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Pequot Lakes Staff Report 3 (b) - 2 <br />March 17, 2016 <br />the buffer area may be used for the storage of topsoil and <br />for final sloping. All topsoil storage areas shall be seeded to <br />prevent erosion and dust. Berms, including those consisting <br />of topsoil to be used for reclamation, may be placed in the <br />buffer area, but they shall be seeded and mulched in a <br />manner that prevents dust from blowing onto adjacent <br />properties. <br /> <br /> B. Distance from public right of way. In the event that the site of the <br />mining or quarrying operation is adjacent to the right of way of any <br />public street or road, no part of such operation shall take place <br />closer than 50 feet to the nearest line of such right of way. <br /> <br /> C. Fencing. Fencing shall be erected and maintained around the entire <br />site or excavated portions thereof and shall be of a type specified in <br />the CUP. <br /> <br /> D. Equipment. All equipment and machinery shall be operated and <br />maintained in such a manner as to minimize dust, noise and <br />vibration. Power drives or power producing machinery, not <br />including vehicles, shall not be housed or operated less than 1,000 <br />feet from a residential use district. <br /> <br /> E. Processing. Crushing, concrete mixing, washing, refining, or other <br />similar processing may be authorized by the CUP as an accessory <br />use, provided, however, that such accessory processing does not <br />conflict with the use regulations of the district in which the <br />operation is located. Processing shall not be permitted in the <br />residential districts. All processing equipment shall be located at <br />least 1,000 feet from any residence, 200 feet from the OHW of any <br />lake or stream, and outside of the wellhead protection area. The <br />City may not approve such accessory uses if the y are found to be <br />incompatible with the neighborhood, in conflict with the City’s <br />Comprehensive Plan, or do not meet the review criteria for the <br />condition use permit. <br /> <br /> F. Depth to groundwater separation. The applicant must indicate the <br />proposed depth to groundwater table in the plan. The proposed <br />extraction shall maintain a minimum separation of five (5) feet. <br /> <br /> G. Water quality. The extractive use operation shall not adversely <br />impact the quality or quantity of surface or groundwater resources <br />as defined by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Minnesota <br />DNR, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, or the Minnesota <br />Department of Health. Surface water originating outside and <br />passing through the extraction site shall be of equal quality at its