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City of Sun Prairie Application for Conditional Use Permit Compost Facility 1. Introduction. 1.1 Purpose. These application materials are being submitted by Larry Herman,Director of Public Works,for the City of Sun Prairie to Dane County Planning and Development for the purpose of obtaining a conditional use permit. The City is looking to relocate the existing Recycle Center to a new site,approximately one block away,as the current property owner is creating industrial development on the present site therefore creating a need to relocate. The City operates a Recycle Center to residents in order to conform with State and Local recycling ordinances. The City Recycle Center functions as a drop off area for yard waste,discarded appliances and scrap metal,used automotive tires,waste automotive oil and batteries and also accepts residential fluorescent light tubes. Residents may also bring brush materials to the Center to be processed on Saturdays. Residents of Sun Prairie owning or occupying a 1 -4 unit dwellings may utilize the Center. The Center is staffed with an attendant during hours of operation. 2. General Information. 2.1 Location. The proposed site is located on property owned by Sun Prairie Water and Light Commission with the street address of 912 Bird Street. The site is not within the City corporate limits. The site is further defined as located in part of the E1/2,NE 1/4, SE 1/4, Section 7,TSN,R11E. The property is located in the Town of Sun Prairie and is zoned as Al Agricultural. 2.2 Project Description. The City has signed a lease agreement with the Sun Prairie Water and Light Commission to utilize the property for an extended period of time. The Water and Light Commission intends to hold the site for a potential sub electric power station. The City of Sun Prairie has created the Recycle Center to conform with State Recycling NR 544 effective recycling program and as a convenience to the residents for recycling these products. The site is approximately 3.5 acres of which the proposed recycle center will operate on approximately two acres of this site. 2.3 Present Land Uses. The site is being used as a clean fill disposal area for Water and Light Commission field operations. Water and Light Commission will continue to use the site for this purpose. The active area of the Recycle Center will concentrated to the filled area only. 2.4 Former Land Use. The site was formerly used for agricultural farming purposes. 2.5 Surrounding properties. The site is bordered by Sheehan Park,railroad tracks and Hellenbrand Landscape business. The Zoning for property in the City to the East is Heavy(HI)or Urban Industrial(UI). The parkland is zoned(MR-8)mixed residential. A few residences exist approximately 700 feet away. All residences,industries and park use water is potable City water. There are no private or public water wells in the area. The park activities in the area house a little league baseball complex,a skate board facility and a corn boiler building for the annual corn festival. The Recycle Center operates year round while the park activities are mainly May-August. Access is gained to the site from the Little league entrance and parking area off of S.Bird Street. 3. Project Operations 3.1 Product Handling. The materials generated at the site are stored,processed or transferred in the following manner: Yard waste. Compostable yard waste is accepted and loaded into 30 yard roll off containers and hauled to the Dane County Compost facility near Waunakee. Yard waste is also generated by three