HomeMy WebLinkAbout2452-14 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 2014/04/07ORDINANCE NO. 2452-14
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK
ORDINANCE CODE RELATING TO ZONING BY
AMENDING SECTIONS 36-4,36-142, AND 36-244
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
Findings
Sec. 1. The City Council has considered the advice and recommendation of the Planning
Commission (Case No. 14-01-ZA).
Sec. 2. The St. Louis Park Ordinance Code, Sections 36-4, 36-142, and 36-244 are
hereby amended as follows. Section breaks are represented by***.
See. 36-4. Definitions.
***
Food waste means all food including meat poultry, seafood dairy, bread fruits and vegetables,
cheese eggshells rice beans pasta coffee grounds and filters tea bags bones and other plate
scrapings and garden food waste (e.g. tomatoes, pumpkins).
***
Organic material means Food waste Yard waste and items such as but not limited to: non -
recyclable paper products and other compostable items such as full vacuum cleaner bags, dryer
lint tissues and cotton balls floral trimmings and house plants, and compostable plastics
(certified compostable plastic utensils, cups and containers).
***
Yard waste means all garden wastes grass clippings leaves weeds holiday trees shrub and tree
waste and prunings seasonal greenery, and woodchips that are normally generated from
residential properties.
See. 36-142. Descriptions.
***
(e) Industrial uses. The following are typical of the industrial uses referred to in this chapter.
(1) Anaerobic digester is an enclosed system in which controlled anaerobic digestion occurs,
converting organic material into end -products such as biogas fertilizer, water or other
solids Characteristics may include truck traffic, odor or noises.
*(Renumber subsequent Industrial Use Descriptions accordingly)*
***
See. 36-244. I -G general industrial district.
***
(d) Uses permitted by conditional use permit. No structure or land in an I -G district shall be
used for the following uses except by conditional use permit. Those uses shall comply with the
requirements of all the general conditions provided in section 36-242 and section 36-33
regarding conditional use permits, and with the specific conditions imposed in this subsection.
***
(10) Anaerobic digester. The conditions are as follows:
Ordinance No. 2452-14
-2-
a. Anaerobic digesters shall be permitted only as part of a larger development which
contains at least one other principal use, and where electricity and bio -gas produced
by the digester is used primarily by the larger development.
b. Organic material, as defined in the Zoning Code, is the only input allowed.
c. No more than 30,000 tons of organic material shall be processed per year.
d. The digester system, associated equipment and operations must occur completely
within a negative -pressure building.
e. Organic material shall be deposited from the delivery vehicle directly into an
enclosed container integrated with the digester system.
f. Sorting of material must occur in an enclosed container integrated with the digester
system.
g. Odor controlling devices shall be used to prevent odors from being detectable outside
of the building containing the digester system.
h. Flaring of bio -gas is only allowed to burn excess gas and shall not be visible from off-
site.
i. No outdoor storage is allowed.
j. Retail distribution of compressed natural gas is not allowed.
I All necessary permits relating to items such as: emissions, solid waste processing,
energy production, industrial waste water, and storm water must be obtained from the
appropriate agencies.
1. All necessary contracts or agreements with material providers and utility companies
must be submitted to the City prior to the issuance of a building permit.
Sec. 3. The contents of Planning Case File 14-01-ZA are hereby entered into and made
part of the public hearing record and the record of decision for this case.
Sec. 4. This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication.
Public Hearing February 5, 2014
D -a:_- February 18, 2014
April 7, 2014
April 17, 2014
fect May 2, 2014
Attest:
-Yl GyrvL.,, d 17:�
City C�-
Adoptee i ie City uncil April 7, 2014
Mayor
Ap ved as to Form and E recut n:
Aa
City Altimey
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) ss
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN )
)harlene Vold being duly sworn on an oath,
states or affirms that they are the Authorized
Agent of the newspaper(s) known as:
SS St Louis Park
and has full knowledge of the facts stated
below:
(A) The newspaper has complied with all of
the requirements constituting qualifica-
tion as a qualified newspaper as provided
by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, and
other applicable laws as amended.
(B) This Public Notice was printed and pub-
lished in said newspaper(s) for 1 succes-
sive issues; the first insertion being on
04/17/2014 and the last insertion being on
04/1712014.
By: Ct^ _C� krt i&
Authorized Agent
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before
me on 04/17/2014.
Notary Public
nnnnnrwv.AAAnn
W�)IIIARLENE MARIEMACPHERSON
otary PublicCommisslnn FFrplree Jen 31,2019
Rate Information:
(1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users
for comparable space:
$68.50 per column inch
Ad ID 204804
City of St. Louis Park
(Official Publication)
SUMMARY
ORDINANCE NO. 2462-14
AN ORDINANCE RELATED TO
ANAEROBIC DIGESTERS
The ordinance creates new defi-
nitions for Food waste, Organic
material, Yard waste and Anaerobic
digesters. The ordinance will allow
anaerobic digesters in the I -G Gen -
anal Industrial Zoning District with a
conditional use permit.
This ordinance shall take effect
15 days after publication.
Adopted by the City Council April
7, 2014
Jeffrey W. Jacobs /s/
Mayor
A copy of the full text of this or-
dinance is available for inspection
with the City Clerk.
Published in St. Louis Park Sail-
or. April 17, 2014
4/17/14, 3SS3, Ordinance
2452-14 Summary, 204804
RECEIVED
APR 2 1 2014
OF THE CITY f?.LERK