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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSJ95-16 Subject Staff Reports L:\TEMPLA TE\FILEINFO.DOC AGENDA #: PREPARED BY: SUBJECT: DATE: INTRODUCTION: DISCUSSION: STAFF AGENDA REPORT 8 B Donald Rye Planning Director Consider appeal of Buckingham Disposal from ordinance interpretation October 16,1995 In June, City staff was made aware of the existence of a recycling operation conducted by Buckingham Disposal at 5980 Credit River Road. The facility was opened without benefit of a Certificate of Occupancy and a subsequent determination was made by the Planning Director that the use was not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 zoning district. The owner of Buckingham Disposal appealed this decision pursuant to Section 7.4 of the zoning ordinance. The Planning Commission, acting as the Board of Adjustment, heard this request on August 28 and, following its deliberations, recommended that the City Council uphold the appellant's contention that the recycling operation fits within the definition of light manufacturing as contained in the zoning ordinance. Section 7.4 states that the Council shall make its decision by resolution within 60 days. The issue to be resolved is whether the City Council agrees with the staff interpretation of the ordinance or with the appellants view that the recycling operation falls within the definition of light manufacturing in the zoning ordinance. Attached to this report are the planning commission staff report, the use listing in the 1-2 zoning district, a letter to Mr. Buckingham from the City Manager, the staff memorandum making the determination of use, a memo from the building official, a letter from Mr. Buckingham describing the operation, a letter from the City Manager, a letter from Mr. Buckingham's attorney filing the appeal, a response to the appeal letter from the Planning Director, a summary of operations and a letter 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ISSUES: from Scott County indicating that the facilities license has been denied. The planning report had three options specified: 1. Recommend support of the staff determination 2. Recommend support of the appellants position 3. Recommend the staff determination be upheld and that staff be directed to conduct a study pursuant to Section 2.5 of the zoning ordinance to determine under what circumstances a recycling center may be allowed in the 1-2 zoning district. The staff recommendation was alternative 3. The Planning Commission recommended alternative 2. If Council believes that a recycling operation as described by the appellant does not fit the definition of light manufacturing as discussed in the planning report, it should uphold the staff determ ination. If Council believes that the recycling operation fits the definition of light manufacturing, it should uphold the appellant. If Council believes that a recycling operation is sufficiently different from other traditional light manufacturing uses, it should direct staff to conduct the appropriate study to define how such a facility should be regulated. Staff is of the opinion that such a use raises some particular concerns related to outside storage, appearance, storage of potentially hazardous materials on site such as chlorofluorocarbons in appliances and control of traffic and drainage. The only effective way to establish criteria and monitor compliance with respect to such uses is to define recycling as a conditional use in the 1-2 zone. The study recommended by the staff would define any other safeguards that would be appropriate to consider for this use. ALTERNATIVES: 1. Uphold the staff interpretation of the ordinance that a recycling operation does not fit the current definition of light manufacturing. This would effectively prohibit continued operation of the recycling operation. 2. Uphold the appellants position 3. Uphold the staff interpretation and direct staff to conduct a study to determine the proper method of regulation for recycling operations RECOMMENDATION: Alternative 3. No further enforcement action would be taken pending the outcome and council action on such a study. It is our expectation that the study would recommend that recycling be a conditional use in the 1-2 zone. ACTION REQUIRED: Motion to direct pre aration of a resolution consistent with the City Counci action. PLANNING REPORT AGENDA ITEM: 4 SUBJECT~Consider appeal of Buckingham Disposal from ordinance interpretation SITE:5980 Credit River Road PRESENTER:Donald Rye PUBLIC HEARING: DA TE:August 28,1995 YES x NO-N/A INTRODUCTION: In June, City staff was made aware of the operation of a recycling operation conducted by Buckingham Disposal at the above address. The facility was opened without benefit of a Certificate of Occupancy and a subsequent determination was made by the Planning Director that the use was not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 zoning district. The owner of Buckingham Disposal is appealing this decision pursuant to Section 7.4 of the zoning ordinance. The Board of Adjustment has the responsibility to hear the appeal and make a recommendation to the City Council to either uphold the interpretation by staff, determine that the staff interpretation was incorrect and grant the appeal or to recommend some alternative resolution of the issue such as a zoning ordinance amendment. DISCUSSION: The letter from Tom Buckingham dated July 18 describes the operation of his business and presents the rationale under which he believes his use is a permitted use in the zoning district.The staff memorandum dated July 21 presents the reasoning leading to the conclusion that the use is not permitted in the 1-2 district.The letter from the appellants attorney dated August 9 constitutes the formal appeal.As of August 21, the detailed statement referred to in the third paragraph of Mr. Cairns letter has not been received. The role of the Planning Commission in the appeal process is advisory only. Once the Commission determines a position, a recommendation is to be made to the City Council for final action. In considering the appeal, the Commission should consider all of the material contained in the staff report as well as testimony offered by the appellant on his behalf. The language of the ordinance should be read in such a way as to allow all provisions of the PCREPT.DOT 16200 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER ordinance to be applied in a consistent fashion. Consequently, the Commission should look beyond the case before it and consider the implications of its recommendation. The ordinance currently defines light manufacturing as " the processing and fabrication of certain materials where no process involved will produce noise, vibrations, air pollution, fire hazards or noxious emissions which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties." Fabricate is defined as "To construct by combining and assembling" while manufacturing is defined as "to make or process a raw material into a finished product, esp. by means of a large-scale industrial operation." Staff does not believe that a recycling center where used materials are gathered, separated and, in some cases, reduced in bulk, conforms to either definition. The staff memorandum also lists other reasons why it was felt that recycling centers are not currently permitted in the 1-2 district. ALTERNATIVES: The Planning Commission has three alternatives: 1. Recommend that the City Council uphold the staff determination and direct continued enforcement actions to be taken. 2. Recommend that the City Council uphold the appellant and direct termination of zoning ordinance enforcement. 3. Recommend that the City Council uphold the staff determination and direct that staff conduct a study pursuant to Section 2.5 of the zoning ordinance to determine under what circumstances, if any, RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend Alternative 3 to the City Council. ACTION REQUIRED: Motion to adopt Alternative 3. BUCKAP.DOC -. I J -j -J ] G C-1 S-D 2.3 2.4 2.5 the taxable value and to promote the public health, safety and welfare. (Ord.93-18)(Cj~.....C J) LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT is intended to provide areas of the community which will allow general industrial uses which due to their size and nature would not conform to the Special Industrial District. CONSERVATION DISTRICT is provided to recognize vital environmental resources of the community as steep slopes, wetland and unstable soil conditions and allow development only after careful analysis. SHORELAND DISTRICT is established to protect water and shoreland resources from unwise development and water pollution and to preserve economic and natural environmental qualities of the shoreland environment. Land located within the following distances from protected waters is considered to be within the Shoreland District: 1000 feet from the ordinary high water mark of a lake, pond, or flowage and 300 feet from a river or stream, or the landward extent of a flood plain on such river or stream, whichever is greater. DISTRICT BOUNDARIES: District boundaries shown within the lines of the roads, streams, and transportation rights-of-way shall be deemed to follow the centerlines. The vacation of roads shall not affect the location of such district boundaries. When the Zoning Officer cannot definitely determine the location of a district boundary by such centerlines, by the scale or dimensions stated on the Zoning Map, or by the fact that it clearly coincides with a property line, he shall interpret the location of the district boundary with reference to the scale of the Zoning Map and the purposes set forth in all relevant provisions of the Ordinance. Where a district boundary line divides a lot of record into two or more districts, any portion of the lot within fifty (50) feet of such division may be used for any use of either district as approved by the Board of Adjustment. DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS: Except for Planned Unit Developments, all buildings and uses in each district shall be subject to the requirements listed under Sections 3 through 9. Planned Unit Development standards may be applied to any Residential Districts at the request of the land owner and at the discretion of the City Council. Where Planned Unit Development standards differ from the original district standards, the Planned Unit Development standards shall apply. USES NOT DESIGNATED: A use not specifically designated as a permitted or conditional use anywhere in the City is considered prohibited. In such a case, the Council, Commission or a property owner may request a study by the City to determine if the use is acceptable and if so, what Zoning District would be most appropriate for the use and what conditions and standards, if any, should be attached to the development of the use. If found acceptable an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance may be initiated by the Councilor Commission permitting the use. (Ord. 83-6) Section 2, Page 2 PERMITTED USES CONDITIONAL USES [ [ [- l [ [ l [ [ [ L I' r 1- [~! ! r [ .1 r t 1. Light Manufacturing 1. Manufacturing 2. Research Laboratories 2. Public Utility Buildings 3. Testing Laboratories 3. Water & Sewer Treatment Facilities 4. Offices 4. Airports 5. Supply Yards 5. Truck & Railroad Terminals 6. Warehousing 6. Grain Elevators 7. Truck Terminals 7. Commercial Recreation 8. Public Parking 8. Animal Clinics 9. Parking Lots 9. Food Product Processing 10. Mini-Storage Units C-1 CONSERVATION 1. Agriculture 1. Water & Sewer Treatment Facilities 2. Single Family Dwellings 2. Commercial Recreation 3. Camps & Cottages 3. Airports 4. Public Parks & Playgrounds 4. Cemeteries 5. Public & Parochial Schools 5. Radio & TV Stations 6. Hunting Preserves 6. Sanitary Land Fills 7. Golf Courses 7. Animal Clinics 8. Specialized Animal Raising 8. Animal Feed Lots For 9. Stables & Riding Academies more than 10 animals 10. Public Buildings 11. Marina (Ord. 83-6) 12. Wholesale Plant Nurseries (Ord 90-07) 13. Agricultural Preserve (Ord 93-12) Section 3, Page 5 ~/~ June 30, 1995 Tom Buckingham Buckingham Disposal 5980 Credit River Road SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Subject: Recycling Center Located in Prior Lake Dear Mr. Buckingham: Building Official, Gary Staber, and Planning Director, Don Rye, have had the opportunity to review the materials you submitted on Friday, June 23. In addition, they inspected the site on June 26. I am attaching a copy of their written findings. Based upon the materials you submitted, the site inspection and a review of the City's Zoning Ordinance and Uniform Building Code, our findings can be summarized as follows: 1. Recycling is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 Zone. 2. The plans provided were not to scale, and did not show both first and second floor layout. A code analysis should be completed by a qualified engineer or architect focusing on such issues as exiting, sanitation facilities, occupancy separations, allowable square footage and site access in general. 3. It is apparent that alterations have been made to the building without proper permits, either by the current or former occupant. In short, the recycling operation continues to be contrary to the City's Zoning Ordinance, City Code and Uniform Building Code. According to Gary Staber, the Uniform Building Code issues are resolvable. What needs to occur first is that the Council should consider whether it wishes to add recycling as a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 Zoning District and, if so, what safe guards should be associated with such usage. BUCKHAM2.DOC 1620D Eag1eCreeK Ave., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNrIY EMPLOYER Page 2 Tom Buckingham June 30, 1995 If you desire to have the Council consider such a request please provide me with a letter to that effect which we will submit to the Council together with supporting materials. You can expect that staff will recommend numerous safeguards if the Council is positively inclined to allow recycling uses as a conditional use or permitted use. Until the Zoning Ordinance is revised and your operation comes into complete compliance with the City Code, Uniform Building Code, County and State requirements, you may not operate the recycling facility from this location. To do other wise is contrary to the law and undertaken at your sole and exclusive risk. If you have any questions please feel free to contact me, Don Rye or Gary Staber. FB:db Attachment RUCKHAM2.DOC 16200 Eagle ueek-Ave.--s.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER MEMORANDUM DATE: June 26, 1995 Frank Boyles, Gary Staber Don Rye Buckingham Disposal TO: FROM: RE: I have reviewed the material presented to us on Friday, June 23 by Tom Buckingham. In addition, I have reviewed the zoning ordinance and visited the site on June 26 with Gary. I have concluded that a recycling center is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 Industrial zoning district. I base this finding on several factors as follows: . When the ordinance was written in 1983, recycling was fairly well established as a legitimate land use and yet the ordinance makes no specific provision for such a use.!t is possible to conclude from this that this use was not considered as a viable use in this district. . Light manufacturing is a permitted use in the 1-2 district and is defined as " The processing and fabrication of certain materials where no process involved will produce noise, vibrations, air pollution, fire hazards or noxious emission which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties." The definition of manufacturing is" to make or process ( a raw material) into a finished product, esp., by means of a large-scale industrial operation." The notion of a recycling center where used materials are gathered, separated and reduced in bulk does not conform to the traditional definition of manufacturing. . A significant portion of the recycling operation is conducted outside.Large metal bins,semi trailers and trucks are located around the site and the recycled materials are stored outside until moved elsewhere.In addition, the general public drops off material outside in the storage yard. In that respect, the recycling operation has a distinct commercial aspect to it as it generates traffic much as a retail use might. . The zoning ordinance provides that uses not specifically designated as permitted or conditional uses are prohibited. I believe that the recycling operation is sufficiently different from uses which would qualify as light manufacturing as to put it into the prohibited category. In that case, the ordinance provides for a study of the use to determine if the use is acceptable and, if so, in what zoning district and with what additional conditions and standards, if any. Based on the foregoing, I conclude that Buckingham Disposal operating as a recycling center is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 district. Frank Boyles From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Gary Staber Frank Boyles Don Rye Buckingham Disposal Monday, June 26,1995 3:53PM Hi Frank, Buckingham came in with some information late on Friday afternoon. Don and I had a chance to go out and tour the site today. We met Tom Buckingham on site and told him after our tour that we would be going back to City Hall to write memos regarding the facility. My comments are as follows: 1. A code analysis should be completed by a qualified engineer or architect. Items such as exiting, sanitation facilities, occupancy separations, allowable square footages, and site access in general should be addressed. 