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COMPOSITE REPORT-Page 4 Application No. CUP 1476 applicant may do some grading (but no extraction)between the CUP area and this fence. The site plan also shows a screening berm along CTH N, with a staging and scale area roughly behind it. (The preliminary erosion control plan--provided as Exhibit B--also shows berms surrounding most of the rest of the site, although these will probably have little screening benefit.) The proposed access drive is in a location acceptable to the Highway Department, and the operator has agreed to improve the intersection if Highway staff deem it necessary in the future. The access drive would be paved to a distance of 150 feet from CTH N, and the entrance would be gated. E. Exhibit C provides a"Phase 1" operations plan. The plan shows that Phase 1 extraction would occur on the northern 20± acres of the site. That area would be connected to the CTH N entrance and the USH 12-18 project area by a gravel drive. The location of the connecting drive is somewhat speculative at this point pending a decision of where the operation will be allowed to access the highway project area. During the duration of the highway project,the applicant proposes and the Town supports that primary access be directly from the highway construction site. F. Exhibit D provides the "Phase 2"operations plan, covering the remaining 37± acres of the site. The operator proposes to use overburden and topsoil from the Phase 2 area to reclaim the Phase 1 area. G. Exhibit E shows the proposed reclamation plan. Reclamation is proposed within one year following completion of operations. Previously removed topsoil and overfill would be used to restore the site to agricultural use. The applicant indicates a willingness to provide a bond for reclamation. H. The following is a review of this proposal against the six standards for granting a CUP in S. 10.255(2)(h): �. _ 1. That the conditional use will not endanger the public health, safety, welfare. This standard can probably be met. Fencing around the non-highway sides of the project area will be provided and the CTH N road will be gated to inhibit unwanted access. The operation will not create significant slopes which could present a safety hazard. The applicant proposes to stay 400 feet away from the creek with extraction activities, and will be required to submit and have approved an erosion control plan to control stormwater runoff. The applicant indicates that no excavation below the groundwater level is expected. Water used for washing and dust control is proposed to come from wells or pumped from the creek,but only if DNR permits to allow such activity are obtained. No all water taken from the site should be removed from the site. There would be no fuel stored on site, but on-site fueling of equipment would likely occur. 2. That uses, values, and enjoyment of other properties in the neighborhood will not be impaired by the conditional use. Staff believe that this standard will not be met with the proposal as presented, but can be met if the duration of the project is reduced and proper conditions are applied and followed. The proposed extraction operation could have an impact on nearby residences, including the residential subdivisions to the north. These could include dust, noise,visual, and traffic