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Approved silos will be the power line towers that are on the site are one hundred and twenty feet tall. The applicant is proposing to have seventy foot silos, with a taller silo the applicant would need fewer of them and would be able to vent the steam plume at a higher elevation. There is an eight foot high brume adjacent to the R1 property, however, the brume drops down thirty feet to the open space on the R1 side. A person standing on the west side of the property would not be able to see the stock piles or the silo, because of the height of the brume. However, the further away from the brume the more of the stock piles and silos you would be able to see. There is a one hundred and fifty foot corridor at the bottom of the property that the brume does not cover. That area has been set aside for storm water ponding. The applicant is working with the Rice Creek Water Shed District to determine what requirements need to be met, while staying within the requirements for the capped landfill. If the pond is not required, then the applicant would fill that area in with trees. She reported that staff had a concern that the drive was within the sixty foot setback. The applicant thought the proposed drive did met the sixty foot set back, and they are willing to work with staff of make sure that the set back requirement is met. She stated that staff had several concerns if the applicant would be able to meet the requirements of the Special Use Permit. The applicant believes that by addressing the dust, noise, and air quality it will minimize any adverse affects on the adjacent properties. Zisla inquired where the seventy foot silos would be placed on the site. Speckter replied that they will be located in the production facilities area, which is located at the northern end of the site. Zisla asked if the silos would be visible from Long Lake Park Pavilion and if the silos will be taller than the surrounding trees. Speckter replied that through the trees a portion of the silos may be visible and that in some areas they would be taller than the trees. Zisla stated that on site there is a current crushing operation and asked if crushing operation would be expanded by the applicants. Speckter replied that it will be expansion of aggregate recycling and concrete crushing which will be used in the hot and ready mix operations. Zisla asked if there will be an increase of aggregate on the site. Speckter replied that the volume of the supplies would vary, since this is a much smaller site that their current site, they will be limited in the amount of materials that they will be able to have on site. Stiengline stated that there would be a twenty percent increase in volume of aggregate and other materials. O’Brien inquired if the crushing operation would be jointly run. Speckter replied that Midwest Asphalt would operate the crushing operation for Belair. O’Brien asked if she knew how long the term of the lease is for. Speckter replied that she does not know the terms of the lease. Stiengline replied that the terms of the contract have not been set; there is only a letter of intent while they go thru this process.Zisla asked Speckter to use the photo of the power lines to give a sense of how tall the silos will be. Speckter stated that the silos would be about twenty-five to thirty feet above the pile, which is roughly twenty feet about the brume. Zisla inquired if there is an application for a height variance. Fernelius stated that there is not an application for a height variance. I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\Minutes\2006\10-17-2006.docPage 4 of 9