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Item 6.3. MEMORANDUM TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Stephen Rohlf, Building and Environmental Administrator DATE: September 20, 2004 sf( SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit for Mineral Excavation by J & B Mining/ P.H. CU 04-21 Request: J & B Mining is requesting to mine 39.42 acres of a 60.23 acres site. This operation includes periodic crushing of gravel, but not washing. Approximately 1,190,000 cubic yards of material are proposed to be mined, about 1/3 of which will be peat. J & B is proposing to excavate 40 feet below the ground water elevation using a dragline. 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 (EA W) has been completed. The City Council made a negative declaration regarding the need for an Environmental Impact Statement for this operation at their September 7, 2004 meeting. A zone change to the Mineral Excavation Overlay Zoning District is also required, if mining is to be approved. The zone change for this request is an additional agenda item for this meeting. A request for mineral excavation by Schuer, Inc. is also on the Council'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. The operation is proposed to be active for approximately 10 years. Attachments: Included with this memo is a revised Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Below is a list of other information on this issue that was supplied in the September 7m Council Packet. Please let staff know if you need additional copies. >- a vicinity map; >- Application for Rezoning to Mineral Excavation Overlay Zoning District and Conditional Use Permit for Mineral and Peat Excavation by J & B Mining dated May 2004;