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CITY OF PRIOR LAKE
ORDINANCE NO. 97-05
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 ofrecyc1able 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.
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16200 Eagle Creek Ave. S.E., Prior Lake, Minnesota 55372-1714 / Ph. (612) 447-4230 / Fax (612) 447-4245
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
SECTION 3 - PERMITTED AND CONDITIONAL USES
3.3 STANDARDS 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 6.1 O(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 3rd day of February, 1997.
ATTEST:
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Mayor
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Published in the Prior Lake American on the _8th_ day of _February
, 1997.
The City of Prior Lake
16200 Eagle Creek Avenue
Prior Lake, MN 55372
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