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the applicant moving their operations onto the expansion land, the landfill cap/grading project <br /> will take place. This effort will involve numerous truck trips/equipment activity and associated <br /> noise, but will be temporary. Also, all existing trees in this area have been removed in <br /> preparation of the grading project. <br /> ATTACHMENTS <br /> A—Ordinance <br /> B—Resolution <br /> C—Project Location Map <br /> D—Zoning Map <br /> E—Aerial Photo <br /> F—Neighborhood Notification Map <br /> G—Applicant Narratives <br /> H— SUP Criteria Worksheet <br /> I—Certificate of Survey <br /> J—Proposed Site Plan <br /> K—Site Plan Details of Pile&Equipment Storage Areas (prepared by staff) <br /> L—Proposed Grading Plan(3 sheets) <br /> FINDINGS <br /> Section 8-010. Site Plan Approval <br /> Chapter 6, Article 7. Environmental Constraint Overlay Area <br /> SITE CHARACTERISTICS <br /> Location: Adjacent land to the south, southeast, and southwest of <br /> 2200 Old Highway 8 NW <br /> Lot Size: 21 acres, expands site area to 42.5 acres <br /> Topography: varied <br /> Comprehensive Plan Designation: Proposed by comprehensive plan amendment to LI, Light <br /> Industrial <br /> Zoning: Proposed by rezoning to I— 1, Light Industrial <br /> Surrounding Land Uses: <br /> North: Mounds View/New Brighton municipal boundary, <br /> industrial uses <br /> South: Rush Lake, Long Lake Regional Park <br /> East: Industrial warehouse/manufacturing uses, Old Hwy 8 NW <br /> West: Rice Creek, Long Lake Regional Park <br /> ZONING CODE AMENDMENT ANALYSIS <br /> In order to accommodate the applicant's proposed expansion, the Environmental Constraint <br /> Overlay Area (ECOA) Ordinance must be amended to ensure the expansion property is eligible <br /> for the benefits provided by the ECOA Ordinance (aggregate crushing/recycling and associated <br /> equipment storage). Additionally, to ensure the public is not negatively impacted by the <br /> proposed expansion (and the nearly doubling of the applicant's site area), certain conditions <br /> within the ordinance must be amended. With the guidance of the City Attorney, staff has <br /> prepared the proposed code amendment on the applicant's behalf(see attached ordinance). <br /> The main components and rationale of the amendment consist of: <br />