Laserfiche WebLink
City Planner Burslie stated the applicant indicated 3o feet in height in the most sensitive <br /> area for the berm. Mr. Wickham agrees to increase berm height from haul road west <br /> along northern edge of extraction area. <br /> Mr. Wickham stated he would agree to 7 AM to 9 PM maximum hours for crushing. <br /> It was the consensus of the public and the applicant that the berm would remain as <br /> indicated on the application. The parties will work together when excavation <br /> commences on noise solutions. <br /> A MOTION WAS MADE BY PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WILSON, <br /> SECONDED BY PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER BROWN, TO <br /> APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXTRACTIVE USE <br /> WITH THE CHANGE IN TIME, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF <br /> FACT: <br /> 1. The subject property meets the minimum lot size and use standards for the <br /> Agriculture zone, being 40 acres in size, more than 500 feet wide, and having <br /> ample space within the building envelope for the proposed operation. <br /> 2. The subject property lies within the Extractive Use Overlay District. <br /> 3. Applicant has supplied the required information including a site plan and a <br /> completion plan, and has indicated that Wild Acres.Road will serve as the primary <br /> haul route. <br /> 4. The applicant has proposed to excavate a maximum 12 acre area, plus utilization <br /> of an additional 5 acre stockpile/processing area. This excavation area is more <br /> than 50 feet from all property lines. The edge of the proposed berm around the <br /> area to be excavated is 6o feet from the western property line at its closest point. <br /> 5. The proposed excavation area is more than 50 feet from the right-of-way of Wild <br /> Acres Road,being approximately 530 feet from the right-of-way. <br /> 6. The applicant has indicated traditional 4-wire fencing with signs will be used; <br /> fencing exists along the north, west and south property lines and will be updated. <br /> New fence will be installed on the east property line. <br /> 7. The applicant has proposed to use the natural and planted forested buffers as a <br /> means of screening the excavation site and associated machinery. Topsoil and <br /> overburden berms will be created surrounding excavation area and will act as <br /> safety barriers, as well as stormwater, noise and dust buffers. <br /> 8. The excavation area is more than 1,200 feet from the nearest resident, located on <br /> a property to the west of this parcel. There is also a residence on the property to <br /> the east that is approximately 1,90o feet from the excavation area. The nearest <br /> lake, Island Lake to the north, is more than 3,000 feet from the processing area, <br /> and the nearest stream is more than one mile to the north of the site. The <br /> excavation area is more than one mile outside of the Wellhead Protection Area. <br /> MINUTES 6 <br /> Pequot Lakes Planning Commission <br /> March 19, 2015 <br />