2. Building plans should be to scale, 1/8 or 1/4 inch per foot is preferred. 3. Building plans should be complete showing both the first and second floor layouts. When Don and I were touring the structure it became quite obvious that the former tenant made several alterations to the building without proper permits. It was also noted that Buckingham made some alterations and modifications to the building without proper permits. Mr. Buckingham while being cooperative, is not totally innocent in that this situation we are reacting to seems to have been created largely by Mr. Buckingham himself. Rather than giving my first impressions at this time, I would rather wait for the architect's code analysis for a more thorough response. Page 1 ~ ~(!.~; \I ~ 1 I ~ II G'( ~?JS BUCKINGHAM DISPOSAL, INC. 5980 Credit River Road Prior lake MN 55372 Phone: 226.6441 Fax: 226.6442 (612) 334-8532 July 18, 1995 Frank Boyles, Manager City of Prior lake Prior lake Courthouse 4629 Dakota Street S. E. Prior lake MN 55372-1714 Dear Mr. Boyles: In the past week or so I have had discussions with a number of advisors regarding your concern about our operations in Prior lake. This letter is to offer a view of the situation that I believe will support a conclusion on the City's part that my use of the property is entirely consistent with the City's ~ning Code. As you know, my business services over 1000 Prior lake residences. In addition to picking up MSW from those residences, I also have a contractual obligation to do weekly curbside recycling pick-up. There is no realistic alternative to processing the recyclables at my property. If I am not able to do so, even for a brief period of time, the effect may be adverse to the Prior lake residents that I serve. In addition, I offer residential generators drive-in and drop-off service for recyclables and compostable materials (the latter being regularly used by Prior lake residents since they can avoid the $2.00 per bag charge for curbside pick-up). Since it is not clear to me that earlier staff review of my operations reflect a thorough understanding of what my business and use of the property is, let me offer specifics. There are a number of components to my business: there are offices; my trucks are parked overnight and operate from the property; I warehouse certain materials for limited periods of time; I maintain and store supplies for my business; and I run a recyclable materials processing operation which, in my view, is clearly a permitted "light manufacturing" use. let me also clarify what my business is not. It is not a site for processing or transferring Mixed Municipal Solid Waste (commonly known as "garbage") as that term is defined by Minnesota law. Your staff has indirectly seemed concerned that my property in Prior lake will have some processing of MSW done there. That is not the case. My vehicles for MSW pick-up are stored overnight at the property. Otherwise, under my Scott County Licenses, lam prohibited from 726139.1 processing MSW; and 1 do not have an MSW transfer station license nor do 1 have any intention to secure such. You have raised the concern that my use of the property is not for Light Manufacturing as permitted by the 1-2 Zoning classification. I ask that you reconsider this tentative conclusion for the following reasons: 1. My business is "processing" materials. The raw materials are the unsorted recyclables. My process is the sorting, compacting and packaging of the recyclables into marketable form. The City definition of Light Manufacturing is properly broad enough to encompass clearly what we do. The "finished" material or product is sold to end-users for incorporation into additional manufactured products. In effect, we are the first of several manufacturers/processors that allow the entire recycling system to function effectively. 2. My processing does not produce "noise, vibrations, air pollution, fire hazards or noxious emissions..." All of my processing is now and will be done indoors; and the sorted materials are stored in enclosed shipping containers until volumes adequate for transport are collected. 3. The only portion of my processing which is "outdoors" is the mere placing of the separated materials into distinct and enclosed containers. 4. My operations have no commercial aspects. I do not sell anything to the public; 1 merely pay generators of recyclables a fee for their delivery. None of the persons dropping materials off need parking on-site as the time they are on the property is minimal. The number of trips per day by such persons will likely not exceed 35 during the week and perhaps as many as 100 on Saturdays. These vehicle movements will hardly be noticed on County Road 21, especially when it becomes a four lane road which I understand is planned for the future. 5. As to the Becker Ice Arena use of a portion of the property, I am unaware of any City Zoning Code provision that requires a conclusion that my manufacturing and Becker's need be "compatible." In fact, they clearly are; otherwise 1 would not have been able to secure their sub- lease of a portion of the building. Becker has other operations in the immediate area; its continued location and expansion in Prior lake is welcomed, I am sure, by the City. As to building code issues, your staff is aware that I have engaged Prior lake architect Pat O'Keefe (O'Keefe Design Associates) to advise on how to assure that the modest interior alterations we have made (building one partition wall and eliminating a couple of others) to the property are up to code. We will do our best within reason to do the same with 726139.1 . , improvements, if any, done by the prior owner/user that may not have been done with permits or up to code. The only significant physical change to the building which I will seek permits for is the addition of a canopy at the west end of the building to provide weather protection for people dropping off reyclables. And that is not really my first preference. I would prefer to add a drive through door on the south side of the building so that customers would actually come into the building, drop off materials, and then exit to the north. This procedure would be much easier for the customers and more consistent with my business practice of running all processing operations of my business indoors. This would be consistent with the telephone company's use of its building just to the west of my property. Of course, I am very concerned about your suggestion that we cease the recycling operations pending consideration of a zoning amendment which I believe is unnecessary. I understand that such a process may take up to 90 days. In the meantime, I have contractual and license obligations to provide services to your residents. If I cannot continue the light manufacturing processing that I am doing, there may be serious disruption in those services --- and possibly some additional expenses to your residential generators since any interim solution is bound to be more expensive than what is happening now. I assure you, and you can independently ascertain if you wish, that I have and will own and manage a sound business providing needed and cost-effective service to my customers, most of which are Prior Lake residents. A great majority of these customers have been serviced by my business for many years; they would not continue with me if my work was not exemplary. cc: Mayor and City Council Members John A. Cairns, Briggs & Morgan 726139.1 r-- August 1, 1995 Tom Buckingham Buckingham Disposal, Inc. 5980 Credit River Road Prior Lake, MN 55372 Subject: Appeal to City Code Requirements Dear Mr. Buckingham, Thank you for your July 18, 1995 letter. After reviewing the letter, it is clear that there is a disagreement regarding the interpretation of the zoning ordinance with regard to recycling operations. Two portions of the City's Qrdinance are instructive: Section 2.5 of the Zoning Ordinance entitled "Uses not designated" provides that: "A use not specifically designated as permitted or conditional use anywhere in the City is considered prohibited. In such a case, the Council, Commission or property owner may request a study by the city to determine if the use is acceptable and, if so, what zoning district would be most appropriate for the use, and what conditions and standards, if any, should be attached to the development of the use. If found acceptable an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance may be initiated by the Council or Commission permitting the use." The City Code goes on to say in Chapter 5-6-4 Appeals that "An appeal from a ruling of the Zoning Officer may be made by the property owner or agent . within thirty (30) days after the order utilizing the procedure as follows: A. The property owner or agent shall file with the Zoning Officer a notice of appeal stating the specific grounds upon which the appeal is made. B. The Zoning Officer shall transmit the appeal to the Board of Adjustment for study and recommendation at its next regular meeting. C. The Board of Adjustments shall make its recommendation within sixty (60) days and transmit to the City Council for official action. 162~lJa~W't~W\:t,~.?~rior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTIJNITY EMPLOYER D. The City Council shall make its decision by Resolution within sixty (60) days and a copy of the resolution shall be mailed to the applicant by the Zoning Officer." Planning Director, Don Rye, has reviewed the City Code with respect to recycling operations and provided his interpretation. Your July 18 memorandum outlines your interpretation. Don Rye, in his capacity as the Zoning Officer, does not believe that the Zoning Ordinance addresses recycling operations as either permitted or conditional uses. Consequently, . you have the opportunity to appeal Mr. Rye's findings to the Board of Adjustment which is the City's Planning Commission. The Board of Adjustment, and subsequently, the City Council have the option of supporting Mr. Rye's interpretation and/or directing that revisions be made to the Zoning Ordinance to address recycling operations specifically. To expedite this process, I have interpreted your July 18 letter to be a notice of appeal as required under the code. I have asked the Planning Department to initiate the process set forth in 5-6-4 and 2.5. In the meantime, I must advise you that until the Zoning Ordinance is revised and your operation comes into complete compliance with the City Code, Uniform Building Code, County and State ReqJ,lirements, you may not operate the facility from this location. To do otherwise is contrary to the law, and undertaken at your sole and exclusive risk. Whether or not the Zoning Ordinance is revised to accommodate the recycling use, it will be necessary for you to submit a building permit application, supporting materials and fees in order that the work already accomplished will be deemed legal under the State Building code laws. Feel free to contact Planning Director Don Rye, or Assistant Planner Deb Garross, to schedule the appeal you are requesting before the Planning Commission and City Council. cc: Don Rye, Gary Staber an 16200~MPe~~IA~'R2q,rior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORnJNITY EMPLOYER LAW OFFICES BRIGGS AND MORGAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2400 IDS CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE 1612/ 334 - 8400 FACSIMILE (612) 334-8650 WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER SAINT PAUL OFFICE 2200 l'IRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 00101 TELEPHONE (6121223-6600 FACSIMILE 16121 223-641)0 (612) 334-8532 INTERNET ADDRESS: CAIJOH@EMAIL.BRIGGS.COM .~ August 9, 1995 Frank Boyles, Manager City of Prior Lake Prior Lake Courthouse 4629 Dakota Street S.E. Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714 Dear Mr. Boyles: We have confirmed that the Buckingham Disposal, Inc. matter will be on the planning commission agenda for August 28, 1995. I have asked Don Rye to set the matter towards the end of the agenda as I will not be able to get to Prior Lake much before 8:00 that evening. We do not agree with your statement of the situation in your August 1 letter. In particular, we disagree with the options that are on the table for consideration. The Planning Commission and City Council could accept our view of the situation rather than supporting Mr. Rye's flawed (in our view) interpretation or directing revisions of the ordinance. Prior to the meeting, we will submit a more detailed statement of our view of the situation. Included will be a recitation of the discussions held with city staff before your first correspondence and other facts that we believe are material to the situation. We will try to get this material to you by August 18 so that it can be assessed by the staff as they prepare their report and considered by Planning Commission members ahead of the meeting. 