Resolution - #93-12-285 Draft - 12/14/1993

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5) 6) 7) 8) 9) lo) 11) 12) ~3) 14) 15) 16) 1993 and November 26, 1993, and mailed notices of the public hearing were sent at least 10 days prior to the public hearing to property owners within 500 feet of the user boundaries of the property in question. That the minutes of the public hearing are hereby incorporated by reference. That at the public hearing, ]:PS made a presentation describing it's proposed project which [PS stated is consistent with the elements previously described in #1 above. That at the public hearing, all members of the public who desired to testify were given that opportunity. That IPS has submitted a written proposal to the City, which is entitled "International Process Systems, Inc. (IPS) Request for a conditional use permit" dated November 24, 1993. That the property adjacent to the site to the north, south, and west is zoned Industrial and to the east is Residential. That no residential dwelling directly abuts the site on any boundary. That the actual site for the composting facility within the site is proposed to be a distance of greater than a quarter mile from the closest residences to the east and nearly 1,600 feet to the closest residences to the west. That the proposed use of the land for enclosed organic composting is similar to the existing landfill use and recycling operations which is the use of the property directly to the north of the site. Stormwater runoff will be minimized through the enclosed composting operation combined with monitoring efforts of stormwater runoff and corrective actions as necessary to achieve compliance with the CUP and MPCA roles. That odor may be a concern if the site is not properly managed. That the additional traffic generated by the proposed use does not appear to be significant. That IPS proposes that the hours for receiving of materials would be 7:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday and 7:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays. That IPS has stated that the compost bays would be monitored for temperature, moisture content, and physical appearance. The following method will be used for compost production. The mixed materials will be loaded into the ten concrete bays. Temperature and aeration controls will maintain aerobic conditions and optimum temperatures during the composting process. A series of blowers are mounted at intervals along the side of the outer bays. Each bay will have five independently controlled aeration zones. The blowers are controlled by an automatic temperature feedback system, as well as timers, for forced aeration. The airflow moves up from the bottom of the bays via a system of perforated pipes. Each blower is independently controlled allowing precise temperature management during the entire composting process. Page 2 of 4 Findings of Fact # I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I