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ear A� <br /> ( <br /> { ITEM 5.5. <br /> tyof <br /> IlkRi�ver MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Planning Commission <br /> FROM: Gary Schmitz, Planning Assistant <br /> DATE: March 28, 1995 <br /> SUBJECT: Ordinance Amendment Request by the <br /> City of Elk River, Public Hearing Case <br /> No. OA 95-04 <br /> Request <br /> The City of Elk River is requesting an ordinance amendment which would <br /> add a definition for "recycling processing center" and redefine the existing <br /> definition of"junkyard". The amendment would also involve adding recycling <br /> processing center as a conditional use in both the I-1 (Light Industrial) <br /> • zoning district and I-2 (Medium Industrial) zoning district. <br /> Attachments <br /> • Ordinance 95- <br /> Background <br /> As the City of Elk River reviewed the conditional use permit request for Dick <br /> Hetland to operate a recycling center from the building located at 16501 <br /> Highway 10, a question arose concerning the definition of recycling center. <br /> The existing zoning ordinance defines a business which recycles metals as a <br /> junkyard. Staff is concerned that a recycling center which is defined in the <br /> City code as a junkyard may give a false connotation of the actual use of the <br /> property. Staff is proposing an ordinance amendment which would add a <br /> new definition for recycling processing center and redefine the junkyard <br /> definition. <br /> Analysis <br /> The existing definition of junkyard in the Elk River City Code is: <br /> • <br /> 13065 Orono Parkway • P.O. Box 490 • Elk River, MN 55330 • (612) 441-7420 • Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />