) - Industrial. The proposed expansion is 8,066 square feet and would extend the existing transfer station north, toward 141 st Avenue NW. East of the proposed expansion is Basalt Street, a dirt/gravel road that provides the sole access to a single business and provides a secondary access to one other business. Basalt Street terminates at the boundary of the Subject Property. The expansion of the transfer station has been prompted due to the recent closing of the Great River Energy Processing Plant that was located in Elk River. Site Plan The Applicant is proposing an 8,066 square foot expansion on the north side of the existing transfer station, as well as 11 new parking stalls for refuse trucks and a concrete pad for a year-round opportunity for residents to drop of recyclable materials. The expansion would include a depressed loading dock that allows a semi tractor/trailer to enter the transfer station below the tipping floor. There would also be 3 overhead doors. One door is on the north elevation and two doors are on the east elevation. Materials collected from the route trucks would be tipped (or dumped) onto the floor, and then pushed into a semi trailer for hauling to the final destination. This creates a much more efficient process than sending individual route trucks to dump their loads at a final destination. Access to the Subject Property would be from 141st Avenue NW. Refuse, including garbage or recycling trucks,