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Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br />Planning Commission 5.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br />Public Hearings November 26, 2019 Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Copart Phase II – 75-712-0010,75-712- 0030, & Chris Leeseberg, Senior Planner <br />75-712-0040 <br />Reviewed by <br /> Conditional Use Permit to Operate a Salvage <br /> <br />Yard, Case No. CU 19-09 <br /> <br />Action Requested <br />Recommend, by motion, approval of the Conditional Use Permit <br />authorizing operation of a salvage yard on PID’s 75-712-0010, <br />75-712-0030, & 75-712-0040, with the following conditions: <br />1. Update the site plan to show the presence of an approved <br />surface (bituminous, class 5, or concrete) on all driving and <br />parking areas. <br />2. All fencing shall be green in color in order to reduce visual <br />impacts around the property. <br />3. Follow the 2015 Minnesota State Fire Code Appendix D for <br />Fire Apparatus Access Roads. <br />4. Follow all city stormwater management practices and <br />procedures established as part of phase 1 of the Copart project. <br />5. NPDES permit should be amended to include both phases. <br />6. Complete a traffic study to document short and long-term <br />th <br />traffic impacts to Jarvis St., 165 Ave., and the intersections of <br />th <br />US Highway 10 with Jarvis and 165 Ave. Include the total <br />number of vehicle spaces available on site, vehicle trips per day, <br />vehicle drop-off staging locations, and timing of vehicle arrivals. <br />7. Submit a vehicle staging plan. Parking, stalling and staging will <br />rdth <br />not be permitted on Jarvis St., 163 Ave., or 165 Ave. or any <br />other rights-of-way. <br />8. City ordinance requires 1 tree per 40 linear feet of perimeter, <br />plus three more. This results in a requirement for 134 trees <br />(50% deciduous, 25% evergreen, and 25% ornamental). Credits will be given for any trees that will <br />remain on the property after construction. Submit a landscape plan demonstrating compliance with <br />the ordinance. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br />The applicant, Copart of Connecticut, Inc., has proposed establishing a salvage yard on three outlots <br />(PID’s 75-712-0010, 75-712- 0030, & 75-712-0040). The properties are zoned I-3 (General Industrial) where <br /> <br />The Elk River Vision <br />A welcoming community with revolutionary and spirited resourcefulness, exceptional <br />service, and community engagement that encourages and inspires prosperity <br />