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02-231� i � � I � � �� ` � � e �: � � �' Fd""t Council File # Ordinance � �a-a �/ Green Sheet # Presented By Re£erred To Committee: Date An ordinance amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to zoning for the City of Saint Paul and the zoning maps thereof: � WHEREAS, Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §462357 and §64.400 of the Legislative Code, WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MLNNESOTA, INC. duly petitioned to rezone 195 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST and unaddressed railroad right-of-way being legally described as in file; PINs 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29- 22-43-0157, from I-1 to I-2 to a11ow a waste transfer station and eliminate split zoning on parcels; and 10 WHEREAS, the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission held a public heazing on January 17, 2002, 11 for the purpose of considering the rezoning petition, and pursuant to § 107.03 of the Administrative Code, 12 submitted its recommendation to the Planning Commission that the petition be granted; and 13 14 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the rezoning petition at its meeting held on January 25, 15 2002, and recommended that the City Council approve the petition; and 16 17 WHEREAS, notice of public heazing before the City Council on said rezoning petition was duly published in 18 the official newspaper of the City on February 14, 2002, and notices were duly mailed to each owner of 19 affected properiy and property sirixated wholly or partly within 350 feet or the property sought to be rezoned; 20 and 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council having been conducted on March 6, 2002, at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard, the Council having considered all the facts and recommendations concerning the petition; now, therefore THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: Secrion 1. That the zoning map of the City of Saint Paul, Sheet Number 13, as incorporated by reference in §60.301 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, as amended, is hereby fixrther amended as follows: 33 That the property at 195 MINNEIIAIIA AVENUE EAST and unaddressed railroad right-of-way, being more 34 particularly described as in file: PU$LIStfED ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 110239 33 ; �, , � . Oa-�� i � 35 36 37 38 39 4� 41 42 Parcel Identification Numbers 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 be and aze hereby rezoned from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial. Secrion 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force fliirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication. � �� '"�,¢ ,.. , , . ; �a` $ a -, � ! 1 % � f � riiiiCi�l.� �1 Yeas Nays Absent Requested by Department of: Benanav Bostrom �/ CoZeman f Harris Lantry Reiter t — Adopted by Council: Date � Adoption Cer � By: Approved by By: �C�1 a a_ Plannina & Economic Develooment / V � By: Approved by Financial Services g �,� Form Approved by By: J :d by Mayo: By: � Attorney IJGJ«�vr�• 3- �f- o -L Sul�mission V DEPAR'CMENT/OFFICE/COUNCII,: DATE INITIATED �q � a 3� PED -East Team Mazch 7 2002 GREEN SHEET No.: 110239 CONTACI' PERSON & PHONE: ATE mtil'invnATE Patricia James 266-6639 � z DEPARI'MEN'I' DIR. 4 MAYOR (OR ASST.) MiJST BE ON COUNCII. AGENDA BY (DATE) �IGN 3 CITY ATIORNEY R� - l�� yL 5 CITY COUNCIL CITY CLERK A�lI1I 3� LOOZ gpg B � FINANCIAI. SERV Dfft. ROUTING �NAI�ICIAL SERV/ACCTG ORDER 1 AIlly F111CC TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES _1_(CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ncr[ox �QvES�n: Adoption of rezoning ordinance. RECOMIvIENDATIONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAI. SERVICE CO1V1'ILACTS M[JST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: A_ PLANTIING COMIvIISSION I. Has this person/finn ever worked under a coMract for this depaztrnenfl CIB COMMITI'EE Yes No CML SERVICE WMMISSION 2. Has ihis person/fim� ever been a city employee? Yes No 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any curtent city employee? Yes No Ezplain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet INTTIAI'ING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORI'[INI1'P (Who, What, When, Where, Why): Adopt an ordinance to finalize council approval of a petition of Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. to rezone property at 105 E. Minnehaha Avenue and unaddressed railroad right-of-way from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial District (public hearing held 03/0�/02). 3(06(0 2 �� 1�R 11 2�Q2 � r ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED. , Properry will be rezoned per city council decision DISADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED. None DdSADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED: Rezoning will not take effect TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $ 0 COST/REVENUE BUDGETED: FIJNDING SOURCE: ACTIVII'Y NUMBER: FINANCIAL INFORNWTION: (EXPLAIt� K VShared�PedVAMES�ZONING�templata and fortns4ezoning ordinance geen sheecwpd DEPARTMENTOFPLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Torry Schertler, Interim Drrector CTTY OF SAII�IT PAUL Raxdy C. KeZly, Mayar 25 West Fourth Sbeet Saint Pau1, MN 55102 January 31, 2002 Ms. Nancy Anderson City Council Reseazch Office Room 310 City Hall Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 Dear Ms. Anderson: D�-a.�/ 30 Telephone: 651-266-6626 Focsimile: 651-228-3341 n + � ��;.trn t..+2'= . �.., ;� ' �� '.F � ' res�a�� I would like to confirm that a public heazing before the City Council is °`°-�aica-' Wednesday -Febrnarpz''�, 2002, for the following zoning case: Mar� �o , Applicant: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA, INC. File Number: #01-240-721 Purpose: Rezoning from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on parcels Address: 195 Minnehaha Avenue East and unaddressed railroad right-of-way Legal Description of Property: on file; PIN's 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 Previous Action: Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, January 25, 2002 Zoning Committee Recommendation: Approval, January 17, 2002 I have confirmed this date with Counciimember Reiter's office. My understanding is that you will publish any required notice of the hearing in the Saint Paul Legal Ledger. Please call me at 266-6639 if you have any questions. � " � � ',' �� Patricia James City Planner cc: File#01-240-721 Cazol Martineau Paul Dubruiel Councilmember Reiter • �msrmny �oana or'roatiC maesnrG 'tt�e sai.,: rm,��tx�y�couna► nmt ooa- duct a pu�hc hearing, which has beai rescheduled, to Wednesday 1fSazch 6, ?A02, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Courm3l Chambers, TLird Floor. .Ciiy Hall- Courthouse. 15 West KeDogg Boulevard, Saint Paui, MN, to consider the appllcation of Waste Maz�agement of M3nnesota, Inc. to rezone property from I-1 (Industrlal) to I-2 (IndustrialJ to allow a waste lrax�sfer sta- rion and to eliminate split zoning on pazcels at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East and imaddressed reilroad right-of-way. Dated: Febmary 7, 2002 NANCYANDERSON - Assistant City Covncii Secretary (Febn�ary 14) '-- S7: PAUL LEGAL LEDGER --- _ 02035529 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Torry Schertler, Interim Director CTTY OF SAINT PAUL RandyC. Kelly, Mayar February 6, 2002 Ms. Nancy Anderson City Council Reseazch Office Room 310 City Hall Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 Deaz Ms. Anderson: 25 West Fourth Sbeet Saint Paul, MN »702 c�a -�3� Telephone 6�1-266-6626 Facsimile: 65l-228-3341 I would like to confirm that a public hearing before the City Council has been rescheduled for Wednesday March 6. 2002, for the following zoning case: Applicant: File Number: Purpose: Address: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA,INC. #01-240-721 Rezoning from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on parcels 195 Minnehaha Avenue East and unaddressed railroad right-of-way Legal Description of Properry: on file; PIN's 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 Previous Action: Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, January 25, 2002 Zoning Committee Recommendation: Approval, January 17, 2002 I have confirmed this date with Councilmember Reiter's office. My understanding is that you will publish any required notice of the hearing in the Saint Paul Legal Ledger. Please call me at 266-6639 if you have any questions. /% �� I�� ., � � — Patricia James City Planner cc: File#01-240-721 Cazol Martineau Paul Dubruiel Councilmember Reiter ��17?2��? .�'t`peb'*4�,2.fm� s�s�T3§�7 ' � � �� .,_', MAR-06-2002 13�13 CITY �F ST PAUL LIEP � CITY OP SAINT PAUL �� No•m Co(emcn, Mayo� No��be� 2s, z000 Cazolyn Loper Recycie America 195 Minnehaha Avenue Fast Saint Pau1, MN SSI01 6512669099 P.02iO4 OFflCE OF LICENSE, INSPEC710NS ANA ENVYRONMENTAL PROTECfION Q'a - a3 1 Robe�rXeuler. Di�¢ctar � LOWRY PROFESSIDNAL BUlLD1NG Suite 300 350 $1. Pe[er Sneet SCrn(Pauf, M.`nne50fa 55102-15f0 Telephaie; 65. Facs�mlle: 67. G12-Z. RE: S�te plan 60-150996 Outsidc storage srea for ezisting Recycle America facility af Deai MS. Loper. The site plan referenced abovc is spproved subject to the Collowing conditions- 1. Site improvements The proposed outside storage area must be constructed as shown on the epproved si pian. This includes alt paving, grading, utilities, and storm water management facilities. 2. Pcrmits The Ciry pezmits listed bciow are required for the work sho�+n on the a�proved site plan. - Buildina permit A permit from this department (651-266-9007) is required for the grading and paviny. - Sewer permit Sewer connection persnits from Public Works Sewer D;vision (651-266-6234) are required. These permits are issued only to licensed house drain conhactors. 3. Easement Y�u are currently working with Public Works and the Feal �sute Section on fmalizin, a forma easemeqt coverina the existing pnblic sewer. This easement n�ust be finalized and recordcd. 4. Outside storage Earlier this year the Board of Zonit� Appeals approved a variancc for oucside storage clo than 300 fee[ to residencial property. This approval was subject [o the condatpo� that storage be limited to materials to be recycled such as glass. 5. Time limit and inspection Work covered by this sire plan must be compieted no later than 11Y20/01. A site inspection will be scheduled based on this date. Please ca11 me SEyou fmish before this date. lf you have any questiotts, you can reach mc at 651-26b-90S6 (phone), 651-266-9099 (fax) or tom.beach@ci.stpaul.mn us (e-mail) Sincerely, / �—.�'� Tom Seach Zoni� Specialist cc: Sewer Division f V.mends�Lmin�elSRdub'p015b79CwDO�u'pa 6512669099 P.04iO4 oa-a3 � � � I - I ` j��il �i/enc,k. ^�PriCC OP Wn4TE uow{EUEnT _— �� I d xnawc v.pl�Tr .ue.w.. sn .. II _..... ._ m..Fr .sI SI.FNk.1AIM�ESOTF u��I" mdJdLUrnJ*f_ TOTAL P.04 �, MRR-06-2002 13�14 CITY OF ST PRUL �IEP DEPARTIv4.'NT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Torry Schertler, Interim D "nector CITY OF SAINT PAUL Rm+dy C. Kelly, Mayor �� January 31, 2002 Ms. Nancy Anderson Secretary to the City Council Room 310 City Hall Saint Paul, MN 55102 u • 25 West Fowth Sbeef Sa'netPaul, MNSSIO2 � Telephone: 65T-266-6626 Facsimile: 65Z-228-3341 RE: Zoning File # O1-240-721 WAST'E MANAGEMFiNT OF MINNESOTA, INC. City Council Hearing: Mazch 6, 2002, at 530 p.m. in City Council Chambers PURPOSE: Rezone property from I-1 Induslrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on pazcels PLANNING COI�IMISSION RECOMIvIENDATION: Approve vote: unanimous ZONING COMNIITTEE RECONIMENDATION: Approve vote: 7- 0 STAFF RECOMIv1ENDATION: Approval SUPPORT: 5 people spoke in support OPPOSITTON: 1 person spoke in opposition Dear Ms. Anderson: Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. submitted a petition to rezone properiy 195 Minnehaha Avenue East from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on pazcels. The Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the petition on Ianuary 17, 2002. Staff presented a report recommending approval. The applicant was present to answer questions. Five persons spoke in support. One person from the District 7 Planning Council spoke in opposition, stating the concerns neighbors haue about how the business would be operated. At the close of the public hearing the committee voted 7- 0 to recommend approval of the rezoning petition. T1te Planning Commission upheld the Zoning Committee's recommendation on a unanimous vote on 7anuary 25, 2002. Tfris petifion is scheduled to be heazd by the City Council on Mazch 6, 2002. Please call me at 266-b639 if there aze any questions. � - � �'' - r��r , % c��F` � _ � ., .� - ' .��- Attachments cc: File #O1-240-721 City Councilmembers �a-a city of saint paul � planning commission resolution file number o�-02 date C� 25, 2�02 WHEREAS, WASTE_MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA, INC., File #01-240-721, has petitioned =for a rezoning under the provisions of�§64.400 of the Legislative Code, for the purpose of `rezoning properry.located at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East and unaddressed railroad right-of- -way, Parcel Identification Numbers (PIN) 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 as legally °described in the file,'from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial.to allow a waste transfer station and to eiiminate split zoning on parcels; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission, on January 17, 2002, held a public hearing at which all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard pursuant to . said petition in-accordance.with.the requirements of §64.300 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; and � - WHEREAS,°the Saint Paul Planning.Commission, based on the evidence presented to its -=• Zoning�Committee at the public-hearing as�.substantiaily.reflected in the minutes, made the following findings of fact: �.1. •= Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. wishes to consolidate its recycling activities in �-:-=Minneapolis and reuse this site for.a.waste transfer station. Their current waste transfer -�"station is located across t-35E at Westminster and V�/hitaii. A portion of their current site east of I-35E is needed to construct Phalen Boulevard; the remainder of the site will be redeveloped for light industrial uses by the Saint Paul Port Authority. 2. The proposed use wiil use the existing building and platform scale. Waste wi�i be unloaded and sorted for transfer within the existing buiiding. (The petitioner is also applying for authorization from the Minnesota Pollution Controi Agency to receive and transfer up to 150,000 tons of waste each year at this site). Petitioner states that garbage coming into the site will be moved off site by the end of the day in which it is received, wfiich should prevent odor problems. 3. . The existing recyciing facility operates for 22 hours each day (4:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.), Mondays through Saturdays. The proposed waste transfer facility will operate 11 hours each weekday (6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and 5 hours on Saturdays (7:00 a.m. to noon). moved by Field � seconded by i n favor Unanimo against -- ;.