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Zoning File #1590 October 4, 1990 Page 3 and questioned whether they could obtain a lease from an industrial park owner in this limited period of time. After the filing of the original application, the applicant was able to obtain a lease from Veda, Inc., the owners of the Van Dale property and surrounding properties. (Refer to Exhibit C & P). The area of the lease hold will consist of a 150* x 150* parcel located on Lot, 1, Block 1, Van Dale Addition. Northern portions of this parcel are currently occupied by Miller Enterprises, a legal non-conforming use consisting of a residential unit and multi-commercial uses. At the Planning Commission's meeting of September 17th, members were asked to review the proposal at the 530 Old Crystal Bay Road location in order to implement the review of this application and in consideration of the emergency aspect of the application. Review of Proposal - As already noted, Minnegasco proposes leasing a 150' x 150' parcel of land from Veda, Inc. for a temporary period of time for approximately 3 to 5 years. Minnegasco proposes to install a portable liquid natural gas vaporizer to be introduced into the distribution system (located along east side of Old Crystal Bay Road) during periods of high demands during the extreme cold winter months. A similar operation existed in the City of Spring Park last year. The applicant advises that Minnegasco used the facility four times within the 1989-1990 v/inter season. The facility itself will consist of a portable vaporizer that resembles a tanker truck and a tanker that supplies the liquid methol. They propose tapping into an existing gas line that runs along the west side of the property within the right-of-way of Old Crystal Bay Road. The vaporizing process begins at 5:00 a.m. and is completed by 9:00 a.m. During that operation period, employees will be on the site at all times (3-4 employees). When the emergency period ends, the tanker will be driven off the site but the vaporizer unit will remain. Minnegasco advises that during these months security patrols will visit the site at irregular intervals. The noise; jt’r.^rated from this operation, we are advised, is much less than the noise caused by passing traffic on Old Crystal Bay Road and Highway 12 and, possibly, less objectionable to some of the noises omitted from the existing industrial uses. At any rate, the noises are omitted during the cold winter for a maximum 4 hour period in the a.m. The applicant has submitted photos of the portable vaporize*' used in Spring Park during the 1989-90 heating season. The applicant advises that the vaporizer was used only four times during that heating period.