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ITEM # 5.3. Oty Elk River MEMORANDUM TO: Planning Commission FROM: Stephen Rohif, Building and Environmental Administrator DATE: August 24, 2004 SR SUBJECT: Conditional Use Permit for Mineral Excavation by J & B Mining/ P.H. CU 04-21 Request: J & B Mining is requesting to mine 39.42 acres of a 60.23 acres site. This operation includes periodic crushing of gravel,but not washing. Approximately 1,190,000 cubic yards of material are proposed to be mined,about 1/3 of which will be peat. J&B is proposing to excavate 40 feet below the ground water elevation using a dragline. The site was not included in the City of Elk River's 1994 Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on Mineral Excavation, but a discretionary Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) has been completed and is currently in the review process. A zone change to the Mineral Excavation Overlay Zoning District is also required,if mining is to be approved. A request for mineral excavation by Schuer, Inc. is also on the Planning Commission's agenda for this meeting. Although the two requests are separate, the restoration (final contours) of the sites and wetland mitigation do tie together. Further,gravel from the J&B Mining site will be hauled through the Schuer site to Elk River Bituminous. The operation is proposed to be active for approximately 10 years. Attachments: Included with this memo is: ➢ a vicinity map; ➢ Application for Rezoning to Mineral Excavation Overlay Zoning District and Conditional Use Permit for Mineral and Peat Excavation by J&B Mining dated May 2004; ➢ A letter dated, August 10, 2004 from the city's Environmental Consultant, Matt Ledvina,regarding Groundwater Monitoring Plan,the proposed Environmental Spill Plan and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP); ➢ a contour map showing the existing condition of the site and a wetland mitigation and impact map showing the proposed restoration of the site;