728106.1 MEMBER, LEX MUNDI, A GLOBAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT LAW FIRMS BRIGGS AND MORGAN Frank Boyles August 9, 1995 Page 2 In the interim, I would appreciate receiving from you and your staff: 1. A list of the Planning Commission members; and 2. A description of the circumstances under which the City permits the operation of Lloyd's Construction Services, Inc. to operate in the 1-2 zoning district. yours, JAC/vkh cc: Tom Buckingham Steve Rathke, Esq., City Attorney 728106.1 August 14, 1995 Mr. John A. Cairns Briggs And Morgan 2400 IDS Center Minneapolis, MN. 55402 Dear Mr. Cairns: Frank Boyles asked me to respond to your letter of August 9 concerning Buckingham Disposal. I have enclosed a Planning Commission roster for your information. Concerning Lloyd's Construction Services, it appears that they have occupied the building without benefit of a Certificate of Occupancy and their circumstances in that regard are similar to those of your client. The Building Department will be following up with this to rectify the apparent code violation Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. d~ Donald Rye Director of Planning cc: Frank Boyles Gary Staber Document2 16200 Eagle Creek Ave., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AGENDA #: PREPARED BY: SUBJECT: DATE: INTRODUCTION: ISSUES: STAFF AGENDA REPORT 8a Donald Rye Planning Director Consider appeal of Buckingham Disposal from ordinance interpretation September 18,1995 In June, City staff was made aware of the operation of a recycling operation conducted by Buckingham Disposal at 5980 Credit River Road. The facility was opened without benefit of a Certificate of Occupancy and a subsequent determination was made by the Planning Director that the use was not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 zoning district. The owner of Buckingham Disposal appealed this decision pursuant to Section 7.4 of the zoning ordinance. The Planning Commission, acting as the Board of Adjustment, heard this request on August 28 and, following its deliberations, recommended that the City Council uphold the appellant's contention that the recycling operation fits within the definition of light manufacturing as contained in the zoning ordinance. Section 7.4 states that the Council shall make its decision by resolution within 60 days. The issue to be resolved is whether the City Council agrees with the staff interpretation of the ordinance or with the appellants view that the recycling operation falls within the definition of light manufacturing in the zoning ordinance.Attached to this report are the planning commission staff report,the use listing in the 1-2 zoning district,a letter to Mr. Buckingham from the City Manager, the staff memorandum making the determination of use, a memo from the building official a letter from Mr. Buckingham describing the operation, a letter from the City Manager, a letter from Mr. Buckingham's attorney filing the appeal, a response to the appeal letter from the Planning Director, a summary of operations and a letter 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER from Scott County indicating that the facilities license has been denied. The planning report had three options specified: 1. Recommend support of the staff determination 2. Recommend support of the appellants position 3. Recommend the staff determination be upheld and that staff be directed to conduct a study pursuant to Section 2.5 of the zoning ordinance to determine under what circumstances a recycling center may be allowed in the 1-2 zoning district. The staff recommendation was alternative 3. The Planning Commission recommended alternative 2. If Council believes that a recycling operation as described by the appellant does not fit the definition of light manufacturing as discussed in the planning report, it should uphold the staff determination. If Council believes that the recycling operation fits the definition of light manufacturing, it should uphold the appellant. If Council believes that a recycling operation is sufficiently different from other traditional light manufacturing uses, it should direct staff to conduct the appropriate study to define how such a facility should be regulated. Staff is of the opinion that such a use raises some particular concerns related to outside storage, appearance, storage of potentially hazardous materials on site such as chlorofluorocarbons in appliances and control of traffic and drainage. ALTERNATIVES: 1. Uphold the staff interpretation of the ordinance that a recycling operation does not fit the current definition of light manufacturing.This would effectively prohibit continued operation of the recycling operation. 2. Uphold the appellants position 3. Uphold the staff interpretation and direct staff to conduct a study to determine the proper method of regulation for recycling operations RECOMMENDATION: Alternative 3.No further enforcement action would be taken pending the outcome and council action on such a study. ACTION REQUIRED: Motion to direct preparation of a resolution consistent with the City Councils action. Reviewed By: Frank Boyles, City Manager ordinance to be applied in a consistent fashion. Consequently, the Commission should look beyond the case before it and consider the implications of its recommendation. The ordinance currently defines light manufacturing as " the processing and fabrication of certain materials where no process involved will produce noise, vibrations, air pollution, fire hazards or noxious emissions which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties." Fabricate is defined as "To construct by combining and assembling" while manufacturing is defined as "to make or process a raw material into a finished product, esp. by means of a large-scale industrial operation." Staff does not believe that a recycling center where used materials are gathered, separated and, in some cases, reduced in bulk, conforms to either definition. The staff memorandum also lists other reasons why it was felt that recycling centers are not currently permitted in the 1-2 district. AL TERNA TIVES: The Planning Commission has three alternatives: 1. Recommend that the City Council uphold the staff determination and direct continued enforcement actions to be taken. 2. Recommend that the City Council uphold the appellant and direct termination of zoning ordinance enforcement. 3. Recommend that the City Council uphold the staff determination and direct that staff conduct a study pursuant to Section 2.5 of the zoning ordinance to determine under what circumstances, if any, RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the Planning Commission recommend Alternative 3 to the City Council. ACTION REQUIRED: Motion to adopt Alternative 3. BUCKAP.DOC .... ..... 2.3 2.4 2.5 I . - -J -J ] 1-2 C-1 S-D the taxable value and to promote the public health, safety and welfare. (Ord.93-18)(0\~C ...)) LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT is intended to provide areas of the community which will allow general industrial uses which due to their size and nature would not conform to the Special Industrial District. CONSERVATION DISTRICT is provided to recognize vital environmental resources of the community as steep slopes, wetland and unstable soil conditions and allow development only after careful analysis. SHORELAND DISTRICT is established to protect water and shoreland resources from unwise development and water pollution and to preserve economic and natural environmental qualities of the shoreland environment. Land located within the following distances from protected waters is considered to be within the Shoreland District: 1000 feet from the ordinary high water mark of a lake, pond, or flowage and 300 feet from a river or stream, or the landward extent of a flood plain on such river or stream, whichever is greater. DISTRICT BOUNDARIES: District boundaries shown within the lines of the roads, streams, and transportation rights-of-way shall be deemed to follow the centerlines. The vacation of roads shall not affect the location of such district boundaries. When the Zoning Officer cannot definitely determine the location of a district boundary by such centerlines, by the scale or dimensions stated on the Zoning Map, or by the fact that it clearly coincides with a property line, he shall interpret the location of the district boundary with reference to the scale of the Zoning Map and the purposes set forth in all relevant provisions of the Ordinance. Where a district boundary line divides a lot of record into two or more districts, any portion of the lot within fifty (50) feet of such division may be used for any use of either district as approved by the Board of Adjustment. DISTRICT REQUIREMENTS: Except for Planned Unit Developments, all buildings and uses in each district shall be subject to the requirements listed under Sections 3 through 9. Planned Unit Development standards may be applied to any Residential Districts at the request of the land owner and at the discretion of the City Council. Where Planned Unit Development standards differ from the original district standards, the Planned Unit Development standards shall apply. USES NOT DESIGNATED: A use not specifically designated as a permitted or conditional use anywhere in the City is considered prohibited. In such a case, the Council, Commission or a property owner may request a study by the City to determine if the use is acceptable and if so, what Zoning District would be most appropriate for the use and what conditions and standards, if any, should be attached to the development of the use. If found acceptable an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance may be initiated by the Councilor Commission permitting the use. (Ord. 83-6) Section 2, Page 2 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. PERMITTED USES 1-2 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 1. 2. Light Manufacturing Research Laboratories 3. Testing Laboratories Offices Supply Yards 4. 5. 6. 7. Warehousing Truck Terminals 8. 9. Public Parking Parking Lots 10. Mini-Storage Units C-1 CONSERVATION 1. Agriculture Single Family Dwellings Camps & Cottages Public Parks & Playgrounds Public & Parochial Schools Hunting Preserves Golf Courses Specialized Animal Raising Stables & Riding Academies Public Buildings Marina (Ord. 83-6) Wholesale Plant Nurseries (Ord 90-07) Agricultural Preserve (Ord 93-12) Section 3. Page 5 CONDITIONAL USES ( ( r ( r [ I [ [ I I I I I I I I I I 1. 2. Manufacturing Public Utility Buildings Water & Sewer Treatment Facilities Airports Truck & Railroad Terminals Grain Elevators Commercial Recreation Animal Clinics Food Product Processing 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1. Water & Sewer Treatment Facilities Commercial Recreation Airports Cemeteries Radio & TV Stations Sanitary Land Fills Animal Clinics Animal Feed Lots For more than 10 animals 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. /S.~/-(~ /~ June 30, 1995 Tom Buckingham Buckingham Disposal 5980 Credit River Road SE Prior Lake, MN 55372 Subject: Recycling Center Located in Prior Lake Dear Mr. Buckingham: Building Official, Gary Staber, and Planning Director, Don Rye, have had the opportunity to review the materials you submitted on Friday, June 23. In addition, they inspected the site on June 26. I am attaching a copy of their written findings. Based upon the materials you submitted, the site inspection and a review of the City's Zoning Ordinance and Uniform Building Code, our findings can be summarized as follows: 1. Recycling is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 Zone. 2. The plans provided were not to scale, and did not show both first and second floor layout. A code analysis should be completed by a qualified engineer or architect focusing on such issues as exiting, sanitation facilities, occupancy separations, allowable square footage and site access in general. 3. It is apparent that alterations have been made to the building without proper permits, either by the current or former occupant. In short, the recycling operation continues to be contrary to the City's Zoning Ordinance, City Code and Uniform Building Code. According to Gary Staber, the Uniform Building Code issues are resolvable. What needs to occur first is that the Council should consider whether it wishes to add recycling as a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 Zoning District and, if so, what safe guards should be associated with such usage. BUCKHAM2.DOC 1620D Eag1eCreek Ave.. Prior Lake. Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORThNITY E~lPLOYER Page 2 Tom Buckingham June 30, 1995 If you desire to have the Council consider such a request please provide me with a letter to that effect which we will submit to the Council together with supporting materials. You can expect that staff will recommend numerous safeguards if the Council is positively inclined to allow recycling uses as a conditional use or permitted use. Until the Zoning Ordinance is revised and your operation comes into complete compliance with the City Code, Uniform Building Code, County and State requirements, you may not operate the recycling facility from this location. To do other wise is contrary to the law and undertaken at your sole and exclusive risk. If you have anlestions please feel free to contact me, Don Rye or Gary Staber. FB:db Attachment / Fax (612) 447-4245 MEMORANDUM DATE: June 26, 1995 Frank Boyles, Gary Staber Don Rye Buckingham Disposal TO: FROM: RE: I have reviewed the material presented to us on Friday, June 23 by Tom Buckingham. In addition, I have reviewed the zoning ordinance and visited the site on June 26 with Gary. 1 have concluded that a recycling center is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 Industrial zoning district. 1 base this finding on several factors as follows: . When the. ordinance was written in 1983, recycling was fairly well established as a legitimate land use and yet the ordinance makes no specific provision for such a use.!t is possible to conclude from this that this use was not considered as a viable use in this district. . Light manufacturing is a permitted use in the 1-2 district and is defined as " The processing and fabrication of certain materials where no process involved will produce noise, vibrations, air pollution, fire hazards or noxious emission which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties." The definition of manufacturing is" to make or process ( a raw material) into a finished product, esp., by means of a large-scale industrial operation:' The notion of a recycling center where used materials are gathered, separated and reduced in bulk does not conform to the traditional definition of manufacturing. . A significant portion of the recycling operation is conducted outside.Large metal bins,semi trailers and trucks are located around the site and the recycled materials are stored outside until moved elsewhere.In addition, the general public drops off material outside in the storage yard. In that respect, the recycling operation has a distinct commercial aspect to it as it generates traffic much as a retail use might. . The zoning ordinance provides that uses not specifically designated as permitted or conditional uses are prohibited. 1 believe that the recycling operation is sufficiently different from uses which would qualify as light manufacturing as to put it into the prohibited category. In that case, the ordinance provides for a study of the use to determine if the use is acceptable and, if so, in what zoning district and with what additional conditions and standards, if any. Based on the foregoing, I conclude that Buckingham Disposal operating as a recycling center is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 district. Frank Boyles From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Gary Staber Frank Boyles Don Rye Buckingham Disposal Monday, June 26,1995 3:53PM Hi Frank, Buckingham came in with some information late on Friday afternoon. Don and I had a chance to go out and tour the site today. We met Tom Buckingham on site and told him after our tour that we would be going back to City Hall to write memos regarding the facility. My comments are as follows: 1. A code analysis should be completed by a qualified engineer or architect. Items such as exiting, sanitation facilities, occupancy separations, allowable square footages, and site access in general should be addressed. 2. Building plans should be to scale, 1/8 or 1/4 inch per foot is preferred. 3. Building plans should be complete showing both the first and second floor layouts. When Don and I were touring the structure it became quite obvious that the former tenant made several alterations to the building without proper permits. It was also noted that Buckingham made some alterations and modifications to the building without proper permits. Mr. Buckingham while being cooperative, is not totally innocent in that this situation we are reacting to seems to have been created largely by Mr. Buckingham himself. Rather than giving my first impressions at this time, I would rather wait for the architect's code analysis for a more thorough response. Page 1 ~ t.e.