�: � � Zoning File #01-240-721 Planning Commission Resolution Page 2 4. According to a traffic operations and noise analysis prepared by SRF Consulting Group, Inc., the noise from both the existing and proposed facilities are, in essence, masked by the noise from I-35E. The "beeper noise" from trucks backing up may be mitigated by the fact that transfer operations will be conducted within the building. 5. The proposed use appears to reasonably approximate the existing use in terms of impact on the surrounding area. The rezoning is thus compatible and consistent with the development in the surrounding area. 6. The Land Use Plan component of Saint Paul's Comprehensive Plan identifies this area for industrial use. The proposed rezoning is thus consistent with the comprehensive plan. 7. Botfi this parcel and tfie raitroad parcet adjacent have two zoning ctassifications, I-1 and I-2. It is a poticy of the zoning code to avoid split zoning on parcels. Rezoning this parcel and the railroad parcel immediatefy north from I-1 to I-2 will correct the split zoning problem and will be consistent with the zoning code and the comprehensive plan. • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul Planning Commission recommends to the City Council that the petition of WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NIINNESOTA, INC. to rezone property at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East, Parcel Identification Numbers (PIN) 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 as Iegally described in the file from I-t Industrial to I-2 • Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate spiit zoning on parcels be approved. • b�-�� MINUTES OF THE ZONING COMMITTEE Thursday, Date of Hearing, January 17, 2002 - 3:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 3rd Floor • City Hali and Court House 15 West Keliogg Boulevard PRESENT: Anfang, Alton, Faricy, Field, Kramer, Mejia, and Morton EXCUSED: Gordon OTHERS: Peter Warner PRESENT: Carol Martineau, Allan Torstenson, Patricia James The meeting was chaired by Commissioner Field. Waste Management of Minnesota Inc. - 01-240-721 - Rezone from I-1 industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station. 195 Minnehaha Ave E. Patricia James showed slides and presented the staff report. Ms. James stated one letter in opposition was received. She also stated the zoning staff recommends approval of the rezoning. At the question of Commissioner Faricy, Ms. James stated there wili be more trucks but this is balanced by the shortened business hours, and the work being conducted inside the building, which will mask a lot of the noise. . Mr. John Kelias, the applicant appeared and stated the Port Authority requested them to relocate their business because of the Phalen Corridor being created. They have been in business about 25 years servicing the local community and haulers. The new site is in the proximity of the oid site and the buiiding is vacant and four times the size of the previous building which allows all the operations to be moved inside and still be able to provide recycling and drop off of remodeling items. The hours and levei of noise will be reduced. Mr. John Young, St Paul Port Authority, appeared and stated he was part of the Phalen Corridor team which is a team of individuals from the Port Authority, Department of Planning and Economic Development, and Public Works. They meet every two weeks to plan the Phalen Corridor project. He presented a diagram of the business center that would be located at the western end of Phalen Boulevard. The new road should be completed to Payne Avenue by the year 2003. This center could generate about 500 jobs for the east side neighborhood. He also stated they visited with NEAR, Frogtown Action Alliance, District 6 and District 7 to inform them of the relocation and answered all their questions and worked out some of the problems. He also stated Lorrie Louder of the Port Authority and County Commissioner Janice Rettman discussed the project with neighbors north of the site and did not receive any opposing views. Ms. Penny Simison, PED, appeared and explained the consistency of the project with the land use plan. She stated it is important for the City to provide goods and services and one of those senrices is the necessity to have a business to recycie the city's waste. Mr. Curt Milburn, Project Director of Phalen Corridor initiative appeared and passed out • highiights of what the Phalen Corridor initiative will bring to the neighborhood. He also explained how the Phalen Corridor will be developed and how that was done working with the community representatives. He also reiterated that retocating Waste Management of Minnesota and moving the business inside would be an advantage to the neighborhood. Mr. Planning Committee Minutes January 17, 2001 File #: 01-240-721 Page: 2 Milburn also explained that developing Westminster Junction is the beginning of the Phalen Corridor which shouid create 2,000 jobs. Ms. Amy Reed, resident, made three points: 1. Waste Management of Minnesota will be moving all activity indoors as opposed to the outdoor facilities now being used. 2. The hours of operation are cut in haif. 3. Aii traffic will occur during the day which eliminates night time disturbances. Ms. Susan Ferrin, 894 Desoto, reiterated that relocating this business, reducing the hours, and moving it inside wiil be great for the neighborhood. Mr. Tait Danielson, District 7 Planning Council, stated there was some opposition from the neighbors. He testified that the current operation is a burden on the community because of noise and constant operation. He also explained that the new transfer station would eliminate a lot of the problems that neighbors are faced wifh now, however, neighbors have stated that a lot of their complaints have not been addressed by Waste Management. He stated they would like conditions put in place for Waste Management to adhere to. Mr. John Keflas, the applican4 appeared and stated the oid facility was an acquisition from years gone by and ihat`s what they had to work with. The new facility wili be regulated by the PCA. The working hours, waste disposal, will be stated in the permit and subject to an enforcement action if not adhered to. At the question of Commissioner Kramer, Ms. James stated the waste transfer station is a permitted use in the I-2 district and is subject to a license from the Office of License Inspection and Environment Protection (LIEP). In discussions with the community it was explained that a Iicense can be conditioned. Mr. Larry Zangs, LIEP appeared and explained that the use will require site plan review and a license from the City. He stated that conditions could be piaced on the waste transfer ticense. There is a 30-day waiting period before the license can be issued after the neighborhood is notified. If there are no objections raised to the license, no public hearing is necessary. If an objection is raised, a hearing would be heard by Gerry Strathman to try to work out the detaiis. Based on the hearing outcome, the City Council would then be advised to either conduct a public hearing, move approval or denial of the license. The pubiic hearing was closed. Commissioner Kramer moved approval of the rezoning. Commissioner Anfang seconded the motion. • • The motion passed by a vote of 7-0. Adopted Yeas - 7 Drafted by: �� / Caroi Martineau v Recording Secretary Nays - 0 5ubmitted by: Patricia James Zoning Section • �.Z��uGfi�� i- 24�• ��_�� January 17 , 2002 Donald and Beverly Moff 2244 McMenemy St. Mapiewood Mn. 55117 Dear Pat James ln regards to_ the rezoning of the property at 195 E. Minnehaha to 1- 2. We own the housa and part of the house at 162 artd 170 E. Minnehaha. Our houses are up the hil{ and loaking dawn to the waste building. Their are houses up the hill on the other side also. Bringing garbage and broken fumiture into this area will be very smeliy special in the summer time. Even rf it is suppose to taken out the same day. V�le don't trusi that. This could also lead to more rodent problems and more traffic problems. Shouldn't their be so many feet or miles away from resident hames. We are very opposed to the waste transfer station being here. • Thanks for helping keep garbage out of our front yard, Don and Bev Hoff • zoTa� �.e. oa-a 3 � ZONING COMMITTEE STAFF REPORT � FILE # 01-240-721 1. APPLICANT: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA, HEARING DATE: 01-17-02 INC. 2. TYPE OF APPLICATION: Rezoning 3. LOCATION: 195 East Minnehaha Ave., between Elk and I-35E • • 4. PIN 8� LEGAL DESCRiPTION: 30-29-22-43-0153, 30-29-22-43-0157, legal descriptions on file 5. PLANNING DISTRICT: 7 6, ZONING CODE REFERENCE: §60.662; §64.400 7, STAFF REPORT DATE: 01-10-02 8, DATE RECEIVED: 12-06-01 PRESENT ZONING: 1-1; i-2 BY: Patricia James DEADLINE FOR ACTION: 02-04-02 A. PURPOSE: Rezone property from i-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on parcels B. PARCEL SIZE: 5.4 acres C. EXISTING LAND USE: recycling center (I-1 and I-2) D. SURROUNDING LAND USE: North: raiiroad tracks; residential (I-1; RT-1) East: I-35E (I-2) South: single family residential, Mount Airy public housing (I-1; RM-2) West: Transportation Museum of Minnesota (I-2) E. ZONING CODE CITATION: §60.662 permits waste transfer stations in the I-2 zoning district. §64.400 regulates amendments to the zoning code. F. IiISTORY/DISCUSSION: Recycie America received a variance in 2000 for outdoor storage within 300 ft. of a residential zoning district. (File # 00-143-367) Also in 2000, a site plan for a parking lot was approved. (File # 00-150-996) G. DISTRICT COUNGIL RECOMMENDATION: No recommendation was received from District 7 by the time the staff report was written. H. FINDINGS: 1. Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. wishes to consolidate its recyciing activities in Minneapolis and reuse this site for a waste transfer station. Their current waste transfer station is located across I-35E at Westminster and Whitall. A portion of their current site east of I-35E is needed to construct Phalen Boulevard; the remainder of the site will be redeveloped for light industrial uses by the Saint Paui Port Authority. File # 01-240-721 January 8, 2002 Page: 2 • 2. The proposed use will use the existing building and platform scale. Waste will be unloaded and sorted for transfer within the existing building. (The petitioner is also applying for authorization from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to receive and transfer up to 150,000 tons of waste each year at this site). Petitioner states that garbage coming into the site will be moved off site by the end of the day in which it is received, which should prevent odor problems. 3. The existing recycling facility operates for 22 hours each day (4:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.), Mondays through Saturdays. The proposed waste transfer faciiity wifl operate 11 hours each weekday (6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and 5 hours on Saturdays (7:00 a.m. to noon). 4. According to a traffic operations and noise analysis prepared by SRF Consulting Group, inc., the noise from both the existing and proposed facilities are, in essence, masked by the noise from I-35E. The "beeper noise" from trucks backing up may be mitigated by the fact that transfer operations will be conducted within the building. 5. The proposed use appears to reasonabty approximate the existing use in terms of impact on the surrounding area. The rezoning is thus compatible and consistent with the development in the surrounding area. 6. The Land Use Plan component of Saint Paul's Comprehensive Plan identifies this area for industrial use. The proposed rezoning is thus consistent with the comprehensive plan. • 7. Both this parcel and the railroad parcel adjacent have two zoning classificafions, 1-1 and I-2. It is a policy of the zoning code to avoid split zoning on parcels. Rezoning this parcel and the railroad parcel immediately north from I-1 to I-2 will correct the split zoning problem and will be consistent with the zoning code and the comprehensive plan. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on findings 1-7, staff recommends approval of the rezoning of property at 195 E. Minnehaha Ave. from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to create one zoning classification for the parcel. Staff also recommends rezoning the I-1 portion of unaddressed property designated with PIN 30-29- 22-43-0157 from I-1 to I-2 to eliminate the split zoning. • PETITION TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE Department of Planning arsd Economic DeveZopmeru Zoning Sectiors I400 City HaU Annex 25 West Fourth Street Saint Paul, MN 55102-1634 (651) 266-6589 APPLICANT PROPERTY LOCATION Property Owner F7��e�na„�N nt of Minrnsnta Irv� Address 8550 Zacharv Lane C�{y Maple Grove �, MN Zip 55369 Daytime Phone 763-425-3218 Contact Person ('rf different) Rristi Otterson phone 763-425-32"I8 Address / Location 195 Minnehaha Avernie East Legal Description � Attached Current Zoning Ia �� (attach additional sheet "rf necessary) TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND ClTY COUNCIL: Pursuant to Section 64.400 of the Saint Paul Zoning Ordinance and to Section 462.357(S) of Minnesota Statues, Waste Management of Minnesota Inc. owner of land proposed for rezoning, hereby petitions you to ezone the above described property from a I-1 and I-2 zoning district to a I-2 zoning district, for the purpose of: s�� • �� See Attached (attach additional sheet(s) if necessary) Attachments: Required Site Pian ❑ Subscribed and sworn to before me this I � tF day of �Ut/-P n't � . 2o Dl . Consent Petition ❑ • � DEBRAA.DEHN � NOTARY WBIiC-MINNESOTA M/C.q11nL Etqires Jan.31.2005 ��-/1��1 G4 • Notary Public W t�� Affidavit ❑ �}�,}ior Page 1 of _ oa-a3� PETITION TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE APPLICANT Property Owner - Waste Management of Minnesota Inc. Address - 8550 Zachary Lane, Maple Grove, MN 55369 Daytime phone - (763) 425-3218 Contact Person - Kristi Otferson PROPERTY LOCATION Address/Location Legal Description • .