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Attachment A 29 S TAFF R EVIEW OF R AMSEY C OUNTY HHWIU 30 An applicant seeking approval of an IU, or its renewal, is required to hold an open house meeting 31 to inform the surrounding property owners, renters, and other interested attendees of the 32 proposal, to answer questions and to solicit feedback. Ramsey County Public Health held the 33 open house for the HHW site on March 22, 2022, and no citizens were in attendance, either 34 virtual or in-person. Ramsey County Public Health did receive two emails, which conversations 35 are included on the Open House Summary (Attachment E). 36 R EVIEW OF IUC RITERIA 37 §1009.03 D of the City Code specifies that three specific findings must be made in order to 38 approve a proposed INTERIM USE: 39 a. The proposed use will not impose additional costs on the public if it is necessary for the 40 public to take the property in the future. This is generally intended to ensure the particular 41 interim use will not make the site costly to clean up if the City were to acquire the property 42 for some purpose in the future. Although the use specifically involves hazardous waste, the 43 types and quantities are of a household nature and scale and the facility is built and operated 44 to protect against spillage of these materials. A public entity already owns the property and 45 Planning Division staff believes the operation of the HHW collection site is done in a manner 46 that adequately protects it from contamination. 47 b. The proposed use will not create an excessive burden on parks, streets, and other public 48 facilities. With an average of 150 vehicles visiting the HHW collection site on its operational 49 days, this traffic is well within the capacity of Larpenteur Avenue, the roadway intersecting 50 with Kent Street. Planning Division staff finds the waste collection use is conducted and 51 located in a way that has no effect on other public facilities. 52 c. The proposed use will not be injurious to the surrounding neighborhood or otherwise harm 53 the public health, safety, and general welfare. The HHW collection use has operated 54 periodically for nearly 25 years and Community Development staff are unaware of any 55 complaints having been made about the use during that time. Planning Division staff finds 56 the continuation of the use in the same conscientious manner will ensure that it does not 57 injure the public health, safety, and general welfare. 58 P UBLIC C OMMENT 59 Aside from the information provided as a component of the open house, the Planning Division 60 has not received any comments as of the writing of this report. 61 S TAFF R EVIEW AND R ECOMMENDATION 62 In review of the existing IU for the HHW collection facility operated by Ramsey County, 63 Planning Division staff find the existing condition of approval, noted below, demands additional 64 discussion: 65 The HHW collection use shall be administratively reviewed on an annual basis on the 66 anniversary date of the resolution granting the renewed INTERIM USE approval, with a 67 staff report submitted to the Planning Commission and City Council as needed to address 68 operational or maintenance issues that may arise. PF22-003_RPCA_RamseyCountyHHW_050422 Page 2 of 3