~ L " eeQ. 1 \ z. II q S"' J?jS BUCKINGHAM DISPOSAL, INC. 5980 Credit River Road Prior lake MN 55372 Phone: 226.6441 Fax: 226.6442 (612) 334-8532 July 18, 1995 Frank Boyles, Manager City of Prior Lake Prior Lake Courthouse 4629 Dakota Street S. E. Prior Lake MN 55372-1714 Dear Mr. Boyles: In the past week or so I have had discussions with a number of advisors regarding your concern about our operations in Prior Lake. This letter is to offer a view of the situation that I believe will support a conclusion on the City's part that my use of the property is entirely consistent with the City's Zoning Code. As you know, my business services over 1000 Prior Lake residences. In addition to picking up MSW from those residences, I also have a contractual obligation to do weekly curbside recycling pick-up. There is no realistic alternative to processing the recyclables at my property. If I am not able to do so, even for a brief period of time, the effect may be adverse to the Prior Lake residents that I serve. In addition, I offer residential generators drive-in and drop-off service for recyclables and compostable materials (the latter being regularly used by Prior Lake residents since they can avoid the $2.00 per bag charge for curbside pick-up). Since it is not clear to me that earlier staff review of my operations reflect a thorough understanding of what my business and use of the property is, let me offer specifics. There are a number of components to my business: there are offices; my trucks are parked overnight and operate from the property; I warehouse certain materials for limited periods of time; I maintain and store supplies for my business; and I run a recyclable materials processing operation which, in my view, is clearly a permitted "light manufacturing" use. Let me also clarify what my business is not. It is not a site for processing or transferring Mixed Municipal Solid Waste (commonly known as "garbage") as that term is defined by Minnesota law. Your staff has indirectly seemed concerned that my property in Prior Lake will have some processing of MSW done there. That is not the case. My vehicles for MSW pick-up are stored overnight at the property. Otherwise, under my Scott County Licenses, I am prohibited from 726139.1 processing MSW; and I do not have an MSW transfer station license nor do I have any intention to secure such. You have raised the concern that my use of the property is not for Light Manufacturing as permitted by the 1-2 Zoning classification. I ask that you reconsider this tentative conclusion for the following reasons: 1. My business is "processing" materials. The raw materials are the unsorted recyclables. My process is the sorting, compacting and packaging of the recyclables into marketable form. The City definition of Light Manufacturing is properly broad enough to encompass clearly what we do. The "finished" material or product is sold to end-users for incorporation into additional manufactured products. In effect, we are the first of several manufacturers/processors that allow the entire recycling system to function effectively. 2. My processing does not produce "noise, vibrations, air pollution, fire hazards or noxious emissions..." All of my processing is now and will be done indoors; and the sorted materials are stored in enclosed shipping containers until volumes adequate for transport are collected. 3. The only portion of my processing which is "outdoors" is the mere placing of the separated materials into distinct and enclosed containers. 4. My operations have no commercial aspects. I do not sell anything to the public; I merely pay generators of recyclables a fee for their delivery. None of the persons dropping materials off need parking on-site as the time they are on the property is minimal. The number of trips per day by such persons will likely not exceed 35 during the week and perhaps as many as 100 on Saturdays. These vehicle movements will hardly be noticed on County Road 21 , especially when it becomes a four lane road which I understand is planned for the future. 5. As to the Becker Ice Arena use of a portion of the property, I am unaware of any City Zoning Code provision that requires a conclusion that my manufacturing and Becker's need be "compatible." In fact, they clearly are; otherwise I would not have been able to secure their sub- lease of a portion of the building. Becker has other operations in the immediate area; its continued location and expansion in Prior Lake is welcomed, I am sure, by the City. As to building code issues, your staff is aware that I have engaged Prior Lake architect Pat O'Keefe (O'Keefe Design Associates) to advise on how to assure that the modest interior alterations we have made (building one partition wall and eliminating a couple of others) to the property are up to code. We will do our best within reason to do the same with 726139.1 improvements, if any, done by the prior owner/user that may not have been done with permits or up to code. The only significant physical change to the building which I will seek permits for is the addition of a canopy at the west end of the building to provide weather protection for people dropping off reyclables. And that is not really my first preference. I would prefer to add a drive through door on the south side of the building so that customers would actually come into the building, drop off materials, and then exit to the north. This procedure would be much easier for the customers and more consistent with my business practice of running all processing operations of my business indoors. This would be consistent with the telephone company's use of its building just to the west of my property. Of course, I am very concerned about your suggestion that we cease the recycling operations pending consideration of a zoning amendment which I believe is unnecessary. I understand that such a process may take up to 90 days. In the meantime, I have contractual and license obligations to provide services to your residents. If I cannot continue the light manufacturing processing that I am doing, there may be serious disruption in those services --- and possibly some additional expenses to your residential generators since any interim solution is bound to be more expensive than what is happening now. I assure you, and you can independently ascertain if you wish, that I have and will own and manage a sound business providing needed and cost-effective service to my customers, most of which are Prior Lake residents. A great majority of these customers have been serviced by my business for many years; they would not continue with me if my work was not exemplary. ~rUIY<<' --1 lb~ ~/LAC-~I~c.' cc: Mayor and City Council Members John A. Cairns, Briggs & Morgan 726139.1 ~ ---- , I ) ./ August 1, 1995 Tom Buckingham Buckingham Disposal, Inc. 5980 Credit River Road Prior Lake, MN 55372 Subject: Appeal to City Code Requirements Dear Mr. Buckingham, Thank you for your July 18, 1995 letter. After reviewing the letter, it is clear that there is a disagreement regarding the interpretation of the zoning ordinance with regard to recycling operations. Two portions of the City's o.rdinance are instructive: Section 2.5 of the Zoning Ordinance entitled "Uses not designated" provides that: "A use not specifically designated as permitted or conditional use anywhere in the City is considered prohibited. In such a case, the Council, Commission or property owner may request a study by the city to determine if the use is acceptable and, if so, what zoning district would be most appropriate for the use, and what conditions and standards, if any, should be attached to the development of the use. If found acceptable an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance may be initiated by the Council or Commission permitting the use." The City Code goes on to say in Chapter 5-6-4 Appeals that "An appeal from a ruling of the Zoning Officer may be made by the property owner or agent within thirty (30) days after the order utilizing the procedure as follows: A. The property owner or agent shall file with the Zoning Officer a notice of appeal stating the specific grounds upon which the appeal is made. B. The Zoning Officer shall transmit the appeal to the Board of Adjustment for study and recommendation at its next regular meeting. C. The Board of Adjustments shall make its recommendation within sixty (60) days and transmit to the City Council for official action. 162ol}~~~~WVAv~.?frior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPOR11JNITY E.\1PlOYER D. The City Council shall make its decision by Resolution within sixty (60) days and a copy of the resolution shall be mailed to the applicant by the Zoning Officer." Planning Director, Don Rye, has reviewed the City Code with respect to recycling operations and provided his interpretation. Your July 18 memorandum outlines your interpretation. Don Rye, in his capacity as the Zoning Officer, does not believe that the Zoning Ordinance addresses recycling operations as either permitted or conditional uses. Consequently, you have the opportunity to appeal Mr. Rye's findings to the Board of Adjustment which is the City's Planning Commission. The Board of Adjustment, and subsequently, the City Council have the option of supporting Mr. Rye's interpretation and/or directing that revisions be made to the Zoning Ordinance to address recycling operations specifically. To expedite this process, I have interpreted your July 18 letter to be a notice of appeal as required under the code. I have asked the Planning Department to initiate the process set forth in 5-6-4 and 2.5. In the meantime, I must advise you that until the Zoning Ordinance is revised and your operation comes into complete compliance with the City Code, Uniform Building Code, County and State Requirements, you may not operate the facility from this location. To do otherwise is contrary to the law, and undertaken at your sole and exclusive risk. Whether or not the Zoning Ordinance is revised to accommodate the recycling use, it will be necessary for you to submit a building permit application, supporting materials and fees in order that the work already accomplished will be deemed legal under the State Building code laws. Feel free to contact Planning Director Don Rye, or Assistant Planner Deb Garross, to schedule the appeal you are requesting before the Planning Commission and City Council. cc: Don Rye, Gary Staber an 16200~~Fe~~IAM'~2q,rior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 I Ph. (612) 447-4230 I Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTIJNITY EMPLOYER LAW OFFICES BRIGGS AND MORGAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2400 IDS CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 1515402 TELEPHONE 16121 334 - 8400 FACSIMILE ~121 334-86150 WRITER'!> DIRECT DIAL NUMBER SAINT PAUL OFFICE 2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SAINT PAUL, KINNESOTA 1l1ll0! TELEPHONE (0121223-0600 FACSIKILEI0121223-64ll0 (612) 334-8532 INTERNET ADDRESS: CAIJOH@EMAILBRIGGS.COM ~ . August 9, 1995 Frank Boyles, Manager City of Prior Lake Prior Lake Courthouse 4629 Dakota Street S.E. Prior Lake, MN 55372-1714 Dear Mr. Boyles: We have confirmed that the Buckingham Disposal, Inc. matter will be on the planning commission agenda for August 28, 1995. I have asked Don Rye to set the matter towards the end of the agenda as I will not be able to get to Prior Lake much before 8:00 that evening. We do not agree with your statement of the situation in your August 1 letter. In particular, we disagree with the options that are on the table for consideration. The Planning Commission and City Council could accept our view of the situation rather than supporting Mr. Rye's flawed (in our view) interpretation or directing revisions of the ordinance. Prior to the meeting, we will submit a more detailed statement of our view of the situation. Included will be a recitation of the discussions held with city staff before your first correspondence and other facts that we believe are material to the situation. We will try to get this material to you by August 18 so that it can be assessed by the staff as they prepare their report and considered by Planning Commission members ahead of the meeting. 728106.1 MEMBER, LEX MUNDI, A GLOBAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT LAW FIRMS BRIGGS AND MORGAN Frank Boyles August 9, 1995 Page 2 In the interim, I would appreciate receiving from you and your staff: 1. A list of the Planning Commission members; and 2. A description of the circumstances under which the City permits the operation of Lloyd's Construction Services, Inc. to operate in the 1-2 zoning district. JAC/vkh cc: Tom Buckingham Steve Rathke, Esq., City Attorney 728106.1 August 14, 1995 Mr. John A. Cairns Briggs And Morgan 2400 IDS Center Minneapolis, MN. 55402 Dear Mr. Cairns: Frank Boyles asked me to respond to your letter of August 9 concerning Buckingham Disposal. I have enclosed a Planning Commission roster for your information. Concerning Lloyd's Construction Services, it appears that they have occupied the building without benefit of a Certificate of Occupancy and their circumstances in that regard are similar to those of your client. The Building Department will be following up with this to rectify the apparent code violation Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. Donald Rye Director of Planning aSinCerelY, I (I (') r~/, cc: Frank Boyles Gary S taber Document2 16200 Eagle Creek Ave.. Prior Lake. Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITv E:--1PLOYER BUCKINGHAM DISPOAL, INC 5980 CREDIT RIVER ROAD PRIOR LAKE, 1vfN 55372 612-226-6441 6/95 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS BUCKINGHAM DISPOSAL COMPANY WAS FORMED 27 YEARS AGO WlTIi TIlE RECYCLING OPERATIONS STARTED IN JANUARY OF 1988. BUCKINGHAM RECYCLES IS OPEN TO TIlE PUBUC FROM 9 AM 1TI.L 3 P.M, MONDAY TIIRU FRIDAY WITH THE EXc~TION OF THURSDAY EVENING WIDCHIS TilL 7P.M AND EVERY SAruRDAYFROM 10 AM .~4-P;M- MATERIAL.ACC~llID AT TIllS FACILrIY INCLUDE SCRAP METAL, . -DRAIN O}4MAGAZINES, ~NEWSPAP~iOmc:e PAPER, PHONEBOOKS, ~6.Jto, '{1N-eAm~titA~~, )jID~'flf:>>5~. OTHER RECYCLING ITEMS TAKEN.BUT MAY INCLUDE A SMALL SERVICE .' .......... --- --" FEE ARE:, COMPOst; APPLrANCE,''PIRES; AND T.V. 'So ALUMINl.T.M---cANs- ARE-PORcHASED FROM TIlE PUBUC. WE OPERAlE our OF AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OF APPROX. 14,000 SQ. Fr. ALL RECYCLING MATERIAL IS PROCESSED HERE BY OUR OWN EMPLOYEE'S (GENERAIL Y THREE FUlL TIME) TIIAT DO STRIC'IL Y RECYCLING SUCH AS BALING CARDBOARD OR PLASTIC OR SIMPLY CRUSHING CANS ORHELPlNG CUSTOMERS. MATERIALS ARE THEN TAKEN DIRECILY OtITDOORS AND PUT INTO SEMI-TRAILERS AND ARE SHIPP.8D DIRECn.. Y TO THE MILLS. ON A pAIL Y BASIS BUCKINGHAM HANDLES APPROX ONE TON OF CARDBOARD AND ONE THOUSAND POUNDS OF ALUMINUM CANS. SCRAP :METAL, MAGAZINES NEWSPAPER AND OTHER RELATED ITElv.fS ARE CONTAINED IN SMALL AMOUNTS IN CAGED TYPE CONTAINERS AND lRANSFERRED INTO ROlL-OFF BOXES OU1DOORS. WE THEN 'IRANSPORT OUR OWN MATERIALS TO MARKET. DR1\1Nt)n;IS CONTAINED IN A SECONDARY CONTAINER STORAGE TANK AND IS EMPIUV WEEKLY BY: EDEL On., SERVICE OF NORTHFIELD, :MN EP A #.MND-985-742- 774. BUCKINGHAM ALSO OPERATES A SOLID WASTE COILECTION BUSINESS AND A ROlL-OFF CONSTRUCTION BOX RENTAL COMPANY wrrn AN ADDmONAL THREErEMPUJYEES:nm TOTAL EMPLOYEES FOR ALL OPERATIONS ARE NINE WIDCH INCLUDES MY WIFE AND MYSELF. BECKER ARENA PRODUCTS, INC. IS A TENANT OF OURS RENTING APPROX. 