06-25-07 Item 4C, Planning Case 07-013 PUD Amendment at 1887 Gateway Blvd

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~ ..-A~ HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: June 25, 2007 CC Agenda Item 4.C TO: Mayor & City Council FROM: James Lehnhoff, City PlannerI!' SUBJECT: Planning Case #: 07-013 Planned Unit Development Amendment Hood Packaging Corporation (Matthew Hegstrom) 1887 Gateway Boulevard Request Motion to Approve Planning Case 07-013 for a PUD Amendment at 1887 Gateway Boulevard Based on the Findings of Fact and the Submitted Plans as Amended by the Four Conditions in the June 25,2007, Planning Case Report. Back2round Hood Packaging Corporation is located at 1887 Gateway Boulevard in the Gateway Business (GB) Zone on Interstate 35W. Hood Packaging manufactures various types of paper and plastic packaging products and is a conforming use in the GB Zone. The applicant is requesting a Planned Unit Development (PUD) amendment to install two additional 2,000 gallon storage tanks to the southeast side of their building. Each tank is fourteen feet long, five feet four inches tall, and five feet four inches in diameter. The tanks have a double wall construction and sensors to reduce the possibility ofleaks The applicant has submitted a letter explaining the basis for the request; however, in sum, the two tanks would be used to store solvents and waste materials used in their manufacturing process (Attachment 3B-I of the report to the Planning Commission). The stored materials would be transported offsite each month for recycling and returned the site for reuse. According to the applicant, the new storage and recycling system would reduce hazardous chemical disposals by as much as 65 percent. The applicants have a valid license with Ramsey County for handling hazardous materials. Hazardous materials can be handled in the GB Zone with the proper licenses. \lMetro-inet.uslardenhillslPlanninglPlanning Cases\2007\07-013 Hood Packaging PUD Amendment (PC Approval)\062507 - CC Report _ Hood Packaging pun Amendment.doc Page 1 of3