Specific development standards are established to provide supplemental regulations to address the unique characteristics of certain land uses. The uses listed below are subject to the following specific development standards, in addition to all other applicable regulations.
ASPHALT MIXING AND MANUFACTURING PLANT
Standards and Conditions
(A) All asphalt mixing and manufacturing plants shall be located at least 300 feet from a residential or commercial district boundary or from a transitional zone where the city’s Comprehensive Plan shows residential or commercial.
(B) All asphalt mixing and manufacturing facilities shall include a six foot to ten foot fence or alternative screening method approved by the City Planning Commission along all property lines.
(C) The use shall be conducted, operated, and maintained in accordance with any necessary MPCA, Nobles County, and City of Worthington permits, copies of which shall be provided to and maintained on file by the Zoning Administrator.
(D) All asphalt mixing and manufacturing facilities shall abut on and use an arterial or collector street or road for vehicle access to the site. Arterial and collector roads include Municipal State Aid streets, County State Aid highways, trunk highways, and local roads intended and designed to accommodate frequent use of heavy commercial vehicles.
(E) Any new asphalt mixing or manufacturing facilities and any substantial intensification of an existing facility shall require the issuance of a new conditional use permit. For the purpose of regulating an asphalt mixing or manufacturing facility, substantial intensification shall mean any of the following.
(1) Any expansion of the operating area of the facility, including, but not limited to, its yard, storage areas, or vehicle maneuvering or parking space.
(2) The addition of any structure or expansion to the bulk of any structure, except additions and expansions designed primarily to provide weather protection or noise or air pollution abatement for existing equipment.
(F) All asphalt mixing and manufacturing facilities shall provide the following with any application for a conditional use permit.
(1) A map of natural features, including streams, rivers, lakes, wetlands, and major topographical features located within 350 feet of the site and all dwelling units and other principal buildings and structures within one quarter mile of the exterior property lines of the proposed site.
(2) An air quality plan describing stationary and mobile source air emissions, their quantities and composition, and indicating conformance with all applicable air quality regulations.
(3) A dust management plan describing dust emission sources, their quantity and composition, and how dust will be collected, managed, and disposed of, and indicating conformance with all applicable dust emission regulations.
(4) A sound attenuation plan describing sources of sound and indicating conformance with all applicable sound and noise regulations.
(5) A drainage plan for stormwater management and runoff.
(6) A traffic plan describing the number of truck/vehicle trips the proposal will generate and the principal access routes to the facility, including a description of the facility’s traffic impact on the surrounding area.
(Ord. 1126, passed 11-13-18)