9,.,600 SQ.ET. TIiEY MANUFACTURE ICE HOCKEY ARENAS AND EMPLOY LESS mAN SIX E'tv1PLOYEES. TI:IEIR MAIN OFFICE IS LOCATED ON COTTONWOOD LANE IN PRIOR LAKE. BUCKINGHAM ALSO FOLLOWS THE SCOlT COUNTY REQUIREMENTS WIllCH ARE AS FOLLOWS: THE NUMBER. OF WASTE APPUANCES STORED AT THE FACIUTY SHALL NOT EXCEED SIXTY. ONCE THE NUMBER OF APPUANCES REACHES SIX'IY, TIm UCENSEE SHALL HA VB AlL APPUANCES REMOVED FROM THE FACIlITY. ALL APPUANCES TIiAT CONTAIN HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (CFC'S, PCB CAPACITORS AND MERCURY SHAlL BE REMOVED FROM mE SI1E BY AN APPUANCE COLLECTOR OR DEUVERED TO A FACILITY lHAT Wll.L REMOVE THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. THE VENDOR WE USE IS JRIS APPliANCE DISPOSAL, INC. OF INVER GROVE HEIGHTS,:MN. USED On.. AND WASTE BATIERlES ARE MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE wrrn THE SCOTT COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE ORDINANCE NO. 12 THE NUMBER OF WASTE TIRES DO NOT EXCEED FIF1Y. THE TIRES ARE '/ STORED IN AN ENCLOSED BUILDING OR ON AN AREA IN pIRE~'T~GHT, VOID OF ANY VEGETATION. ACCESS SHALL BE CONTROLLED BY WHATEVER MEANS '!HE OWNER! liCENSEE DETERMINES TO BE WORKABLE. THE OWNERlUCENSEE SHAIL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL AND PROPER DISPOSAL OF ALL UNACCEPTABLE WASTES. ONLY SEPARATED RECYCLABLES ARE MANAGES AT TInS SITE. :MIXED MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IS NOT TRANSFERRED, STORED IN CONTAINERS OTIIER lHAN COLLECTION VEHICLES OR ll.l:'PED FOR PROCESSING OR TRANSFERRED FROM lHIS SITE. SCOlT COUNTY HAS NO llr.l.lill US THAT THE PRESENT SEWER SYSTEM: IS ADEQUATE AND ACCEPTABLE AS TIlE CITY HAS APPROVED. THE COUNTY HAS ALSO INFORMED US TIiAT THEY HA VB MAILED NECESSARY FORMS AND THAT UCENSES WOUID BE APPROVED BY THEM: ONCES WE HA VB COMPLIED wrrn THE CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ORDINANCES. THE BUCKINGHAM COMPANIES EMPLOYEE SUMMARY AREA 6-1-95 DRIVERS 3 ADMINISTRATION 3 RECYCLING CENTER 2 CLERICAL OFFICE 1 TOTAL 9 SCOTT COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COURTHOUSE A 102 428 HOLMES ST~~Tli5, 1995 SHAKOPEE. MN 55379- 1393 (612) 496-8177 Tom Buckingham Buckingham Recycling Center 5980 Credit River Road Prior Lake, Minnesota Re: Solid Waste Facility License Dear Mr. Buckingham: This letter regards your application to operate a Recycling Facility in the City of Prior Lake. We have reviewed your application and must deny your license for the following reasons: 1. Lack of approval (zoning, conditional use, etc.) by the City of Prior Lake. 2. Failure to obtain and submit a Permit-By-Rule from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. In accordance with the Scott County Administrative Procedures Ordinance No. 1, Section 7.01, you have the right to make a written appeal to this decision. I have enclosed a copy of this Ordinance for your review. We will be sending you a refund of your annual license fee of $100.00. The application fee that you submitted of $50.00 is non-refundable. Denial of this license application does not prevent you from reapplying once the above mentioned items have been addressed and satisfactorily completed. All operations relating to the acceptance, storage and sorting of recyclable material must cease at this location until a license is obtained from this Office. Continued operation is a violation of the Scott County Solid Waste Ordinance No.2, and subject to those penalties outlined in that Ordinance. If you are close to resolving the above noted issues, or if you have any questions please contact Jeff Peterson or myself at 496- 8177. Sincerely, a,~ Allen Frechette Environmental Health Manager cc: Dick Underferth, County Commissioner, District 4 Frank Boyles, City Manager, City of Prior Lake t John Roach, Assistant County Attorney O:\S~\BUCKINGH.VIO An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Safety Aware Employer Correspondence L:\TEMPLA TE\FILEINFO.DOC May 28, 1996 Mr. Thomas Buckingham Buckingham Disposal Inc. 5980 Credit River Rd. SE. Prior Lake, MN 55372 Dear Mr. Buckingham: I have reviewed again the most recently submitted site plan for your operation, which appears to be part of a package including a description of the company. The following information discussed on February 5, 1996, does not appear on and should be added to that site plan; 1. Location, types and sizes of landscaping materials (this information was previously submitted as a detail, but should be on the site plan as well), 2. The proposed location of a freestanding sign, if you intend to use one, 3. A note explaining the reasons for leaving the North and East areas unpaved as you have previously explained them. Also enclosed with this letter is a conditional use permit application for submittal with the revised site plan. After June 4, 1996, please direct any questions you may have to Don Rye. Very truly yours, R. Michael Leek Associate Planner cc. File SJ96-02 Donald Rye, Planning Director BUCK528.DOC/JAK 1 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER April 30, 1996 Mr. Thomas Buckingham Buckingham Disposal Inc. 5980 Credit River Rd. SE. Prior Lake, MN 55372 Dear Mr. Buckingham: We last met to discuss the conditional use permit for Buckingham Disposal on February 5, 1996. It was my understanding from that meeting and a couple of phone conversations that plans were being prepared in accordance with the discussion at that meeting and the follow-up letter I sent on February 5, 1996, and that we could expect to see the revised plans and CUP application within a few weeks. It seems to me that it would be in both your and the City's best interests to proceed with the conditional use permit application as soon as possible so that the issues surrounding the use of your site can be resolved. I would appreciate receiving your revised site plan and the CUP application in our offices as soon as possible so that we can schedule the application for review by the Planning Commission and City Council. Feel free to call me with any questions you may have. v e~lY ~~urs, . _ // /~0u-~ R. Michael Leek Associate Planner cc. File SJ96-02 Donald Rye, Planning Director 16200 ~~~9~C~~S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER LAW OFFICES BRIGGS AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2400 IDS CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE (6121 334 - 8400 FACSIMILE (6121 334 - 8650 WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER SAINT PAUL OFFICE 2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 1511101 TELEPHONE (6121 223-6600 FACSIMILE (6121 223-64150 (612) 334-8532 January 16, 1996 Don Rye, Planning Director City of Prior Lake 4629 Dakota Street S. E. Prior Lake MN 55372-1714 Dear Mr. Rye: Thank you for confirming that the~gh~ matter is on hold until Tom has completed his site planning and reviewed the details with you. That may be done yet this week. In that event, we will be in touch and try to work out a meeting of the minds in time to deal with the matter on February 5. We will be in touch. JAC/bk cc: Tom Buckingham Glenn Kessel, Esq. 742598.1 MEMBER, LEX MUNDI, A GLOBAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT LAW FIRMS i(\~_ ~ LAW OFFICES BRIGGS AND MORGAN r . . 1 : ...- r-"1 r;::-:, .--, r,' n 7 ,VP, "'~..' ,'" .... .. ~ I:~ .' I , ,'" I II \' ,. . " ,.. 'I 'v "'" ". :i D ! ~~S2-J~; ~\<-~~ : i 1\: ~l DEe 2 6 ~ I~ PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2400 IDS CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE (6121 334 - 8400 FACSIMILE (6121 334 - 8650 SAINT PAUL OFFICE 2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101 TELEPHONE (612) 223-6600 FACSIMILE (612)223-6450 WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER (612) 334-8532 December 21, 1995 Don Rye, Planning Director City of Prior Lake 4629 Dakota Street S. E. Prior Lake MN 55372-1714 Dear Don: Tom Buckingham and I believe that we made important progress at our meeting with you yesterday in Prior Lake. Tom is doing the following: . a site plan to identify the concepts that he intends to use as a basis for complying with the City's screening and landscaping rules. The plan will deal with all aspects of the site except for the southern frontage which will be set aside until the final alignment of rebuilt Scott County 21 is established and a determination is made as to the ownership of certain areas that will be affected by the new routing. . bidding the work so that he has a sense of cost. When the site plan is done, he will review it with you before going into final detail. Tom thinks that he will be ready to review the site plan with you early in January. It appears that we would be ready to go to the Council, hopefully in agreement with you, at its meeting on January 15. Please confirm that the matter will be laid over until then. Given the progress, Tom would like your building inspector to visit the site and go through his concerns with Tom, his architect and, perhaps, one of his realtors. Tom will be in touch with you to set this site visit up. Please advise is you have any concerns or questions about this course of action. JAC/bk 740319.1 MEMBER, LEX MUNDI, A GLOBAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT LAW FIRMS " December 14, 1995 Mr. Glenn R. Kessel Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A. 1800 IDS Center 80 South Eight Street Minneapolis, MN 55402 Re: Buckingham Disposal Dear Glenn: The Planning Department is in receipt of your letter of December 13, and John Cairns letter of December 11, 1995. In addition, on thi~ date I have spoken twice with Mr. Cairns about the issues raised in his letter. In those conversations I have expressed my belief that; 1) Buckingham would be required to apply and go through the review process for a conditional use permit rather than being granted a CUP contemporaneously with the passage of the draft ordinance, and 2) That plans relative to the layout and operation of the facility would have to be a part of the CUP application in order to determine whether the facility complies with applicable ordinance standards for screening, landscaping, signage, etc. I am "faxing" a copy of the draft ordinance to you for your information. Once you have had a chance to review the draft, please give Don Rye a call to discuss the City's response to Mr. Cairns letter and the issues he attempts to raise. As always thank you for your assistance. V ery~ yours, /1/ A:~~~ R. Michael Leek 16200 ~al~~!l)<Ave. S.L Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245 AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER '" CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ORDINANCE NO. 95-19 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE PRIOR LAKE CITY CODE AND SECTIONS 3 AND 8 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE, 83-06. The City Council of the City of Prior Lake does hereby ordain: Title 5 of the Prior Lake City Code and Sections 3 and 8 of the Zoning Ordinance, 83-06 are hereby amended as follows: SECTION 8 - DEFINITIONS 8.1 General: Certain words used in this Ordinance are defined and shall be interpreted as follow: RECYCLABLE MATERIALS - Materials that are separated from mixed municipal solid waste for the purpose of recycling, including, paper, glass, metals, automobile oil, batteries and other specifically allowed items. Refuse derived material or other material that is destroyed by incineration is not a recyclable material. RECYCLING FACILITY - A center for the collection, processing or repair of recyclable materials for reuse in their original form or use in manufacturing processes. Recycling facilities may include the following: Designated Recycling Center: A recycling facility which has complied with the permitting rules of the Pollution Control Agency and is open a minimum of 12 operating hours each week, 12 months each year, and accepts for recycling at least four different materials such as paper, glass, plastic, and metal. Light Processing Recycling Facility: A building or enclosed space occupying an area less than 45,000 square feet and used for the collection and processing of recyclable materials. Processing does not include end-use manufacturing or industrial use but may include the preparation of material for efficient shipment or end-user's specifications, by such means as baling, briquetting, compacting, flattening, grinding, crushing, mechanical sorting, and shredding. SECTION 3 - PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES 3.3 ST ANDARDS FOR LIGHT PROCESSING RECYCLING FACILITIES AND DESIGNATED RECYCLING CENTERS ~. 1. Such facilities must meet Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requirements, or other applicable state requirements, for recycling facilities. 2. The facility does not abut a property planned, used or zoned for residential use. 3. The facility must meet the requirements for screening and landscaping contained in Section 6.10 of this Ordinance, and the requirements for off- street parking contained in Section 6.5 of this Ordinance. 4. Storage of recyclable materials outside a principal building, accessory building or enclosed containers is not permitted. Outdoor storage of containers for recyclable materials is subject to the screening requirements of Section 6.10 generally, and Section 6.10(F) Parking Lot Landscape specifically. 5. If the facility is located within 500 feet of property planned, zoned or used for residential use, hours of operation shall be restricted to 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. PERMITTED USES CONDITIONAL USES 1-2 LIGHT INDUSTRIAL 10. Light Processing Recycling Facility 11. Designated Recycling Center This ordinance shall become effective from and' after its passage and publication. Passed by the City Council of the City of Prior Lake this _th day of ,1995. ATTEST: City Manager Mayor Published in the Prior Lake American on the _ day of ,1995. Drafted By: The City of Prior Lake 16200 Eagle Creek Avenue Prior Lake, MN 55372 2 LOMMEN N"ELSON- .................................... DEe I 4 1995 ilWiU~!!i ,'I II Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A. Or . w P i at Buildin , Suite 210 400 South Second Street Hudson, Wisconsin 54016 1800 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 LAW FIRM (612) 339-8131 Minnesota WATS (800) 752-4297 FAX (612) 339-8064 Glenn R. Kessel Attorney at Law (715) 386-8217 Twin City Line (612) 436-8085 FAX (715) 386-8219 Minneapolis Office Internet Address: GLENN@EMAIL.LOMMEN.COM (612) 336-9338 December 13, 1995 Mr. Don Rye, Planning Director City of Prior Lake 16200 Eagle Creek Avenue S.E. Prior Lake, MN 55372 Re: Buckingham Disposal, Inc. Dear Don: Enclosed please find a letter I received from John Cairns, the attorney for Buckingham Disposal, Inc. Since I have not received a copy of the draft of the proposed Conditional Use Ordinance, I cannot respond to his letter. Please give me a call to discuss how you want to handle the response. Very truly yours, {.EN'\NE~' COlE & STAGEBERG, P.A. Glenn R. Kessel GRK:dh enclosure cc: Frank Boyles FROM B&M FAX 612-334-8650 VOICE 334-8520 (MON) 12. II' 95 ] 6: 40/ST. 16: 28/NO. :3560292567 P ') 1'3 :.../ ' LAW OFFICES BRIGGS AND MORGAN PD.OFESSION.....L ASSOCT.ATION :.!400 IDS CEl'l'"T.ER MINNJ::AI'OLIS, MINNESOTA 1504002 TT~l.F.l-'H.ONE IElL21 :3~' 9400 FACSIMILn ~12,~34'6600 .....nlt.Jl:R.S DIRECT DIAL NTJ1'ol'BP';:R, 5hTNT ;PAUL OFl"IC]l; 112<)O "TR!~T ll"rrOtl'AL BJJ( IJUILI>tNO ::!.-lHT l'^ rrr..1!11.N1'I'1!:SOTl' ClGlOI TF.:LP.PS<>"'" r"I'" ....0'6600 PAC$I)frT.R l"I~1 llQI}.Q.USO (612) 334-8532 INTI'-RNET t.DDFlE$S' CAIJOH@EMAIL BRIGGS.cor'l December 11, 1995 Glenn R. Kessel, Esq. Lommen Nelson Cole & Stageberg 1800 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis MN 55402 Dear Glenn: Re: Buckingham Disposal, Inc. We have reviewed the pending conditional use ordinance as drafted by staff In October. Setting aside our view that the City cannot act to limit our client's business, the onry concern I have about the draft is the use of what appear to be unique definitions of the four essential terms. I believe that there are statutory definitions of each category; and that the state definitions would preempt any difference at the City level. In other words, we do not believe that the City can impose conditions for operation of the facility that are not explicitly permitted by State law. Any conditions contrary to State law would fail under the doctrine of preemption. Please review the statutes and let me know whether or not you concur. We are particularly concerned about condition 4 which as been added by the staff since the first draft of the ordinance was circulated, There are multiple uses adjacent to Buckinghams that have far greater outside storage problems, but apparently are not going to be held to any standard (e.g., telephone service companies are not permitted uses. construction companies are not permitted uses, etc.). Imposing such a condition would unfairly subject the Buckingham operations to spedfic conditions not imposed on other similar uses in the city. On another point, there is no indication from staff that our client is to receive a conditional use permit simultaneously with passage of the ordinance. , believe that was the intent of the council 739123 , ,. FROM B&M FAX 612-334-8650 VOiCE 334-8520 (MON) 12, i I' :~5 16:40/ST. 16:28/NO, 3560292567 P 3/3 J3RIGOS AND MORGAN when direction was given to staff to draft the provisions. It is irrational and improper to impose the burden of going through that process on the Buckinghams. It just makes no sense to require them to produce site plans, pay filing fees, purchase certified names and addresses from adjacent property owners. supply unknown quantities of "additional information as [might be] requested by the Planning Director, etc. Please advise on this point as well. J~;ours, (J~~b ./ JAC/bk ne123 \ @@@O\{j@ LOMMEN ;"~ TJ'1T l~ .n. ~.,. T i '~\l'~r'~ . ' . 