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03/09/2010 16:13 + ERTGGS 1~10RGAN Iy1PLS 1 PAGE 52/60 <br />13065 Orono Parkway <br />EikRiver,MN 5533 <br />Match z, 201.0 <br />Ms. Deb Walters <br />Waste Manngaro,~nt Taac. <br />224G0 Highw~.~y+ 169 NW <br />Elk Rivcs, MN SS330 <br />Re:. Ordinance Amendmeant Regatcling Buffer,Axea Recluixcment <br />17eax: Deb; <br />Pox otrex two de'ca.des botY- the active are$ of t1ae lar~,dfill and the buffet area ~quized ~ state <br />law and in the I.~ndfxlPs Candirional Use l'e~.mit leave beast located w;ichin the bounclvzizes of <br />th.e City's Solid Waste 7a'acilities Overlay Zox-in& District. It has elways been the City's vie~z <br />drat bU~ ~e acdv'e area a'nd ~e seciuircd bufEex area si;e pans of die Solid Waste 1*acility <br />within. tine meaning of flee City Code, anal that au parts of a Solid Waste pacilit-y must be <br />located within the Solid WastE Facilities Otrerlay Zoning District. <br />Notwitl~6tanding the laayuage of the City Codc rcqui~rig that all property rtecded ax useful. <br />for she processing or disposal of Solid Waste be .located ^witbist the Solid W~te Facilities <br />Overlay Zonir-g District, encl. its 22 peso: history of complying vrith this secluirement, Elk <br />Rivex T,andfitl has talon ~e ~posidon, iaa a J~uazj~ 28, 20101ettcr m c~i~ staff and in <br />subsequent pleaduags„SlZexb-uxn,e Grnrrtp Dlstxict Co~.v:t, that the City's Solid Waste <br />Facilities Ozdinance r~~x'~Q,4?s $'~'~`:~quia:ed bu£ker areas or huf,.~Eet zonP~ are not required <br />~.A,~a~or. ,,...,~..w~a. ,raw <br />t~ be l~crted ~oxtb.ixx the 5oJxd Waste Facitttaes Uverlas~ ~ouu~g Y7isf~ict, ~e~ity C,ounci]. <br />cor~aiaeted this position sn ilia coui~e of approving a rc~nevreq. atici' ari'i~extded cotAditioilal use <br />permit sad license for the x,flndit~l on Febnaasy 16, 2010, and found that ,O~fo~t t~,~~s <br />zORa re mead b State law ils an itltegY;al pail of'the Solid 'a/aete Facility wbi,ch is a >iandfa7l. <br />au tl~ata tlaere••axe, zecluized buf'fea; areas and baffes tomes ate i:equired by the current City <br />Code to be located within the Solid Wa,see FaciEirie~ Oaeilay Zoning l~isex~,Gt. <br />In 1ig11t of the ~and£tll.'s .uew position ~segatdia~gbuffer areas, City staff feels it would be <br />appropriate for tl~e 1'lanivng Corntnission and Cielr Council to addsees the intent of the Solid <br />Waste Facilities Ordinactce by considering tunenchlients Qo Chaptexs 30 aztd 58 of the }?lls <br />:lta~•er City Code. Tlacrefoxe, City staff b,as pzcprasad nc~ enclosed ordinance a~.ne~ndz~a~n.ts ko~: <br />>:ax: 763.635.1Og0 <br />~v~vw cl,elk-river mn.us <br />>~~T~IB)C'1(' 1.55 <br />