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8. <br />9. <br />10. <br />11. <br />12. <br />The storage bays would provide protection for the salt and sand product. Much of <br />the salt and sand has been stored outdoors and could become part of the runoff <br />from the site towards Lake Minnetonka. The facility is located within the 1 <br />Shoreland area of the lake. <br />Ill <br />A stormwater management pond has been proposed to treat stormwater before <br />leaving the site. Water drains towards the south side of the property and enters a <br />culvert that carries the water directly to the lake. A management pond will treat <br />much of the water before leaving the site. <br />County staff has indicated the operations would reduce noise to surrounding <br />neighborhoods and eliminate the salt and sand transported by stormwater runoff to <br />the adjacent wetlands. The wetlands drain into a storm sewer pipe and are routed <br />to Lake Minnetonka. <br />Due to the proposed buildings capacity, Hennepin County has estimated <br />approximately 60 round trip truck runs annually would be eliminated and the <br />salt/sand operations would occur during daytime hours. Without indoor storage the <br />County is required to make deliveries on a 24 hour schedule during snowfall <br />events. <br />The property is used for additional public services. The DNR has located a wash <br />rack for cleaning mussels offbeats, trailers and other watercraft. The wash rack <br />is located north of the parking area and is used voluntarily by boat owners before <br />boats are placed into Lake Minnetonka. <br />The LMCD has used the property for storage of milfoil harvesters. The harvesters <br />are currently stored in a parking area where the salt/sand storage facility is <br />propo.sed. Hennepin County will continue to allow the LMCD to store the milfoil <br />harvesters, but they will be relocated to a new parking area that would be <br />constructed at the northwest comer of the property. <br />The large parking area between the existing building and the south property line <br />has been used as overflow parking for vehicles and boat trailers when the public <br />landings are full. The overflow parking would remain as a continued use. <br />Page 4 of 9 <br />MMiiii