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FROM: STEPHEN ROHLF, BUILDING AND ZONING
ADMINISTRATOR G
DATE: FEBRUARY 17 , 19935g-
SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT AND LICENSE BY NSP/PUBLIC
HEARING, CASE NO. CU 93-003
Northern States Power (NSP) is requesting an amendment to their
conditional use permit and license to allow mixed solid waste
(MSW) to be delivered to the facility from all transfer
stations between the hours of 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. , Monday through
Saturday. MSW delivery is currently allowed from all transfer
stations between 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. plus the Brooklyn Park
transfer station is allowed additional time between the hours
of 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Approval of this request would allow
delivery from the other transfer stations during these three
additional hours .
Attachment Number 1 is an explanation of the request from NSP.
Attachment 2 is a copy of that section of NSP ' s conditional use
• permit that deals with the hours for delivery of MSW. The
Planning Commission does not give a formal recommendation on
the license, however, the language regarding the hours for
receiving MSW is virtually the same in the conditional use
permit and the license.
Terry Maurer, City Engineer, has been asked to review this
request in regards to traffic concerns . His response is
attached to this memo.
Another change NSP is requesting is that the permit be issued
to NRG, a wholly owned subsidiary of NSP. NRG does the
administrative functions for the NSP plant. Staff does not
have a problem with this as long as NSP is still financially
responsible for compliance with the permit.
We are considering amendments to NSP ' s conditional use permit
and license . These are not considered 2 year renewals . NSP' s
permits will expire on January 31, 1994, and will need to be
renewed prior to that time. Staff will formulate our
recommendation and present it at the meeting on Tuesday.
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EXPLANATION OF REQUEST:
Request Amendment to Exhibit A, Amended Conditional Use Permit No. 86-86,
For Northern States Power Company, Refuse Derived Fuel Resource Recovery
Facility.
Amend #11, page 4, beginning line 9:
. . . 9:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday, provided that from 6:00
p.m. to 9:00 p.m. the Facility may only receive MSW from the
Ncnncpin County transfer stations in Brooklyn Park. "
This request is made to alleviate a problem at the facility that results in
long delays of up to two hours for unloading. The most serious delays are
between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. which creates serious problems for the
small route haulers. They have very tight schedules and need to unload
quickly. The problem is created by the transfer trailers that come in
clusters from transfer stations. Each transfer trailer takes approximately
20 minutes to unload. We feel that extending the hours for transfer
• trailers, which is currently permissible from Brooklyn Park Transfer
Station to all transfer stations, to 9:00 p.m. would even out the flow,
eliminate the rush to get in during the middle of the day, and reduce the
unloading delays at the critical times. This could also help to avoid
traffic problems on Highway 10 by moving some of the transfer trailer
traffic later in the evening.
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N SP 5 CugsENT CuP 246865
fire, or other emergency at the Faci qty; upon the
discovery, release or spill of hazardous or dangerous
• materials, as defined in the City of Elk River Solid
Waste Ordinance, at the Facility; and of any
violations of the conditions of the Permit, Air
Emission Facility Permit No . 147A-86-0T-1 or Permit
for a Waste Processing Facility and System, No. SW-
305 . The specific recuirements for how, when and who
to notify at the City shall be set forth in a separate
letter from City Staff to permittee. This letter may
be revised or supplemented by City Staff from time to
time as necessary to address the City' s needs for
notification .
9 . This Permit au ..ho=' -'= a: ave_ice annua_ th=ouch `t of
one thousand five hundred twenty-six ( 1 , 526 ) tonster
day of MSW.
10 . All MSW, RDF, Reject or Residue-hauling truck traffic
entering or exiting the Processing Facility or the
Burn Facility shall use only those highways and
streets as allowed in writing by the City Council,
avoiding the use of Main Street and residential
streets , if at all possible. Truck traffic
originating in the City may use other public streets .
11 . The Facility may operate twenty-four (24) hours a day.
