03/10/1962 - City Council Special
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
OF BOit.RD OF SUPERVISORS AND A.DVISORY PLANNING COMMITTEE
EAGAN TOWNSHIP, March 10th, 1962
A joint special meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the
Advisory Planning Committee, Eagan Township, was held on March 10th,
1962 at 4:00 o'clock P.M. at the town hall at which all members of
the Board were present and all members of the Committee eJ~cept
Diffley and Adelmann.
Chairman Klingel presided and stated the purpose of the
meeting to be the consideration of the application of Oscar P. Jones
for a gravel pit permit to extract sand and gravel from that certain
property known as the Fred KUhn farm more particularly described as:
S~ of the S~, leas the north one rod thereof, Sec. 11-27-23, and
N~ of the N~ of Sec. 14-27-23, Dakota County, Minnesota.
An informal discussion was had as to specific requirements
to be made of applicant in such gravel pit operations in the event that
the Committee recommended approval of the application, and were evolved
as follows:
1. No excavation nor digging to be made closer than 100'
from any road or r/o/w line or property line adjoining the operations
site, and in any event no closer to any road or structure adjoining as
may endanger the support thereof as may be determined by the town engineer.
2. No operations shall be conducted prior to 7 A.M. nor after
6 P.M. nor at any time on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays.
3. All reasonable means shall be employed by applicant to
reduce dust, noise and nuisances which shall include, but not exclusively,
water spraying in the crushing process.
4. Where necessary to eliminate unsightly view of the excavation
and operations, applicant shall plant suitable fast growing screening trees
which shall be a minimum of 6' high placed in two rows staggered with trees
not more than 10' apart in each row.
5. During the entire period of operations all excavations shall
be sloped on all sides at a maximum ratio of 1 to 1.
6. No manufacturing or processing of any kind shall be permitted
on the site at any time except the crushing of gravel.
7. Applicant shall commence his operations on an internal portion
of the site not less than 1000' from the nearest dwelling and remove all
deposits in that area before moving out and closer to a boundary or dwelling.
8. Applicant shall not drill nor install any well larger than
4" on the site without first obtctning approval from the Board of Supervisors
in writing.
9. Applicant shall dispose of all waste water used on the site
in a manner which will not adversely affect adjoining property.
10. Upon quiting operations or leaving any particular excavation
or area in the site, applicant shall re-grade same in a reasonable manner
and shall slope same on all sides at a maximum ratio of 3 to 1.
11. Applicant shall provide adequate access roads to and from
the site which shall be blacktopped and improved to the extent of maintain-
ing a dust-free surface and with proper sight distances for traffic safety
at each point of access.
12. Applicant shall adhere to all county and town load limits
in hauling to and from the site and to pay his fair share of the cost of
upgrading existing town roads over which he hauls. All trucks shall be
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covered with appropriate tarpaulins while hauling loads.
13. Applicant shall provide warning signs and flagmen for proper
traffic safety during periods of heavy traffic to and from or past the site
and at such other times as the Board may require.
14. In the event operations cease, or substantially so, on said
site for a period of more than one year, or in the event substantially all
gravel and sand depgeits thereon have been removed, no further operations
shall be ~~nducted thereon and this agreement shall be deerr.ed absolutely
void.
15. Before commencing operations, applicant shall post a $5,000.00
bond in a company to be approved by the B.a~d in favor of the township to
secure performance of this agreement and all applicable ordinances, rules
and regulations.
16. Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations during course
of this agreement pertaining to applicant's operations which applicant agrees
he shall be bound by. For failure to comply with same, or with this agree-
ment or applicable ordinances, rules and regulations, applicant shall cease
operations upon receipt of written notice by Board unless within time
specified he shall remove such default.
17. Applicant shall not permit any other person, firm or corporat-
ion or combination thereof to operate upon said site, haul or otherwise
without first obtaining the written consent of the Board and an appropriate
acknowledgement by such others that they will be bound by this agreement
and covered by bond.
No formal action was taken by the Committee. Upon motion, the
meeting adjourned.
Dated: March 10th, 1962.
