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Page 3 <br />The timing of these things are out of Northern Con-Agg's control, therefore, <br />• staff feels their reclamation plan is appropriate. However, their reclamation <br />plan is realistically an interim plan, which will change in the future. <br />Whoever proposes that future change, will need to do so through the <br />conditional use process. <br />As indicated in their application, Northern Con-Agg is proposing to reuse <br />stockpiled topsoil to establish ground cover for reclamation. That ground <br />cover must be Northern Con-Agg's responsibility to maintain until it is self <br />sufficient. <br />As part of each yearly license, staff will determine how much reclamation is <br />possible and feasible to occur in the forthcoming year. Staff is recommending <br />that Northern Con-Agg provided a $5,000 dollar letter of credit in favor of the <br />City to ensure yearly reclamation. <br />The actual area proposed to be mined is not currently blessed with a <br />significant amount of trees. Northern Con-Agg indicated in their application <br />that they wilt start a nursery for tree seedlings to be used in the future <br />development of the site. They did not indicate how many trees they <br />anticipate planting. <br />• TRAFFIC <br />The access to the site is via Highway 169. There is an existing acceleration <br />lane and de-acceleration lane on the Highway that adequately accommodates <br />Northern Con-Agg's truck traffic. No further traffic improvements will be <br />needed to accommodate this operation. Staff is recommending that truck <br />traffic from the site is prohibited from using local streets, other than <br />Highways 169 and 10, with the exception of localized jobs. <br />As indicated in his attached letter, Dave Schwarting, County Engineer, feels <br />that Northern Con _Agg's operation will not adversely impact the County road <br />in this vicinity. Lastly, Mr. 142aurer indicates in his attached letter that with <br />the 50 foot setback from the right-of--way of County Road 77 to the slopes <br />proposed, guardrails will not be needed along that road. <br />DUST CONTROL <br />A major problem in the past from this operation has been dust. The property <br />owner immediately to the north of the Northern Con-Agg site, experienced <br />intolerable dust levels on their property from this operation. Staff has spent <br />numerous hours in trying to resolve this issue and discovered the major <br />• source of the problem was traffic on haul roads. The simple solution was to <br />s:planning:pc:95-04 <br />