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MEMORANDUM
TO: Tom Melena
FROM: Scott Richards
DATE: April 20, 1999
RE: Oak Park Heights - Ryder Transportation CUP
FILE NO: 798.02 - 98.07
Please be advised that the Planning Commission, at their April 15 meeting, voted three to
two in favor or recommending a conditional use permit at 5302 Stagecoach Trail North for
use by Ryder as a storage and maintenance facility for up to 120 school buses.
Numerous residents of the area were present at the hearing and all were opposed to the
Ryder proposal. The residents stated concerns with additional traffic, noise, screening,
decrease in residential property values, the location of the berm on the south property line,
dust and air pollution. The Planning Commission discussed the proposal from Ryder and
the neighborhood's concerns and felt that if the Ryder facility is to be located at the site,
there will need to be tight controls on the external factors created by the facility.
Using the conditions found in the April 8, 1999 planning report, the Planning Commission
added additional conditions related to increased screening, the need for paving /curb and
gutter before Ryder utilization, installation of block heaters or heater plugs on all of the
buses, compliance with Washington County's requirements for a turn /pass lanes, annual
review, requiring buses to be backed into spaces and limitations on hours of operation.
The CUP was recommended with the following conditions:
1. Not more than one hundred twenty (120) buses shall be stored on site.
2. Additional plantings shall be provided in the southeast corner of the property along
the south property line, subject to City staff and the City Arborist review and
approval.
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3. The existing vegetation along the southwest property line is removed, as indicated
on the site plan, to provide traffic visibility for the abutting property.
4. MPCA approval of a Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plan.
5. Modification of existing storm water catch basins to minimize sedimentation loading
shall be subject to review and approval of the DNR.
6. All parking and storage areas shall be surfaced with bituminous material and
concrete curbing and storm water retention systems shall be installed before
commencement of operations by Ryder on the site.
7. A revised lighting plan shall be submitted indicating light intensity to the property
line, subject to City staff review and approval.
8. MPCA requirements regarding liquid bulk storage and waste handling shall be
complied with.
9. The applicant receive EPA approval of a hazardous waste generator permit, a copy
of which shall be provided to the City.
10. All grading and drainage issues shall be subject to review and approval of the City
Engineer.
11. Comments of other City staff, the Planning Commission, or the City Council.
12. Ryder Student Transportation Services shall resolve all issues related to any
access permits required by the Washington County Department of Public Works.
13. Additional plantings shall be provided along the north property line, adjacent to the
bus parking area, subject to City staff and the City Arborist review and approval.
14. Block heaters and heater plugs shall be installed on all buses operated out of the
5302 Stagecoach. Trail North facility before commencement of operations by Ryder.
15. An operations plan shall be developed and enforced, subject to City staff review
and approval, that all buses shall be backed into the respective parking spaces at
the end of a day's run.
16. A plan for hours of operation shall be developed by Ryder subject to review and
approval of City staff.
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17. The conditional use permit shall be subject to a review of the approval and all
conditions at the end of one year from the date of approval. Additional reviews
shall be determined as needed by the City Council.
pc: Kris Danielson
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