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LAKE ELMO CITY COUNCIL MINUTES JULY 21, 1987 PAGE 7 Addition is a 37.5 acre development proposed at the NE quadrant of CSAH 17 and Co. 70. The developer/owner is Willard Morton. The preliminary plat public hearing was held on June 22, 1987 and action on the request was tabled by the Planning Commission until the grading plan revision and drainage computations noted in the City Engineer's letter of June 19, 1987 have been addressed and resolved. The requested information was submitted to the City and reviewed by the City Engineer who recommended in a review letter dated July 13, 1987 that the preliminary plat be given favorable review by the Planning Commission. The Planning Commission voted on July 13, 1987 to recommend that the City Council approve the preliminary plat, and noted the points raised by the City Engineer's letter of June 19th in regard to the buildability on lots 1, 2, and 3 of Block 1 may not be able to be determined for drainfield purposes until the fill settles and percolation tests can be run and also the comment about the lowered grade on 11th Street and 12th Street cul-de-sacs. Councilman Graves asked if these lots still have one acre of area suitable for drainfield and Peterson agreed that they do have one acre which meets the requirements. City Engineer Bohrer stated that once the grading plan is approved, generally there are specifications for that grading work, a security deposit is made and the work can begin. Bohrer also recommended that they apply for their VBWD permit. Mr. Petrson answered that they have already talked to them. -M/S/P Graves/Armstrong - to approve the preliminary plat for Tartan Meadows 3rd Addition at the NE quadrant of CSAH 17 (Lake Elmo Avenue) and Co. 70 (10th Street). (Motion carried 5-0). B. Hammes Mining CUP Review The City Council discussed on June 16, 1987 the progress made by Hammes Mining in resolving the code/CUP violations identified in previous site visits and reports by Building Official James McNamara. The City Council decided to allow 30 more days (until July 15, 1987) for the Hammes Mining to do the following: 1. Finish placing the blue house on a permanent foundation that meets the building code. 2. Complete grooming of the farm yard to the satisfaction -of the Building Official. 3. Erect a berm or screening to shield equipment and miscellaneous items located south of the barn from direct view by traffic on Co. Rd. 19. An alternative to berming or screening is to remove the items not allowed by the CUP or Lake Elmo code from view of passers-by on County 19. The Building Official inspected the Hammes property and stated his