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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To <br />Planning Commission <br />Item Number <br />5.3 <br />Agenda Section <br />Public Hearings <br />Meeting Date <br />December 19, 2017 <br />Prepared by <br />BrieAnna Simon, Planner <br />Item Description <br />Tiller Corporation – 12450 Ranch Rd. NW <br /> Conditional Use Permit for portable <br />concrete plant, Case No. CU 17-34 <br />Reviewed by <br />Amanda Bednar, Environmental Coordinator <br />Reviewed by <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) authorizing Mineral Excavation <br />and a portable concrete plant, with the following conditions: <br />1. If the proposed site improvements described in the application and CUP have not been substantially <br />completed within two years of the permit’s date of approval, the permit shall expire and become <br />void. <br />2. The CUP shall expire if the authorized use ceases for more than six months. Failure to obtain an <br />annual license will be evidence of cessation of use. <br />3. The applicant must apply for and receive approval of all required permits before any construction <br />may begin. <br />4. A Mineral Extraction License shall be obtained annually. <br />5. All activities on the site shall be conducted in a manner that is consistent with operating permits <br />issued by the city, county, state, federal, and other agencies. A copy of any and all permits related to <br />the operation of the site shall be submitted to the city for their reference. <br />6. Portable concrete plant shall maintain setbacks of 50 feet from all neighboring property lines. No <br />mining activity shall be permitted within the setback area without staff approval. <br />7. The need of buffering and/or screening in light of surrounding land uses shall be evaluated at the <br />time of annual license renewal and shall be installed when directed by the city to protect surrounding <br />land uses. <br />8. The applicant shall be responsible for the cost and construction of all reasonable road <br />improvements, including turn lanes, as required by the Sherburne County or MnDOT. The city <br />reserves the right to require the applicant to pay for reasonable road maintenance of haul routes. <br />9. Wash operations shall not be permitted unless a plan for protecting ground water and surrounding <br />environment is approved by the city’s environmental consultant. <br />10. Dust control is required for all roads and within the site in accordance with air pollution standards <br />and to ensure dust does not create a public nuisance or otherwise adversely affecting adjacent <br />properties. <br />11. Vehicles and equipment not in operable condition or materials not associated with the mineral <br />extraction/excavation activity shall not be kept or stored at the site. <br />12. The site shall be mowed or maintained to control noxious weeds and other vegetation. Existing trees <br />and ground cover shall be preserved to the maximum extent possible. <br />13. Fencing shall be installed during extraction operations to ensure the safety of the public and <br />environment as determined by the city engineer and environmental staff.