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chain link fence and replace encompass the yard with a 13 foot high concrete wall. The wall will provide <br />100% opacity screening and will be the base structure from which the storage bins will be constructed <br />within the yard. <br /> <br />Outdoor storage of containers and company trucks and the retail sale of timbers is proposed on Lot 2 (no <br />activity is proposed for Lots 3 and 4). Mr. Schott is currently in discussions with the City to formulate a <br />master plan for the future expansion of the facility to the east versus to the north on Lots 2, 3, and 4 for <br />public safety reasons if 141 ~t Avenue is extended from the west to intersect with Basalt. <br /> <br />St. Paul Terminals has two other facilities; one in St. Paul Park and one in Redwing. City Staff contacted <br />Barry Sittlow, the City Administrator for St. Paul Park. He states that St. Paul Terminals runs a clean <br />operation and they are a cooperative commercial neighbor. The only complaints the City receives relate <br />to noise. Apparently, the use is on a lawful nonconforming or 'grandfathered' site nestled in a residential <br />area. He stated St. Paul Terminals manages their facility in a manner that would be acceptable and <br />appropriate in an industrial zone. <br /> <br />Some City staff persons and Councilmembers Kurak and Anderson visited the facility in Redwing. There <br />was consensus that St. Paul Terminals manages their recyling facilities in an acceptable manner and it is <br />to their credit that their ultimate goal is for an all indoor operation and agree to 100% opacity screening in <br />the interim. <br /> <br />City Staff contacted the Anoka County Environmental Services Department. Thy indicate the facility is <br />currently in full compliance with regulatory requirements and they are very pleased with the <br />improvements to the property since St. Paul Terminals started managing the site. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br /> <br />City Staff recommends approval of the request for a conditional use permit. <br /> <br />Commission Action: <br /> <br />Motion to recommend that City Council adopt findings of fact relating to St. Paul Terminals' .request for a <br />conditional use permit for a recycling and aluminum processing facility. <br /> <br />-and- <br /> <br />Motion to recommend that City Council approve St. Paul Terminals request for a conditional use permit <br />based on the findings of fact, and adopt the permit as proposed. <br /> <br />-or- <br /> <br />Motion to recommend that City Council derty St. Paul Terminals' request for a conditional use permit <br />based on the findings of fact. <br /> <br />Review Checklist: <br /> <br />Principal Planner <br />Community Development Assistant <br />City Attorney <br /> <br />PC: 06/05/01 <br /> <br /> <br />