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I I I Council Meeting Minutes September 14, 1993 Page 7 Public HearinCl. continued City Planner Erny Mattila presented a request to exempt a proposed remediation facility from the Moratorium Ordinance on contaminated sites. Bell Lumber and Pole applied for site plan review to construct a remediation facility which will contain water treatment equipment for the CROW (Contained Recovery of Oily Wastel process, the off-site groundwater plume control wells, and the wood-treating plant. A section of the Moratorium Ordinance allows Council to exempt remediation projects from the ordinance restrictions if it is determined after a public hearing that the project is intended for remediation purposes. The criteria used to make such a determination is: proposal complies with all provisions of the City Code; proposal is necessary or expedient to effect remediation or to delay or prevent release of hazardous substances; and the proposal is part of an approved action plan by the MPCA or the EPA. The Bell Lumber proposal appears to qualify as a remediation project. If the project is exempted from the ordinance, the proposal will be considered by the Planning Commission and later by Council on September 28. Mattila reviewed the building plans with Council. Williams asked if this request is an expansion of the use for the site. LeFevere noted that the agenda item merely opens the door for the Type IV non-conforming use application process. The Planning Commission and Council would eventually review this project later this month. LeFevere said it is necessary to request an exemption from the ordinance before it is brought before the Planning Commission. There were no comments from the audience. Motion by Larson, seconded by Rebelein, to CLOSE THE HEARING. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Hearing was closed at 9: 15 p.m. Motion by Benke, seconded by Larson, to EXEMPT THE PROPOSED REMEDIATION PROJECT FOR THE BELL LUMBER AND POLE SITE FROM THE MORATORIUM ORDINANCE ON CONTAMINATED SITES. 5 Ayes - 0 Nayes, Motion Carried. Public HearinCl - Vacation of Old Highway 8 Right-of-Way - 9: 16-9:30 p.m. Mattila presented the vacation of a portion of the Old Highway 8 right-of- way adjacent to the former Robinson Coach site. The portion of the right-of-way was originally owned by the State which then deeded it to Ramsey County when Old Hwy 8 became a County road. In 1987, the City staff approached the County about the states of the right- of-way. The County had no use for it and deeded it over to the City. Public HearinCl Moratorium Ordinance Report 93-246 Old Hwy 8 & 35W Street Vacation Report 93-247 Resolution 93-110