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3 d <br />Elk~~ <br />River <br />~30G~ Orono Parkwa}, <br />EIkR~vor, MN X5330 <br />~~arch 2, ?D10 <br />~~s, Deb ~laltexs <br />~,rraste ll~anagement inc~ <br />224G0 I~~gl~wa~r ~ G9 Nw <br />Elk. Ri~rex, NxN 5 5 3 3 0 <br />Re. C~tdinance Amendrn.ent Regarding Buffer Area Requirement <br />Dear Deb, <br />Fox o~Tex two decades both the active area of die landfill and dae buffer axea required b~~ state <br />law and i~r~ the Land's Conditional Use Permit have been located wid~in the boundaries of <br />th.e Cit~r's Solid Taste Facilities ~verla~r Zoning District, It has aiwa~rs been. the Cit~r's ~T~eu~ <br />that both the acti~re axea and the required buffex axea axe pans of the Solid ~,r~aste Facilit~T <br />~~rithin dae ~neani~.g of the Cit~r Code, and that all pans of a Solid Taste Facilit~T must be <br />located within dae Saud haste Facilities ~~rerla~r Zoning District, <br />Notv~ridastanding die language of die Cit~T Code xequiri~a.g that all propext~t needed ox useful <br />for the processing ox disposal of Solid haste be located Within. die Solid ~ilaste Facilities <br />~~rerla~f Zoning Dist~~ict, and its 22 gear lustor~~ of ca~rapl~ring with dais requi~e~nent, Elk <br />Ri~ret Landfill has tal~en d~.e position., ~. a ~anuax~T 2S, 2010 letter to Cllr staff and ~. <br />subsequent pleadings ~ Sherburne Counter D~str~ct Court, that the Cit~r's Solid Taste <br />Facilities Qxdinan.ce is ambiguous and requited buffex areas ox buffex zones axe not required <br />to be located u~ith~a die Solid ~r~aste Facilities ~~rerla~~ Zani~~g District. The Cit~r Council <br />considered this position in. the course of appr~o~r~.ag a renewed and amended conditional use <br />per~~it and license fox the Landfill on. Febx~uar~r ~G, 20i0, and found d-~.at die 200 foot buffex <br />zone required b~T State law is an integral part of doe Solid ~ilaste Facilit~r wl~.ch is a Landfill <br />and that, therefore, required buffex areas and buffex zones axe requited bar die current Clt~r <br />Code to be located ~~rithin die Solid ~~aste Facilities ~~rerla~r Zoning District, <br />In light of the Landfill's near positi.an regarding buffex areas, Ci~T staff feels it would be <br />appxQpriate fog the Planning Coxn.mission and Cit~r Council to address the intent of die Solid <br />~~~aste Facilities ordinance b~- considering amendments to Chapters 30 and 58 of doe Elk <br />Ri~rer City- Code, Therefore, City- staff leas prepared the enclosed orditaance a~xaendments fat <br />~'hane; 7G3,G~~,~O~~ <br />~a~: 7G3,G35,1a~a <br />www.ci,elk-river,mn,us <br />