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City Council meeting of July 5, 1988 Page 7 Potts made motion, Peltier seconded, to approve the application of Mr. Wilbur Harris to amend a special use permit issued in November, 198-, for the operation of a liquor/restaurant establishment at 17285 Forest Boulevard North, by modifying the language in Item #b of the previously issued permit stating as follows: "Whenever there is a fee event on site, there shall be a uniformed peach officer, holding a valid, full-time Minnesota peace officer license on the premises, and this condition could be modified to include dances and disco -type events if deemed necessary by the Washington County Sheriff for crowd -control purposes. All aye. Motion Carried. AMENDED SPECIAL USE PERMIT (HANSEN/GOIFFON GRAVEL PIT) 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 Lake Township's consolidation with the City of Hugo in the early 1970's. Said property is described as follows: The NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 23, and the NE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 22, and the SW 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 23, all in T31N, R21W, Washington County, Minnesota. Eighty (80) acres of 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 to the city engineer, it would appear that the gravel pit has been operating within the scope of its mining permit and previously issued special use permits. This request to expand the scope of the special use permit by adding an additional 40 acres to the gravel pit site received opposition from the surrounding neighborhoods at the Planning Commission hearing on June 22, 1988. On June 29, 1988, the city received notice from the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board that a petition has been received requesting that an environmental assessment worksheet be prepared on the project in question. The Hugo Planning Commission unanimously recommended denial of the special use permit based. on environmental concerns and the fact that this expansion would extend the gravel pit closer to the residential neighborhood to the west. Mr. Bryan Crawford, attorney for Mr. Schuh and the property owners, was present and addressed Mr. Schuh's request for a 40 acre increase in the size of the mining operation stating that there will be no increase in traffic or noise, and that the level of operation will remain the same. He stated that Mr. Schuh was willing to consider a compromise in the pit expansion. Bob Malaski, Cookie Haas, and Tom Pareigat, residents living near the mining operation, requested that the city deny the application for a 40 acre increase in the mining operation. Potts made motion, Olson seconded, to deny the application of Mr. Elmer - Hansen and Mr. Andrew Goiffon for an amended special use permit to expand the operation of a gravel pit by 40 acres on the following described