4B, Planning Case 11-019 – Hood Packaging PUD Amendment

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the City Pianner, shall require review and approval by the Plar�ning Commission and City Council. 2. The three tanks sha11 meet alI applicable Building Code and Fire Code regulations. The app�icant sha11 obtain all required permits prior to installation. 3. The three tanks and connecting systems shall comply with the odor, noise, and, othex applicable Minnesota Pollution Control Agency regulations. Failure ta compiy with these regulatiflns may result in a revocatian of a permi�. 4. The silos shall be painted to match the color of the buildi�g. A call was received today frorn the Apache Group and they wexe concerned about the �naterial used �'or ihe containment tank and did not want it highly visible. Chair Larson opened the floar to Commissioner Comments. Chair Larson referred to Section 1325.05 Subd 4.Q and whether staff feels the painting of the silos will be screened if painted ihe saane color as the building. Commissioner Holewa asked to see the picture with the trash compactar. He asked if it could �be wheeled away if desired. Cornmissianer Thompson asked the height of tl�e cantainment tank. Community Development Intern Mei-Ling Anderson re�ponded the containment tanlc is 13 feet hig� and the �ilos are 24 feet tall. She added the Apache Group would be east and it would be a straight on view. Mr. Michael Ramirez, Plant Manager, Hood Packaging Corporation appeared before the Commission. Chair Larson asked if there was a risk of the ink catching fire. Mr. Ramirez stated there would not be a risk. They have received recornmendations froz� the Fire Marshall. Chair Larson asked why one �icture shows the compactor in one location and in another picture it's in a different Iocation. Mr. Ramirez stated it has already been anoved and it is a roll-off dumpster that is picked up approximately once a week. Commissioner Holewa asked if there was a power outage what would happen to the pu.mps going into the containment tank. Mr. Ramirez stated xhere would not be a way to pump it if the power went o�t and it would remain in ihe building. Commissioner Holewa asked if a power generator was owned. Mr. Ramirez stated they have not. Mr. Ramirez staied the roonra itself is 24 x 20 �eet at a cost of over $140,000. There was a lot of engineexing and moneq put into the storage room. Ciurently #he d.rums are not secured praperly and the new room wau�d keep the fire coniainment and spill containment and ir�crease iheir chemica.t storage capacity. Chair Larson stated in ihe past companies have used buxied tanks which is not done as often these days. Commissioner Thompson asked about Mr. Ramirez' response to the Apache Group's concerns. Mr. Rarr�irez siated ihe silos would only be visible and the containment tank would probably not be seen.