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oil collection tanle Directly east of the proposed used oil collection building would be a T Cedar privacy fence which would screen a dumpster from the north and east. . The current Civic Center District requirements allow only brick, stone, and glass as exterior materials except that metal may be used for trim. Since the exterior material is going to be a bricklblock looking material it would appear that this is consistent with the main Public Works building, the Sheriff Water Patrol building, and the Civic Center requirements. The surrounding buildings in the yard area of the Public Works Facility are a tan textured pre-cast concrete panel with black metal trim. The applicant has stated that the colors of the surrounding materials would be used to try to make the appearance of the buildings appear more consistent. Staffhas included this as a condition of approval. Site Plan Review The following analysis highlights some of the changes proposed in the Special Use Permit Amendment. 1. Zoning - Uses do not fit predefined categories (determination by Planning Commission required); NNW site operation would require an exception from the Staging Area requirement for the CC district. The uses proposed in the amendment to the Special Use Permit (SUP) include a used oil collection building which would be open 24 hours a day for 365 days a year. Also included in the proposed SUP Amendment is a seasonal Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) site which would likely operate during regular business hours on Fridays and Saturdays for one . or more months. Neither of the uses fits exactly into any predetermined use on the Land Use Chart. However, both uses seem compatible with the adjacent "yard" area of the Ramsey County/Partners Public Works Facility. At the December 2004 and January 2005 meetings, Planning Commissioners expressed concern about the security and potential for vandalism or misuse of the used oil facility if it were operated on a 24 hour basis. The applicant has stated that the current facility in Shoreview has been operated on a 24 hour basis and the County has not encountered many problems. One of the reasons for having the facility open on a 24 hour basis is that if someone attempted to use the facility and found that it was closed, the person may just leave used oil outside of the gate or dispose of the used oil improperly. The County would like to eliminate that scenario and has therefore proposed that the used oil collection building be open 24 hours a day. In addition, Public Works employees typically do not work on weekends so if the used oil collection were not left continually open it would need to be locked up and unavailable over the weekends (which is likely when many of the potential users would like to utilize the facility). In the narrative provided by the applicant (revised December 29, 2004), and again at the January 2005 meeting, the applicant indicates that there is a camera in place at the filling station just west of the proposed used oil collection facility and an additional camera could \\Earth\Planning\Planning Cases\2004\04-19 RCPWF SUP Amendment Oil drop site and HHW (PENDING)\02-02~05 PC Report RCPWF SUP 2nd Amendment-doc Page 1 of9 .