2J ''c-!?0 ....u.t. i "'.! ; "1 'Lj, j .~j i~ j: ,''1 1 <j ~'l -i." _.:1-.i.1 ~-,,' . . -1- .~ OCT 2 6 1995 LAW FIRM Grandview Professional Building, Suite 210 400 South Second Street Hudson, Wisconsin 54016 1800 IDS Center 80 South Eighth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg, P.A. (612) 339-8131 Minnesota WATS (800) 752-4297 FAX (612) 339-8064 Glenn R. Kessel Attorney at Law (715) 386-8217 Twin City Line (612) 436-8085 FAX (715) 386-8219 Minneapolis Office Internet Address: GLENN@EMAlL.LOMMEN.COM (612) 336-9338 October 25, 1995 Mr. John A. Cairns Briggs and Morgan 2400 IDS Center Minneapolis, MN 55402 /{ Dear John: Enclosed please fmd correspondence from Michael Leek, City Associate Planner, to Allen Frechette, the Environmental Health Specialist of Scott County. As you can see from Mr. Leek's letter, the proposed amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance will be heard at the Planning Commission meeting on November 13th. Very truly yours, ~OMMEN, NELSON, COLE & STAGEBERG, P.A. n 11 J ,'1 (~L\~ Glenn R. Kessel GRK:dh enclosure cc: Don Rye ~ I4J 001 . I 10/23/95 14:32 FAX 612 44i 4245 CITY ~RIOR L.~E ~~7 CITY ATTORNEy' Ptlone If Fax # Fax # October 23, 1995 Mr. Allen Frechette, Environmental Health Specialist Scott County Office of Planning and Zoning Scott COll..'1ty Courthouse Shakopee, Minnesota 55379 Dear Mr. Frechette: TIlls letter "vill follow up a conversation I had last week with a member of your staff, as well as the message I left for you regarding Buckingham Disposal. The Prior Lake City Council has directed the Planning Staff to prepare an ordinance amendment which will make operations like Buckingham conditionally pennitted uses in the 1-2 zoning district. That proposed amendment v.rill be heard before the City's Planning Commission on November 13, 1995. As the City goes through the process of amending its ordinance, Buckingham will be allowed to continue its operations. It is my understanding that, in light of the City's proposed action, your office will be proceeding 'with its processing of Buckingham's permit application. Please let me know if you have specific questions regarding this matter. Very truly yours, ~ /1 07 /__~j / //)/ 7:t~U?~ R. Michael Leek Associate Planner CC. Donald R. Rye, Planning Director , 16200 ~~fiJm~<Ave. S.L Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612J 447-4245 "'1'.1 I='nllo.r rlCJpr'l::;,'rr INri" t:'~.rOr (",vc.r; . I ________ LAW OFFICES MORGAN BRIGGS AND WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER (612) 334-8532 INTERNET ADDRESS: CAIJOH@EMAIL.BRIGGS.COM September 14, 1995 Mr. Don Rye City of Prior Lake 16200 Eagle Creek Ave. Prior Lake, MN 55372 Dear Don: PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2400 IDS CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE (6121 334 - 8400 FACSIMILE (6121 334-8650 SEP I 5 1995 ~' SAINT PAUL OFFICE 2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SAINT PAUl., MINNESOTA 1515101 TELEPHONE (6121223-6600 FACSIMILE(6121223-~0 I am out of town on October 2. We have no objection to setting the matter on for the October 16 meeting. Thanks for your cooperation. JAC/gf cc: Tom Buckingham 731103.1 MEMBER, LEX MUNDI, A GLOBAL ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT LAW FIRMS --------.---.-.- BRIGGS AND MORGA LAW OFFICES PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2400 IDS CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE 16121 334 - 8400 FACSIMILE 16121334-8650 WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER SAINT PAUL OFFICE 2200 FIRST NATIONAL BANK BUILDING SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 55101 TELEPHONE (612) 223-6600 FACSIMILE (612) 223-6450 (612) 334-8532 INTERNET ADDRESS: CAIJOH@EMAIL.BRIGGScOM August 23, 1995 Members of the Prior Lake Planning Commission Chuck Arnold Dick Kuykendall Tom Loftus Dave Roseth Thomas E. Vonhof Dave Wuellner William Criego Gentlemen: Re: Buckingham Disposal, Inc. It is our contention that the use is permitted, that the intended use was made known to the city prior to closing the Buckinghams' purchase, and that city staff had entered no objections to the use. With this letter are attachments as follows: 1. A letter from Brent Johnson, a realtor representing the Buckinghams, recounting a discussion with City staff. 2. Correspondence from Tom Buckingham to Mr. Boyles and from my office to Mr. Rathke setting forth our position in detail. The City code defines light manufacturing as the "processing ... of certain materials and products where no process involved will produce noise, vibrations, ... which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties." That is exactly what the Buckinghams are doing with recyclable materials. The Prior Lake zoning code properly has defined a category of uses, here "Light Manufacturing." For example, the Becker operation (manufacturing hockey arenas) is regarded as an 1-2 use even though there is no specific mention of such an operation in the list of certain uses which 729160.1 BRIGGS AND MORGAN are also permitted in the district. The recyclable processing ( a manufacturing business), like Becker, is a permitted use under the general definition. As you probably know, the Buckinghams provide waste collection services (separate collection of MSW and recyclables) to over 1000 homes in Prior Lake. The recyclable materials (including those dropped off by the public) are processed inside the building, temporarily stored in closed and covered containers outside the building, and regularly transported to the next processing site. The Buckinghams' operation is the only facility in Scott County open to the general public for drop-off of recyclable materials --- under State laws, every county has to have at least one such site. The Buckingham operations have been the only such designated site in Scott County ever since this requirement came into effect. At their previous location in Savage, the Buckingham operations were exemplary. There is no other processing facility available in the Metro area that makes any economic sense to use even in the short term. If processing cannot happen at this site, there would likely be significant disruption in servicing Prior Lake residents --- a problem that need not be faced at all. You should be aware of what the Buckingham operations are not, as well. The Buckingham property is not now and has never been intended to operate as a mixed municipal solid waste transfer station. The Buckinghams are not in this business and have no interest in starting such an operation. We do not believe that a transfer station operation would be permitted in the 1-2 category. Given your staff's assurances to Mr. Johnson, we are baffled as to what has led to a change in their position. There is correspondence as early as February and March of this year from Mr. Staber to Ernie Peacock of Edina Realty dealing with the property in anticipation of the Buckingham purchase. The nature of the Buckingham operations were well known to your staff from conversations with Mr. Johnson (and his colleague Butch Hanson), Mr. Peacock and Mr. Buckingham. We ask that you overrule the staff interpretation and conclude that the Buckingham operations are permitted uses in the 1-2 zoning area. We will be at your meeting on August 28 (and have asked that the matter be set for 8:00 to accommodate schedules). In addition, Mr. Johnson will be present along with Mr. Peacock. JAC/bk enc 729160.1 BRIGGS AND MORGAN cc: Tom Buckingham Brent Johnson, Edina Realty, Prior Lake Office Ernie Peacock, Edina Realty, Edina Office Steve Rathke, Lommen, Nelson, Cole & Stageberg Frank Boyles, Manager, City of Prior Lake Don Rye, Planning Director, City of Prior Lake 729160.1 - - r E &~v: : AX :: = - ~ : ~ - ~ '~ : = ~ r'" -- ,... .... ~ .... "" .. _. _:.cf"-" ~ v..... ....' ... -I- '....' '" :::......' ......, .......... ..........' -- :;..I:! '...: C:, :.:.:' ':: .~ - ...., - ......... ~ " ......... -.:' .......- - , "" ~ .... -' . -..;' , ..... ... ::;~:c:--~: :."" ...........---- --" ..... .'.. ~'!i'(1M ; ED 1 'Joe:. r-<~.::"'~ TY I-'ri ll.Jr' LHKC: .............r _t''':'':::l' J...':J:;J:::;J,&.IC-.o;;.....J.. AUGUST 21,1995 JOHN, THiS IS THE ORDER. OF EVENTS PERTAINING TO THE BUCKINGHAM ZONING ISSUE AS I RECALL THEM. i ~VEHT UP TO CITY tiALLAPPROXJMATELYMAY 1,1995 TOCJiECK ON THE ZONING FOR TOM. THE FIRST PERSON I TALKED TO WAS MIKE LEEK. I EXPLAINED TO HIM EXACTLY WHAT BUCKINGHAMS 00 IN THEIR BUSINESS AND ABOUT THAT T'IME. DON REYE. THE CITY PlANNER WALKED BY SO MR LEEK ASKED MR. REYE WHAT HIS OPINION WAS OF THE'SITUATION. I THe~ EXPLAINeD TO MR. REVE WHAT 1l4E BUCKlNGHAMS BUSINESS WAS. MR. REVE GOT OUT THE PAKm LAKE . ZONING BOOK AND t.OOt<:J:D UP 1-2 ZONING. WENT DOWN THE UST AND ACCORDfNG TO THE BOOK, MR. REYE STATED THAT BeTWEeN ntE TRUCKING, WAREHOUSING AND LIGHT MANUfACllJRJNG THERE WOULD NOT BE A PROSlEU VVlTHTHe ZONING. HE DID NOT INDICATE THAT THeRE WOULD BE. ANY PROBl...EMS \tVITH THIS rtPE OF BUSINESS BEING LOCATED IN THIS. BU1LDfNG. If we CAN Be OF Ah"( MORE HELP TO YOU, CALL US AT ANYTlME. <2 ~ t'~,JG'''' [.Jt'LF~ . . SCOTT COUNTY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH COURTHOUSE A 102 428 HOLMES ST~~Tli5, 1995 SHAKOPEE, MN 55379-1393 (612) 496-81n Tom Buckingham Buckingham Recycling Center 5980 Credit River Road Prior Lake, Minnesota Re: Solid Waste Facility License Dear Mr. Buckingham: This letter regards your application to operate a Recycling Facility in the City of Prior Lake. We have reviewed your application and must deny your license for the following reasons: 1. Lack of approval (zoning, conditional use, etc.) by the City of Prior Lake. 2. Failure to obtain and submit a Permit-By-Rule from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. In accordance with the Scott County Administrative Procedures Ordinance No. 1, Section 7.01, you have the right to make a written appeal to this decision. I have enclosed a copy of this Ordinance for your review. We will be sending you a refund of your annual license fee of $100.00. The application fee that you submitted of $50.00 is non-refundable. Denial of this license application does not prevent you from reapplying once the above mentioned items have been addressed and satisfactorily completed. All operations relating to the acceptance, storage and sorting of recyclable material must cease at this location until a license is obtained from this Office. continued operation is a violation of the Scott County Solid Waste Ordinance NO.2, and subject to those penalties outlined in that Ordinance. If you are close to resolving the above noted issues, or if you have any questions please contact Jeff Peterson or myself at 496- 8177. Sincerely, a?J- Allen Frechette Environmental Health Manager cc: Dick Underferth, County Commissioner, District 4 Frank Boyles, city Manager, City of Prior Laker John Roach, Assistant County Attorney O:\~\BUCKINGH.VIO An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Safety Aware Employer 19 " "infmem" C I T Y 0 F P RIO R L A K E 4629 Dakota Street S.E. Prior Lake, MN 55372 Phone (612) 447-4230 - FAX (612) 447-4245 INFORMAL MEMO DATE: SUBJECT: ~kkrFROM: ~~ le\~ TO: -============================================================= MESSAGE: ~t..utl ~ ~ c.. ~ ~ (i-llll\.~ k.... He ~ ~eu-",Ml o~~~", .f;-....... ~~~ <L~ 3",,-,",'" Q~:,,:~~ L~~ ~~~4L..- ~J\~ ~~ ~ . ----- -r~ ~ ~ ~... ~-\ ~~ ;L,., \-L~ ~~ t\.: -to s~.. ~============================================================= REPLY FROM: DATE: -============================================================= Response Required: Yes No v' LAW OFFICES BRIGGS AND MORGAN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION 2400 IDS CENTER MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA 55402 TELEPHONE (612( 334 8400 FACSIMILE (6121 334 - 8650 WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER SAINT PAUL OFFICE 2200 FIRST NATIONA.L BANK BUILDtNG SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 5~101 TELEPHONE (6121 223 -6600 FACSIMILE {6t2J 223 -64:S0 (612) 334-8532 INTERNET ADDRESS: CAIJOH@EMAIL.BRIGGS.COM July 24, 1995 Stephen C. Rathke, Esq. Lommen Nelson Cole & Stage berg 1800 IDS Center Minneapolis MN 55402 Dear Steve: RE BUCKINGHAM DISPOSAL SERVICES, INC. Forwarded is a copy of correspondence from Tom Buckingham which is responsive to the City's request that he detail use of his property. This letter is add some additional comments that I would like you to consider. I think that the City's correspondence of June 22 to Tom was based on a misunderstanding of his business combined with some assumptions by city staff from the outset that were simply incorrect. I note, too, that the letter declares that his use of the property "may not be allowed" depending on further information being provided. In particular, it seems to me that someone on the staff concluded early on that Tom was going to run a garbage disposal and transfer station operation from the site. That is not a desired use for any city; and it is not a use that Tom has any intention of undertaking --- nor did he do so at his prior location in Savage. As to the nature of his business, sorting, resizing, and packaging recyclables for shipping on to another stage of the manufacturing process is, within the context of that industry, light manufacturing as the city defines that term. We do know that the realtors on the transaction made at least a couple of inquiries (including one visit with Don Rye (which, at a meeting of staff, realtors and Tom, Rye "did not recall") where the potential of the purchase and use of the property was discussed. Since there were no written records of those discussions and meeting, I can only assume that there was some lack of specificity as to the business and that, in turn, gave rise to some assumptions that were inappropriate. BRIGGS AND MORGAN Scott County has always been regarded by people in the waste disposal business to be enlightened and reasonable in dealing with haulers, recyclers and the like. And, as city staff can easily learn from talking with county staff, Tom has been an exemplary hauler/recycler. No one at the County considers Tom's business to be a transfer station nor involved in MSW operations save for overnight vehicle parking (which is a specific permitted use under the City Code). He has been very effective in implementing and managing recycling programs consistent with ever evolving State and County goals. That he services over 1000 Prior Lake residences is confirming of the quality of his business. There is at least one other business (Lloyd's Construction) to the west of Tom's that has a similar, but to my mind from driving by the site, more visible, outdoor type of operation. Tom believes that among its operations at that facility is a construction debris hauling business. The Prior Lake code does not identify any of the apparent Lloyd's uses as "permitted" except to the degree that the City has concluded that it is, overall, a "light manufacturing" use. And that seems to me to be a logical and proper conclusion. Even a brief cessation of the recycling portion of Tom's business will be unnecessarily disruptive to his service to Prior Lake (and Savage) residential generators. There is no practical alternative location for even a temporary relocation of recyclable processing. I hope that you will concur with me that Tom's recyclable processing portion of his business is as appropriate a light manufacturing use of property as is the remainder of his business operations that no one is questioning. As such, there is no need nor purpose to be served by going through an ordinance amendment. However, if the City wishes to do so while recognizing that his entire operations can and should continue, of course he and we will cooperate in any reasonable way to assist. Very tfur.yours, I-I /1 L_______. ~6~ A. Cairns I r 1,/ JAC/bk cc: Tom Buckingham 7266961 - -- -.-- --...