Resolution - #97-07-178 - 07/22/1997

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o o o 10. That on March 28, 1997, the City Engineer issued a letter to the Applicant identifying the deficiencies in the Applicant's application submittal. That the applicant appeared before the Ramsey Planning Commission for a public hearing pursuant to Section 9.03.04 of the City Code on April 1, 1997, and that said public hearing was properly advertised and that the minutes of said public hearing are hereby incorporated as a part of these findings by reference. That on April 1, 1997, the City Attorney reported to the Planning Commission that Minnesota Statute 4410.4300, Subpart 12 B states that an environmental assessment worksheet is mandatory for the extraction or mining of sand, gravel, stone, or other nonmetallic minerals, other than peat, which will excavate 40 or more acres of land to a mean depth of ten feet or more. That on April 1, 1997 the Planning Commission recessed the public hearing until May 6, 1997 to allow the Applicant more time to supply the deficiencies in the required application submittal as noted in a letter from the City Engineer to the Applicant dated March 28, 1997. That on April 7, 1997, the Planning Commission reconvene~t the regular meeting of the Planning Commission from April 1, 1997 and tabled action on the Applicant's request for a conditional use permit pending the submittal of required information and reconvening the public hearing on May 6, 1997. That Minnesota Statute 15.99 requires cities to make decisions on land use applications within 60 days of receipt of the application. The statute also gives cities the authority to invoke a 60 day extension to the decision making time frame upon written notice to the applicant prior to the expiration of the initial 60 day time frame. When an environmental assessment worksheet is mandatory under State or Federal law, the decision making time frame for cities is extended to 60 days from the date of completion of the environmental assessment worksheet. That on April 29, 1997, the Zoning Administrator issued a letter to the Applicant exercising the City's authority under Minnesota Statute 15.99 to invoke a 60 day extension to the 60 day time limit for making decisions on land use applications. That on May 6, 1997, City Staff reported to the Planning Commission that not all of the required information in accordance with the City Engineer's letter of March 28, 1997 had been received and the Planning Commission recessed the public hearing and tabled action on the application until June 3, 1997. That on June 3, 1997, City Staff reported to the Planning Commission that not all of the required information submittals in accordance with the City Engineer's letter of March 28, 1997 nor the environmental assessment worksheet had been received and the Planning RESOLUTION #97-07-178 Page 2 of 5