04C - Conditional Use Permit for an Extractive Use Anderson Brothers Construction

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11/03/05 To whom it may concern: As a resident of the City of Pequot Lakes, and a concerned citizen of the environment, I am writing this letter to address the proposed sale of 38.4 acres of Potlatch land to Natural Resources Management (Anderson Brothers)for the use of gravel extraction, crushing,washing, asphalt plant,and concrete plant in the City of Pequot Lakes. Furthermore, I am also writing to address my concerns about the application for Conditional Use Permit (CUP)by Anderson Brother to use Parcel ID No. 290274300000009 for the items outlined above. I feel the application should be denied for the following reasons: Lack of full disclosure through application process 1. Natural Resource Management LLC is not the current Title Holder of the property and the sale appears to be dependent upon the approval of the CUP. Neither were disclosed on the application. Noncompliance with current Planning and Zoning Ordinances 1. Outlined in section 8.5 Extraction Uses and Restoration of Pequot Lakes Zoning Ordinance it stated in 2D that Power drives or power producing machinery shall not be house or operated within 1000 ft of a residential district. The proposed CUP shows rock crushing,asphalt,and concrete operation within 1000 ft of residential districts. 2. Outlined in section 8.5 Extraction Uses and Restoration of Pequot Lakes Zoning Ordinance it stated in 2E that"Accessory processing shall not be in conflict with the use regulations of the district in which the operation is located. The property is zoned forest management and does not outline the activity of rock crushing and washing as permitted activities. 3. Asphalt Plants,Concrete Plants,and Aggregate sales are not outlined as potential use options under 8.5 Extraction Uses and Restoration or 5.4 Forest Management(FM)of Pequot Lakes Zoning Ordinance. 4. The use of Asphalt Plants,Concrete Plants, Aggregate sales,Rock crushing and washing may cause a violation of standards outlined in section 5.4 Forest Management 4B"Best Management Practices in Minnesota for Water Quality in Forest Management" 5. There is not an approved written management plan by a professional forester approved by the City of Pequot Lakes for the removal of trees for this CUP as required by 5.4 Forest Management (FM)of Pequot Lakes Zoning Ordinance. 6. Hours of Operation and Life of operation were not identified as required under 8.5 Extraction Uses and Restoration of Pequot Lakes Zoning Ordinance paragraph 4H. 7. The use of Asphalt Plants,Concrete Plants, Aggregate mining,Rock crushing and washing adjacent to wetlands my be in violation of state or county wetland protection laws.