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Planning & Zoning Board <br />September 11, 2001 <br />Page 11 <br />- condition 13 e. requiring irrigation for the berm. <br />19. Molin shall have an analysis prepared to determine the length of the shadow of the silos to <br />determine if there will be a solar access issue on neighboring properties. This analysis <br />should be prepared and submitted prior to City Council review of the current applications. <br />Mr. Hayden asked if there was any concern regarding the height of the towers. Mr. Smyser <br />replied there was not any concern with respect to the height of the towers and the airport. The <br />height zone would be higher than the towers would be. <br />Chair Schaps recessed the meeting and public hearing at 7:30 p.m. <br />Chair Schaps reconvened the meeting and resumed the public hearing at 7:40 p.m. <br />Chair Schaps invited applicant to make comment. <br />Tom Molin, President Molin Concrete, 415 Lilac Street, state • °' 1 •'7th d prepared a plan <br />and they were continuing along that plan. The building the ; opo m' g was for <br />manufacturing. He realized that throughout this process the ha• k e a concern with the <br />neighbors and they were trying to be as sensitive as t oul ated they had taken more <br />things into consideration at this time due to those nei • hbo " cerns. He stated they were <br />going to utilize the existing space as much as th co • without having to go further north. <br />Chair Schaps asked if there had been any h: < _ ood :" eetings regarding this. Mr. Molin <br />replied they had not had any neighborh • etin ` `'` garding this phase, but they had met with <br />the neighbors in the past and believed th were aware of what was being requested. <br />He stated the biggest concern am rs was the noise, but now with OSHA allowed <br />them not to use the beepers, the d th had addressed this problem. He also stated that <br />he did not believe they were n. iolations and they had tested the noise themselves, but <br />were willing to have an in • ° ", • `nt co pany come in and test for the noise also, if necessary. <br />He stated he was ope to have ::aei:hborhood meeting. <br />Mr. Corson asked what ,,e •" ° '' oise would be generated by the gantry (overhead crane) system. <br />Mr. Molin replied it bar , made any noise and he invited the Board to come to his facility to <br />look at this system and d ermine for themselves how much noise it generated. He also stated it <br />would reduce the use of the forklifts, and the rest of the noise that was generated was generated <br />inside of the buildings. <br />Mr. Rafferty asked if the proposed crane to the north was approximately 700 feet to the southern <br />edge of the nearest property. Mr. Molin replied it was quite a ways in from the north property <br />line, but he did not have the exact figures for that. <br />Mr. Powell replied it would be about 870 feet. <br />Douglas Miller, 7780 Lois Lane, read a prepared statement that he handed out to the Board <br />members. He asked if the new building would encompass the extruded precast and the existing <br />core slab. He stated they were concerned about increased dust and truck traffic. He thought the <br />City would enforce its Ordinances. They were reassured that there would be minimal impact on <br />their lives with the business expansion. However, he stated they experienced noise at all hours <br />