Agenda - Planning Commission - 10/16/1990

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CASE REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO EXPAND AN ALUKINUM RECOVERY AND PROCESSING BUSINESS CASE OF DANNY'S ALUMINUM PROCESSINGt INC. By= Merland Otto Background: Mr. Dan Karth, Jr., owner of Danny's Aluminum Processing, Inc., is requesting a conditional use permit to expand capacity of an aluminum recovery and processing business at 14050 Basalt Street N.W. (formerly GO Racing facility). The subject property consists of 1.6 acres in the I-1 Industrial area with an existing concrete building and baghouse facility. The process includes melting down aluminum, casting, cooling and shipping. Residue from the melt furnace is separated and shipped off site for further processing. A CUP was approved by the City Council on April 25, 1989 subject to the conditions in the CUP (attached). In addition, the development agreement stipulated that certain improvements would be made to the property including paving, curbing, fencing, landscaping, new septic system, and building improvements. These have been completed with the exception of turf establishment and replacement of the septic system. The Owner is currently using an above ground holding tank. This is only permissible upon specific Council authorization and after finding that it is the most cost effective temporary solution. The Owner has indicated his desire to connect to City sewer and water. City sewer was scheduled to be extended to this area in 1990. The Owner should initiate a petition for services so that a feasibility study could be done. According to the applicant, initially, the second furnace (max. process input 2000~/hr.) was brought on line so that needed repairs could be made to the existing (process input 800-2000~/hr.) furnace. The applicant is requesting a permit to now run both furnaces, with a total potential process input of 2800~ to 4000~/hour. Both furnaces would be connected to the baghouse. The applicant is evaluating an afterburner system which, if successful, would be used to replace the baghouse. The baghouse would be retained to use in the event the afterburners are not in service. The furnaces are fueled solely by propane. On August 10, 1990, the applicant received notice from MPCA that their facility was exempt from requiring an air emission permit from MPCA. The exemption was based on the conclusion that the potential to emit each of the criteria pollutants is less than 25 tons per year.