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Mounds View Planning Commission March 15, 2006 Regular Meeting Page 4 ________________________________________________________________________ Planning Associate Heller stated that the Comprehensive Plan encourages the expansion of existing businesses and introduction of new businesses within Mounds View. The area continues to be designated industrial on the Future Land Use Map so the use would not be inconsistent with the Comp Plan. The proposed business would be on the edge of the Mounds View Industrial Park so the proposed business would not be out of place for this industrial area. Planning Associate Heller stated that the proposed processing center would be a new, attractive building and the applicant will have invested several million dollars into this project when completed. This site is in an industrial area and the processing center would be much more appropriate than the current use of a motel. The motel has been a problem due to the amount of police calls that it generates. The proposed business would not cause any depreciation to the area. Planning Associate Heller stated that the applicant expects to have 3-4 trucks per hour from 7am – 7pm on weekdays, and from 8am – 3pm on Saturday coming into the processing center. October is the busiest month for them so traffic would increase to about 7 trucks per hour during this month. They are hoping to work with their haulers in order to not have such a rush during the one month. Traffic counts on Old Highway 8 are 6,800 vehicles per day, so even during their peak traffic time, this business would only increase traffic on Old Highway 8 by a little over one percent. This area is already a heavy truck traffic area due to the neighboring businesses, so this amount of additional traffic would not be out of place. Planning Associate Heller stated that the Metropolitan Council and Mounds View Public Works department have already determined that the water and sewer lines that currently serve this property have adequate capacity for this business. The site also has good access onto nearby highways and freeways. Planning Associate Heller stated that the applicant has owned and operated the “Sewerman” business for over 25 years and understands the need for this type of business in Minnesota now. This would be a state of the art facility and the applicant has full support from the Met Council. Staff has reviewed the potential adverse effects and feels that the proposal adequately satisfies the conditional use criteria and would not adversely affect the surrounding area. Planning Associate Heller noted that a public hearing will be held when the conditional use permit application goes to the City Council for approval, and a meeting with the neighboring manufactured home park will be held to inform them of the proposed business. She recommended the Planning Commission approve the conditional use permit as requested. At this time the applicant, Mr. Merlin Brisbin was introduced so he could do a presentation about the proposed business. Mr. Brisbin stated he has been in the sewer business for 29 years. The need for this type of business in the metro area was brought to his attention when the Met Council decided to start closing their disposal sites. He provided a slide presentation detailing the general facility design, state of the art equipment, and the process, indicating there will be no hazardous materials. The separation area will be clean and odor-controlled. One to four trucks per hour will come through the plant, with seven trucks per hour at peak times during the fall. He showed an example of the end product, indicating it is a non-toxic, dry, compost like material and listed EPA suggested