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Date: August 12, 2024 Item: 15 Presenter: Laura Oakden, Community Development Director Section: Community Development Report Title: #LA24-000038, 3245 Wayzata Boulevard, Interim Use Permit – Grading, Resolution 7501 1.Purpose: The applicant requests an Interim Use Permit to conduct grading including remediation of soil and contaminated material on site. 2.MN§15.99 Application Deadline: The application was deemed complete on June 19, 2024; following the 60-day review period expired August 18, 2024. 3.Background: The applicant is currently seeking approval from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWD) to remediate the soil for contaminated materials on the site. The goal of the proposed project is to move the contaminated material on site into a large mound and cap it following MPCA guidelines. MPCA guidelines include limiting the berm to a maximum of a 25% slope and annual reporting on the site. The site will then be filled with clean soil to create a buildable area on a portion of the site for a future development. The applicant is not proposed any buildings or infrastructure for the site at this time. This application is for grading of the site. The site has two large wetlands that bookend the dry land and is located between Wayzata Boulevard and Highway 12. The applicant plans to remove the trees and demolish the existing building. The existing contaminated area is roughly 9.86 acres. The project will excavate approximately 5.39 acres and consolidate the contaminated material to the landfill area of 4.28 acres. The plan identifies that the work will extend into the edges of the wetlands which will be restored to the pre-existing contours after waste removal and vegetated. The project will include approximately 67,000 cubic yards of excavated waste material; the clean soil will be spread over the contaminated material to cap the new embankment/berm and spread throughout the site. The applicant requests an Interim Use Permit for grading to create an embankment for the contaminated soil and clean soil for the remainder of the site. 4.Analysis: An Interim Use Permit (IUP) is required when substantial land alterations are proposed that are not associated with a construction permit. For properties greater than 5 acres, a project that disturbs over 20,000 square feet of area, results in more than 5,000 cubic yards of imported/exported material, and/or includes stockpiling of material for more than 180 days requires an IUP. The project will result in approximately 9.86 acres (429,501 sq.ft) of disturbed area which requires a IUP. 5.Planning Commission Vote and Comment: The Planning Commission held a public hearing and reviewed the application at the July 15, 2024 AGENDA ITEM 169