__ s�a...:- CurreM 2oning 195 Minnehaha Avenue East PART BEG AT INT OF SL OF SE 1/4 AND EXTENDED WL OF L'ORIENT ST TH W ON SD SL TO PT DIST 2324.45 FT W OF SE COR OF SD SE 1/4 TH N 148.04 FT TH N 72 QEG 26 MIN 23 SEC E 159.85 FT TH ELY 700.85 FT ON A 1379.71 FT RADIUS CURVE CONCAVE TO S TH S 78 DEG 27 MIN 21 SEC E 235.48 FT TH S TO A L BEARING N 79 DEG 1 S MIN 53 SEC E FROM A PT ON EXTENDED WL OF L'ORIENT ST 54 FT N FROM BEG TH S 79 D�G 18 MIN 53 SEC W 92.3 FT 3Q SD�EXT.ENDED WL TH S 0 DEG 16 MIN 07 SEC E TO BEG OF S'/:Of SE 1/4 OF SEC 30 TN 29 RN 22 , I-1 and I-2 • • • 1 • �a-a� � ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION • Pursuant to Section 64.400 of the Saint Paui Zoning Ordinance and to Section 462.357 (5) of Minnesota Statutes, Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc., owner of ail fhe Iand proposed for rezoning, hereby petitions you to rezone the above described property from an i-1 disfict to an I-2 disfict, for the purpose of. The use of the land and buildings at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East for a waste transfer station for fhe purpose of receiving and separafing waste coFlecfed from residences and businesses prior to its fransfer to authorized processing and disposa!locations. Attachments: ExhibitA- Vcinity Map. Exhibit B - Site Plans. • Plate #1 - Existing Conditions • Piate #2 - Zoning • Plate #3 - Land Use • Plate #4 - Circulation • Plate #5 - Proposed Alignment (of I-35E and adjacent roads) • Plate #6 - Site Plan ` � • Piate #7 - Landscape Plan - - - - • • Plate #8 - Sections A and B • Plate #9 - Computer imaging of landscaping plan • Piate #10 - Computer imaging of fencing Exhibit C- Waste Management Transfer Center Relocation: Traffic Operations and Noise Analysis. • The Proposed Rezoning and Its Purpose: Rezoning from I-1 to I-2 to permit the use of the site as a waste transfer station. Approval of the proposed • rezoning wiii facilitate the orderiy development of an existing industriai site for a related use and create continuity with irtdustriai zoning districts to the south and west. (A transfer station is an authorized use in an I-2 district under the Zoning Ordinance.) Backgraund: Waste Management tnc. and its subsidiary, Recycie America, operate a recyciing facility at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East The site is immediately west of i-35E and north of Pennsylvania Avenue. (Exhibit A shows the location of the site in Saint Paul.) The 5.4-acre parcel is zoned i-1 and 1-2. The rezoning of the property is proposed for the following reasons: Waste Management destres to consolidate its recycling operations in the metropolitan area at one facility in Minneapolis and wili no longer need to use the Mirrnehaha Avenue facility. Secondly, the land owned by Waste Martagement, east of i-35E and south of Whitall Street, at 800 Whitali Street, is needed by the City and the St. Paul Port Authority for the construction of Phalen Boulevard and the development of the Westminster Junction Business Center, a component of the adopted Phalen Corridor Development Strategy. Aiso, Waste ManageSnent wants to consolidate and preserve its waste VansEer station capacity that serves the East Metro area, which it can do efficiently at the waste traosfer station on ihe Minnehaha Avenue properry. The site and the existinq use Size of the existing site - 5.4 acres These are the facilities for the existing recyciing center - , • a 45,OD0-square foot building _ • a platform scale south of the building • rivo concrete receptacles used for outdoor storage of recyciable materials, such as rnetal • cans and glass (these will be not used for the operation of ttie waste transfier station and wilf be removed) Ooerations on the existina site Trucks ertter thesite#ro[n PennsylvaniaAvenue_and drive across..the.platform scale 10 beweighed...Then, the trucks drive through oversized doors at the west end of the building to unload materials that are to be recycled. The trucks exit onto Pennsyivania.Avenue. Certain recyclable materials - giass and metat - are deposited in outside receptacie. Inside the building, recyclable materials are sorted prior to their being transferred elsewhere to be processed. The recyciing facility operates 22 hours each day, 6etween the hours of 4 a.m. and 2 a.m., Mondays through Saturdays. The Proposed Use: The waste transfer operation will use the existing building and plafform scale and will be conducted entire4y within the property. State-of-the-art waste coilection and transferring equipment will be corrstructed and installed inside the existing building to enatiie fhe operation of the waste transfer sta6on as depicted on Exhibit B, plate #4. Residential waste collection trucks will enter the site from Pennsylvania Avenue by way of L'Orient Street, at the southwest comer of the site, cross the platform scale located on the south side of the building and swing around to back into the buiiding at its west end. Inside the buiiding, waste wiil be unioaded so that if can be sorted and reloaded for transfer to a landfill or ' " was'fe processing"facility: Front endfoaders wiitbe usedto transfer waste into ' landfill or waste processing facility. After waste is delivered inside the buiiding, the residentiai waste coilection trucks will exit the building artd pass over the piatform scale again, and exit the property by way 3 • �-� -a`S \ of L'Orient Street. Semi-tractor trailers will also enter and exit the building at the west end and, occasionally, at the east end. All waste transfer operations will be condueted inside the building. Four •. roll-off containers for recyclables will be loqted inside the building. The w2ste transfer station wial be open to receive waste collection trucks from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Loading and transfer operafions may be conducted within Ehe building for an additional two to four hours each day. The waste Uansfer statian wili not operate on Sundays , Waste Management has an existing solid waste transfer station permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to process up to 100,000 tons of waste each year at the Whitall Avenue site. To operate a waste transfer station at the Minnehaha Avenue site, Waste Management must receive a solid waste transfer station permit from the Minnesota Poliution Controi Agency, a Certificate of Need from the state Office of Environmental Assistance, a solid waste facility permit from Ramsey County and various permits from the City. Waste Management intends to request authorization to receive and transfer up Yo 150,000 tons of waste each year at the Min�ehaha Avenue site. Waste Management intends to consolidate its waste transfer station operations on the Ivtinnehaha Avenue property. In addition to its existing authorizatio� to receive and transfer 100,000 tons of waste annually at its Whitall Avenue facility, Waste Management will ciose an existing waste transfer station in Grant Township and shift 50,000 tons of transfer capacity to the Minnehaha Avenue facility, Applications to secure authorization to conduct waste transfer operations on the property have been submitted and wiii be reviewed and processed concurrently with the rezoning appiication. Why the Use of the Site as a Waste Transfer Station is Appropriate: As explained above, the site west of I-85E and norCh,,of Pertnsylvania Avenue is currentiy used as a recycling facility. The proposed use is a waste transfer station; operations at the existing waste transfer • station, also operated by Waste Nlanagement, would be moved from the Whitall Street site east of I-35E. The Whitali site wiil be the location ot the Westminster Junction Business Center, a 292,000-square foot industrial project along the pianned Phalen Boulevard. (Exhibit B, plate # A) Compatibiiitv of Zonina and Land Use The Minnehaha Avenue site is a 5.4-acre, roughly rectangular, ihat is zoned both i-1 and 1-2. The zoning of the site and of most adjacent properties is industrial and is compatible with the proposed zoning. (Exhibit B, plate #2) Zoning of adjacent parcels: • north - I-1 and RT-2 • west - I-1 and i-2 • south -1-1 and I-2 (the I-2 portion is the site of the Transportation Museum) • east - i-1 (primarily I-35E right-of-way) The existing land use is compatible with the proposed zoning. The site has been used as a recqcling facifity, a retatively intense use, for five years. The proposed use, a waste transfer station, wili be similar to the existing use. (Euhibit B, piate #3) Existing land uses on adjacent parcels are: • north - residential and smali industrial businesses, such as auto repair • west - industtial (the state Transportation Museum) • sou#h - residential and small industrial businesses (auto salvage) • east - interstate highway Simifaritv of Use - The use of the site as a waste transfer staiion will be nearly identical to the existing use of the site as a recycling center. Operation of both facilities invoives the receipt and transfer of waste from residentiai • 4 waste collection trucks to off-site transfer vehiales. Both trucks generate similar types of noise, traffie, air emissions and other impacts. The operation of a waste transfer stafron on the Minnehaha Avenue site will be similar to the existing use, with no new enclosed structures to be constructed. Trucks will move to, and • through, the transfer station, much as they do currentiy. Ali waste transfer and sorting operations wili be conducted inside the existing building. The movement of trucks onto and off the sfte will occur at the same locations and in the same pattern as the recycling operation. A principal difference between the two operations is the receipt, off loading and transfer of residential garbage. Garbage is not currently received at the recycli�g facility. The off loading and transfer of waste to off site transport vehicles will be done e�cientiy and promp#ly so that garbage coming to the facility wiil be moved off site. by the end of the day in which it is received. Odorous emissions should nof result from this ae6vity. Exhibit 6, plate #4 depicts the use of the site as a waste transfer station. Reduced Hours of Operation The hours that the waste #ransfer station wifl operate are noted on Exhibit B, plate #4. The waste transfer station on the Minnehaha Avenue site will be open to receive residentiai waste for off loading for 11 hours each day, Mondays through Fridays {from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and for five hours on Saturdays (7 a.m. to noon), or 60 hours each week. Sorting and transfer operations may 6e conducted within the building for another two to four hours each day. The waste transfer facility will not operate on Sundays. In contrast, the recycting facility currently operates 22 hours each day, from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m., Mondays through Saturdays, or 132 hours each week. The reduction in hours of operation shouid contribute to the mitigation of some off-site impacts attributable to noise, lighting and dust. (See Relocation SYudy, p. 2) Traffc impact . The higfiest use traffic at the waste transfer station wiil be sirrailar to that generated currentiy at the recycfing facility, even though more vehicies will come to the waste transfer station each day than • currenUy come to the recycling facility. Art average of 128 vehiGes entered and exited the existing recycfing facility each day during 2000, based on the numbers of weight tickets processed. An average of 136 vehicles entered and exited from the waste transfer facility on Whitall Street each day during 2000. With a shift in authorized tonnage, from the existing Grant Township facility, at the waste transfer station proposed for the Minnehaha Avenue. site,. it is_expe�ed that the numbers ofyehicies_entering_and exiting . _. from the site wili rise to 186 each day. (See Relocation Study, pp. 1 and 2) A second contrast beriveen the proposed waste transfer station and the existing recycling center is the number of vehicies entering and leaving the site. An aveeage of 128 vehicles used fhe existing recycling center each day during 2000, based on the numbers of weight tiekets processed. At the existing waste transfer site, an average of 136 vehicles used the facility each day during 2000. TOnnage at the relocated waste transfer site is expected to increase from 99,000 to 150,000 tons each year and, as a resuit, the number of vehicies ace expected to increase to 186 each day. (See Relocation Study, p.1) An analysis of the highest-use hours at the existing waste Vansfer and recyciing fecilities, based on actual counts, indicates there wili be virtualiy no difference between the intensity of Uuck traffic associated with the existing recyciing center and the relocated waste transfer station despite ttte shift in authorized tonnage. (See Relocation Study, p. 3) During the highest-use hour at the existing waste transfer station, between 1 and 2 p.m., 66 vehicles entered and exited the site. During the highest-use hour at the recycling center, between 2 and 3 p.m., 62 vehicfes entered and exited the site. Of the total number of --- ve rc esamv�rtg a e ingwas e- rans ers a om unrtg e- ig es -use our, were-res� en a--- -- -- --- waste collection lrucks. This number is expected to increase to approximately 46 with a shift in authorized tonnage at the refocated waste transfer station. Of the total number of vehicles arriving at the recycling � LJ va-�� center during the highest-use hour, 48 were residential waste col4ection trucks. As a result, truck traffic at • the relocated waste transfer station during the highest-use hours is expected to be similar to what has occurred at the existing recycling facility. Beoause of the overall similarities in vehicle trip generatian, as well as in vehicle staging capacity at the Minnehaha Avenue site, it is not expected that the relocaYed waste transfer station will increase traffic on arterials and 16ca1 sfreets adjacent to the site. Noise Impact Noise generation atthe Whitall Streetwaste transfer station and atthe Minnehaha Avenue recyciing center was measured in Apri12001 (See Relocation Study, p. 4). Based on the noise data gathered, it is expected that operations at the relocated waste transfer station on the Minnehaha Avenue site will not be appreciably different from the existing noise generated at the existing recycling center. Data from the noise-study indicates the primary source of noise at three locations near the Minnehaha Avenue site was traffic on t-35E, immediaiefy to the east. The daytime noise levels at one (ocation and the nighttime noise levels at two focations exceeded state noise standards (See Relocation Study, p. 4). Noise ieveis recorded a2 the existing waste transfer station on Whitall Street provide a more informed assessment of potential noise levels that can be expected at the relocated waste transfer station on the Minnehaha Avenue site. Daytime noise levels at the existing waste transfer station were below state noise standards; nighttime noise levels exceeded state standards (See Relocation Study, p. 4). it is noYed in the noise study, however, that noise levels at locations near the reiocated waste transfer station would stitl be iower than those associated with I-35E traffic. Noise generation at both the recycling center and the waste transfer station can also result from the "beeper" function when residential waste collection trucks back up. Because the "beeper' noise is of short duration, it was not possible to measure the noise levels at receptors. The noise study noted, however, that while the number of trucks will increase with the shift in authorized tonnage anticipated at the • relocated waste trensfer station on the Minnehaha Avenue site, the increase in truck use during the highest-use hours, between 1 and 3 p.m., will be small (four trucks). (See Relocation Study, p. 5). Moreover, because all operations at the reiocated waste transfer station will be inside the building, the impact of trwck related no�se emissions witl be mitigated. The realignment of I-35E beiween Pennsylvania Avenue and Maryiand Avenue and the construction of a new ramp at Cayuga Street may modify noise generation in this area. This road project atso includes