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Planning Commission Minutes May 27,1997 Page 4 . facility. Morrell Transfer is proposing to construct a 50,690 square foot trucking facility on the 23.5 acre site. The applicant is requesting that the city consider selling city property located on the south side of 171 sl Avenue so they can develop their site plan as proposed. Also an ownership issue needs to be resolved regarding a strip of property along the railroad tracks used by Cargill to access their property to the east. Wetland mitigation is currently being reviewed by other agencies and comments are due back June 6th. The applicant will be required to sign a waiver of their right to object to assessments in order for the city to allow this development to occur prior to the availability of water and sewer. Parking, driveway access, fencing, trash enclosure, building elevation and outdoor storage issues were reviewed. Staff requests that the outdoor storage area be formally delineated and either paved or surfaced with Class 5. Staff also recommends the wetland area be fenced to prevent debris from entering the wetland. Grady Kinghorn of Christian Kinghorn Contractors, contractor for the proposed project, requested a 40 foot access in order to provide better flow of truck traffic entering and leaving the site simultaneously. They are unsure where the septic system will be located which will affect placement of the entrance and fencing. Mr. Kinghorn indicated the storage area will be fenced and surfaced with a minimum of Class 5, or possibly a crushed concrete. He noted Cargill has agreed to vacate their easement on the property and the necessary documents are being prepared. . Commissioner Minton questioned how Cargill will access the property if the easement is vacated. Mr. Kingman indicated the access is only used three times a year and Cargill has indicated they prefer to use their field roads from the east, rather than this access which comes out on 171st. Discussion followed regarding the fencing, curbing around the pond area, parking along the tree line and access width. Terry Maurer indicated his recommendation for a 36 foot driveway was based on consistency with a previous application by LeFebvre Trucking in which a 36 foot driveway was approved. He indicated his recommendation for catch basins and appropriate size pipe piping should help reduce runoff and erosion problems. Chair Thompson opened the public hearing. There being no comments from the public, Chair Thompson closed the public hearing. Commissioner Minton expressed concern regarding truck traffic. Terry indicated there is an appropriate right turn lane which could be used as an acceleration lane, and the left turn lane from eastbound Highway 10 is an appropriate length for truck traffic. Terry added there will not be a signal at the 171 sl and Highway 10 location until MN/DOT deems it necessary. Commissioner Minton expressed his concern for rezoning to PUD in order to allow development to occur without hookup to water and sewer. Discussion followed regarding the Cargill easement. Terry Maurer recommended the railroad crossing be removed prior to development of the site. .