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CONDITIONAL USE TO PERMIT MINING AND QUARRYING OF SOIL ON PROPERTY ZONED SF-20 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL (SF-20) GENERALLY LOCATED EAST OF NORTH 151ST STREET WEST, NORTH OF WEST 13TH STREET NORTH. (DISTRICT 3).
Presented by: John L. Schlegel, Director, Metropolitan Area Planning Department.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Adopt the findings of the Metropolitan Area Planning Commission (MAPC), approve the Conditional Use subject to the conditions recommended by the MAPC, and authorize the Chairman to sign the resolution.
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Background: The applicant is seeking approval of a “conditional use” to permit the “mining and quarrying” of soil from 88.32 unplatted acres, zoned SF-20 Single-family Residential (SF-20) that are located 1,560 feet north of West 13th Street North, east of North 151st Street West. The application area has approximately 700 feet of frontage along West 13th Street North and 2,080 feet of frontage along North 151st Street West. The application area does not include the 6.06 acres located immediately on the northeast corner of the intersection of West 13th Street North and North 151st Street West.
The applicant proposes to initially excavate the topsoil from two areas (depicted on the attached site plan and described in the attached “summary of operations”) that total 7.40 acres, and which are located in the northeast corner and east central portions of the site. Eventually the two individual excavation sites will be combined into one larger excavation area that will contain 12.25 acres. A haul road is proposed to be installed in the northeastern corner of the site, and will parallel the north property line for half the width of the site and then turn south along the northern excavation area and terminate at the southern excavation area. The haul road will be maintained with motor grader and water truck. The excavation area is proposed to be enclosed with a barbed wire fence. (Note: The request to permit a barbed wire fence is a mo...
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