the construction of a frontage road on the west side of I-35E between Pennsylvania Avenue and Cayuga Street. Trucks entering and exiting the proposed waste transfer station wiil use this frontage road to access i-35E. (see Fachibit B, plate #5) Site Enhancements In connection with adapting the Minnehaha Avenue site for use as a waste transfer station, Waste Management pians to make site e�hancements intended to reduce potential adverse physical and aesthetic impacts on properties near the site. Waste Management plans to landscape the site and insfall a fence along the southern property line of residences and businesses along Acker Street, north of the site. Exhibit B, plate #6 depicts the Minnehaha Avenue site and the existing building and platform scale. It also shows where landscaping is now situated and whe�e additional iandscaping is proposed. There is now vegetative cover along the soufherly property lirte of the Minnehaha Avenue site. Additional landscaping wiil be instailed adjacent to the existing line of shrubs, as well as on the west end of the site and immediately adjacent to the building. Exhibit B, plate #7 describes the pianned landscaping treatment and the location of trees and shrubs that would be planted. The legend on Exhibit B, plate #7 • 6 detaiis the anticipated growth pattern of the trees and shrubs - the height and width of the foliage - and the.growth rate. The objective of the landscaping plan is to provide a buffer behveen the proposed waste transfer station and the adjacent properties. With the landscaping treatment, adjacent properties will be • shieided from activities on the site. Exhibit B, p3aie #8 is a photograph of the existing recycling center from the west end; the second photograph is computer enhanced to depict the site once fhe iandscaping is installed. Ezhibit B, plate #8 depicts hvo cross sections of the landscaping plan shown on plate #7. The site itself lies below the grade of adjacent properties. The elevation of the floor of the existing building is 814 feet, and the eievation at the top of the wall is 842 feet. In contrast, the eleva�ion of the properties to fhe south is 838 feet and, to the north, 838 feet and 840 feet To provide a buffer between the site and the properties to the north, the applicant proposes to construct fences along the top of the hill, near the edge of the rear ya�ds of the properties on Acker Street. Exhibit B, plate #10 is a photograph showing the view from one rear yard toward the sife as it now; the roof of the existing buiiding on the site is visibie. The second is a computer enhanced photograph showing the view once a 6-foot vinyi fence is erected; the building roof is no tonges visible. • . oa -a-�� Relationship to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan: • The site at 195 East Minnehaha Avenue is appropriate for the use of the land as a waste transfer station for the foilowing reasons: The Generai Land Use Pian Map, Figure Y in the City's adopted Land Use Plan, designates the site and the adjacent area for industriai use. The site and the adjacen# area, depicted on both FPgure Y and F.igure S of the adopted Land Use Plan, are part of the city that is known as the Great Northem Corridor. Like other corridors in the city, the Great Northern Corridor has a history of industrial use. The proposed rezoning will permit the historicai industrial use to continue. Moreover, the site has iong been used for a similar use. A recyciing center has operated on the site for five years, and a waste transfer sfation represents little change in the use of the site. The proposed use will be maintained and operated in a manner compatible with the surrounding land uses, as noted on the plates ttaat comprise Exhibit B. The appticartt proposes extensive landscaping of the site and the installation of fencing at the rear of the properties along Acker Street, which are north of and more Fhan 30 feet above the site. Moreover, the waste transfer station wiil operate on a schedule that closely approximates a typical workday, in contrast to the current schedule of the recycling center, thus reducing impacts on adjacent properties. • • � WASTE IVIANAGEMENT TRANSFER CENTER RELOCATION: TRAFFiC OPERATtONS_AND NOISE ANALYSIS October 3, 2001 � Prepared For: Sain# Paul-Port-Au#hority - - Prepared By: SRF CONSULTING GROUP, INC. SRF No. 0014167 • oa-a�� • � � WASTE MANAGEMEfVT TRANSFER CENTER RELOCATION: TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND NOISE ANALYSIS STUDY RURPOSE To determine the traffc and noise impacts of moving the Waste Mana�ement Transfer Station from its current location (northeast quadrant of I-35E and Pennsylvania Avenue) to the Recyclin� Center site (northwest quadrant of I-35E and Pennsylvania Avenue). COMPARISON OF CURRENT TRAFFIC OPERATIONS Waste Management Transfer Station Truck Operations . At Westminster and Whitall Streets Usin� actual counts of wei�ht tickets processed at the Transfer Station, this facility served the followin� number of vehicles in the year 2000: Type of Vehicle Autos and Light Trucks Garba�e Trucks Semi-trailers TOTAL Average Daily� Vehicles Processed�� 52 58 26 136 Avera�e Daily Vehicles In and Out � 104 116 52 272 Tonnage at the site is expected to increase from 99,000 tons to 150,000 tons. As a result, the number of barbage trucks is expected to increase as follows: Additional Garbage Trucks 50 100 TOTAL WTTH INCREASED TONNAGE Source: Waste Management � 372 �� Yearly vehicles processed based on Waste Mana�ement tonnage data divided by days of operation in 2000. In year 2000, there were 261 weekdays of operacion (Monday through Friday) and 52 Sa[urdays of operation. Hours of operation are Iimiced on Saturdays and azz counted as'/a days for a total of 274 days of opera[ion. � Each vehicte that goes in also goes out. Recycie Center Truck Operations At L'Orient Street and iVlinnehaha Avenue Usin� actual counts of wei�ht [ickets processed at the Recycle Center, this faciltty processecE the followin� number of vehicles in the year 2000: Type of Vehicle Passen�er and Light Trucks Garba�e Trucks Semi-trailers TOTAL Source: Waste Managemen[ Average Daily Vehicles Processed� ?� 84 17 128 Avera�e Daily Vehicles In and Out �'"� 54 168 34 256 � Yearly vehicles processed based on Wasce Mana�ement tonna�e data divided by days of operation in 2000. In year 2000, there were 261 weekdays of operaaan (Monday through Faday) and 52 Sa[urdays of operation. Hours of operation ue limited on Sa[urdays and are counted as'/a days for a total of274 days of operation. � Each vehicle that goes in also goes out. As part of the proposed plan, the Recycling Center would be relocated to another site. At present, the total number of vehicles at the Transfer Station and the Recyciin� Center is similaz (272 versus 256). The total number of garba�e trucks currently at the Recyclin� Center is -- substantialYy hi;her (168 versus 116j. Shoufd the Station be relocated -and-tonna�e— increased, the number of garbage trucks at the relocated Transfer Station would increase to 216 compared to 168 currently at the Recycling Center. Hours of Operation The existing Transfer Station is open 60 hours per week while the existing Recycling Center is operi 1 LO hours per week. On weekdays, the Transfer Station is open from 6 a.m. [0 5 p.m. and the Recycling Center is open from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m. On weekends, both the Transfer Station and Recycling Center are open from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Weekdays Saturday Sunday � • . � . .. __._. . .. . .. w n __�..7 n . -. Recyclin� Center 4 a.m. - 2 a.m. 7 a.m. -12 p.m. Closed � SRF Consulting Group, Inc. - 2- October 3, 20Q 1 � �� U oa -a�� Data was obtained through manual traffic counts conducted at both sites in Apri1200I. SRF Staff was located at the entrance / exit to each site and they counted inbound and outbound vehicles by time of day. They aiso classified the_vehicles into either Autos / Li�ht Trucks, Gazba�e Trucks, or Semi-Trailers. The maximum traffic �enerated at each site was also obtained. The followin� table summarizes the coun[s for the a.m. and p.m. peak traffic haurs alon� with the hi�hest use hour at each site. Peak Hour Traffic Autos/Li�ht Garba�e Semi- Site Trucks Trucks Trailers Total- Transfer Station A.M. Peak Hour (7 — 8 a.m.) P.M. Peak Hour (4 — 5 p.m.) Highest Use Hour (1— 2 p.m.) Recycling Center A.M. Peak Hour (7 — 8 a.m.) P.M. Peak Haur (4 — 5 p.m.) • Highest Use Hour (Z — 3 p.m.) 10 19 7 1 30 25 11 40 3 I1 11 66 10 10 8 9 5 1 9 48 5 Source: Manual counts conducted in Apri12001. m 15 62 A look at the highest hours shown for the sites indicates [hat the Transfer Station generates a hi�her number of autos and light trucks (30 versus 10); a lower number of garba�e trucks (25 versus 48); and similar numbers of semi-trailers (11 versus 8). With the increased tonna�e at the new site, 21 additional garba�e trucks can be expected, for a maximum of 46 �arba�e trucks compued ta 48 garbage trucks at the Recycling Center. No�se Analysis Noise levels aze commonly measured in decibels. Decibels (dB) represent [he logarithmic measurement of sound energy. Accordina to the Minnesota Pollution Control A�ency pu6lication "A Guide to Noise Control in Minnesota", a sound increase of 3 dB is bazely perceptible to the human eu, a 5 dB increase is clearly noticeable, and a 10 dB increase is heard as twice as loud. For example, if the sound energy is doubled (e.g. the amount of trafFic doubles), there is a 3�dB increase in noise, which is just bazely noticeable to most people. On the other hand, if sound ener�y increases by a factor of 10, then there is a 10 dB increase and it is heard as twice as loud. " In vlinnesota, noise impacts are evaluated by measurin� and/or modeling the noise levels that are • exceeded 10 percent and 50 percent of the time during the hours of the day andFor night that have the heaviest traffic. These numbers aze identified as the L� and L levels. Minnesota State SRF Consulting Group, Inc. - 3- October 3, 2001 0 noise standards have been established specifically for daytime and nighttime periods. For residenti2l land uses (Noise Area Classification I), the Minnesota State standards for Lto are 65 • decibels for daytime and 55 decibels for nighttime; the standards for L;o are 60 decibels for daytime and 50 decibels for nighttime. An analysis of traffic noise was conducted to assess existin� traffic noise levels and to predict the traffic noise associated with the proposed transfer station relocation. The analysis included monitorin� of existin� noise levels and usin� a computer model to predic[ future noise levels. Monitorin� of noise levels was conducted at bo[h si[es in Aprii 2001. One receptor was monitored at the Transfer Station site, and three receptors were monitored at the Recyclin� Center site. Noise levels were measured for one hour at each of the sites. Noise levels were measured durin� peak traffic hours and therefore represent a daily worst-case noise level. The noise monitorin� results are shown in the following summary: Transfer Station Receptor Location: Site i: Residence at WhitalllArkwright Recyciing Center Receptor Locations: Site 2: Residence at Acker/L'Orient Site 3: Residence on Minnehaha Site 4: Residence at Acker/Buffalo Street Davtime � Ni�htume �'� I-10 I-50 I-10 I-50 63.0 59.5 ' 61.5 59.0 76.5 74.0 — — — . 68.5 — — 60.5 � MPCA Daytime Noise S[andards: L�p = 6�; LSO = 60 decibels �� . MPCA 1Vi$httime Noise Standards: Lio = 55; L;o = 50 decibels FS•�i7 58_5 The noise monitoring data indicates that daytime noise levels ai the current Transfer Station site receptor are beIow the state noise standards while nighttime (6 a.m, — 7 a.m.) exceed state standazds. 0 `" � Daytime noise levels at Site 2 near.the Recycling Center exceed state standards: Nighttime noise levels at Sites 3 and 4, neaz the Recycling Center, exceed ni�httime standards. The primary source of noise at the Recycling Center is I-35E traffic. � LJ Noise modelin� was done using the noise prediction pro�am "MIN�IOISE" which is a version _. . . . ._ - o _ _. _ • . . . _ ' " vehicle, and the typical characteristics of the roadway bein� analyzed. The computations for the proposed improvements were based on existing and projected traffic volumes, existino and proposed [raffic speeds, and vehicle class percenta�es. • SRF Consulting Group, Inc. - 4- October 3, 2001 oa-�� The results of the modelin� show that traffic noise from I-35E is the main source of noise and • that the proposed increase in site generated traffic will not have any effect on peak hour traffic noise levels at the modeled receptors. • • �Vhen the Transfer Station moves to the Recyclin� Center site, tra�c noise levels shown will not change as lon� as I-35E remains at its current location and carries similar levels of traffic. When I-35E is realia ed to the east, as part of the pianned MnDOT construction of the Cayu�a interchan�e, traffic noise levels at Receptor Sites 2, 3 and 4 will fall. For example, Site 2 the Llo daytime noise will drop from 77 to 70 decibels and the L;o level will drop from 74 to 68 decibels. In bo[h cases, the reduction is �eater tha� three decibels, which is a si�nificant reduction (perceptible to the human ear). However, the lower noise levels will s[ill exceed the standards. The effect of the increase in total vehicles at the new site (116 vehicles) will not result in a perceptible increase in traffic noise levels. In addi[ion to traffic noise, other noises are associated with site operations. One such noise � source includes back up warning devices or "beepers". These warning noises are usually of short duration and are therefore Lio and L;o noise levels cannot be accurately modeled. However, residents near the Recyclin� Center have indicated tha[ these noise sources are a nuisance. In . order to assess the increased waming beeper noise, the foltowin� figures compare conditions under the relocated Transfer Station and the cutrent Recycling Center conditions. Garbage and Semi-Trailers Daily "Beepers" Highest Use Hour (between 1 and 3 p.m.) Transfer Station�� (Proposed condition) 268 57 Recycling Center (Existing condition) 202 53 �� Includes trucks for increased tonnage. While the daily number of garba�e and semi-trailers wouid be hi�her at the new Transfer Station site (by 66 daily "beepers"), a mitigating measure to reduce the noise effect of "beepers" at the new site is that the Transfer Station intends to conduct all of its operations inside the building. SRF Consulting Group, Inc. - 5- October 3, 2001 CITIZEN PARTICIPATIO DIS RI TS • � 1.SUNRAY-BATTLECREEK-HIGHWOOD 2. GREATER EAST- SIDE - 3.WE5T SIDE � 4.DAYTON'S BLUff 5.PAYNE-PHALEN ' 6.NDOMASEDALE � �� F U_ ? Z ` f' �SUMMIT-UNIVERSITY d� 9.WEST SEVENTN lO.COMO Ll 1iRML INE-MLC11lAX .. -.._ _.. -- - . ._,_�. _ .__ ... ___. - - - _._ ... . - - - 12.ST. ANTHONY 13.MERRIAM PK.-LEXINGTQN HAMLINE 14.GROVEtAND-MACALESTER 15.HIGHLAND 16.SUMMIT HILL • -- 17.DOWNTOWN CITIZEN PARTICIPATION PLANNING DISTRICTS � T � ,�,. . ,.. oa-a� � �ONING �ILE J � � _ � . 2 � 1 24� 7 • � � � - � � ,� �:'� a �'� E ��i � � � -- � �. f.i Z � . . -- ��- - ._��. C� �., �`` � � �. �_ " = �:a �� • � � __�` _, .. -� � � � � � ..� -.� �� e . �, � -; .. �► �'c�� `� , � � _,,;,<-...:._.:..