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4.0 BACKGROUND 4.1 The subject property is zoned Institutional (INST) District, and is guided by the Comprehensive Plan for institutional land uses. 4.2 Minnesota Law requires metropolitan communities to provide for the collection of HHW, and Ramsey County has operated a satellite collection site in this location along the 1700 block of Kent Street since 1992. In July 1992 the City of Roseville granted Ramsey County atwo -year interim use permit (IUPs, as such approvals were formerly known) that allowed HHW collection to occur during September and October of 1992 and 1993. In July 1994 the City granted another two -year IUP for HHW collection during September and October of 1994 and 1995. 4.3 Then, beginning in 1996, the City began granting longer approvals. Since 2000, Ramsey County has been contracting with Bay West, Inc. to facilitate the HHW collections services. Approvals in May 1996, May 2001, and February 2006 Ramsey County was granted IUPs that were valid for 5 years (the maximum term for such approvals) with monitoring by City staff and, if necessary, preparing reports of issues requiring the attention of the Planning Commission and City Council. 5.0 REVIEW OF INTERIM USE APPLICATION Section 1009.03 of the City Code establishes the regulations pertaining to INTERIM USES. 5.1 The purpose statement for this section indicates that: Certain land uses might not be consistent with the land uses designated in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan, and they might also fail to meet all of the zoning standards established for the district within which they are proposed; some such land uses may, however, be acceptable or even beneficial if reviewed and provisionally approved for a limited period of time. The purpose of the interim use review process is to allow the approval of interim uses on a case -by -case basis; approved interim uses shall have a definite end date and may be subject to specific conditions considered reasonable and /or necessary for the protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare. 5.2 An applicant seeking approval an INTERIM USE is required to hold an open house meeting to inform the surrounding property owners and other interested attendees of the proposal, to answer questions, and to solicit feedback. The open house was held on October March 17, 2011; the summary of the open house meeting provided by the applicant is included with this staff report as Attachment C. 5.3 During the review of the application, the Development Review Committee (DRC) was unconcerned by the proposal, with the understanding that the HHW collection site would continue operating as it has in the past. The applicant's description of the HHW collection use, inspections and monitoring, and site plans illustrating the arrangement of the collection activity on the site is included with this staff report as Attachment D. 5.4 Section 1009.03D of the City Code specifies that three specific findings must be made in order to approve a proposed INTERIM USE: a. The proposed use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is necessary for the public to take the property in the future. This is generally intended to ensure that particular interim use will not make the site costly to clean up if the City were to acquire the property for some purpose in the future. Although the use PF3 663_2011 _RCA_041811 Page 2 of 4