Minutes - Planning Commission - 04/10/2000 - Special Meeting

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Chairperson Anderson closed the regular portion of the Planning Commission meeting at 6:03 p.m. in order to conduct the public hearing. Public Hearing Chairman Anderson called the public hearing to order at 6:07 p.m. Presentation Community Development Director Frolik explained that Ace Solid Waste is proposing, to relocate their operation from Andover to Ramsey. The facility will include one building to house their offices and truck terminal, and a second building to be used as a transfer station for processing recyclables and mixed solid wastes. City Code requires a conditional use permit for the transfer station part of their operation. Basically, the route trucks enter the transfer station through one of four overhead doors and unload their materials onto the floor. The mixed solid wastes are then loaded into open-top semi-trailers and recylcables are loaded into either open-top or van trailers for transportation to final destinations. There is one lowered dock inside the building for loading open-top trailers and there is one standard back-in dock for loading van trailers. There are no mixed solid wastes left on the tipping floor overnight or over the weekend. Any partial load remaining on the floor at the end of the work day is loaded into a semi-trailer and the trailer remains parked inside the building ovemight. The loading of the trailer to capacity is completed the next day when incoming route trucks start arriving again. Recyclables are stored in an area of the building separate from the mixed solid waste tipping floor. Recyclables are stored on the floor in the building until they reach a full semi load capacity. At that time, they are loaded onto the semi-trailers and shipped to their final destination. Chairperson Anderson stated the Planning Commission reviewed and recommended approval of the site plan for the office and truck terminal portion of the development. Citizen Input Roger Hanson, Bake Star Company, stated they produce automated bakery equipment and do not need the problems they believe will arise from the proposed use such as mice, birds, and other wild creatures that will interfere with their business of bakery equipment. He stated their property is adjacent to this proposed site and presented a map identifying their property. Mr. Hanson noted the letter he had submitted regarding their concerns with the proposed use. Chairperson Anderson noted receipt of five letters of opposition and asked that they become part of the official record as follows: · Gregory J. Deal, NAU Companies, 6701 Highway 10 NW · James and Pamela Deal, adjoining land owners · JeffDeal, Anchor's Away / Ramsey Quick Lube, 6745 Highway 10 · Matt Kuker, Pro Sporting Goods, Inc., 6781 Highway 10 · Gary Hanson, Doug Hanson and Roger Hanson, 14040 Azurite Street NW Planning Commission/April 10, 2000 Page 2 of 16