-:_c�_::�:.=:':�-�.-�::�-.,_::--��,:`�i..;:<`c�_�:-.'::-:.��_=,�.;:;°::'.:`=�f=.�:'":_`-:.:3:,;:�.:,=a-`-:'-:;�-.";.._.-, . _.__.: _ ... __r,.._ _" -..,:_N:_: ,.:. : _.._ c: , __. .._ .. .._. . :.. �.. . .....: - PPLICANT E � • ' �� ` -.^ _ _ ,,....... URPOSE - ------ --- - --- – -_ _ .. ._�.zonmg'dsGicCL�undary ILE F:�[!�� DATE �� O � �� 5uSj2d prop2,iy �'� orha I.NG.DIST.�— MAP;: �� o onet2mily •.. ^ comm>_:^iz' � � c�s� j � h�ro tamily � .,,,> industri�! �' . A¢ Q multiple f�rnity V vacan; c .. : :, .:_ : . _ .:._.- . , . -..__ - . c . ( ) ) j L . : E ; ' _. . .. _ � � tt 14f��il+4�i . . . . � � � �.� ii �� / / �/ � � 9 4 � � " i I,� � i � � I � � �� ` � � e �: � � �' Fd""t Council File # Ordinance � �a-a �/ Green Sheet # Presented By Re£erred To Committee: Date An ordinance amending Chapter 60 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code pertaining to zoning for the City of Saint Paul and the zoning maps thereof: � WHEREAS, Pursuant to Minnesota Statutes §462357 and §64.400 of the Legislative Code, WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MLNNESOTA, INC. duly petitioned to rezone 195 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST and unaddressed railroad right-of-way being legally described as in file; PINs 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29- 22-43-0157, from I-1 to I-2 to a11ow a waste transfer station and eliminate split zoning on parcels; and 10 WHEREAS, the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission held a public heazing on January 17, 2002, 11 for the purpose of considering the rezoning petition, and pursuant to § 107.03 of the Administrative Code, 12 submitted its recommendation to the Planning Commission that the petition be granted; and 13 14 WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the rezoning petition at its meeting held on January 25, 15 2002, and recommended that the City Council approve the petition; and 16 17 WHEREAS, notice of public heazing before the City Council on said rezoning petition was duly published in 18 the official newspaper of the City on February 14, 2002, and notices were duly mailed to each owner of 19 affected properiy and property sirixated wholly or partly within 350 feet or the property sought to be rezoned; 20 and 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 WHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council having been conducted on March 6, 2002, at which all interested parties were given an opportunity to be heard, the Council having considered all the facts and recommendations concerning the petition; now, therefore THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAINT PAUL DOES ORDAIN: Secrion 1. That the zoning map of the City of Saint Paul, Sheet Number 13, as incorporated by reference in §60.301 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code, as amended, is hereby fixrther amended as follows: 33 That the property at 195 MINNEIIAIIA AVENUE EAST and unaddressed railroad right-of-way, being more 34 particularly described as in file: PU$LIStfED ORDINANCE CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA 110239 33 ; �, , � . Oa-�� i � 35 36 37 38 39 4� 41 42 Parcel Identification Numbers 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 be and aze hereby rezoned from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial. Secrion 2. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force fliirty (30) days from and after its passage, approval and publication. � �� '"�,¢ ,.. , , . ; �a` $ a -, � ! 1 % � f � riiiiCi�l.� �1 Yeas Nays Absent Requested by Department of: Benanav Bostrom �/ CoZeman f Harris Lantry Reiter t — Adopted by Council: Date � Adoption Cer � By: Approved by By: �C�1 a a_ Plannina & Economic Develooment / V � By: Approved by Financial Services g �,� Form Approved by By: J :d by Mayo: By: � Attorney IJGJ«�vr�• 3- �f- o -L Sul�mission V DEPAR'CMENT/OFFICE/COUNCII,: DATE INITIATED �q � a 3� PED -East Team Mazch 7 2002 GREEN SHEET No.: 110239 CONTACI' PERSON & PHONE: ATE mtil'invnATE Patricia James 266-6639 � z DEPARI'MEN'I' DIR. 4 MAYOR (OR ASST.) MiJST BE ON COUNCII. AGENDA BY (DATE) �IGN 3 CITY ATIORNEY R� - l�� yL 5 CITY COUNCIL CITY CLERK A�lI1I 3� LOOZ gpg B � FINANCIAI. SERV Dfft. ROUTING �NAI�ICIAL SERV/ACCTG ORDER 1 AIlly F111CC TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES _1_(CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) ncr[ox �QvES�n: Adoption of rezoning ordinance. RECOMIvIENDATIONS: Approve (A) or Reject (R) PERSONAI. SERVICE CO1V1'ILACTS M[JST ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS: A_ PLANTIING COMIvIISSION I. Has this person/finn ever worked under a coMract for this depaztrnenfl CIB COMMITI'EE Yes No CML SERVICE WMMISSION 2. Has ihis person/fim� ever been a city employee? Yes No 3. Does this person/firm possess a skill not normally possessed by any curtent city employee? Yes No Ezplain all yes answers on separate sheet and attach to green sheet INTTIAI'ING PROBLEM, ISSUE, OPPORI'[INI1'P (Who, What, When, Where, Why): Adopt an ordinance to finalize council approval of a petition of Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. to rezone property at 105 E. Minnehaha Avenue and unaddressed railroad right-of-way from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial District (public hearing held 03/0�/02). 3(06(0 2 �� 1�R 11 2�Q2 � r ADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED. , Properry will be rezoned per city council decision DISADVANTAGESIFAPPROVED. None DdSADVANTAGES IF NOT APPROVED: Rezoning will not take effect TOTAL AMOUNT OF TRANSACTION: $ 0 COST/REVENUE BUDGETED: FIJNDING SOURCE: ACTIVII'Y NUMBER: FINANCIAL INFORNWTION: (EXPLAIt� K VShared�PedVAMES�ZONING�templata and fortns4ezoning ordinance geen sheecwpd DEPARTMENTOFPLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Torry Schertler, Interim Drrector CTTY OF SAII�IT PAUL Raxdy C. KeZly, Mayar 25 West Fourth Sbeet Saint Pau1, MN 55102 January 31, 2002 Ms. Nancy Anderson City Council Reseazch Office Room 310 City Hall Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 Dear Ms. Anderson: D�-a.�/ 30 Telephone: 651-266-6626 Focsimile: 651-228-3341 n + � ��;.trn t..+2'= . �.., ;� ' �� '.F � ' res�a�� I would like to confirm that a public heazing before the City Council is °`°-�aica-' Wednesday -Febrnarpz''�, 2002, for the following zoning case: Mar� �o , Applicant: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA, INC. File Number: #01-240-721 Purpose: Rezoning from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on parcels Address: 195 Minnehaha Avenue East and unaddressed railroad right-of-way Legal Description of Property: on file; PIN's 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 Previous Action: Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, January 25, 2002 Zoning Committee Recommendation: Approval, January 17, 2002 I have confirmed this date with Counciimember Reiter's office. My understanding is that you will publish any required notice of the hearing in the Saint Paul Legal Ledger. Please call me at 266-6639 if you have any questions. � " � � ',' �� Patricia James City Planner cc: File#01-240-721 Cazol Martineau Paul Dubruiel Councilmember Reiter • �msrmny �oana or'roatiC maesnrG 'tt�e sai.,: rm,��tx�y�couna► nmt ooa- duct a pu�hc hearing, which has beai rescheduled, to Wednesday 1fSazch 6, ?A02, at 5:30 p.m. in the City Courm3l Chambers, TLird Floor. .Ciiy Hall- Courthouse. 15 West KeDogg Boulevard, Saint Paui, MN, to consider the appllcation of Waste Maz�agement of M3nnesota, Inc. to rezone property from I-1 (Industrlal) to I-2 (IndustrialJ to allow a waste lrax�sfer sta- rion and to eliminate split zoning on pazcels at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East and imaddressed reilroad right-of-way. Dated: Febmary 7, 2002 NANCYANDERSON - Assistant City Covncii Secretary (Febn�ary 14) '-- S7: PAUL LEGAL LEDGER --- _ 02035529 DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Torry Schertler, Interim Director CTTY OF SAINT PAUL RandyC. Kelly, Mayar February 6, 2002 Ms. Nancy Anderson City Council Reseazch Office Room 310 City Hall Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 Deaz Ms. Anderson: 25 West Fourth Sbeet Saint Paul, MN »702 c�a -�3� Telephone 6�1-266-6626 Facsimile: 65l-228-3341 I would like to confirm that a public hearing before the City Council has been rescheduled for Wednesday March 6. 2002, for the following zoning case: Applicant: File Number: Purpose: Address: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA,INC. #01-240-721 Rezoning from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on parcels 195 Minnehaha Avenue East and unaddressed railroad right-of-way Legal Description of Properry: on file; PIN's 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 Previous Action: Planning Commission Recommendation: Approval, January 25, 2002 Zoning Committee Recommendation: Approval, January 17, 2002 I have confirmed this date with Councilmember Reiter's office. My understanding is that you will publish any required notice of the hearing in the Saint Paul Legal Ledger. Please call me at 266-6639 if you have any questions. /% �� I�� ., � � — Patricia James City Planner cc: File#01-240-721 Cazol Martineau Paul Dubruiel Councilmember Reiter ��17?2��? .�'t`peb'*4�,2.fm� s�s�T3§�7 ' � � �� .,_', MAR-06-2002 13�13 CITY �F ST PAUL LIEP � CITY OP SAINT PAUL �� No•m Co(emcn, Mayo� No��be� 2s, z000 Cazolyn Loper Recycie America 195 Minnehaha Avenue Fast Saint Pau1, MN SSI01 6512669099 P.02iO4 OFflCE OF LICENSE, INSPEC710NS ANA ENVYRONMENTAL PROTECfION Q'a - a3 1 Robe�rXeuler. Di�¢ctar � LOWRY PROFESSIDNAL BUlLD1NG Suite 300 350 $1. Pe[er Sneet SCrn(Pauf, M.`nne50fa 55102-15f0 Telephaie; 65. Facs�mlle: 67. G12-Z. RE: S�te plan 60-150996 Outsidc storage srea for ezisting Recycle America facility af Deai MS. Loper. The site plan referenced abovc is spproved subject to the Collowing conditions- 1. Site improvements The proposed outside storage area must be constructed as shown on the epproved si pian. This includes alt paving, grading, utilities, and storm water management facilities. 2. Pcrmits The Ciry pezmits listed bciow are required for the work sho�+n on the a�proved site plan. - Buildina permit A permit from this department (651-266-9007) is required for the grading and paviny. - Sewer permit Sewer connection persnits from Public Works Sewer D;vision (651-266-6234) are required. These permits are issued only to licensed house drain conhactors. 3. Easement Y�u are currently working with Public Works and the Feal �sute Section on fmalizin, a forma easemeqt coverina the existing pnblic sewer. This easement n�ust be finalized and recordcd. 4. Outside storage Earlier this year the Board of Zonit� Appeals approved a variancc for oucside storage clo than 300 fee[ to residencial property. This approval was subject [o the condatpo� that storage be limited to materials to be recycled such as glass. 5. Time limit and inspection Work covered by this sire plan must be compieted no later than 11Y20/01. A site inspection will be scheduled based on this date. Please ca11 me SEyou fmish before this date. lf you have any questiotts, you can reach mc at 651-26b-90S6 (phone), 651-266-9099 (fax) or tom.beach@ci.stpaul.mn us (e-mail) Sincerely, / �—.�'� Tom Seach Zoni� Specialist cc: Sewer Division f V.mends�Lmin�elSRdub'p015b79CwDO�u'pa 6512669099 P.04iO4 oa-a3 � � � I - I ` j��il �i/enc,k. ^�PriCC OP Wn4TE uow{EUEnT _— �� I d xnawc v.pl�Tr .ue.w.. sn .. II _..... ._ m..Fr .sI SI.FNk.1AIM�ESOTF u��I" mdJdLUrnJ*f_ TOTAL P.04 �, MRR-06-2002 13�14 CITY OF ST PRUL �IEP DEPARTIv4.'NT OF PLANNING & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Torry Schertler, Interim D "nector CITY OF SAINT PAUL Rm+dy C. Kelly, Mayor �� January 31, 2002 Ms. Nancy Anderson Secretary to the City Council Room 310 City Hall Saint Paul, MN 55102 u • 25 West Fowth Sbeef Sa'netPaul, MNSSIO2 � Telephone: 65T-266-6626 Facsimile: 65Z-228-3341 RE: Zoning File # O1-240-721 WAST'E MANAGEMFiNT OF MINNESOTA, INC. City Council Hearing: Mazch 6, 2002, at 530 p.m. in City Council Chambers PURPOSE: Rezone property from I-1 Induslrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on pazcels PLANNING COI�IMISSION RECOMIvIENDATION: Approve vote: unanimous ZONING COMNIITTEE RECONIMENDATION: Approve vote: 7- 0 STAFF RECOMIv1ENDATION: Approval SUPPORT: 5 people spoke in support OPPOSITTON: 1 person spoke in opposition Dear Ms. Anderson: Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. submitted a petition to rezone properiy 195 Minnehaha Avenue East from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on pazcels. The Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on the petition on Ianuary 17, 2002. Staff presented a report recommending approval. The applicant was present to answer questions. Five persons spoke in support. One person from the District 7 Planning Council spoke in opposition, stating the concerns neighbors haue about how the business would be operated. At the close of the public hearing the committee voted 7- 0 to recommend approval of the rezoning petition. T1te Planning Commission upheld the Zoning Committee's recommendation on a unanimous vote on 7anuary 25, 2002. Tfris petifion is scheduled to be heazd by the City Council on Mazch 6, 2002. Please call me at 266-b639 if there aze any questions. � - � �'' - r��r , % c��F` � _ � ., .� - ' .��- Attachments cc: File #O1-240-721 City Councilmembers �a-a city of saint paul � planning commission resolution file number o�-02 date C� 25, 2�02 WHEREAS, WASTE_MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA, INC., File #01-240-721, has petitioned =for a rezoning under the provisions of�§64.400 of the Legislative Code, for the purpose of `rezoning properry.located at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East and unaddressed railroad right-of- -way, Parcel Identification Numbers (PIN) 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 as legally °described in the file,'from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial.to allow a waste transfer station and to eiiminate split zoning on parcels; and WHEREAS, the Zoning Committee of the Planning Commission, on January 17, 2002, held a public hearing at which all persons present were given an opportunity to be heard pursuant to . said petition in-accordance.with.the requirements of §64.300 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code; and � - WHEREAS,°the Saint Paul Planning.Commission, based on the evidence presented to its -=• Zoning�Committee at the public-hearing as�.substantiaily.reflected in the minutes, made the following findings of fact: �.1. •= Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. wishes to consolidate its recycling activities in �-:-=Minneapolis and reuse this site for.a.waste transfer station. Their current waste transfer -�"station is located across t-35E at Westminster and V�/hitaii. A portion of their current site east of I-35E is needed to construct Phalen Boulevard; the remainder of the site will be redeveloped for light industrial uses by the Saint Paul Port Authority. 