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e CITY OF ARDEN HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: April 24, 2000 TO: Mayor and City Council FROM: Nancy Randall, Associate Planuer SUBJECT: Case #0017a, Planned Unit Development Welsch and Hood Flexable Packal(inl( 1887 Gateway Blvd. Request. The applicant is requesting to amend the Planned Unit Development to allow the placement of two exterior solvent storage tanks, a catalytic oxidizer, and to expand an existing dock door at 1887 Gateway Blvd. (Exhibit A). e The original application also had a request to modify the Planned Unit Development to allow for staff approval of several items. The Planning Commission has split this request into two cases, 17a and 17b, Item17b is still being reviewed by the Planning Commission. Background. The proposed Catalytic Oxidizer removes solvent emissions from the printing processes. The applicant claims it removes 98 percent of the solvent vapors from the process. The solvent tanks hold primarily Normal Propyl and Ethyl Alcohol. They are both classified as flammable liquids. The tanks will meet the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) requirements, A building permit is required for the installation and the tanks will need to meet the building/fire code. The Zoning Ordinance in Section CI, G, 3, b, (1), requires that all exterior storage shall be screened from public view. The applicant is proposing two exterior items. They are proposing to screen them using cedar wood fencing painted to match the building, They are also proposing bollards at each corner of the solvent tank fencing and one on the corner of the, oxidizer fencing, as requested by staff. The applicant is proposing two bays be filled with blow-out panels, eliminating the stairway/entry door in front ofthe oxidizer, and one bay be expanded to 14 by 14 feet. It also appears that the door in front of the solvent tanks will not be usable once the tanks are installed. e Staffhas some concerns with the use of the dock door next to the oxidizer. It appears this will be a very tight area with the possibility of the fence being damaged. Staff recommends this not be used once the oxidizer is in place.