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35 including the Commission's desire to retain the conditional use requirement for these types of 36 uses. Based on that feedback, staff determined it was in Ramsey County’s best interest to seek the 37 text amendment and a conditional use, apart from a City-initiated process, so as to ensure the text 38 amendment would serve their needs. The Commission may recall the November 2, 2022 discussion 39 also included a need to address other uses that exist in the institutional district (most notably the 40 Civic Campus), however these issues will have to be resolved at a later date. 41 42 Review of Project 43 In support of their application, Ramsey County submitted a narrative and preliminary development 44 plans (see Attachment 3), on which the analysis outlined within this report is based. 45 46 The Environmental Service Center (ESC) will utilize the front half of the roughly 18-acre parcel the 47 County owns addressed as 1725 Kent Street. Currently, Ramsey County Public Health runs a 48 household hazard waste collection site on the premises each June. This use has been permitted by 49 Interim Use for many years. Ramsey County Public Works and Roseville Public Works currently 50 use the rear portion of the site. Specifically, Ramsey County stores RAP, sweepings, soils, mulch, 51 and snow, while Roseville stores watermain break material. The County has also used the site to 52 store tree debris in the past when wind storms produced significant debris. An adjacent parcel 53(northwest), also owned by Ramsey County, is currently managed and operated by Volunteers of 54 America (VOA) and addressed as 1771 Kent Street. That property is not impacted by this proposal. 55 56 The proposed ESC and the VOA properties obtain access from Larpenteur Avenue via Kent Street, 57 which is a private roadway. This private road will be reconstructed as a component of the 58 development to improve access and circulation. Access will also be provided to the rear of the 59 parcel from the reconstructed private roadway for continued use by Ramsey County and Roseville 60 Public Works departments. The site consists of a steep grade generally from the southeast corner, 61 rising approximately 34 feet to the flatter portion of the site and the general proximity of the ESC, 62 approximately 160 feet north of the property line adjacent to Larpenteur Avenue. There are also two 63 rows of trees near the top of the elevation, some of which will be preserved, while others will be 64 removed and replaced due to their aging condition. 65 66 The ESC will include three access points from Kent Street. The first access is at the north of the 67 ESC and is for County residents to drop off organics and recyclables at a separate dumpster area. This 68 access also serves as employees' access to the parking lot and building entry, which lies on the 69 southeast side of the building. A second access supports the household hazard waste (HHW) drop- 70 off area and the organics/recycling area. The third access serves as the County residents' access to 71 the visitor parking lot and entry to the ESC building. The ESC lies generally in the middle of the 72 development site and includes a walking trail on the east that is connected to the pedestrian walkway 73 along Larpenteur Avenue, which will act as a handicapped access. There is also a pedestrian 74 connection that is proposed from the southeast corner into the site and building that will include 75 stairs as it rises to the ESC. 76 77 Operationally, organics and general recycling dumpsters are located along the north of the 78 development area. Vehicles can enter from the north or middle accesses and make their way to the 79 organics and recycling areas in a counter-clockwise manner. This is an outdoor self-serve collections 80 area that will be screened from public view by the building, trees, and/or site topography. Also 81 planned in this area is a small staff enclosure where employees will assist the public with 82 proper/accurate disposal of items. Vehicles utilizing the middle access can enter the 83 organics/recycling area or the HHW drop-off. HHW acceptance occurs within an enclosed drop-off Page 2 of 7