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May 26, 2015 Page 6 of 11 new information received, the special use conditions for the salt storage and transfer use within the ECOA ordinance have been expanded. The additional conditions are drafted into proposed Ordinance 832, Section 6- 800(4), and include: • Salt shed square footage not to exceed 10,000 SF, be a four -sided shed and include a roof and inm})elmeable floor. The shed must also be `seasonably" screened from adjacent and nearby residential uses. The applicant's revised grading plan depicts a salt shed location more southwesterly than the location depicted on the original Site Plan. • The rail delivery methods represented by the applicant have been made a condition of approval. This includes bottom -drop rail cars and unloading into a concrete containment pit Addition-,lly, the loader used to move the salt to the shed must be equipped with an OSHA approved "shoosh" back up beeper (a quieter alternative). • The number of deliveries is restricted by season and month. • Truck trips are limited to 615 between October and March, with average daily trips not to exceed 6.5 within this same time period. • Per delivery and maximum monthly salt delivery tonnages are included, ensuring the total 13,500 tons is not exceeded. • Delivery hours of operation are included and weekend and holiday deliveries are prohibited. • An Environmental Storm Water Sampling Program is required in an effort to address environmental concerns with salt loading of adjacent and nearby water bodies. The conditions of approval recommended by staff include continued responsibility to ensure down gradient storm water receptors are not negatively impacted by the applicant's salt use, even if the original program has ceased. Assistant Director of Community Assets and DevelopinentlPlanlvng Director Gundlach reported that staff reached out to Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and Rice Creek Watershed District staff to comment on the applicant's proposed Environmental Storm Water Sampling Program. As of the date of this memo, no comments were received. Both authorities have previously indicated they have no permitting requirements for the proposed salt use. Staff will forward any comments to Council at the meeting. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development/Planning Director Gundlach explained that the proposed Ordinance, Resolution, and Land Use Agreement continue to limit pile storage based on the staff recommended 8 acres rather than the applicant's proposed 11 acres as this was the Planning Commission's recommendation and seemed agreeable to the Council at the April 28th meeting. Also included are the Planning Commission's recommendations the salt shed be four -sided and rail cars cannot be stored on the applicant's siding by a third party for compensation. The applicant's updated narrative requests the fourth side to the shed be eliminated as well as the 3rd party rail storage compensation condition. Should the Council wish to eliminate these conditions, they should be removed from the approval Resolution during the motion. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development/Planning Director Gundlach commented that based on Council direction from the April 28, 2015 meeting, staff finds the actionable documents attached encompass as many conditions as possible to mitigate any negative impacts that may result from the salt storage and transfer facility use. Should the Council wish to reconsider approval of the salt use, the actionable documents from the original staff recommendation denying the salt use are included in the April 28, 2015 Council packet and are an option for adoption. Mayor Jacobsen asked how much additional run off from the salt storage would end up in the City's storm sewer system. Assistant Director of Community Assets and Development/Planning Director Gundlach did not have an understanding of how much salt would runoff into the City's storm sewer system. She anticipated that the salt being purchased from Bel Air was being used on roadways, but did not know if this was exclusive to New Brighton streets. She commented that the MPCA was monitoring water bodies that have chloride impairments. Mayor Jacobsen expressed fiustiation that the City would allow additional salt storage and usage within the