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8) The applicant secures all necessary permits from other state and/or federal authorities for use of the helipad, including but not limited to the Federal Aviation Administration and Minnesota Department of Transportation. This criterion is met. The applicant has indicated they've applied for the necessary permits from the FAA and MnDOT. As a condition of approval, the applicant will be required to submit copies of those secured permits to City staff. 9) Because every property has a unique set of characteristics with regard location of buildings, landscaping, and topography, the City Council may impose other conditions not specified herein that are deemed necessary to mitigate any negative impacts resulting from use of the helipad. Based on review of the Building Official and Fire Marshal, the applicant will be required to comply with the Building Code and Fire Code. This includes complete removal of the old building foundation as the Building Code states that nothing larger than I cubic foot in area shall be buried on site. This material shall be disposed up at an approved solid waste landfill. Being it is no longer the intent of APi to preserve their option to build the 9000 SF building, nor are they contractually obligated to build that building, the foundation shall be removed in its entirety. Additionally, the applicant will have to work with the Fire Marshal to ensure compliance with helipad standards of the Fire Code. This includes submission of an Emergency Response Plan, access/egress standards, no smoking signs, and proper helipad grading to ensure fuel leaks are directed away from access/egress points and passenger holding areas. No additional conditions beyond these have been noted at this time. 10) Special use permit procedures of Sections 8-120 and 8-220 shall be followed except that public hearing notice shall be mailed to each property owner within 1000' of the property under consideration. This criterion has been met. 42 notices were mailed to property owners within 1, 000' of the proposed helipad site. As of the drafting of this report only one inquiry had been received, with no opposition to the project. 11) Compliance with the special use standards of Section 8-130. These standards are examined in the next section below. Based on the above analysis, staff finds the standards of Section 6-693(C) are met, subject to conditions. In addition to the proposed special use standards of Zoning Code Section 6-693 (C), Section 8- 130 states that no special use shall be recommended by the Planning Commission unless it shall find (staff responses in italics): 1) That the establishment, maintenance, or operations of the special use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare.