10-24-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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Zoning File #1103 May 7, 1987 Page 3 of 4 Future uses are very limited for the dump site - note for the owner - the Department of Environment and Energy must review all proposed uses of this dump site. Both M.P.C.A. and the Department of Environment and Energy discourage the use of the land for agricultural purposes - produce contamination, cultivation wr-lild endanger/weaken integrity of ground cover and increase leachate. No building construction because of unstable ground conditions created by decompositigp of underground debris. Construction increases potential of methane gas pollution and danger of explosions. Department of Environment and Energy finds no problem with use as a driving rang,: if no buildings are involved. Staff has not been convinced of the need to place excessive amounts of fill over the dump site - as Cook also concurs, the additional land could force organic materials to move out and cause a rise in the surrounding marsh. Staff agrees that it would be a benefit to fill the area but with no more than an average 5 feet of fill. The area should be leveled. If Council has the opportunit-• to walk the site, note the many pot holes, retention areas and uneven elevations. The current topography and condition of ground cover provides potential of leachate. Planning Cosssission Reco�endation - The Planning Commission recommended approval of the filling project but set the :limit at 100,000 cubic yards to be completed within a year (1988). If applicant and applicant's contractor responded in good faith to City's concerns and standards for operation, the City may consider approving a second stage fill project. Prior to any formal action on the conditional use permit, staff has asked all five reviewing agencies to address the City Engineer's concern (Exhibit O). At what point does the amount of fill placed on the dump site increase the! potential for organic materials to move out into the surrounding wetlands. Remember the 12 acre dump site now occupies a portion of the surrounding wetlands. Staff w.L l l ask for written confirmation for our records but we will call the agencies prior to your meeting to poll their position on this matter. Prior to asking the applicant for more detailed sur•:eying work and grading plans at this point in the review, staff seeks conceptual direction from the Council, if it is Council's intent to approve a conditional use permit. The Planning Commission has stated that it need not review the final plans as these final stages appear more appropriately placed in the hands of the reviewing staff.