2. The proposed use wiil use the existing building and platform scale. Waste wi�i be unloaded and sorted for transfer within the existing buiiding. (The petitioner is also applying for authorization from the Minnesota Pollution Controi Agency to receive and transfer up to 150,000 tons of waste each year at this site). Petitioner states that garbage coming into the site will be moved off site by the end of the day in which it is received, wfiich should prevent odor problems. 3. . The existing recyciing facility operates for 22 hours each day (4:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.), Mondays through Saturdays. The proposed waste transfer facility will operate 11 hours each weekday (6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and 5 hours on Saturdays (7:00 a.m. to noon). moved by Field � seconded by i n favor Unanimo against -- ;.�: � � Zoning File #01-240-721 Planning Commission Resolution Page 2 4. According to a traffic operations and noise analysis prepared by SRF Consulting Group, Inc., the noise from both the existing and proposed facilities are, in essence, masked by the noise from I-35E. The "beeper noise" from trucks backing up may be mitigated by the fact that transfer operations will be conducted within the building. 5. The proposed use appears to reasonably approximate the existing use in terms of impact on the surrounding area. The rezoning is thus compatible and consistent with the development in the surrounding area. 6. The Land Use Plan component of Saint Paul's Comprehensive Plan identifies this area for industrial use. The proposed rezoning is thus consistent with the comprehensive plan. 7. Botfi this parcel and tfie raitroad parcet adjacent have two zoning ctassifications, I-1 and I-2. It is a poticy of the zoning code to avoid split zoning on parcels. Rezoning this parcel and the railroad parcel immediatefy north from I-1 to I-2 will correct the split zoning problem and will be consistent with the zoning code and the comprehensive plan. • NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul Planning Commission recommends to the City Council that the petition of WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NIINNESOTA, INC. to rezone property at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East, Parcel Identification Numbers (PIN) 30-29-22-43-0153 and 30-29-22-43-0157 as Iegally described in the file from I-t Industrial to I-2 • Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate spiit zoning on parcels be approved. • b�-�� MINUTES OF THE ZONING COMMITTEE Thursday, Date of Hearing, January 17, 2002 - 3:30 p.m. City Council Chambers, 3rd Floor • City Hali and Court House 15 West Keliogg Boulevard PRESENT: Anfang, Alton, Faricy, Field, Kramer, Mejia, and Morton EXCUSED: Gordon OTHERS: Peter Warner PRESENT: Carol Martineau, Allan Torstenson, Patricia James The meeting was chaired by Commissioner Field. Waste Management of Minnesota Inc. - 01-240-721 - Rezone from I-1 industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station. 195 Minnehaha Ave E. Patricia James showed slides and presented the staff report. Ms. James stated one letter in opposition was received. She also stated the zoning staff recommends approval of the rezoning. At the question of Commissioner Faricy, Ms. James stated there wili be more trucks but this is balanced by the shortened business hours, and the work being conducted inside the building, which will mask a lot of the noise. . Mr. John Kelias, the applicant appeared and stated the Port Authority requested them to relocate their business because of the Phalen Corridor being created. They have been in business about 25 years servicing the local community and haulers. The new site is in the proximity of the oid site and the buiiding is vacant and four times the size of the previous building which allows all the operations to be moved inside and still be able to provide recycling and drop off of remodeling items. The hours and levei of noise will be reduced. Mr. John Young, St Paul Port Authority, appeared and stated he was part of the Phalen Corridor team which is a team of individuals from the Port Authority, Department of Planning and Economic Development, and Public Works. They meet every two weeks to plan the Phalen Corridor project. He presented a diagram of the business center that would be located at the western end of Phalen Boulevard. The new road should be completed to Payne Avenue by the year 2003. This center could generate about 500 jobs for the east side neighborhood. He also stated they visited with NEAR, Frogtown Action Alliance, District 6 and District 7 to inform them of the relocation and answered all their questions and worked out some of the problems. He also stated Lorrie Louder of the Port Authority and County Commissioner Janice Rettman discussed the project with neighbors north of the site and did not receive any opposing views. Ms. Penny Simison, PED, appeared and explained the consistency of the project with the land use plan. She stated it is important for the City to provide goods and services and one of those senrices is the necessity to have a business to recycie the city's waste. Mr. Curt Milburn, Project Director of Phalen Corridor initiative appeared and passed out • highiights of what the Phalen Corridor initiative will bring to the neighborhood. He also explained how the Phalen Corridor will be developed and how that was done working with the community representatives. He also reiterated that retocating Waste Management of Minnesota and moving the business inside would be an advantage to the neighborhood. Mr. Planning Committee Minutes January 17, 2001 File #: 01-240-721 Page: 2 Milburn also explained that developing Westminster Junction is the beginning of the Phalen Corridor which shouid create 2,000 jobs. Ms. Amy Reed, resident, made three points: 1. Waste Management of Minnesota will be moving all activity indoors as opposed to the outdoor facilities now being used. 2. The hours of operation are cut in haif. 3. Aii traffic will occur during the day which eliminates night time disturbances. Ms. Susan Ferrin, 894 Desoto, reiterated that relocating this business, reducing the hours, and moving it inside wiil be great for the neighborhood. Mr. Tait Danielson, District 7 Planning Council, stated there was some opposition from the neighbors. He testified that the current operation is a burden on the community because of noise and constant operation. He also explained that the new transfer station would eliminate a lot of the problems that neighbors are faced wifh now, however, neighbors have stated that a lot of their complaints have not been addressed by Waste Management. He stated they would like conditions put in place for Waste Management to adhere to. Mr. John Keflas, the applican4 appeared and stated the oid facility was an acquisition from years gone by and ihat`s what they had to work with. The new facility wili be regulated by the PCA. The working hours, waste disposal, will be stated in the permit and subject to an enforcement action if not adhered to. At the question of Commissioner Kramer, Ms. James stated the waste transfer station is a permitted use in the I-2 district and is subject to a license from the Office of License Inspection and Environment Protection (LIEP). In discussions with the community it was explained that a Iicense can be conditioned. Mr. Larry Zangs, LIEP appeared and explained that the use will require site plan review and a license from the City. He stated that conditions could be piaced on the waste transfer ticense. There is a 30-day waiting period before the license can be issued after the neighborhood is notified. If there are no objections raised to the license, no public hearing is necessary. If an objection is raised, a hearing would be heard by Gerry Strathman to try to work out the detaiis. Based on the hearing outcome, the City Council would then be advised to either conduct a public hearing, move approval or denial of the license. The pubiic hearing was closed. Commissioner Kramer moved approval of the rezoning. Commissioner Anfang seconded the motion. • • The motion passed by a vote of 7-0. Adopted Yeas - 7 Drafted by: �� / Caroi Martineau v Recording Secretary Nays - 0 5ubmitted by: Patricia James Zoning Section • �.Z��uGfi�� i- 24�• ��_�� January 17 , 2002 Donald and Beverly Moff 2244 McMenemy St. Mapiewood Mn. 55117 Dear Pat James ln regards to_ the rezoning of the property at 195 E. Minnehaha to 1- 2. We own the housa and part of the house at 162 artd 170 E. Minnehaha. Our houses are up the hil{ and loaking dawn to the waste building. Their are houses up the hill on the other side also. Bringing garbage and broken fumiture into this area will be very smeliy special in the summer time. Even rf it is suppose to taken out the same day. V�le don't trusi that. This could also lead to more rodent problems and more traffic problems. Shouldn't their be so many feet or miles away from resident hames. We are very opposed to the waste transfer station being here. • Thanks for helping keep garbage out of our front yard, Don and Bev Hoff • zoTa� �.e. oa-a 3 � ZONING COMMITTEE STAFF REPORT � FILE # 01-240-721 1. APPLICANT: WASTE MANAGEMENT OF MINNESOTA, HEARING DATE: 01-17-02 INC. 2. TYPE OF APPLICATION: Rezoning 3. LOCATION: 195 East Minnehaha Ave., between Elk and I-35E • • 4. PIN 8� LEGAL DESCRiPTION: 30-29-22-43-0153, 30-29-22-43-0157, legal descriptions on file 5. PLANNING DISTRICT: 7 6, ZONING CODE REFERENCE: §60.662; §64.400 7, STAFF REPORT DATE: 01-10-02 8, DATE RECEIVED: 12-06-01 PRESENT ZONING: 1-1; i-2 BY: Patricia James DEADLINE FOR ACTION: 02-04-02 A. PURPOSE: Rezone property from i-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to eliminate split zoning on parcels B. PARCEL SIZE: 5.4 acres C. EXISTING LAND USE: recycling center (I-1 and I-2) D. SURROUNDING LAND USE: North: raiiroad tracks; residential (I-1; RT-1) East: I-35E (I-2) South: single family residential, Mount Airy public housing (I-1; RM-2) West: Transportation Museum of Minnesota (I-2) E. ZONING CODE CITATION: §60.662 permits waste transfer stations in the I-2 zoning district. §64.400 regulates amendments to the zoning code. F. IiISTORY/DISCUSSION: Recycie America received a variance in 2000 for outdoor storage within 300 ft. of a residential zoning district. (File # 00-143-367) Also in 2000, a site plan for a parking lot was approved. (File # 00-150-996) G. DISTRICT COUNGIL RECOMMENDATION: No recommendation was received from District 7 by the time the staff report was written. H. FINDINGS: 1. Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc. wishes to consolidate its recyciing activities in Minneapolis and reuse this site for a waste transfer station. Their current waste transfer station is located across I-35E at Westminster and Whitall. A portion of their current site east of I-35E is needed to construct Phalen Boulevard; the remainder of the site will be redeveloped for light industrial uses by the Saint Paui Port Authority. File # 01-240-721 January 8, 2002 Page: 2 • 2. The proposed use will use the existing building and platform scale. Waste will be unloaded and sorted for transfer within the existing building. (The petitioner is also applying for authorization from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to receive and transfer up to 150,000 tons of waste each year at this site). Petitioner states that garbage coming into the site will be moved off site by the end of the day in which it is received, which should prevent odor problems. 3. The existing recycling facility operates for 22 hours each day (4:00 a.m. to 2:00 a.m.), Mondays through Saturdays. The proposed waste transfer faciiity wifl operate 11 hours each weekday (6:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.) and 5 hours on Saturdays (7:00 a.m. to noon). 4. According to a traffic operations and noise analysis prepared by SRF Consulting Group, inc., the noise from both the existing and proposed facilities are, in essence, masked by the noise from I-35E. The "beeper noise" from trucks backing up may be mitigated by the fact that transfer operations will be conducted within the building. 5. The proposed use appears to reasonabty approximate the existing use in terms of impact on the surrounding area. The rezoning is thus compatible and consistent with the development in the surrounding area. 6. The Land Use Plan component of Saint Paul's Comprehensive Plan identifies this area for industrial use. The proposed rezoning is thus consistent with the comprehensive plan. • 7. Both this parcel and the railroad parcel adjacent have two zoning classificafions, 1-1 and I-2. It is a policy of the zoning code to avoid split zoning on parcels. Rezoning this parcel and the railroad parcel immediately north from I-1 to I-2 will correct the split zoning problem and will be consistent with the zoning code and the comprehensive plan. I. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Based on findings 1-7, staff recommends approval of the rezoning of property at 195 E. Minnehaha Ave. from I-1 Industrial to I-2 Industrial to allow a waste transfer station and to create one zoning classification for the parcel. Staff also recommends rezoning the I-1 portion of unaddressed property designated with PIN 30-29- 22-43-0157 from I-1 to I-2 to eliminate the split zoning. • PETITION TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE Department of Planning arsd Economic DeveZopmeru Zoning Sectiors I400 City HaU Annex 25 West Fourth Street Saint Paul, MN 55102-1634 (651) 266-6589 APPLICANT PROPERTY LOCATION Property Owner F7��e�na„�N nt of Minrnsnta Irv� Address 8550 Zacharv Lane C�{y Maple Grove �, MN Zip 55369 Daytime Phone 763-425-3218 Contact Person ('rf different) Rristi Otterson phone 763-425-32"I8 Address / Location 195 Minnehaha Avernie East Legal Description � Attached Current Zoning Ia �� (attach additional sheet "rf necessary) TO THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND ClTY COUNCIL: Pursuant to Section 64.400 of the Saint Paul Zoning Ordinance and to Section 462.357(S) of Minnesota Statues, Waste Management of Minnesota Inc. owner of land proposed for rezoning, hereby petitions you to ezone the above described property from a I-1 and I-2 zoning district to a I-2 zoning district, for the purpose of: s�� • �� See Attached (attach additional sheet(s) if necessary) Attachments: Required Site Pian ❑ Subscribed and sworn to before me this I � tF day of �Ut/-P n't � . 2o Dl . Consent Petition ❑ • � DEBRAA.DEHN � NOTARY WBIiC-MINNESOTA M/C.q11nL Etqires Jan.31.2005 ��-/1��1 G4 • Notary Public W t�� Affidavit ❑ �}�,}ior Page 1 of _ oa-a3� PETITION TO AMEND THE ZONING CODE APPLICANT Property Owner - Waste Management of Minnesota Inc. Address - 8550 Zachary Lane, Maple Grove, MN 55369 Daytime phone - (763) 425-3218 Contact Person - Kristi Otferson PROPERTY LOCATION Address/Location Legal Description • .