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<br /> <br />REQUEST FOR ACTION <br /> <br />To <br />Ci Council <br />Agenda Section <br />Community Development <br /> <br />Meeting Date <br />August 20, 2007 <br /> <br />Item Number <br />6.4. <br />Prepared by <br />Rebecca Haug, Environmental <br />Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Item Description <br />Request by Tiller Corporation for Conditional Use Permit for <br />Mineral Excavation, Case No. CU 07-21- Public Hearing <br /> <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Staff and the Planning Commission recommend approval of the request with the following conditions: <br /> <br />1. Traffic from the operations area will access the new alignment of County Rd 33 with the <br />majority of traffic generated from the existing operation area head east to US Hwy 169. <br />Proctor Rd and County Rd 33 west of the exiting operation will only be used for local <br />projects. <br />2. The site must operate under a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) NPDES permit <br />for gravel mining facilities and a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan be implemented <br />3. Watering on-site gravel haul roads must be done to reduce dust <br />4. Fifty-foot setbacks from property lines and right-of-ways that are not adjacent to other <br />mining areas must be maintained. <br />5. Along Proctor Rd, a setback as determined and marked by the Sherburne County Forester <br />must be maintained and in no instance will the setback be less than 50 feet from right-of- <br />way. <br />6. The operator shall take measures deemed appropriate by the Sherburne County Forester to <br />control oakwilt. Cutting of trees between April and July is prohibited. <br />7. The site must be graded in accordance to the reclamation plan <br />8. Operations must be in compliance with all State noise standards <br />9. Mining and crushing will be conducted between 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday - Saturday <br />10. Topsoil will be retained on-site and used to create screening berms <br />11. Active slopes to be approximately 1.5:1 and finished slopes not to exceed 4:1 <br />12. Property will be rezoned to Mineral Excavation Overlay <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />Tiller Corporation (Tiller) and its operating division Barton Sand & Gravel Co. are requesting a <br />Conditional Use Permit for Mineral Excavation on a parcel of property adjacent to existing sand and <br />gravel mining facility also operated by Tiller. The property encompasses 36.6 acres however; the <br />applicant is only proposing to mine the northern 19.53 acres as illustrated on the attached map (Exhibit <br />A). This proposed mining area is adjacent to property that was included in the 1994 EIS Gravel Mining <br />Study. This spring, the applicant completed an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EA W) which the <br /> <br />s: \ Council\Rebecca \ Tiller CUP.doc <br />