------ -- ----------------------- --- -- -- -- MEMORANDUM RE: July 21, 1995 Frank Boyles, Gary Staber Don Rye Buckingham Disposal DATE: TO: FROM: I have reviewed the material presented to us on Friday, June 23 by Tom Buckingham. In addition, I have reviewed the zoning ordinance and visited the site on June 26 with Gary. I have concluded that a recycling center is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 Industrial zoning district. I base this finding on several factors as follows: . When the ordinance was written in 1983, recycling was fairly well established as a legitimate land use and yet the ordinance makes no specific provision for such a use.It is possible to conclude from this that this use was not considered as a viable use in this district. . Light manufacturing is a permitted use in the 1-2 district and is defined as " The processing and fabrication of certain materials where no process involved will produce noise, vibrations, air pollution, fire hazards or noxious emission which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties." The definition of manufacturing is" to make or process ( a raw material) into a finished product, esp., by means of a large-scale industrial operation." The notion of a recycling center where used materials are gathered, separated and reduced in bulk does not conform to the traditional definition of manufacturing. . A significant portion of the recycling operation is conducted outside.Large metal bins, semi trailers and trucks are located around the site and the recycled materials are stored outside until moved elsewhere.In addition, the general public drops off material outside in the storage yard. In that respect, the recycling operation has a distinct commercial aspect to it as it generates traffic much as a retail use might. . The zoning ordinance provides that uses not specifically designated as permitted or conditional uses are prohibited. I believe that the recycling operation is sufficiently different from uses which would qualify as light manufacturing as to put it into the prohibited category. In that case, the ordinance provides for a study of the use to determine if the use is acceptable and, if so, in what zoning district and with what additional conditions and standards, if any. Based on the foregoing, I conclude that Buckingham Disposal operating as a recycling center is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 district. BUCKINGHAM DISPOSAL, INC. 5980 Credit River Road Prior lake MN 55372 Phone: 226-6441 Fax: 226.6442 (612) 334-8532 July 18, 1995 Frank Boyles, Manager City of Prior Lake Prior Lake Courthouse 4629 Dakota Street S. E. Prior Lake MN 55372-1714 Dear Mr. Boyles: In the past week or so I have had discussions with a number of advisors regarding your concern about our operations in Prior Lake. This letter is to offer a view of the situation that I believe will support a conclusion on the City's part that my use of the property is entirely consistent with the City's Zoning Code. As you know, my business services over 1000 Prior Lake residences. In addition to picking up MSW from those residences, I also have a contractual obligation to do weekly curbside recycling pick-up. There is no realistic alternative to processing the recyclables at my property. If I am not able to do so, even for a brief period of time, the effect may be adverse to the Prior Lake residents that I serve. In addition, I offer residential generators drive-in and drop-off service for recyclables and compostable materials (the latter being regularly used by Prior Lake residents since they can avoid the $2.00 per bag charge for curbside pick-up). Since it is not clear to me that earlier staff review of my operations reflect a thorough understanding of what my business and use of the property is, let me offer specifics. There are a number of components to my business: there are offices; my trucks are parked overnight and operate from the property; I warehouse certain materials for limited periods of time; I maintain and store supplies for my business; and I run a recyclable materials processing operation which, in my view, is clearly a permitted "light manufacturing" use. Let me also clarify what my business is not. It is not a site for processing or transferring Mixed Municipal Solid Waste (commonly known as "garbage") as that term is defined by Minnesota law. Your staff has indirectly seemed concerned that my property in Prior Lake will have some processing of MSW done there. That is not the case. My vehicles for MSW pick-up are stored overnight at the property. Otherwise, under my Scott County Licenses, I am prohibited from processing MSW; and I do not have an MSW transfer station license nor do I have any intention to secure such. You have raised the concern that my use of the property is not for light Manufacturing as permitted by the 1-2 Zoning classification. I ask that you reconsider this tentative conclusion for the following reasons: 1. My business is "processing" materials. The raw materials are the unsorted recyclables. My process is the sorting, compacting and packaging of the recyclables into marketable form. The City definition of Light Manufacturing is properly broad enough to encompass clearly what we do. The "finished" material or product is sold to end-users for incorporation into additional manufactured products. In effect, we are the first of several manufacturers/processors that allow the entire recycling system to function effectively. 2. My processing does not produce "noise, vibrations, air pollution, fire hazards or noxious emissions..." All of my processing is now and will be done indoors; and the sorted materials are stored in enclosed shipping containers until volumes adequate for transport are collected. 3. The only portion of my processing which is "outdoors" is the mere placing of the separated materials into distinct and enclosed containers. 4. My operations have no commercial aspects. I do not sell anything to the public; I merely pay generators of recyclables a fee for their delivery. None of the persons dropping materials off need parking on-site as the time they are on the property is minimal. The number of trips per day by such persons will likely not exceed 35 during the week and perhaps as many as 100 on Saturdays. These vehicle movements will hardly be noticed on County Road 21, especially when it becomes a four lane road which I understand is planned for the future. 5. As to the Becker Ice Arena use of a portion of the property, I am unaware of any City Zoning Code provision that requires a conclusion that my manufacturing and Becker's need be "compatible." In fact, they clearly are; otherwise I would not have been able to secure their sub- lease of a portion of the building. Becker has other operations in the immediate area; its continued location and expansion in Prior Lake is welcomed, I am sure, by the City. As to building code issues, your staff is aware that I have engaged Prior Lake architect Pat O'Keefe (O'Keefe Design Associates) to advise on how to assure that the modest interior alterations we have made (building one partition wall and eliminating a couple of others) to the property are up to code. We will do our best within reason to do the same with improvements, if any, done by the prior owner/user that may not have been done with permits or up to code. The only significant physical change to the building which I will seek permits for is the addition of a canopy at the west end of the building to provide weather protection for people dropping off reyclables. And that is not really my first preference. I would prefer to add a drive through door on the south side of the building so that customers would actually come into the building, drop off materials, and then exit to the north. This procedure would be much easier for the customers and more consistent with my business practice of running all processing operations of my business indoors. This would be consistent with the telephone company's use of its building just to the west of my property. Of course, I am very concerned about your suggestion that we cease the recycling operations pending consideration of a zoning amendment which I believe is unnecessary. I understand that such a process may take up to 90 days. In the meantime, I have contractual and license obligations to provide services to your residents. If I cannot continue the light manufacturing processing that I am doing, there may be serious disruption in those services m and possibly some additional expenses to your residential generators since any interim solution is bound to be more expensive than what is happening now. I assure you, and you can independently ascertain if you wish, that I have and will own and manage a sound business providing needed and cost-effective service to my customers, most of which are Prior Lake residents. A great majority of these customers have been serviced by my business for many years; they would not continue with me if my work was not exemplary. Very truly yours, cc: Mayor and City Council Members John A. Cairns, Briggs & Morgan 726139.1 Don Rye From: To: Cc: Subject: Date: Gary Staber Frank Boyles Don Rye Buckingham Disposal Monday, June 26, 1995 15:53cst Hi Frank, Buckingham came in with some information late on Friday afternoon. Don and I had a chance to go out and tour the site today. We met Tom Buckingham on site and told him after our tour that we would be going back to City Hall to write memos regarding the facility. My comments are as follows: 1. A code analysis should be completed by a qualified engineer or architect. Items such as exiting, sanitation facilities, occupancy separations, allowable square footages, and site access in general should be addressed. 2. Building plans should be to scale, 1/8 or 1/4 inch per foot is preferred. 3. Building plans should be complete showing both the first and second floor layouts. When Don and I were touring the structure it became quite obvious that the former tenant made several alterations to the building without proper permits. It was also noted that Buckingham made some alterations and modifications to the building without proper permits. Mr. Buckingham while being cooperative, is not totally innocent in that this situation we are reacting to seems to have been created largely by Mr. Buckingham himself. Rather than giving my first impressions at this time, I would rather wait for the architect's code analysis for a more thorough response. Page 1 MEMORANDUM DATE: TO: FROM: RE: June 26, 1995 Frank Boyles, Gary Staber Don Rye Buckingham Disposal I have reviewed the material presented to us on Friday, June 23 by Tom Buckingham. In addition, I have reviewed the zoning ordinance and visited the site on June 26 with Gary. I have concluded that a recycling center is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 Industrial zoning district. I base this finding on several factors as follows: . When the ordinance was written in 1983, recycling was fairly well established as a legitimate land use and yet the ordinance makes no specific provision for such a use.It is possible to conclude from this that this use was not considered as a viable use in this district. . Light manufacturing is a permitted use in the 1-2 district and is defined as " The processing and fabrication of certain materials where no process involved will produce noise, vibrations, air pollution, fire hazards or noxious emission which will disturb or endanger neighboring properties." The definition of manufacturing is" to make or process ( a raw material) into a finished product, esp., by means of a large-scale industrial operation." The notion of a recycling center where used materials are gathered, separated and reduced in bulk does not conform to the traditional definition of manufacturing. . A significant portion of the recycling operation is conducted outside.Large metal bins,semi trailers and trucks are located around the site and the recycled materials are stored outside until moved elsewhere.In addition, the general public drops off material outside in the storage yard. In that respect, the recycling operation has a distinct commercial aspect to it as it generates traffic much as a retail use might. . The zoning ordinance provides that uses not specifically designated as permitted or conditional uses are prohibited. I believe that the recycling operation is sufficiently different from uses which would qualify as light manufacturing as to put it into the prohibited category. In that case, the ordinance provides for a study of the use to determine if the use is acceptable and, if so, in what zoning district and with what additional conditions and standards, if any. Based on the foregoing, I conclude that Buckingham Disposal operating as a recycling center is not a permitted or conditional use in the 1-2 district. BUCKINGHAM DISPOAL, lNC 5980 CREDIT RIVER ROAD PRIOR LAKE, MN 55372 612- 226-6441 6/95 SUMMARY OF OPERATIONS BUCKlNGHAM DISPOSAL COMPANY WAS FORMED 27 YEARS AGO WITH TIlE RECYCLING OPERATIONS STARTED IN JANUARY OF 1988. BUCKINGHAM RECYCLES IS OPEN TO TIIE PUBUC FROM 9 AM TllL 3 P.M, MONDAY THRU FRIDAY WITH TIIE EXc.I:WTION OF nruRSDA Y EVENING WIDCHIS TllL 7P.M AND EVERY SAnJRDAYFROM 10 AM J'IL-4--pM~TERIAL~CCHl'nill AT~S FAcn.r:ry INCLUDE SCRAP METAL, _ (.J)RAIN OlU14AGAZINES;(NEWSPAPI;RlOFFICE PAPER, PHONEBOOKS, ~A:PJ)J:~;-tltA~~, J..NB~g~>>6ftLtlS. OTIIER~CY~ :ggMS-T~~MAY IN~UDE A SMALL SERVICE FEE ARE.,~~MPOS~-APPLIANCE-,'!'!RES; AND T.V. S. ALUMINUM CANS ARE 'PoRcHASlID FROM TIIE PUBUC. WE OPERATE OUT OF AN ENCLOSED BUll.DING OF APPROX. 14,000 SQ. FT. ALL RECYCLING MATERIAL IS PROCESSED HERB BY OUR OWN EMPLOYEE'S (GBNERAIL Y 1HREE FUlL TIME) TIiAT DO STRIClL Y RECYCLING SUCH AS BALING CARDBOARD OR PLASTIC OR SIMPLY CRUSHING CANS ORHELPlNG CUSTOMERS. MATERIALS ARE TIffiN TAKEN DIREClLY OUIDOORS AND PUT INTO SEMI-TRAILERS AND ARE SHIPPED DIREC'IL Y TO THE MIlLS. ON A pAll.. Y BASIS BUCKINGHAM HANDLES APPROX ONE TON OF CARDBOARD AND ONE mOUSAND POUNDS OF ALUMINUM CANS. SCRAP METAL, MAGAZINES NEWSPAPER AND OTHER RELATED ITEMS ARE CONTAINED IN SMALL AMOUNTS IN CAGED TYPE CONTAINERS AND lRANSFERRED INTO ROLL-OFF BOXES'OU'IDOORS. WE THEN 'IRANSPORT OUR OWN MATERIALS TO MARKET. DR:1DN-t>lLIS CONTAINED IN A SECONDARY CONTAINER STORAGE TANK AND IS EM.I:'lllID WEEKLY BY: -- BOBL OIL SERVICE OF NORTHFIELD, :MN EPA #.MND-985-742-774. BUCKlNGHAM ALSO OPERAlES A SOLID W ASlE COlLECTION BUSINESS AND A ROLL-OFF CONSlRUCTION BOX RENTAL COMPANY WITH AN ADDmONAL THREE .EMPLUYEEs:THE TOTAL EMPLOYEES FOR ALL OPERATIONS ARE NINE WIDCH INCLUDES MY WIFE AND MYSELF. BECKER. ARENA PRODUCTS, INC. IS A TENANT OF OURS RENTING APPROX. ~~. TIIEY MANUFACTURE ICE HOCKEY ARENAS AND EMPLOY LESS 'IRAN SIX EMPLOYEES. TIIEIR MAIN OFFICE IS LOCATED ON COTIONWOOD LANE IN PRIOR LAKE. BUCKINGHAM ALSO FOILOWS TIm scon COUNTY REQUIREMENTS WHICH ARE AS FOILOWS: TIlE NUMBER OF W ASlE APPUANCES STORED AT TIlE FAC1LlTY SHAlL NOT EXCEED SIX1Y. ONCE THE NUMBER OF APPLIANCES REACHES SIXTY, THE liCENSEE SHALL HA VB AlL APPLIANCES REMOVED FROM THE FACTI.ITY. AlL APPUANCES TIIAT CONfAIN' HAZARDOUS MATERIALS (CFC'S, PCB CAPACITORS AND MERCURY SHAIL BE REMOVED FROM TIm STIE BY AN APPLIANCE COLLECTOR OR DELIVERED TO A FACILITY TIIAT WIT...L REMOVE 1HE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL. 1HE VENDOR WE USE IS JR'S APPLIANCE DISPOSAL, INC. OF INVER GROVE HEIGHI'S, MN. USED OIL AND W ASlE BA'ITERlES ARE MANAGED IN ACCORDANCE WTIH THE SCOTI COUNTY HAZARDOUS WASTE ORDINANCE NO. 12 1HE NUMBER OF WASTE TIRES DO NOT EXCEED FIFTY. TIm TIRES ARE .-; STORED IN AN ENCLOSED BUll..DING OR ON AN AREA IN PlRl3.~~GHf, VOID OF ANY VEGETATION. . ACCESS SHAIL BE CONTROLLED BY WHATEVER MEANS TIm oWNER! UCENSEE DETERMINES TO BE WORKABLE. '!HE oWNERlLICENSEB SHAlL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REMOVAL AND PROPER DISPOSAL OF .ALL UNACCEPTABLE WASTES. ONLY SEPARATED RECYCLABLES .ARE MANAGES AT TInS SITE. MIXED MUNICIPAL SOUD W ABlE IS NOT lRANSFERRED, STORED IN CONTAINERS OTHER THAN COLLECTION VEHICLES OR Tll'PED FOR PROCESSING OR 'IRANSFERRED FROM TInS SITE. scon COUNTY HAS NO 1ll'.lliJ.J US mAT TIIE PRESENT SEWER SYSTEM IS ADEQUATE AND ACCEPTABLE AS THE CITY HAS APPROVED. 