__ s�a...:- CurreM 2oning 195 Minnehaha Avenue East PART BEG AT INT OF SL OF SE 1/4 AND EXTENDED WL OF L'ORIENT ST TH W ON SD SL TO PT DIST 2324.45 FT W OF SE COR OF SD SE 1/4 TH N 148.04 FT TH N 72 QEG 26 MIN 23 SEC E 159.85 FT TH ELY 700.85 FT ON A 1379.71 FT RADIUS CURVE CONCAVE TO S TH S 78 DEG 27 MIN 21 SEC E 235.48 FT TH S TO A L BEARING N 79 DEG 1 S MIN 53 SEC E FROM A PT ON EXTENDED WL OF L'ORIENT ST 54 FT N FROM BEG TH S 79 D�G 18 MIN 53 SEC W 92.3 FT 3Q SD�EXT.ENDED WL TH S 0 DEG 16 MIN 07 SEC E TO BEG OF S'/:Of SE 1/4 OF SEC 30 TN 29 RN 22 , I-1 and I-2 • • • 1 • �a-a� � ZONE CHANGE APPLICATION • Pursuant to Section 64.400 of the Saint Paui Zoning Ordinance and to Section 462.357 (5) of Minnesota Statutes, Waste Management of Minnesota, Inc., owner of ail fhe Iand proposed for rezoning, hereby petitions you to rezone the above described property from an i-1 disfict to an I-2 disfict, for the purpose of. The use of the land and buildings at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East for a waste transfer station for fhe purpose of receiving and separafing waste coFlecfed from residences and businesses prior to its fransfer to authorized processing and disposa!locations. Attachments: ExhibitA- Vcinity Map. Exhibit B - Site Plans. • Plate #1 - Existing Conditions • Piate #2 - Zoning • Plate #3 - Land Use • Plate #4 - Circulation • Plate #5 - Proposed Alignment (of I-35E and adjacent roads) • Plate #6 - Site Plan ` � • Piate #7 - Landscape Plan - - - - • • Plate #8 - Sections A and B • Plate #9 - Computer imaging of landscaping plan • Piate #10 - Computer imaging of fencing Exhibit C- Waste Management Transfer Center Relocation: Traffic Operations and Noise Analysis. • The Proposed Rezoning and Its Purpose: Rezoning from I-1 to I-2 to permit the use of the site as a waste transfer station. Approval of the proposed • rezoning wiii facilitate the orderiy development of an existing industriai site for a related use and create continuity with irtdustriai zoning districts to the south and west. (A transfer station is an authorized use in an I-2 district under the Zoning Ordinance.) Backgraund: Waste Management tnc. and its subsidiary, Recycie America, operate a recyciing facility at 195 Minnehaha Avenue East The site is immediately west of i-35E and north of Pennsylvania Avenue. (Exhibit A shows the location of the site in Saint Paul.) The 5.4-acre parcel is zoned i-1 and 1-2. The rezoning of the property is proposed for the following reasons: Waste Management destres to consolidate its recycling operations in the metropolitan area at one facility in Minneapolis and wili no longer need to use the Mirrnehaha Avenue facility. Secondly, the land owned by Waste Martagement, east of i-35E and south of Whitall Street, at 800 Whitali Street, is needed by the City and the St. Paul Port Authority for the construction of Phalen Boulevard and the development of the Westminster Junction Business Center, a component of the adopted Phalen Corridor Development Strategy. Aiso, Waste ManageSnent wants to consolidate and preserve its waste VansEer station capacity that serves the East Metro area, which it can do efficiently at the waste traosfer station on ihe Minnehaha Avenue properry. The site and the existinq use Size of the existing site - 5.4 acres These are the facilities for the existing recyciing center - , • a 45,OD0-square foot building _ • a platform scale south of the building • rivo concrete receptacles used for outdoor storage of recyciable materials, such as rnetal • cans and glass (these will be not used for the operation of ttie waste transfier station and wilf be removed) Ooerations on the existina site Trucks ertter thesite#ro[n PennsylvaniaAvenue_and drive across..the.platform scale 10 beweighed...Then, the trucks drive through oversized doors at the west end of the building to unload materials that are to be recycled. The trucks exit onto Pennsyivania.Avenue. Certain recyclable materials - giass and metat - are deposited in outside receptacie. Inside the building, recyclable materials are sorted prior to their being transferred elsewhere to be processed. The recyciing facility operates 22 hours each day, 6etween the hours of 4 a.m. and 2 a.m., Mondays through Saturdays. The Proposed Use: The waste transfer operation will use the existing building and plafform scale and will be conducted entire4y within the property. State-of-the-art waste coilection and transferring equipment will be corrstructed and installed inside the existing building to enatiie fhe operation of the waste transfer sta6on as depicted on Exhibit B, plate #4. Residential waste collection trucks will enter the site from Pennsylvania Avenue by way of L'Orient Street, at the southwest comer of the site, cross the platform scale located on the south side of the building and swing around to back into the buiiding at its west end. Inside the buiiding, waste wiil be unioaded so that if can be sorted and reloaded for transfer to a landfill or ' " was'fe processing"facility: Front endfoaders wiitbe usedto transfer waste into ' landfill or waste processing facility. After waste is delivered inside the buiiding, the residentiai waste coilection trucks will exit the building artd pass over the piatform scale again, and exit the property by way 3 • �-� -a`S \ of L'Orient Street. Semi-tractor trailers will also enter and exit the building at the west end and, occasionally, at the east end. All waste transfer operations will be condueted inside the building. Four •. roll-off containers for recyclables will be loqted inside the building. The w2ste transfer station wial be open to receive waste collection trucks from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mondays through Fridays, and from 7 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. Loading and transfer operafions may be conducted within Ehe building for an additional two to four hours each day. The waste Uansfer statian wili not operate on Sundays , Waste Management has an existing solid waste transfer station permit from the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to process up to 100,000 tons of waste each year at the Whitall Avenue site. To operate a waste transfer station at the Minnehaha Avenue site, Waste Management must receive a solid waste transfer station permit from the Minnesota Poliution Controi Agency, a Certificate of Need from the state Office of Environmental Assistance, a solid waste facility permit from Ramsey County and various permits from the City. Waste Management intends to request authorization to receive and transfer up Yo 150,000 tons of waste each year at the Min�ehaha Avenue site. Waste Management intends to consolidate its waste transfer station operations on the Ivtinnehaha Avenue property. In addition to its existing authorizatio� to receive and transfer 100,000 tons of waste annually at its Whitall Avenue facility, Waste Management will ciose an existing waste transfer station in Grant Township and shift 50,000 tons of transfer capacity to the Minnehaha Avenue facility, Applications to secure authorization to conduct waste transfer operations on the property have been submitted and wiii be reviewed and processed concurrently with the rezoning appiication. Why the Use of the Site as a Waste Transfer Station is Appropriate: As explained above, the site west of I-85E and norCh,,of Pertnsylvania Avenue is currentiy used as a recycling facility. The proposed use is a waste transfer station; operations at the existing waste transfer • station, also operated by Waste Nlanagement, would be moved from the Whitall Street site east of I-35E. The Whitali site wiil be the location ot the Westminster Junction Business Center, a 292,000-square foot industrial project along the pianned Phalen Boulevard. (Exhibit B, plate # A) Compatibiiitv of Zonina and Land Use The Minnehaha Avenue site is a 5.4-acre, roughly rectangular, ihat is zoned both i-1 and 1-2. The zoning of the site and of most adjacent properties is industrial and is compatible with the proposed zoning. (Exhibit B, plate #2) Zoning of adjacent parcels: • north - I-1 and RT-2 • west - I-1 and i-2 • south -1-1 and I-2 (the I-2 portion is the site of the Transportation Museum) • east - i-1 (primarily I-35E right-of-way) The existing land use is compatible with the proposed zoning. The site has been used as a recqcling facifity, a retatively intense use, for five years. The proposed use, a waste transfer station, wili be similar to the existing use. (Euhibit B, piate #3) Existing land uses on adjacent parcels are: • north - residential and smali industrial businesses, such as auto repair • west - industtial (the state Transportation Museum) • sou#h - residential and small industrial businesses (auto salvage) • east - interstate highway Simifaritv of Use - The use of the site as a waste transfer staiion will be nearly identical to the existing use of the site as a recycling center. Operation of both facilities invoives the receipt and transfer of waste from residentiai • 4 waste collection trucks to off-site transfer vehiales. Both trucks generate similar types of noise, traffie, air emissions and other impacts. The operation of a waste transfer stafron on the Minnehaha Avenue site will be similar to the existing use, with no new enclosed structures to be constructed. Trucks will move to, and • through, the transfer station, much as they do currentiy. Ali waste transfer and sorting operations wili be conducted inside the existing building. The movement of trucks onto and off the sfte will occur at the same locations and in the same pattern as the recycling operation. A principal difference between the two operations is the receipt, off loading and transfer of residential garbage. Garbage is not currently received at the recycli�g facility. The off loading and transfer of waste to off site transport vehicles will be done e�cientiy and promp#ly so that garbage coming to the facility wiil be moved off site. by the end of the day in which it is received. Odorous emissions should nof result from this ae6vity. Exhibit 6, plate #4 depicts the use of the site as a waste transfer station. Reduced Hours of Operation The hours that the waste #ransfer station wifl operate are noted on Exhibit B, plate #4. The waste transfer station on the Minnehaha Avenue site will be open to receive residentiai waste for off loading for 11 hours each day, Mondays through Fridays {from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.), and for five hours on Saturdays (7 a.m. to noon), or 60 hours each week. Sorting and transfer operations may 6e conducted within the building for another two to four hours each day. The waste transfer facility will not operate on Sundays. In contrast, the recycting facility currently operates 22 hours each day, from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m., Mondays through Saturdays, or 132 hours each week. The reduction in hours of operation shouid contribute to the mitigation of some off-site impacts attributable to noise, lighting and dust. (See Relocation SYudy, p. 2) Traffc impact . The higfiest use traffic at the waste transfer station wiil be sirrailar to that generated currentiy at the recycfing facility, even though more vehicies will come to the waste transfer station each day than • currenUy come to the recycling facility. Art average of 128 vehiGes entered and exited the existing recycfing facility each day during 2000, based on the numbers of weight tickets processed. An average of 136 vehicles entered and exited from the waste transfer facility on Whitall Street each day during 2000. With a shift in authorized tonnage, from the existing Grant Township facility, at the waste transfer station proposed for the Minnehaha Avenue. site,. it is_expe�ed that the numbers ofyehicies_entering_and exiting . _. from the site wili rise to 186 each day. (See Relocation Study, pp. 1 and 2) A second contrast beriveen the proposed waste transfer station and the existing recycling center is the number of vehicies entering and leaving the site. An aveeage of 128 vehicles used fhe existing recycling center each day during 2000, based on the numbers of weight tiekets processed. At the existing waste transfer site, an average of 136 vehicles used the facility each day during 2000. TOnnage at the relocated waste transfer site is expected to increase from 99,000 to 150,000 tons each year and, as a resuit, the number of vehicies ace expected to increase to 186 each day. (See Relocation Study, p.1) An analysis of the highest-use hours at the existing waste Vansfer and recyciing fecilities, based on actual counts, indicates there wili be virtualiy no difference between the intensity of Uuck traffic associated with the existing recyciing center and the relocated waste transfer station despite ttte shift in authorized tonnage. (See Relocation Study, p. 3) During the highest-use hour at the existing waste transfer station, between 1 and 2 p.m., 66 vehicles entered and exited the site. During the highest-use hour at the recycling center, between 2 and 3 p.m., 62 vehicfes entered and exited the site. Of the total number of --- ve rc esamv�rtg a e ingwas e- rans ers a om unrtg e- ig es -use our, were-res� en a--- -- -- --- waste collection lrucks. This number is expected to increase to approximately 46 with a shift in authorized tonnage at the refocated waste transfer station. Of the total number of vehicles arriving at the recycling � LJ va-�� center during the highest-use hour, 48 were residential waste col4ection trucks. As a result, truck traffic at • the relocated waste transfer station during the highest-use hours is expected to be similar to what has occurred at the existing recycling facility. Beoause of the overall similarities in vehicle trip generatian, as well as in vehicle staging capacity at the Minnehaha Avenue site, it is not expected that the relocaYed waste transfer station will increase traffic on arterials and 16ca1 sfreets adjacent to the site. Noise Impact Noise generation atthe Whitall Streetwaste transfer station and atthe Minnehaha Avenue recyciing center was measured in Apri12001 (See Relocation Study, p. 4). Based on the noise data gathered, it is expected that operations at the relocated waste transfer station on the Minnehaha Avenue site will not be appreciably different from the existing noise generated at the existing recycling center. Data from the noise-study indicates the primary source of noise at three locations near the Minnehaha Avenue site was traffic on t-35E, immediaiefy to the east. The daytime noise levels at one (ocation and the nighttime noise levels at two focations exceeded state noise standards (See Relocation Study, p. 4). Noise ieveis recorded a2 the existing waste transfer station on Whitall Street provide a more informed assessment of potential noise levels that can be expected at the relocated waste transfer station on the Minnehaha Avenue site. Daytime noise levels at the existing waste transfer station were below state noise standards; nighttime noise levels exceeded state standards (See Relocation Study, p. 4). it is noYed in the noise study, however, that noise levels at locations near the reiocated waste transfer station would stitl be iower than those associated with I-35E traffic. Noise generation at both the recycling center and the waste transfer station can also result from the "beeper" function when residential waste collection trucks back up. Because the "beeper' noise is of short duration, it was not possible to measure the noise levels at receptors. The noise study noted, however, that while the number of trucks will increase with the shift in authorized tonnage anticipated at the • relocated waste trensfer station on the Minnehaha Avenue site, the increase in truck use during the highest-use hours, between 1 and 3 p.m., will be small (four trucks). (See Relocation Study, p. 5). Moreover, because all operations at the reiocated waste transfer station will be inside the building, the impact of trwck related no�se emissions witl be mitigated. The realignment of I-35E beiween Pennsylvania Avenue and Maryiand Avenue and the construction of a new ramp at Cayuga Street may modify noise generation in this area. This road project atso includes the construction of a frontage road on the west side of I-35E between Pennsylvania Avenue and Cayuga Street. Trucks entering and exiting the proposed waste transfer station wiil use this frontage road to access i-35E. (see Fachibit B, plate #5) Site Enhancements In connection with adapting the Minnehaha Avenue site for use as a waste transfer station, Waste Management pians to make site e�hancements intended to reduce potential adverse physical and aesthetic impacts on properties near the site. Waste Management plans to landscape the site and insfall a fence along the southern property line of residences and businesses along Acker Street, north of the site. Exhibit B, plate #6 depicts the Minnehaha Avenue site and the existing building and platform scale. It also shows where landscaping is now situated and whe�e additional iandscaping is proposed. There is now vegetative cover along the soufherly property lirte of the Minnehaha Avenue site. Additional landscaping wiil be instailed adjacent to the existing line of shrubs, as well as on the west end of the site and immediately adjacent to the building. Exhibit B, plate #7 describes the pianned landscaping treatment and the location of trees and shrubs that would be planted. The legend on Exhibit B, plate #7 • 6 detaiis the anticipated growth pattern of the trees and shrubs - the height and width of the foliage - and the.growth rate. The objective of the landscaping plan is to provide a buffer behveen the proposed waste transfer station and the adjacent properties. With the landscaping treatment, adjacent properties will be • shieided from activities on the site. Exhibit B, p3aie #8 is a photograph of the existing recycling center from the west end; the second photograph is computer enhanced to depict the site once fhe iandscaping is installed. Ezhibit B, plate #8 depicts hvo cross sections of the landscaping plan shown on plate #7. The site itself lies below the grade of adjacent properties. The elevation of the floor of the existing building is 814 feet, and the eievation at the top of the wall is 842 feet. In contrast, the eleva�ion of the properties to fhe south is 838 feet and, to the north, 838 feet and 840 feet To provide a buffer between the site and the properties to the north, the applicant proposes to construct fences along the top of the hill, near the edge of the rear ya�ds of the properties on Acker Street. Exhibit B, plate #10 is a photograph showing the view from one rear yard toward the sife as it now; the roof of the existing buiiding on the site is visibie. The second is a computer enhanced photograph showing the view once a 6-foot vinyi fence is erected; the building roof is no tonges visible. • . oa -a-�� Relationship to the Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan: • The site at 195 East Minnehaha Avenue is appropriate for the use of the land as a waste transfer station for the foilowing reasons: The Generai Land Use Pian Map, Figure Y in the City's adopted Land Use Plan, designates the site and the adjacent area for industriai use. The site and the adjacen# area, depicted on both FPgure Y and F.igure S of the adopted Land Use Plan, are part of the city that is known as the Great Northem Corridor. Like other corridors in the city, the Great Northern Corridor has a history of industrial use. The proposed rezoning will permit the historicai industrial use to continue. Moreover, the site has iong been used for a similar use. A recyciing center has operated on the site for five years, and a waste transfer sfation represents little change in the use of the site. The proposed use will be maintained and operated in a manner compatible with the surrounding land uses, as noted on the plates ttaat comprise Exhibit B. The appticartt proposes extensive landscaping of the site and the installation of fencing at the rear of the properties along Acker Street, which are north of and more Fhan 30 feet above the site. Moreover, the waste transfer station wiil operate on a schedule that closely approximates a typical workday, in contrast to the current schedule of the recycling center, thus reducing impacts on adjacent properties. • • � WASTE IVIANAGEMENT TRANSFER CENTER RELOCATION: TRAFFiC OPERATtONS_AND NOISE ANALYSIS October 3, 2001 � Prepared For: Sain# Paul-Port-Au#hority - - Prepared By: SRF CONSULTING GROUP, INC. SRF No. 0014167 • oa-a�� • � � WASTE MANAGEMEfVT TRANSFER CENTER RELOCATION: TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND NOISE ANALYSIS STUDY RURPOSE To determine the traffc and noise impacts of moving the Waste Mana�ement Transfer Station from its current location (northeast quadrant of I-35E and Pennsylvania Avenue) to the Recyclin� Center site (northwest quadrant of I-35E and Pennsylvania Avenue). COMPARISON OF CURRENT TRAFFIC OPERATIONS Waste Management Transfer Station Truck Operations . At Westminster and Whitall Streets Usin� actual counts of wei�ht tickets processed at the Transfer Station, this facility served the followin� number of vehicles in the year 2000: Type of Vehicle Autos and Light Trucks Garba�e Trucks Semi-trailers TOTAL Average Daily� Vehicles Processed�� 52 58 26 136 Avera�e Daily Vehicles In and Out � 104 116 52 272 Tonnage at the site is expected to increase from 99,000 tons to 150,000 tons. As a result, the number of barbage trucks is expected to increase as follows: Additional Garbage Trucks 50 100 TOTAL WTTH INCREASED TONNAGE Source: Waste Management � 372 �� Yearly vehicles processed based on Waste Mana�ement tonnage data divided by days of operation in 2000. In year 2000, there were 261 weekdays of operacion (Monday through Friday) and 52 Sa[urdays of operation. Hours of operation are Iimiced on Saturdays and azz counted as'/a days for a total of 274 days of opera[ion. � Each vehicte that goes in also goes out. Recycie Center Truck Operations At L'Orient Street and iVlinnehaha Avenue Usin� actual counts of wei�ht [ickets processed at the Recycle Center, this faciltty processecE the followin� number of vehicles in the year 2000: Type of Vehicle Passen�er and Light Trucks Garba�e Trucks Semi-trailers TOTAL Source: Waste Managemen[ Average Daily Vehicles Processed� ?� 84 17 128 Avera�e Daily Vehicles In and Out �'"� 54 168 34 256 � Yearly vehicles processed based on Wasce Mana�ement tonna�e data divided by days of operation in 2000. In year 2000, there were 261 weekdays of operaaan (Monday through Faday) and 52 Sa[urdays of operation. Hours of operation ue limited on Sa[urdays and are counted as'/a days for a total of274 days of operation. � Each vehicle that goes in also goes out. As part of the proposed plan, the Recycling Center would be relocated to another site. At present, the total number of vehicles at the Transfer Station and the Recyciin� Center is similaz (272 versus 256). The total number of garba�e trucks currently at the Recyclin� Center is -- substantialYy hi;her (168 versus 116j. Shoufd the Station be relocated -and-tonna�e— increased, the number of garbage trucks at the relocated Transfer Station would increase to 216 compared to 168 currently at the Recycling Center. Hours of Operation The existing Transfer Station is open 60 hours per week while the existing Recycling Center is operi 1 LO hours per week. On weekdays, the Transfer Station is open from 6 a.m. [0 5 p.m. and the Recycling Center is open from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m. On weekends, both the Transfer Station and Recycling Center are open from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Weekdays Saturday Sunday � • . � . .. __._. . .. . .. w n __�..7 n . -. Recyclin� Center 4 a.m. - 2 a.m. 7 a.m. -12 p.m. Closed � SRF Consulting Group, Inc. - 2- October 3, 20Q 1 � �� U oa -a�� Data was obtained through manual traffic counts conducted at both sites in Apri1200I. SRF Staff was located at the entrance / exit to each site and they counted inbound and outbound vehicles by time of day. They aiso classified the_vehicles into either Autos / Li�ht Trucks, Gazba�e Trucks, or Semi-Trailers. The maximum traffic �enerated at each site was also obtained. The followin� table summarizes the coun[s for the a.m. and p.m. peak traffic haurs alon� with the hi�hest use hour at each site. Peak Hour Traffic Autos/Li�ht Garba�e Semi- Site Trucks Trucks Trailers Total- Transfer Station A.M. Peak Hour (7 — 8 a.m.) P.M. Peak Hour (4 — 5 p.m.) Highest Use Hour (1— 2 p.m.) Recycling Center A.M. Peak Hour (7 — 8 a.m.) P.M. Peak Haur (4 — 5 p.m.) • Highest Use Hour (Z — 3 p.m.) 10 19 7 1 30 25 11 40 3 I1 11 66 10 10 8 9 5 1 9 48 5 Source: Manual counts conducted in Apri12001. m 15 62 A look at the highest hours shown for the sites indicates [hat the Transfer Station generates a hi�her number of autos and light trucks (30 versus 10); a lower number of garba�e trucks (25 versus 48); and similar numbers of semi-trailers (11 versus 8). With the increased tonna�e at the new site, 21 additional garba�e trucks can be expected, for a maximum of 46 �arba�e trucks compued ta 48 garbage trucks at the Recycling Center. No�se Analysis Noise levels aze commonly measured in decibels. Decibels (dB) represent [he logarithmic measurement of sound energy. Accordina to the Minnesota Pollution Control A�ency pu6lication "A Guide to Noise Control in Minnesota", a sound increase of 3 dB is bazely perceptible to the human eu, a 5 dB increase is clearly noticeable, and a 10 dB increase is heard as twice as loud. For example, if the sound energy is doubled (e.g. the amount of trafFic doubles), there is a 3�dB increase in noise, which is just bazely noticeable to most people. On the other hand, if sound ener�y increases by a factor of 10, then there is a 10 dB increase and it is heard as twice as loud. " In vlinnesota, noise impacts are evaluated by measurin� and/or modeling the noise levels that are • exceeded 10 percent and 50 percent of the time during the hours of the day andFor night that have the heaviest traffic. These numbers aze identified as the L� and L levels. Minnesota State SRF Consulting Group, Inc. - 3- October 3, 2001 0 noise standards have been established specifically for daytime and nighttime periods. For residenti2l land uses (Noise Area Classification I), the Minnesota State standards for Lto are 65 • decibels for daytime and 55 decibels for nighttime; the standards for L;o are 60 decibels for daytime and 50 decibels for nighttime. An analysis of traffic noise was conducted to assess existin� traffic noise levels and to predict the traffic noise associated with the proposed transfer station relocation. The analysis included monitorin� of existin� noise levels and usin� a computer model to predic[ future noise levels. Monitorin� of noise levels was conducted at bo[h si[es in Aprii 2001. One receptor was monitored at the Transfer Station site, and three receptors were monitored at the Recyclin� Center site. Noise levels were measured for one hour at each of the sites. Noise levels were measured durin� peak traffic hours and therefore represent a daily worst-case noise level. The noise monitorin� results are shown in the following summary: Transfer Station Receptor Location: Site i: Residence at WhitalllArkwright Recyciing Center Receptor Locations: Site 2: Residence at Acker/L'Orient Site 3: Residence on Minnehaha Site 4: Residence at Acker/Buffalo Street Davtime � Ni�htume �'� I-10 I-50 I-10 I-50 63.0 59.5 ' 61.5 59.0 76.5 74.0 — — — . 68.5 — — 60.5 � MPCA Daytime Noise S[andards: L�p = 6�; LSO = 60 decibels �� . MPCA 1Vi$httime Noise Standards: Lio = 55; L;o = 50 decibels FS•�i7 58_5 The noise monitoring data indicates that daytime noise levels ai the current Transfer Station site receptor are beIow the state noise standards while nighttime (6 a.m, — 7 a.m.) exceed state standazds. 0 `" � Daytime noise levels at Site 2 near.the Recycling Center exceed state standards: Nighttime noise levels at Sites 3 and 4, neaz the Recycling Center, exceed ni�httime standards. The primary source of noise at the Recycling Center is I-35E traffic. � LJ Noise modelin� was done using the noise prediction pro�am "MIN�IOISE" which is a version _. . . . ._ - o _ _. _ • . . . _ ' " vehicle, and the typical characteristics of the roadway bein� analyzed. The computations for the proposed improvements were based on existing and projected traffic volumes, existino and proposed [raffic speeds, and vehicle class percenta�es. • SRF Consulting Group, Inc. - 4- October 3, 2001 oa-�� The results of the modelin� show that traffic noise from I-35E is the main source of noise and • that the proposed increase in site generated traffic will not have any effect on peak hour traffic noise levels at the modeled receptors. • • �Vhen the Transfer Station moves to the Recyclin� Center site, tra�c noise levels shown will not change as lon� as I-35E remains at its current location and carries similar levels of traffic. When I-35E is realia ed to the east, as part of the pianned MnDOT construction of the Cayu�a interchan�e, traffic noise levels at Receptor Sites 2, 3 and 4 will fall. For example, Site 2 the Llo daytime noise will drop from 77 to 70 decibels and the L;o level will drop from 74 to 68 decibels. In bo[h cases, the reduction is �eater tha� three decibels, which is a si�nificant reduction (perceptible to the human ear). However, the lower noise levels will s[ill exceed the standards. The effect of the increase in total vehicles at the new site (116 vehicles) will not result in a perceptible increase in traffic noise levels. In addi[ion to traffic noise, other noises are associated with site operations. One such noise � source includes back up warning devices or "beepers". These warning noises are usually of short duration and are therefore Lio and L;o noise levels cannot be accurately modeled. However, residents near the Recyclin� Center have indicated tha[ these noise sources are a nuisance. In . order to assess the increased waming beeper noise, the foltowin� figures compare conditions under the relocated Transfer Station and the cutrent Recycling Center conditions. Garbage and Semi-Trailers Daily "Beepers" Highest Use Hour (between 1 and 3 p.m.) Transfer Station�� (Proposed condition) 268 57 Recycling Center (Existing condition) 202 53 �� Includes trucks for increased tonnage. While the daily number of garba�e and semi-trailers wouid be hi�her at the new Transfer Station site (by 66 daily "beepers"), a mitigating measure to reduce the noise effect of "beepers" at the new site is that the Transfer Station intends to conduct all of its operations inside the building. SRF Consulting Group, Inc. - 5- October 3, 2001 CITIZEN PARTICIPATIO DIS RI TS • � 1.SUNRAY-BATTLECREEK-HIGHWOOD 2. 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