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ITEM it 5.2. City of Elk River MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Rebecca Haug, Environmental Technician eria- DATE: August 24, 2004 SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit for Mineral Excavation by Schuer, Inc. Inc./P.H. CU 04-23 Request: Schuer,Inc.has an existing mining permit that allows them to mine 14.81 acres of a 66.06 acres site. They are requesting approval to mine an additional 5.5 acres of the same site. This operation includes periodic crushing of gravel, but not washing. The additional 5.5 acres are proposed to be excavated 15 feet below the ground water elevation using a dragline. The site will not be dewatered to accomplish this. The site was not included in the City of Elk River's 1994 Environmental Impact Statement(EIS)on Mineral Excavation,but a discretionary Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) was completed for the original request. Additional environmental review is not required. All of the 66.06 acres site is already zoned Mineral Excavation Overlay Zoning District. A request for mineral excavation by J &B Mining is also on the Planning Commission's agenda for this meeting. Although the two requests are separate, the restoration (final contours) of the sites and wetland mitigation do tie together. Further,gravel from the J&B Mining site will be hauled through the Schuer site to Elk River Bituminous. To keep this haul route open, Phase 4 of the Schuer site (the current 5.5 acres request) will is not be mined or restored for 5 to 10 years. Attachments: Included with this memo is: ➢ a vicinity map, ➢ a Conditional Use Permit Application Submittal letter, dated March 29, 2004, ➢ A letter dated,July 28, 2004 from the city's Environmental Consultant, Matt Ledvina, regarding groundwater monitoring and the proposed environmental spill plan, ➢ a development plan, which shows the proposed final contours for the additional acreage, ➢ staff memorandum on Wetland Conservation Act, and • a proposed Conditional Use Permit (CUP).