'IHE COUNTY HAS ALSO INFORMED US TIIAT THEY HAVE MAILED NECESSARY FORMS AND mAT LICENSES WOULD BE APPROVED BY THEM ONCES WE HA VB COMPLIED WTI1I TIm CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ORDINANCES. THE BUCKINGHAM COMPANIES EMPWYEE SUMMARY AREA 6- I -95 DRIVERS 3 ADMINISlRATION 3 RECYCLING CENTER 2 CLERICAL OFFICE I TOTAL 9 ,.-- ..~....... /,\':'l.i"~' ~';\lo:~~'~ . , ,',;'....."~ , ,., . , CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ~ Februllry 26, 1988 Ms. Sally Berdt First Minnesota Saving~ Banlc 690 16th Avenue South Hopkins, Minnesota 55343 " " Dear MI. Berdt I The purpose of this letter is to sl.ll'l'lWlrize the results of our meeting at 5980 Cred1t:River Road on February 2, 1988. aJilding Permit No. 85-308 was issued to Schweich Construction Inc. for the construction of a 23,100 square feet office/warehouse building on November 20, 1985. This structure has not been canpleted and a certificate of occupancy has not been issued. Before an occupancy permit can be issued the following items will need to be carpleted or resolved. 1. A septic system nust be constructed to acCCllllllOCbte the sewage flow generated by the structures use. Additional plans are required showing the septic system location and design specifics. 2. The building is a steel framed structure rated as a Type II N construction. All interior and exterior walls must be of non combustible construction. , I I ; ! 3. All interior items must be canpleted such as heating systems, partition walls, restroom facilities, lighting, exit signs, floor coverings, painting, etc. 4. A landscaping plan must be subnitted and approved by City Staff showing the types and locations of planting materials. All site improvements must be carpleted prior to occupancy. S.All final inspections must be approved including building, plllllbing, electrical.... and a . si te inspection. Please beadViSedthatflJildingiPe~tNo. 85-308 has expired due to inactivity. New building permits will have to be issued prior to any construction activity on the site. ... I have enclosed a Building Permit AP.;'lication for your use. . . . . ..... l If you have any quell:iona, pleaM feel free to contact me at 447-4230 between 8100 ~ .M. anc! 4130 P.M., fobnday thrOUgh Friday. Horat .Graler, Director of. Planning Brad Janzen, 1015 Grain Exchange Bldg., Mpll, ffi 55415 John Mesenbrink, 776517Sth st. E, Prior Lake, ffi 55372 I 0 I I' .) , ,I 0 I. I I ; / / .;j 1 ': " / '''~,.' , "<'1"\;," ,',j.~-""'_' . ".~j',;,_,f;;;''''.'~~",,~.~.. ~,"t"___,-, "''''''''M\.",,~ _....,....,........",,*'.......' ., '.._...~J..,.._. "~->'.. _....."'.....__'""'_ ...'..., , .,_,.L"..", .~~,'" '. .' iSr 309 ,..' .." "'(' " . , , .,~ - " Me UNI'1' ~ BLOO. PBRMr1' 18S-3M 5'81 au!m'J.' RIVIR JaD Office . 1888 sq. ft. propoled 1888 f 2488 (per SAC) -.75 SACs WarehoUH. 21 ,38' eq. ft. pcopoeec5 21,388 .;. 18,888 (per SAC) . 2.13 SM:II 2.13 .t...7.5 2.88 SRCa. - round up to 3 SM:II Note . SAC per ...2:'fp) '~ ~ '\;" ,,: "~" .,i."'.....,.,~:".;',,.,,',...',',' ~~){~;_: :;'''0.." t., 0' . . :~:. , "',+"1 'c< "1'.1 :'(;2:. i .:. ;:~,l ~>.., :0;,~:.~:';;: CLtyPlanner . MINUTia 85'-- J~ ;, of thl proclldinV' of thl City CouncU of thl City of 'rior Lakl in thl County of leott and Itate of Minnl.ota, inoludinv all account. auditld by .aid Couna 11 . Ai '4 Mayor John.on oall.d the qu..tion on the motion and upon a vote tak.n it wa.duly pa...d. Thl nlxt itlm on thl IVlndl WII to rlvilw thl prlUmlnlry plat tor K.n Storm. City Plann.r Ora.er r.vi.w.d thia for the Council. H. Itated that the applioant app.ar.d b.tore the planninv Commildon on 5/1/84 and reoeiv.d preliminuy plat approval lubj.ot to a calh park d.dioation f.e. Mr. Lawrence Schweich and Mre. Marlil Bluldorn were pre..nt and lupported thl projeot at the Planninv Commi..ion me.tinv. He turthlr Itated that Staff hu revilwed the proj.ot and ia r.oomm.ndinv PreUminary Plat Approval IUbject to a park dldication te. ot $4,260.00. Th.re wal diloullion by Counoil and Statt. It w.. a.kedby the Counoil it Mr. Storm would object to havinv thehou... on doubl.d t.old loti to fac. 150th Strllt. Mr. Storm had no objectionl. Motion by Thorkellon to approve the preliminuy plat to ICen Stormcontinvent upon the Puk Dldication t.1 ot $4,260.00 beinv paid.nd that' all double faced ,loti have the hOUIII facing 150th Streit, .econdld by Bu..e and upon a vote taken it wa. duly p....d. i';K(~~~~","~~#j~t.K~~li~v.rus."",.~'~,~~,,;,o.C)n,~icSer<,the, requl.t to. build ~ ,f.\ia~brl:i~trom".'.Sohw.ich?&Con.tructlon';)7 Counc ilmellber achwelcM~> _<~:f.' j"i~a-~~tl'J.'II'.'.1't--::.tronf"th.'\eotrri;c"11't.bl. for - thl1 item. f <,;;.'. ~- ;~'CitYPlanner Graser reviewed thia for the Council. He Itate4.~ 'that Chapter 7, ot Titll ,4 of the Prior Lake City Code wa.?:;' dratted,.nd.doptedto regulat. metalbuildinv. within thl City~ ofPrior;Lakl.>ln ettect it.ugVllt. that Ih.etmetal may bl~; u..dina,.p.oial,arrangem.ntor ,combination with othlr mate"if riall,.tor<example, : like briokand/or ItuCCO. He then, commented;~ on>thl;dt.plan. H..tated . that :' the ,'parking lotappeare to}; extend directly , to the front ot the building. The uchitectural1~ rend.ring ,lnolude. plant' materiall which ue not po..ible unle..,~ they are a climbing ivy. The ~uilding i. propoled to be\ lituated approxim.tely 55 t..t from the r.u property lin.. U~ itwer. ,mov.d to the north t'pproximately lS fe.t there would bit adequate room tor plant materiall both to .creen the parkin9~ ue.and to provide the foundation plantingl indicated. He~ further commented. Mr. 'T.d Schweich allo commented. Councilmember Thorkel.on alked .bout the road being paved. ;!,ft Mr. Schweich .tated that the puking lot would be paved but the'" area on the aide. of the .', buUdingwould not, be becau.e of the~ type of equipment that would be Itored. He made turther comment.~ Therew.. furth.rdhcu..ion by Council, Statt and Mr. Schweich. ~ 'l' ,counoilm.mb'~, BUI"),c,9mmented on ,a. different Ityle of rOot. i! After".tur,t her: dhC,u"i,on" motion by Thorkellon to .approve thet".., reque.tfromSohweich, Conltruction for a .tructure continven uJ)on .,' the' ,ar,chitectural delign through agreement with the con.J ,,' tractor .nd :' Staff and a landscape plan acceptable' to Staff ,r:. ..oonded by BU.... ~~;~ ,I' :~_'\. J./ !~ i'if: 'a'\ .~~>~. ,that the wording be "Iteel frame Itructure". i~:' ..... ,,<;. l(li' r M~NU1'IS of the proceeding I of the City Counoil ot the City of Prior Lake in the County of laott and Stlte of M1nne.otl, 1noludin9 III Iccount. ludited bV ..id .' Council. ;, :j /'~ '1 Councilm.mb.r Thork.hon .tat.d that it .hou1d r.ad, . me".'. .tructure propo.ed by 8ahwe1ah ConltruaUon, I ,: City Plann.r Gr..er .tatad that maybe we .hould allo .dd th.t it b. the COmbin.tion of wood, .tucco and brick iI .n .Cc.ptable arrang.m.nt m..ting Ch.pt.r 7, Titl. 4 of the City Cod.. Councilm.mb.r Thork.lIon acc.pt.d thh to hh motion. Council- m.mb.r Bu... .cc.pt.d it to hi. '.cond. , ~ayor John.on cali.d the qu..tion on the motion .nd upon . vote taken it. .w..duly. P....d . CouncUm.mb.r S('!1we!ch r.join.d the ...~~\lncil..t.,thiltim..;.......... ..' M.yorJohnaon th.n c.ll.d . r.c.... Th. m..ting W41 c.ll.d b.ck to ord.r at 9121 PM'. Th. next it.m on the agenda W41 to conlider the r.qu.n for final paym.nt to the Archa.ologilt tor the North Shore proj.ct. City Engin..r And.r.on r.vi.wed thi. for the Council. City Engin..r And.r.on .tatad th.t the Council .nt.red into .r .greem.ntwith Cougar Conlulting for performing .rch.eologic,' lervic..forthe ,North " Shore. proj.ct. Two .re.. r.quired .dditio~.l<,.t..tingby ,'. the Minn..ota State Hiltorical Soci.ty. Heth.n"quot.d<'from . letter from Gordon Lothlon,. Arch..ologist fr()m,;Coug.rCon,ul ting. He th.nat.t.d th.t the Council .gr.ed toe..,f.. ot>$1, 837 .20 of which $1,102.32 h.. .lr..dy b.en paid. H.. further · It.ted that . in ord.r to .xpedite the work, St.ff .gr..d to, hav..dditional work don. in the amount of $1,522.75. H.th.n recomm.nd.d th.t Coug.r Con,ulting b. paid . total ot $2,257.75. Therew.I further di.aullion by Council and Staff. Motion> by Thork.lIon to .pprov. the p.ym.nt ot $2,257.75 to Coug.r'Conlulting, ..cond.d by Bu.... Councilm.mb.rBu.l. ..ked' it th.y would be paid before the City receiv.d>thetinal report. CitYlngin.er And.rton stated th.t the ch.ck would be held until the tin.lr.port,Gordon anticipated th.t would be on Wedne.d.y. Mayor Johnson calledt"e queltion on the motiqn and upon . vote taken it wa. duly palleu. The next item on the. .gendawas to discuss County Ro.d 21 project. M.yorJohnsonalked City M.nager McGuir. to go up.tair. .nd check onth. Howard OlaonR.L.s di.cuslion and to report back to the '. Council. City Engineer Anderlon and Conlulting Engineer Norton then re- vi.wed. County Ro.d 21." Thilwal done .s . round table discullion at the head of the Council table. There wllmuch dilcu..ion byCouncil.ndSt.tf. CityiM.ttageriMCGuir.<..returr.edand Ihortly . t.here.fter st.ted th.t Mr .Mor.lock/Mr..lrick80n'~Mr. , .' StroDtwaU/Mt. 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DnlIftlIeM I., M'IIIcNIIroni ........ +~' Nolo: 'I1lo proper...... of...... ICMMI ONUM WlIIIr ....... - .... II.......... upon ......... &.eM . lei ....,.: . . .... """'"'...... 'I1lo .... ........ ......... ...... ........ ....., ....ry with lIlY lIgnIturellllt II dIta 011 lIlY eppIINtIon ..... IO-2Y"'~ g .................... ft. IIld MINet.. lie MIt of mr ..lCM1....: . .......... of AppIIoant Dele SEWAGE SYSTEM PERMIT I J APPLICATION" HIRIIY I J Pl!AMISlION .. HIAIIY G .. In eooontenoo with horolnelllr In .. GIN IV ORDER ()II TO _Ofldum form. ....... opooIlIutIoM IIIid II .....1uppCIrtlng .... union &pool'" 1llid/.IPI!CIAL PAOVIIIONI. . C" err- /J- ;;}rs-' 4'( TItle Dote NOT!: THII PI!AMIT Tl!RMINATU ON: ..... - proWled for'" 100II ClIdInrwo _I. Mlr.Moota Law. .II!I! AEVEAI! I'OR GI!NEIIAL MD IPI!CIAL PAOVIIIONI. MDftR.IlAY.t117 - " ' J ~ IAIlUDl PLAY S!S'lIMS !MPlmBB SOIIARY &:!! 5/31/90 12/31/90 Bookkeeping 2 1 Sales 5 1 Office 1 1 Administrative 2 2 Factory 24 *21(after ~ther hiring) Shipping 6 0 40 26 The reasons for this drop in employees are: 1. Re-assigned retail sales people and el:l.m:l.nated dMler sales people. 2. Opened Shakopee Warehouse. 3. Improved scheduling and factory automation. o - J I .1 1 I --1 j .. INCHES STRAW OR MARSH HAV ANDUYER OfF RED ROSIN PAPER GfltASS COVER CLEAN SAND FILL MAXIMUM SLOPE- . :1 TO I t~'" 12" I center') SAND't' LOAM SOIL : ,". e-!qe PERFORATEDL'lTr-. ___ . INCHES TOPSOIL . ! SLOPE . SUBSOIL CROSS SECTION A - A ; ~ ,. WII"" , OIly CITY OF PRIOR LAKE ~::-~~10111 ~. ....UILDING PERMIT. ..001d.AHI_ ~ TEMPORARY CERTIFICATE OF ZONING COMPLIANCE ,- - 3>0 0 AND UTILITY CONNECTION PERMIT POmIItN~ _ <..ap ..~...l '10"' PROPOSED GRADE FOUNDATION IN RELATION TO CURB OR CROWN OF STREET USE OF BUILDING IIaok IIcle IIlIt TH APPLICATION SOIL TESTS ;A- INI..oYDATA~ PILING LOGS lJ PERCOLATION TEST PLANS & SPECS)ll1. SETS SURVEY ;::s.. COPIES OFF STREET PARKING SPACES REQ, SPACES ON PLAN PERMIT VALUATION TYPE 0' CONSTRUCTION; I I IIV V Occup.ncy Group At! I H R M Permit FH ,.. . . .. . .. .":':~~. ~~, :, ..., sL1 ?k..Q.~ Plln Cheoklng FH. .. , , .. , . , , . , . , .. .., · '"' St.t. Surch.rg. .. .......... ;........, ,:J:....t(q- .ls Pen.lly........................;..... . SeptlcSylt.m....H........,.....,.., . oth.r'S;'b~~~~; .,'.'... '.:'. ','.:','. :','. :'.::'.::: :/17 -3'Il;b om.. 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CJ SECTION . f(tJ-J"'r I en.... t::.. ~'S;' 1. DATE I'z,. 'It. - IUILDlNG IN'ORMATION - 0 "41.::t1' . I-''I\L -.s.. ~ 'f\,~ e.2..2.. BLOCK, PARCBL NUMBER tS. 901 . t:JII(J-.1 (Addr"l) (Tel. No.) . (H'.rt) ~~~h) (o,er;h) 12. NO. OF STORIES I 13. TVP ON8TRUCTION ~ 14. FLOOR AREA APPORTIONMENT USE ADD.ITION 4, OWNER ~~ 5. ARCHITECT (N.me) .Au?Zc- (Nam.) (Addr.al) (T.I. No.) 8. BUILDER.c:.t/....A..J~J~~~..r (Addr...) (Tel. No.) 7. TYPE OF WORK Flr.pl.o.O BtptloO H..UngO PlumblngO R.rooflng N.w ConltruotlonO Altar.Uonl[;"" Addltlon~ Flnllh AttlcO R.lldlngO Flnllh all.m.ntO PorohO G.r. .0 Chlmn.yO Mllo._ a. PROPERTY AREA OR ACRES II. PROPERTY DIMENSIONS 10. CULVERT SIZE S . Ft. Width D. th V.. No I ~lftby O'rllly I~'I I h.Vllulnlllllcllnlormlllon on Ihl. Ippllo.t1on which 1.10 th. bill 01 Illy knowlldOl I"".nd corraat. , 1110 OIItlly llIelI 1III111e _ or .utllortald llI.nl for till. .boy. ",,"Uonld properly .nd th.1 .11 _.Iruollon will oonlorm 10 .11 ..I,UIIG .1.1. .nd 1oo.II.w. .nd will p~ 'n IOOOIlIInoI wllh IUbrlIlllld plIn., IIIII.WII. 11111 Ih. building 011101'.' oln.lIVOk.lhl. permit lor lUll alu... "urtlllrrnorl, , hItIby IlIf11lh.1 1111 olty 0111011' or I cllllOlIIIlll'Y Inllt upon 1111 proptt1y 10 PItIorrn neIdId 'n.pea. "X" J,,~.' "..,Z-89 Dill 115. NUMBER OF OCCUPANTS OR SEATS OCCUPANTS lEATS IMATED VALUE 17. COMPLETION DATE WITH APPLICATION o ENERGY DATA . 0 o PERCOLATION ...I TEST 0 lit- SETS o COPIES ..i.. ",on, I.ok llel. licit SOIL TESTS PILING LOGS PLANS' SPECS SURVEY PROPOSED GRADE FOUNDATION IN RELATION TO CURB OR CROWN OF STREET USE OF ~LDIN.ot.J~.~'^~'~~ ( TYPE OF CONSTRUCTI ; I " III IV V Occupancy GrouPOE I H R M DM,lon (%>> 4 P.rmlt F.. ........................... · ~i: ~ PI.nCh.oklngF...............,....... ___ _ SI.II Surch.rg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. ... :;..r.;:p..." OFF STREET PARKING SPACES REa. SPACES ON PLAN PERMIT VALUATION City: Penalty. . , It. , . , I . . . . . . I . t . . I . I . . . . . .. . Plumblno-'u. II.. ...... .',',........ i... . Sewer ',Tap . 11.11. .... II' .,... It..... . 8I\Vtf,Ht\C)k.Up t. ,',... I. .,",... it...... .. Wltt'-, HoOk.up ... tt,'.... It......... II . Mlt., Hom.. .,', II... "',,, .',. ti... ,.... . Wat.rMlt.,.. I" It.. .... .1........... . 'r'.;~'_::, S.ptlo SYlt.m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . Oth.r..II..." '" .., .... "" ,. ........ . Subtota'....................... S I::J 1_ 3:.<:::. tlon Becom'l Your Building PermltWh.n Ch.ck If Deferred o S.wer ',W.ter Connection F.. . . . . . .. . OWatitr Tow.r F.. ..................... . By' .rtlllc.l. of Occup.noy Issued D.t. !L - 2c:::,.i..~9 'W.t.ro1t.p-~-..'~:.::......,.. .:..-~-....... ..... .'. CltYF~:... ;..........:............. .... Oth.r. i..~ ;'.. ........... ........... ...... .. i . ,Totll Dut.. .. . .. .. .. .. .. .... .. ; ,/,:),\.~ Paid ';': Rtoef~' : D.tiJJ.~:.2I- ~ . ,.,.~ . ".: __II II In IllCIClIlIInoI WllIllili CItY %onlIio OldlMriOllilld IIIIY pI'OClIId. NIlUIItId. TIlII doauo . II of Zon'ng oom~ end IIIoWI 00riIlrU0lIcIl'1o 0lllIlllIM0I; ....00llUIIIIl0r.. CerlIItloIle.of Ooclupanar >". ';;,'.!~:$-'r.:,~\:;-(':>-:'~',;:~~):';"; ~'.::~: -''-~_: ' ,,', \-:'; ?;, /;" - CITY OF PRIOR LAKE February 9, 1989 I . I. Joseph R. Zuzek Rainbow Play Systems 4480 Dakota st. S.E. Prior Lake, MN 55372 RE: BUILDING PERMIT NO. 89-007 Dear Mr. Zuzek: Your buildinq permit for 5890 Credit. River Road as been ready for some time.Pleasebrinq1nacheck fOr$12~.~O. If we do not hear from you by Februarv 21,1989 , we w111 have no choice but to double fee the.perm1tamount. ou for you anticipated cooperation in this matter. GS:rms C>"'t.. tfIlINO"W tt'tAy.sY.s'?C/YU 41Bt:J CU'1f11r IfItle-c- ,t/O I 4#. 'IM4 ~ o a CITY'S COpy ~ -0--"'---0 ~ . 0-. r-O 0 I a C}i -0 a 1 0 6 0- I ; c 0 0 1 [g@[gDW~ Ii ~ 0 I~ U ITYOFPRIORLAKE l:l!!!~c.:!!I- IUILDlNCI'PERMIT, ' J. y..~ ImFlCATlOFZONING COM'LIANCE AND UTILITY CONNICTION' 'IRMIT ....... No. 5"'l....- ~ l ~ 1. DATI Nov 30,1993 .AC8 .........1THIU 1711U1T . PlWD IN BEFON! PI....IT 18 I..,ED (PIeue Prtnt or Type Met alan at bottom 2. S. ' 5980 Rainbow Parkwa Prior Lake, MN " LEGAL DE8CRIPrION am ADDITION 1 4. . OWNER 2-N .......... INPOIIIIA'nON 11. ~ cn'8" 12. NO. 01' lTOAtU 1 55372 1" (AdcINII>> 430. Oak Grove (Addreu) '......0 _ICO HeltlngO PlumbtngO AIroo noO PorchO New ConItructtonOAltlratIOntIlSAdcIItIoflO"nllhAUIcO .. RlllctlngO 'Inllh ...a"""tO Ch,",""OMlec., EXDlosioncontrol for code comDl iance "PROPERTYAR~Oft~CREI\'.. PROPERTVDtMENItONI 10.CULYERT SIZE N A Fa. 6 Areas:t 'Width th' vat No ..... ~ ......... ................. *,,,, ............ wllIofllllO tIlI.......,..--............. .............., ........ 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