The Mountain View County municipal planning commission has approved a development permit for a waste management facility for the municipality’s new agricultural plastics recycling program.
The approval came during the commission’s recent regularly scheduled meeting in council chambers.
The applicant and owner is Mountain View County. County council recently passed a motion allowing the recycling proposal to go forward.
The facility will include two sea cans and will be located adjacent to the existing county agriculture services shop off Highway 2A between Olds and Didsbury, at SE 5-32-1-5.
It will include a sea can for the collection and storage of the plastics, as well as two on-site commercial signs.
“The parcel contains split zoning consisting of Airport District and Institutional, Educational and Cultural District, however the proposed development is contained within the Institutional, Educational and Cultural District area of the subject property,” administration said in a briefing note to the commission.
The sea can will be used for the purposes of collecting agricultural plastic twine from Mountain View County residents for recycling, members heard.
“The sea can will be transported for unloading of the plastics at an existing recycling facility. The proposed placement of the sea can will allow for traffic flow within the existing lot. There will be no further ground disturbance with this proposal.”
The applicant is anticipating up to 100 customers to visit between April and October, on Fridays from 8 a.m. to noon and on the occasional Saturday, members heard.
“The sea can will be picked up to dispose of the agricultural plastic contents and brought back, approximately three or four times a year. No additional employees will be necessary to run this waste recycling operation.”
The permit approval comes with a number of conditions, including the following:
• The applicant and/or landowner shall dispose of any agricultural plastics collected and contained on site at any approved waste facility in a timely manner.
• The site shall be maintained in a neat and orderly manner and any cleanup shall be the responsibility of the applicant or landowner.
• The applicant and/or landowner shall obtain a building permit so an inspection by a Safety Codes officer can confirm the sea can being used for waste management meets Building Code requirements for this use.
The sea can is expected to be in place next month following the three-week appeal period following the April 4 permit approval.
In other commission news, members approved a subdivision application to create a three-acre parcel in the rural community of Bergen.
“The proposal is to create a second parcel out within SE 21-32-6-5, which is a previously subdivided quarter,” administration said. “The subdivision consists of three acres and has been re-designated to country residential district by council last month. As submitted the proposed subdivision is compliant with the policies of the Municipal Development Plan, the Bergen area structure plan and the regulations of the land use bylaw.”
The commission is made up of county councillors and appointed members of the public at large. The current chairman is Gerald Ingeveld.
