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REQUEST FOR ACTION To Item Number Plannin Commission 6.3. Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by Planning Items March 10, 2009 Jeremy Barnhart, Planning Manager Item Description Reviewed by a. Request authorization to amend Zoning Ordinance erem Barnhart, Plannin Mana er b. Request by Midwest Asphalt for Conditional-Use Permit Reviewed by to amend existing CUP to include composting operations at 12168 221St Avenue, Case No. CU 09-10 - Public Hearin -Recommendation to Table Action Requested a. Staff requests authorization to prepare an ordinance amendment that would allow, as a conditional use, composting business in the Mineral Extraction zoning overlay district. b. Staff recommends opening the public hearing, and continuing it to the April Planning Commission meeting. This will allow the Council the opportunity to comment on the ordinance amendment request, providing Staff and the applicant some direction. Background/Discussion The City has received an application for a composting business, a business that collects yard waste (grass clippings, tree branches, etc.) and using natural processes, composts these, ultimately mixing it with sand and topsoil and selling this material to landscape companies. The application received proposes this business to be located on property currently mined, and zoned R-1a (mineral extraction). The property is owned by Midwest Asphalt, just south of 221SAvenue. In the review of the zoning ordinance for the application, it was noted that a composting business is not a specifically pemvtted or a conditional use anywhere in the city. As with most businesses not addressed by the zoning ordinance, the input of the Council is necessary to determine appropriateness within the city, and identification of general issues before processing an ordinance amendment. Financial Impact None Attachments • Location Map • Narrative