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'ty of <br /> <br />ITEM 7.2 <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM <br /> <br />iver <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council <br /> <br />FROM: <br /> <br />Stephen Rohlf, Building and <br />Zoning Administrator <br /> <br />DATE: <br /> <br />December 20, 1995 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: <br /> <br />Renewal of Solid Waste Facility <br />License and Conditional Use Permit <br />for United Power Association (UPA) <br />CU 95-29/Public Hearing <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />The City of Elk River originally approved the conditional use permit and <br />solid waste facility license for UPA in 1987. UPA's property was also rezoned <br />to Solid Waste Facility District, at that time. The underlying zoning of their <br />property is light-industrial. <br /> <br />UPA burns refuse derived fuel produced at NSP's plant to generate <br />electricity. UPA's facility lies just north of the intersection of US Trunk <br />Highways 10 and 169. A vicinity map is attached to this memo. <br /> <br />UPA's license and conditional use permit is required to be renewed every two <br />years. The request in front of the Council is that renewal. <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br />1. An application letter dated November 22, 1995, from UPA. <br /> <br />2. A site plan of UPA's facility. <br /> <br />3. A vicinity map showing the location of UPA's property. <br /> <br />4. A revised conditional use permit and a solid waste facility license. <br /> <br />I881~e$ <br /> <br />As noted in UPA's attached November 22, 1995, letter, the number of air <br />emission limit exceedances has dramatically decreased. As of the date of <br />their letter there were five exceedances in 1995 involving carbon monoxide <br />(CO). Carbon monoxide is measured because it is an indicator of proper <br /> <br />13065 Orono Parkway · P.O. Box 490 · Elk River, MN 55330 · (612) 441-7420 · Fax: (612) 441-7425 <br /> <br /> <br />