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CON~['LTINGENG[NEER~ <br /> <br />1326 Energy Park Drive <br /> <br />St. Paul, MN 55108 <br /> <br />612-644-4389 <br /> <br />1-800-888-2923 <br /> <br />Fax: 612-644-9446 <br /> <br />April 16, 1997 <br />File: 230-356-11 <br /> <br />Mr. Steve Rohlf <br />Building and Zoning Administrator <br />City of Elk River <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />P.O. Box 490 <br />Elk River, MN 55330-0490 <br /> <br />BAUERLY BROTHERS, INC. <br />CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Rohlf: <br /> <br />CIVIL ENGINEERING <br />ENVIRONMENTAL <br /> <br /> N~OPAL <br />~NNING <br />SOLID WASTE <br />STRUCTURAL <br />SURVEYING <br />TRAFFIC <br />TRANSPORTATION <br /> <br />As you requested, I have reviewed the Bauerly Brothers, Inc. Conditional Use Permit <br />(CUP) Application for an aggregate processing operation on the property of Ernest and <br />Doris Tolthe, located off of 225th Avenue. As we discussed, my review has been <br />primarily from a traffic standpoint. I have reviewed the information provided by Bauerly <br />Brothers and the letter submitted by Jeff Lawson of 22715 Baldwin Avenue, as well as <br />making a site visit and discussing the issues with Phil Hals, Street Superintendent. <br /> <br />I believe the concerns from a traffic standpoint can be broken down to three main issues: <br /> <br />Dust control and/or the hard surfacing of the access road from the plant and 225th <br />Avenue to TH 169. <br /> <br />ELECTRICAL/MECHANICAL <br />ENGINEERING <br /> <br />HVAC <br /> <br />POWER DISTRIBUTION <br /> <br />SCADA <br /> <br />SYSTEM CONTROLS <br /> <br /> 'FICES IN: <br />MINNEAPOLIS <br />PRIOR LAKE <br />ST. PAUL <br />WASECA <br /> <br />Safety issue as to whether or not adequate sight distances are available to elimi- <br />nate conflicts between trucks accessing the plant and vehicles using 225~h Avenue. <br /> <br />3. Issue of the landing area as 225th Avenue approaches TH 169. <br /> <br />The information provided by Bauerly Brothers indicates that truck traffic will result in <br />approximately six to eight trucks on average. This statement is rather confusing. Does <br />this mean there will be six to eight trucks hauling on an average day and, if so, how <br />many trips are these trucks expected to make? What really is important is how many <br />truck trips would be expected on an average day during the summer and also how many <br />truck trips will be added to 225th Avenue annually over the 20 year operation of the <br />aggregate plant. I believe it would be safe to assume that during the construction season <br />when the aggregate product is being used that the number of truck trips add to 225th <br />Avenue can be expected to be substantial as compared to current traffic on the road. <br /> <br />An Equal Opportunity Employer <br /> <br /> <br />