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1306> Orono Pzrh~vay <br />Elk River. 14I@ S>3.30 <br />July 8, 2010 <br />Lorraine White <br />18746 Troy Street NW <br />Elk River, MN 55330 <br />Ike: Interim Use Permit, Staff Comments <br />Dear Ms. White, <br />Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to review your application. I note that you are <br />requesting an Interim Use to allow the existing structure to continue, although the original <br />Interim Use Permit expired last April. <br />City Staff has completed its review of your proposal as part of a site plan re~riew completed <br />on July 7, 2010. From this review, a number of comments or questions were raised, and <br />follo~v. <br />Your application is scheduled for formal review by the Planning Com.tizission on July 13, <br />2010. If the Planning Commission makes a recommendation, the Council will review the <br />application on July 19n'. Because of the tight tunetable as requested, the follov~ing <br />comments will be recommended as conditions. There is a possibility that the Council or <br />Planning Commission will table your request until further viforrnation is provided. <br />It appears that the campground is operating year round, which is inconsistent with a <br />recreation campground. Additionally, there has been a history of higher than expected calls <br />to one location, and some of the calls have caused real concern, including reports of raw <br />sewage leaks, assaults, and the welfare of residents, in particular children, living at the <br />campground. through the winter. <br />1. Please verify that the on site septic system is designed and functional for year round use. <br />As noted above, there have been reports of the system not functioning in the winter, with <br />collection lines fieezing. This verification must be in the form of a report provided by a <br />licensed on-site septic system installer, <br />2. Please provide a manure management plan with regard to the animals on site, including <br />the horses. I note that there are sevexal guinea fowls run at large, which may be inconsistent <br />with the State rules. <br />Phone: 763.635.1000 <br />Fay: 763.63S.1o9o <br />~3~~w. ci. el k - r fiver. mn. us <br />