03.01 Conditional Use Permit for an Extractive Use

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The existing vegetation in the proposed extractive area is brush and wild vegetation. The timber was previously harvested. Applicant proposes to place the existing top soil along the east and west perimeter of the excavation area, with an approximate 5.25 acre stock pile/processing area in the southern portion of the extraction area. Applicant proposes to reclaim the pit area by sloping the banks, grading the pit floor, reapply the top soil, and seed with vegetation such as rye, timothy, alfalfa and clover to all disturbed areas. The applicant proposes to use Wild Acres Road, which borders on the north, as the primary haul route. The proposed truck activity onto Wild Acres Road is io loads per day. Wild Acres Road is a shared roadway with Jenkins Township, Ideal Township, and the City of Pequot Lakes. Applicant proposes hours of operation from g:ee 'rt:c�c� AM to 6:oo PM 5 days per week, Monday— Friday, with ADT of io truckloads per day. The site is screened on two sides by forested buffers on adjacent property to the east and south. The remainder of the parent parcels that aren't being mined are used for agricultural purposes and wild vegetation. The property will be signed and gated. The adjacent uses are extractive uses to the east, residential dwellings to the north, agricultural uses to the west, and vacant forest to the south. The adjacent zoning classifications are Rural Residential to the north, Agriculture to the west, Forest Management to the south and Agriculture and Forest Management to the east. The applicant has not provided plans for erosion control or stormwater management. These items will be addressed/managed through the NPDES permit required by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency(MPCA). Applicable Regulations: Section 17-5.5 AGRICULTURE (AG) 1. Purpose and Intent: To provide a zoning classification for the preservation of family farms and small-scale agricultural uses and to allow for low density residential development compatible with those uses. Development patterns are characterized as very low-density residential without municipal utility service and with only limited demand for accessibility. Agriculture zoning should be used to preserve rural character. Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3.1-2 May 2i,2020