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specifically involves hazardous waste, the types and quantities are of a household nature and scale and the facility is built and operated to protect against spillage of these materials. Although a public entity already owns the property, Planning Division staff nonetheless believes that the operation of the HHW collection site will adequately protect the site from contamination. b. The proposed use will not create an excessive burden on parks, streets, and other public facilities. With an average of 150 vehicles visiting the HHW collection site on its operational days, the traffic generated by the facility is well within the capacity of Larpenteur Avenue, and Planning Division staff believes that the waste collection use itself is conducted and located in a way that has no effect of other public facilities. C. The proposed use will not be injurious to the surrounding neighborhood or otherwise harm the public health, safety, and general welfare. The HHW collection use has operated periodically for nearly 20 years and Community Development staff is unaware of any complaints having been made about the use during that time. Planning Division staff believes that the continuation of the use in the same conscientious manner will ensure that it does not injure the public health, safety, and general welfare. 6.0 PUBLIC COMMENT The Planning Commission held the duly- noticed public hearing for this application on April 6, 2011; draft minutes of the public hearing were not available at the time this report was drafted. The bulk of the Planning Commission's discussion dealt with the environmental performance of the HHW collection site, what sort of testing had been done, and whether the operation continued to be monitored to ensure that that it was being properly run. John Springman, representing Ramsey County, indicated that no testing has occurred but that a Phase I assessment of the site was conducted prior to initiating the INTERIM USE in 1992 and that the site operations are routinely inspected to ensure that the HHW is being properly handled and is not creating contamination outside of the specially constructed collection area. No one from the public commented on the proposed INTERIM USE renewal. After closing the public hearing, the Planning Commission voted unanimously (i.e., 7 -0) to recommend renewed approval of the INTERIM USE. PF3 663_2011 _RCA_041811 Page 3 of 4