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<br />rei ---\) <br />( )j <br />rIll <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 7.8. <br /> <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL <br />FROM: STEVEN B. ACH, CITY PLANNER~ <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />MARCH 21, 1994 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT <br />REQUEST BY ELK RIVER MUNICIPAL <br />UTILITIES, PUBLIC HEARING, CASE <br />NO. CU 94-03 <br /> <br />ISSUE <br /> <br />Elk River Municipal Utilities is requesting a conditional use permit to <br />operate a new filtration plant and back wash pond at 18586 Gary Street. <br /> <br />LOCATION <br /> <br />The new facility is located south of Highway 10 and immediately west of <br />e Gary Street (north of Orono Road). <br /> <br />ATTACHMENTS <br /> <br />Report to the Planning Commission dated February 22,1994, <br /> <br />OVERVIEW <br /> <br />A water filtration plant was constructed and completed this past summer. <br />The building's main purpose is to house equipment for filtering iron and <br />magnesium from the water supply. The iron and magnesium is then <br />discharged through a 12 inch PVC pipe to a 10,000 square foot back wash <br />pond located approximately 195 feet west of the filtration building. This <br />filtration building is similar to the building constructed between UP A Drive <br />and Highway 10 that is also utilized by Elk River Municipal Utilities. <br /> <br />This summer restoration work around the building, which will include <br />replacing sod is scheduled to occur. In addition, staff is recommending a <br />landscaping plan be prepared and implemented that will help blend the <br />building in with the park environment and provide a buffer to the multi- <br />family immediately to the north. <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />P.O. Box 490 · 13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br />