03-20-2017 Planning Commission Packet

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#17-3910 3245 Wayzata Blvd. March 20,2017 Page 3 The site plan indicates a proposed visual and noise-screening berm along the west and south boundaries of the site. Applicant is working with the MPCA to establish parameters and obtain permits for this berm,which will become an amenity for future residential development. The City will require a grading plan be approved for this, and it potentially will require a Conditional Use Permit based on the volume of permanent fill material. The applicants' narrative suggests that this site might be used as a recycling yard for projects other than just the Wayzata Boulevard improvements (see Narrative). This could put a different slant on how the site is intended to be used. The applicants should describe what is actually intended, and how the contractor or Hennepin County expect to operate this site. Will materials from other projects outside Orono be brought onto the site and not used for Wayzata Blvd. purposes? Will materials from the Wayzata Blvd.project be recycled and head out to other projects not in Orono? Is it the City's expectation that this site is intended to be in use exclusively for the Wayzata Blvd. project and not as a regional recycling yard for other projects? We do not want this industrial- level use at this site to become a regional activity, and we want it to have a definite end date commensurate with the end of the Wayzata Boulevard improvements. Public Comments No comments for or against the proposal have been received to date. Issues for Consideration - Does Planning Commission have any specific concerns with the location of this site for the proposed use? - Does Planning Commission have any specific concerns with the level or type of activity that is likely to be associated with the proposed use? Is the use intended to be specific to the Wayzata Boulevard improvements, or is it intended for other projects? - Does Planning Commission have any specific concerns with regard to the duration of the proposed use — is 'the date of completion of the Wayzata Boulevard improvements' a suitable termination date for the activity, or should it be further limited, such as requiring an annual review and/or annual approval of an extension? - Are there any other issues or concerns with this application? Staff Recommendation If Planning Commission concludes that this site is appropriate for the proposed use, staff would recommend that an Interim Use Permit be issued subject to at least the following conditions: 1. Establish an end date of the use to be no later than completion of the Wayzata Boulevard improvements. 2. Use of the site is intended solely for activities related to the Wayzata Boulevard improvement project and may not be used to support other projects. 3. Use of the site shall be subject to Orono Code standards with regard to noise, lighting, dust control, street maintenance, etc. 4. Appropriate permits to be obtained from Hennepin County, Minnehaha Creek Watershed District, MPCA, and any other agencies or governing authorities as may be required for activities on the site.