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MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br /> Monday,March 20,2017 <br /> 6:30 o'clock p.m. <br /> The Long Lake Fire Chief has indicated no issues with use of the site for construction staging. The <br /> Orono Public Works Director has indicated this location is likely as good a location as the contractor will <br /> find for construction staging. <br /> The site plan suggests that temporary lighting will likely be used, and it is likely that to minimize impact <br /> on traffic flow, some work on the highway improvements will be at night. It would be appropriate to <br /> establish that any temporary lighting be downcast and directed away from residential areas. <br /> The site plan indicates a proposed visual and noise screening berm along the west and south boundaries of <br /> the site. The applicant is working with the MPCA to establish parameters and obtain permits for this <br /> berm which will become an amenity for future residential development. The City will require a grading <br /> plan be approved for this and it potentially will require a Conditional Use Permit based on the volume of <br /> permanent fill material. <br /> The applicant's narrative suggests that this site might be used as a recycling yard for projects other than <br /> just the Wayzata Boulevard improvements. This could put a different slant on how the site is intended to <br /> be used. The applicants should describe what is actually intended and how the contractor or Hennepin <br /> County expects to operate this site. <br /> Questions to be answered include whether materials from the Wayzata Boulevard project will be recycled <br /> and head out to other projects not in Orono and whether it is the City's expectation that this site is <br /> intended to be in use exclusively for the Wayzata Boulevard project and not as a regional recycling yard <br /> for other projects. Staff recommends that this industrial-level use at this site not become a regional <br /> activity and that a definite end date be established commensurate with the end of the Wayzata Boulevard <br /> improvements. <br /> The Planning Commission should consider the following: <br /> 1. Are there any specific concerns with the location of this site for the proposed use? <br /> 2. Are there any specific concerns with the level or type of activity that is likely to be associated <br /> with the proposed use? Is the use intended to be specific to the Wayzata Boulevard <br /> improvements or is it intended for other projects? <br /> 3. Are there any specific concerns with regard to the duration of the proposed use; i.e., is the date of <br /> completion of the Wayzata Boulevard improvements a suitable termination date for the activity or <br /> should it be further limited,such as requiring an annual review and/or annual approval of an <br /> extension? <br /> 4. Are there any other issues or concerns with this application? <br /> If the Planning Commission concludes that this site is appropriate for the proposed use, Staff would <br /> recommend that an Interim Use Permit be issued subject to at least the following conditions: <br /> 1. Establish an end date of the use to be no later than completion of the Wayzata Boulevard <br /> improvements. <br /> Page 11 of 43 <br />