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Manure Removal: The dairy ranch currently collects cattle manure via a water flushing system and transports it to the manure lagoon. Ultimately, the manure is spread on the property or used for cattle bedding. The applicant is proposing a digester system to break down the manure and use the methane gas produced to fuel a feed dryer system. All manure will be transported to the mix tank via a Honey Vac (a truck with a vacuum system installed to pick up manure)and will be off-loaded into the mix tank where homogenization will occur. From there, it will be piped into the digester tank where biogas is extracted from the top and the left over manure comes out the bottom. After digestion, the manure is piped to the separator where solids are composted into cattle bedding and liquids are piped to the lagoon. The excess manure will be transported via pipeline to the lagoon and will be the same quantity as before the digester system was in place. Feed: Two(2)to four(4)trucks per day will be necessary to bring in the raw materials for the feed dryer and to pick up the grain produced by the dryer system. A portion of the feed will be used on the dairy and the remainder will be taken off site by truck for sale at another location. Parking: Development Title Table 9-1015.3(b) states that 2.5 parking spaces are required per 1,000 square feet of building. As a result, 25 spaces are required. Development Title Section 9-1015.9 states that under the discretion of the Director, excessive parking requirements can be reduced. Since no customers come to the dryer facility, the Community Development Department is recommending a requirement of three(3) spaces. The Use Permit application is tentatively scheduled for the Planning Commission on March 3, 2005. The Community Development Department has reviewed the proposed Use Permit application and responses from other agencies and will be recommending approval of the project subject to the following conditions: Use Permit Application No. was approved by the Planning Commission on . The effective date of approval is . This approval will expire on ,which is 18 months from the effective date of approval, unless (1) all Conditions of Approval have been complied with, (2) all necessary building permits have been issued and remain in force, and (3) all necessary permits from other agencies have been issued and remain in force. Unless otherwise specified, all Conditions of Approval and ordinance requirements shall be fulfilled prior to the establishment of the use and the issuance of any building permits. Those Conditions followed by a Section Number have been identified as ordinance requirements pertinent to this application. Ordinance requirements cannot be modified, and other ordinance requirements may apply. 1. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT(Staff Contact: Gillian Hayes 468-8477) a. BUILDING PERMIT: Submit an "APPLICATION-COMMERCIAL BUILDING PERMIT'. The Site Plan required as a part of the building permit must be prepared by a registered civil engineer or licensed architect. This Plan must show drainage, driveway access details including gates, on-site parking, landscaping, signs, existing and proposed utility services, and grading (refer to the "SITE PLAN CHECK LIST' for details). A fee is required for the Site Plan review. (Development Title Section 9-884) b. APPROVED USE: This approval is for a manure digester and feed dryer facility (Use Type: Agricultural Processing-Food Manufacturing) as shown on the Site Plan dated December 7, 2004: