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feedlots were met. The applicant worked with staff and the MPCA to comply with City ordinance and State standards. A feedlot is a permitted use in the Agricultural (AG) zoning district. There are performance standards that need to be met. The feedlot on the property does not meet the requirements of a mandatory environmental assessment. Staff feels that the property has met the performance standards. The MPCA issued a letter of compliance stating that they are in conformance with State rules. The applicants submitted a Facility and Waste Management Plan. Staff is comfortable with the plan as submitted. The MPCA allows manure stockpiling on properties for no longer than a year. As a condition of approval, staff is requiring Lot E to be graded to the dirt base, like the other lots on the property. This is work that shall be completed at the time a culvert on the west side of the property is to be relocated. Initial inspections showed there was drainage onto neighboring properties. The culvert must be relocated as a condition of approval. The applicant has been working on selling and removing horses to the 14 they are requesting with the CUP application. Staff inspected the property has found 14 horsed on the property and the applicant understands they may not breed the horses or exceed this number. Planner Juba presented on the criteria to approve a proposed conditional use permit. This included permissible by law, spirit and intent, compatible with the Comprehensive Plan and character of the area, and screening and buffering. Juba stated the conditions of the proposed conditional use permit. There will be no more than 14 hoses on the property at any time. The property shall comply with Section 90-241. The property shall comply with comments made by the MPCA and all other applicable MPCA regulations. The property shall be inspected each year by the MPCA and provide the City with a compliance letter. The property shall comply with the submitted Facility and Waste Management Plan dated November 2, 2014. All lots shall be graded and bermed to ensure that drainage stays on the property. MPCA and the City will inspect the relocation of culvert west of Lot E. Wetlands shall not be impacted without approval. All stock piles shall be removed from the property within one year. All buildings shall meet setback requirements. Planner Juba stated there are few items to be complete in regards to conditions of approval, but the applicant has made significant improvements to the property. It is in Staff s opinion that the application meets the conditional use permit criteria. Staff recommended approval of the conditional use permit for property located at 17260 Ingersoll Ave N. Chairman Gwynn opened the floor for Planning Commission to ask star questions. Knauss asked if the western third of the property is wetland. Juba answered it looks like it is wet. Arcand asked why the culvert must be relocated. Juba answered saying drainage was not working properly and it is draining on the neighboring property. Chairman Gwynn opened the public hearing. Cindy Bellamy, 17260 Ingersoll Ave N, stated that the culvert was installed in the swale to allow farming equipment to drive over the area. She reiterated that she is willing to relocate the culvert.