01-03-1985 Council Packet Special Meeting

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facilities adjacent to or as a part of the operation of other metropolitan facilities, such as wastewater treatment plants. Once closed, waste sites may be appropriate locations for other planned metropolitan uses. For example, regional park development may be possible at closed waste facilities. The WMA gives counties the authority to override local vetoes to establish waste pro- cessing and land disposal facilities (Minn. Stat., sec. 473.811, subd. 4a and sec. 473.823, subd. 5). The Council must approve the override. Integrating facility site development with locally planned land uses, however, may be more difficult. Recent Metropolitan Area siting efforts have demon- strated the difficulty in finding locally acceptable locations for waste facil- ities. Waste facilities rarely meet local land use planning requirements. Override of local vetoes may be necessary in some circumstances. The Waste Management Act gives counties the authority to override local vetoes to estab- lish waste processing and land disposal facilities (Minn. Stat., sec. 473.811, subd. 4a and sec. 473.823, subd. 5). The Council must approve the override. Objectives 4a. Assure that proposed waste facilities are located in areas compatible, to the extent possible, with local land use plans, and existing and planned metropolitan systems and utilities. 4b. Assure that local land use concerns are considered in reviewing facilities proposals. Criteria 4a. Solid waste facilities should be compatible, to the extent possible, with Council land use policies. The Council will consider county and local comprehensive land use plans. Lack of compatibility with land use policies and plans shall not preclude Council approval of a waste facility, if waste management policy considerations must take precedence. 4b. Waste facility sites should be compatible with existing and planned metro- politan systems. Where appropriate, waste facilities may be operated in conjunction with other existing metropolitan system facilities. 4c. Waste facilities shall maintain proper site appearance and reasonable times of operation. To the extent possible, waste facility sites should be visually compatible with adjacent property or development. Operational areas of solid waste facilities should be screened for public view. Barriers, buffer zones and operating time limitations may be required to reduce nuisance problems. This criterion may be met in accordance with the authority granted counties or local units of government to place restrictions and conditions on waste facilities. 4d. Waste facility sites shall be accessible year-round by nine -ton or better weight -bearing roadways that have adequate capacity to accommodate facility generated traffic. Adequate capacity is defined as traffic moving continu- ally and steadily at a moderate speed. Access to the site should not depend on the use of local and collector streets through residential areas. 4e. A proposed waste facility site should be capable, to the extent possible, of being returned to a use anticipated in the plan of a metropolitan agency, county or local unit of government after closure of the facility.