5.6. & 5.7. PCSR 05-11-2010 - Laserfiche WebLink

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NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the Ciry of Elk River makes the following Findings of Fact and Decision with respect to the Application of ERL, WMI, and Tiller for a comprehensive plan amendment and rezoning of the SDA to allow expansion of the Landfill: FINDINGS OF FACT The Landfill was first approved to operate on 40 acres of land in 1971 and first permitted by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in 1972. 2. The Landfill was granted its first approvals and permits by the City of Elk River pursuant to the City's Solid Waste Facilities Ordinance in 1988. 3. In 1997, the Ciry granted approval for the Landfill to expand the area approved for Mixed Solid Waste (MSW) disposal from its original 40 acres to the current 93-acre footprint. 4. In 1988, the Landfill received approval from Livonia Township to expand the area approved for construction and demolition debris disposal (C & D) to a total permitted footprint of 75 acres. 5. The Mixed Solid Waste and Construction and Demolition Debris operations at the Landfill therefore currently cover 168 acres. 6. The Application originally proposed the development of additional MSW disposal space on 8.6 acres on the southern most portions of existing Landfill property and on 60.2 acres of the SDA, an increase in the MSW disposal area within the Landfill from the existing 93 acres to a total of 162 acres, or an expansion of approximately 75 percent. 7. As revised, the Application proposes an increase in the MSW disposal area within the Landfill of 49.3 acres, an expansion of over 50%. 8. Total MSW and C & D disposal areas at the Landfill would be approximately 217 acres if the Application is approved.