However, the City reserves the right to restrict the
• - hours of operation of the Facility to normal business
hours if noise emanating from the Facility to
surrounding residential properties is unacceptable.
Hours of receiving and transporting MSW at the
Processing Facility shall be limited to 6 : 00 a .m. to
• 9 : 00 p .m. Monday through Saturday, provided that from
6 : 00 p.m. to 9 : 00 p.m. the Facility may only receive
MSW from the Hennepin County transfer station in
Brooklyn Park. The City reserves the right to
restrict further the hours of receiving and
transporting MSW at the processing facility if
necessary to protect the public health, safety, and
welfare . Rejects may be transported during the hours
of 4 a .m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and
during the hours from 9 : 00 a .m. to 2 : 00 p.m. on
Sundays , provided that hauling of rejects on Sundays
shall be limited to Highway 10 east of the
intersection of Highway 10 and Highway 169 and
Highways 169 and 101 . RDF may be transported outside
those hours, but not to UPA during the hours of 4 : 00
p .m. to 6 : 30 p.m. on any day. Permittee, in
cooperation with the City Council, shall designate one
( 1 ) nicht of the Monday-Friday week when individual
citizens may enter and exit the Facility until
8 : 00 p .m.
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CONSULTING ENGINEERS
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Stewart & Associates Inc,
February 17, 1993
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Building & Zoning Administrator
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720 Dodge Avenue NW
Elk River, MN 55330
RE: NSP CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
AMENDMENT REQUEST
Dear Mr. Rohlf:
As you requested, we have reviewed the proposed amendment to the conditional use permit
for the RDF plant. We understand the request is to eliminate the restriction on where transfer
station trucks may come from during the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. This would allow
unrestricted access to the RDF plant during those hours. Based on our review, we would
offer the following comments:
1. Unrestricted access may mean more transfer trucks using TH 101 to access the RDF
plant. This poses the potential problem of trucks exiting northbound TH 101 to
eastbound TH 10 and immediately having to merge left in order to turn left at 165th.
We are unsure how many trucks currently use this route to access the plant, but we are
unaware of any past problems caused by these vehicle movements,
2. The left turn lane from eastbound TH 10 to 165th Avenue was lengthened in 1990 from
about 300 feet to almost 450 feet. This length should be adequate to handle turning
transfer trucks.
3. If transfer trucks chose to exit the plant on westbound TH 10 to southbound TH 101, the
left turn at the highway intersection would be somewhat difficult. However, we
understand the upgrade of TH 101 will signalize that intersection, thus greatly improving
the safety of that left turn movement.
4. TH 101 is scheduled for major reconstruction during the period of 1994 through 1996.
It is unlikely a few additional transfer trucks during that period will adversely affect the
function of the highway. However, the construction project may greatly affect the
• transfer trucks' travel time.
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• Mr. Steve Rohlf
February 17, 1993
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5. Transfer trucks from Brooklyn Park only are allowed to access the RDF plant between
6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. currently. We are not aware of any problems caused by these
trips.
6. The restriction of transfer trucks on Sunday due to potential conflicts with traffic from
northern Minnesota should remain in place,
Based on our review of the conditional use permit amendment request, we see no reason to
deny it. We would suggest, however, that the functional operation of the roadway system
accessing the site be monitored for any problem areas.
If you have any questions regarding these comments, please call.
Sincerely,
MAIER STEWART & ASSOCIATES, INC.
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SHERBURNE COUNTY ABSTRACT & TITLE CO.
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PAT RASMUSSON
PRESIDENT
CATHY BAILEY
SEC./TREAS.
BONI CULLEN
MANAGER
February 2,1993
Based on the examination of real estate records I find the following are
property owners within 350 foot radius of the land describes as:
Sigh of SE4 except the South 468' of the West 495' of 11-32-26
Cargill Inc Department 26 Property Tx-PO Box 9300 Minneapolis, Mn 55440
Doris Specht-16330 Hwy 10 NW Elk River, Mn 55330
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