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E. Maximum pile height shall be determined at the time of Special Use Permit consideration. Site characteristics, including adjacent and nearby sites, will be considered to ensure compliance with letter D above. Pile height limits are proposed at 40'per the maximum height allowance of the I-1 zoning district. Based on the location of the site, most of the piles should not be visible. If the Commission is concerned about capping materials storage, pile height could be examined as an option, especially if there are concerns 40'tall piles will be visible. F. No more than 50% of the land area may be utilized for piles. This pile storage area shall be specified as part of the special use permit process. Additionally, not more than 40% of the specified pile storage area shall be occupied by processed and unprocessed piled soils, concrete, and aggregate and no more than 20% shall consist of unprocessed rubble. Staff provided a detailed explanation of this condition under bullet point three of the Zoning Code Amendment Analysis paragraph of this report. These standards are met under the proposed expansion plan. G. The site must have access to a street with a classification of minor arterial or greater either directly, or by private road, or by a street serving only industrial properties. Truck routes to and from the site within the municipal boundary shall not include use of any street with a classification less than minor arterial. This criterion is met. H. Dirt and/or aggregate are not deposited onto a public roadway. This criterion is met. I. Other conditions identified by the City Council. A yearly inspection is currently required and should continue to be required to ensure compliance with these conditions. No other specific conditions, other than those outlined in the recommendations, are deemed necessary at this time. In summary, staff finds the proposed Site Plan, subject to conditions, complies with the amended criteria of Section 6-800 (2). Additionally, the general health, safety and welfare conditions of Section 8-130 must be considered. The applicant provided responses to these criteria in the attached SUP Criteria Worksheet. Rather than respond to each criterion, staff offers the following summary comments with regard to Section 8-130: • The expanded operations will not get any closer to properties containing residences. • The expanded property adjacent to Rush Lake and Old Highway 8 NW are proposed for agricultural uses, which helps to buffer any negative impacts resulting from the aggregate crushing, recycling, and equipment storage uses. • Current dust mitigation efforts will be extended to the expansion property.