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84 lane entering the facility from the north. The drop-off area has stacking for multiple vehicles to 85 efficiently unload and transition materials to staff. Materials are sorted by staff into appropriate 86 storage containers and stored within predesignated areas throughout the building. Hazardous 87 materials are stored in appropriately designed storage rooms for safe housing in accordance with the 88 applicable code requirements. Materials remain within the building storage areas until shipment off- 89 site. Outdoor storage of propane tanks will occur within a secure container and a small remote 90 storage enclosure will be provided for storage of lithium-ion batteries outside of the building; both to 91 be screened from public view. Munitions will not be accepted by the ESC. 92 93 The ESC building is also designed for public interaction, learning, and material reuse. There is a 94 specific Reuse Room for the distribution of products that are brought to the HHW that still have 95 useful life and will be available for public purchase. The building entry/lobby is a place for the 96 public to gather and learn about the sustainability strategies and performance of the building through 97 a “building dashboard”. The education spaces of the ESC are smaller and to be used for public 98 presentations, hands-on learning, and possibly small community events. There is also a larger Public 99 Programming room where the public can be more interactive, such as “Fix-It Clinics” where people 100 bring in household items and learn how to do general repairs. General administration and public 101 restrooms are located adjacent to the public spaces. 102 103 As a component of the ESC proposal, the Roseville Public Works Director has requested a traffic 104 study to review existing operations, evaluate potential traffic impacts of the proposed development, 105 review site access considerations, and recommend improvements to ensure safe and efficient 106 operations (Attachment 4). It is important to note the surrounding roadways of Larpenteur Avenue, 107 Rice Street, and Dale Street are all County jurisdictional roadways, as is Kent Street due to is 108"private" status. 109 110 Review of Request 111 The Zoning Code Text Amendment requested by Ramsey County Environment Health (a division of 112 Ramsey County Public Health) is necessary because the proposed ESC at 1725 Kent Street is not a 113 use recognized within the Table of Uses (1007-2) of the Institutional District. Given the proposed 114 ESC will host a number of unique and distinct uses within the facility and on the grounds, a 115 Conditional Use is proposed so as to properly address and mitigate any potential impacts of the 116 proposed facility. As outlined in the Background section of this report, the conditional use method 117 was the method most desired by Commission members based on the feedback received from the 118 November 2, 2022 meeting. 119 120 Zoning Code Amendment Considerations 121 The zoning code text amendment requested by Ramsey County is two-fold: 1) consideration of an 122 amendment to §1001.10, Definitions, for inclusion of an ESC definition and 2) amend Table 1007-2, 123 Institutional Districts Table of Uses, to include ESC as a conditional use. 124 125 Regarding a definition for the proposed ESC, Planning Division staff have relied upon Ramsey 126 County and their consultant, LHB, to submit a definition that encapsulates the general purpose and 127 intent of an ESC as they intend to program the building/site. The definition they provided is as 128 follows: 129 130 A multi-purpose government-owned facility where the principal use involves the collection of 131 household hazardous waste, recycling, and organics. Page 3 of 7