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0 Hugo Planning Commission Minutes - June 22, 1988 The regular meeting of the Hugo Planning Commission was called to order by Chairman Senkler at 7:00PM. PRESENT: Sullivan, Henry, Sonnenfeld, Jesinski, Barnes, Senkler, Administrator Huber, Carole LaBelle, intern Tom Marshall, code enforcement officer John Benson Motion made by Barnes, seconded by Henry to approve the minutes of May 25, 1988 as amended. All aye, motion passed. Amended Special Use Permit (Hansen/G_oiff ... o_n.)_ Chairman Senkler requested that Admininstrator Huber review the amended special use permit application with the Planning Commission. Mr. Huber stated that Mr. Elmer Hansen and Mr. Andrew Goiffon have made application to the City of Hugo for an amended special use permit for the operation of a gravel pit in the City of Hugo. The property in question is zoned agricultural and has been operated as a gravel pit prior to Oneka Township's consolidation with the City of Hugo in the early 1970's. Said property is described as follows; The northwest 1/4 of the southwest 1/4 of Section 23 and the northeast 1/4 of the southeast 1/4 of Section 22 and the southwest 1/4 of the northwest 1/4 of Section 23 all in T311\1, R21W, Washington County, Minnesota. The 120 acre tract of land in question has been regulated by the city through the mining permit process dating back to 1972. Gravel pits are permitted uses in an agricultural district by special use permit. In reviewing the August 13, 1987 report of the city engineer it would appear that the gravel pit has been operating within the scope of it's mining permit and previously issued special use permits. On researching the city files it appears that the tract of land currently involved in the Richard Schuh mining operation involves two parcels of land. The tract located in the north half of Section 23 is owned by Andrew Goiffon and operated by Richard Schuh. In previous legal descriptions the parcel has been described as a forty acre tract of land. Mr. Andrew Goiffon is the holder of the special use permit for the gravel pit operation on said tract. The parcel located in the south half of Section 23 is legally described as a forty acre tract of land, however, the site plan submitted a number of years ago reflects a tract of approximately 23 acres. This parcel of land was apparently owned by the Hansen family and leased to a Fischer Construction co. until 1985 when it was turned over to Mr. Richard Schuh. The permits issued by the City in 1985, 1986, 1987 all involved an 80 acre tract of land generally described as the southwest 1/2 of the northwest 1/2 of Section 23 and the north 1/2 of the southwest 1/2 of Section 23, both in T31N, R21W. Currently Mr. Elmer Hansen and Mr. Andrew Goiffon own the property in question and they have a special use permit to operate a gravel pit at this location. Mr. Richard Schuh leases the property in question from the two owners and has a mining permit to operate on the site within the scope of the permitting conditions. When a bituminous manufacturing plant is