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AGENDA ITEM 7D STAFF ORIGINATOR: John Powell, City Engineer COUNCIL MEETING DATE: August 28, 2000 TOPIC: Apollo Business Center, Conditional Use Permit VOTE REQUIRED: 3/5 Vote Required BACKGROUND: G.M. Development (Gary Uhde) is developing an area known as the Apollo Business Center located east of Jon Avenue, between the 74th Street alignment and I -35W. Maps showing this area are attached. Within this area; the Blue Heron and Contract Hardware sites have been developed, the H & L Mesabi site plan has been approved for development, and the Twin City Fab (parcel D) and Marmon /Keystone (parcel E) sites have submitted site plans for review. Trunk sanitary sewer and water provided service to this area of the City about 10 years ago as part of the West Central Trunk project. Construction of Apollo Drive through this site took place in 1993 and 1994. Apollo Drive is an Anoka County roadway (CSAH 12) and was constructed through a Joint Powers Agreement between the City and Anoka County. It was designed to comply with County and State Aid design standards. To accommodate proper design of the storm sewer system, the roadway had to be raised above the surrounding elevations. In order to provide fill to be sold to the Apollo Drive contractor, borrow pits were created in the Apollo Business Center. It was expected these pits would later be utilized as storm water pond sites. In order to modify the location and depth of the excavations, and to provide fill for the proposed building sites on parcels D and E, the developer expects to move in excess of 80,000 cubic yards of material. Section 12.B of the City's Zoning Ordinance states "When five thousand (5,000) or more cubic yards of material is to be removed or deposited on any lot or parcel, a conditional use permit shall be required ". Based on ownership of five parcels, the applicant is able to move 25,000 cubic yards of material without a CUP. However, in order to allow the site grading to continue, a CUP must be obtained. The proposed plan is consistent with the site plans that have been submitted for Twin City Fab and Marmon /Keystone. The CUP grading plan does not include detailed landscaping information which has, or will be, provided with the site plan applications for the individual sites. The proposed grading plan includes fill, excavation, storm sewer construction, and wetland alteration. Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD) is the LGU in this part of the City and has the responsibility for reviewing the proposed wetland alterations. The RCWD has reviewed the proposed grading and wetland alteration and authorized permit