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MINUTES 6 Pequot Lakes Planning Commission March 19, 2015 City Planner Burslie stated the applicant indicated 30 feet in height in the most sensitive area for the berm. Mr. Wickham agrees to increase berm height from haul road west along northern edge of extraction area. Mr. Wickham stated he would agree to 7 AM to 9 PM maximum hours for crushing. It was the consensus of the public and the applicant that the berm would remain as indicated on the application. The parties will work together when excavation commences on noise solutions. A MOTION WAS MADE BY PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER WILSON, SECONDED BY PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBER BROWN, TO APPROVE THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR AN EXTRACTIVE USE WITH THE CHANGE IN TIME, BASED ON THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS OF FACT: 1. The subject property meets the minimum lot size and use standards for the Agriculture zone, being 40 acres in size, more than 500 feet wide, and having ample space within the building envelope for the proposed operation. 2. The subject property lies within the Extractive Use Overlay District. 3. Applicant has supplied the required information including a site plan and a completion plan, and has indicated that Wild Acres Road will serve as the primary haul route. 4. The applicant has proposed to excavate a maximum 12 acre area, plus utilization of an additional 5 acre stockpile/processing area. This excavation area is more than 50 feet from all property lines. The edge of the proposed berm around the area to be excavated is 60 feet from the western property line at its closest point. 5. The proposed excavation area is more than 50 feet from the right-of-way of Wild Acres Road, being approximately 530 feet from the right-of-way. 6. The applicant has indicated traditional 4-wire fencing with signs will be used; fencing exists along the north, west and south property lines and will be updated. New fence will be installed on the east property line. 7. The applicant has proposed to use the natural and planted forested buffers as a means of screening the excavation site and associated machinery. Topsoil and overburden berms will be created surrounding excavation area and will act as safety barriers, as well as stormwater, noise and dust buffers. 8. The excavation area is more than 1,200 feet from the nearest resident, located on a property to the west of this parcel. There is also a residence on the property to the east that is approximately 1,900 feet from the excavation area. The nearest lake, Island Lake to the north, is more than 3,000 feet from the processing area, and the nearest stream is more than one mile to the north of the site. The excavation area is more than one mile outside of the Wellhead Protection Area.