JOINT SPECIAL MEETING
OF BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND ADVISORY PLANNING COMMITTEE
ZAGAN TOWNSHIP, MARCH 10Yl, 1962
A joint special meeting of the Board of Supervisors and the
Advisory Planning Committee, Eagan Township, WaS held on March 10~,
1962 at 4:00 0' clock P.M. at the Town Hall at which all members of
the Board were present and all members of the Committee except
Diffley and Adelmann.
Chairman Klingel presided and stated the purpose of the
meeting to be the consideration of the application of Oscar P. Jones
for a gravel pit permit to extract sand and gravel from that certain
property known as the Fred Kuhn farm more particularly described as:
SiV}4 of the S''II}t., less the north one rod thereof, Section 11-27-23,
and NW}4. of the N.~}t. of Section 14-27-23, Dakota County, Minnesota.
An informal discussion was had as to specific requirements
to be made of applicant in such gravel pit operations in the event that
the Committee recommended approval of the application, and were evolved
as follows:
1. No excavation nor digging to be made closer than 100 feet
from any road or right- of-way line or property line adjoining the oper-
ations site, and in any event no closer to any road or structure adjoin-
ing as may endanger the support thereof as may be determined by the Town
Engineer.
2. No operations shall be conducted prior to 7:00 0' clock A.M.
nor after 6:00 0' clock P.M. nor at any time on Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays.
3. All reasonable means shall be employed by applicant to reduce
dust, noise and nuisances which shall include, but not exclusively, water
spraying in the crushing process.
4. bhere necessary to eliminate unsightly view of the excavation
and o~üf…ions, applicant shall plant suitable fast growing screening
trees which shall be a minimum of six feet~? þ‚ placed in two rows stag-
gered with trees not more than 10 feet apart in each row.
5. During the e>ñìu” period of operations all excavations shall
be sloped on all sides at a maximum ratio of 1 to 1.
6. N—Úø„ufacturing or processing of any kind shall be permitted
on the site at any time except the crushing of&¹ìf‡el.
7. Applicant shall commence his operations on an internal por-
tion of the site not less than 1,0ÈÊLÿet from the nearest dwelling and
remove all deposits in that area before moving out and closer to a bo;}¿
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dary or dwelling.
8. Applicant shall not drill nor install any well larger than
four inches on the siîýNîƒthout first obtaining approval from the Board
of Supervisors in writing.
9. Applicant shall dispose of altÑçf‚te water ssed on the site
in a manner which will not adversely affect adjoining property.
10. Upon quóì÷ operations or leaving any particular excavation
or area in the site, applicant shall regrade same in ·kÙbsonable manner
and shall slope same on all sides at a maximum ratio of 3 to 1.
11. Applicant shall ïƒde adequate access roads to and from the
site which shall be blacktopped and improved to the extent of®kÇnŸtain-
ing a dust free surface and with proper sight distances for trgffic safe-
ty at each point ofJ
úss.
12. Applicant shall adhere to all county and town load limits in
hauling to and from the site and~×Ë'ay his fair share of the cost of
upgrading existing town roads over which he hauls. All trucks shall be
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covered with appropriate tarpaulins while hauling loads.
13. Applicant shall provide warning signs and flagmen for proper
traffic safety during periods of heavy traffic to and from crpast the
site and at such other times as the Board may require.
14. In the event operations cease, or substantially so, on said
site for a period of more than one year, or in the event substantially
all gravel and Sand deposits thereon have been removed, no further oper-
ations shall be conducted thereon and this agreement shall be deemed
absolutely void.
15. Before commencing operations, applicant shall post a i5,000.OO
bond in a company to be approved by the Board in favor of the township to
secure performance of this agreement and all applicable ordinances, rules
and regulations.
16. Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations during course
of this agreement pertaining to applicant's operations which applicant
agrees he shall be bound by. For failure to comply with same, or with this
agreement or applicable ordinances, rules and regulations, applicant shall
cease operations upon receipt of written notice by Board unless within
time specified he shall remove such default.
17. Applicant shall not permit any other person, firm or corporation
or combination thereof to operate upon said site, haul or otherwise without
first obtaining the written consent of the Board and an appropriate acknow-
ledgement by such others that tlley will be bound by this agreement and
covered by bond.
No formal action was taken by the Committee. Upon motion, the
meeting adjourned.
Dated: March 10Yl, 1962.
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Clerk