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r _ I -ELLISON CO REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION SERVICES 7200 HUDSON BLVD.,SUITE 230, OAKDALE, IN9N 33123 OFFICE 631-730-0100 FAX 651-730-0303 August 18, 1999 Ms. Kim Moore -Sykes St. Anthony Village 3301 Silver Lake Road St. Anthony, Minnesota 55418-1699 Re: The Hitching Post 2550 Highway 88 Dear Kim: I'm sorry that your leg is bothering you and that you were unable to attend the Planning Commission meeting of last night. I would say that in general things went very well with respect to The Hitching Post, both for the Conditional Use Permit and the comprehensive signage plan. I believe it would be apropos if I were to respond to some of the questions from the Planning Commission and the audience that were not addressed in my previous letter so that you may pass this information along to the City Counsel prior to the meeting next week. It appears that most of the concern from the neighbors has to do with the potential for noise generation both from the servicing of the vehicles and from the prospect of testing vehicles in the parking lot. First, the service area is completely enclosed with a complete make-up air and exhaust system with exhaust hoses connected to each of the exhaust pipes for the vehicles. Therefore, doors do not need to be left open for ventilation which would allow noise to escape the building nor do the vehicles need to be taken outside of the building for test run purposes. It should also be noted that the snowmobiles,jet skis, and ATV type vehicles which are sold, are trailered off by the customers without being started outside of the.building since these vehicles need a special terrain to operate. Any motorcycles that are scald or serviced at the facility would commonly be driven out on the main streets where they would be able to be tested under normal street conditions. It is not likely, nor would the owner approve of, customers running motorcycles in the parking lot due to safety concerns for his operations. The Planning Commission, I believe in a response to the concerns of the audience, imposed hours of operations on the facility as a part of the conditional use approval. As I stated at.the meeting, I was not aware that we were going to need to be presenting times for hours of operation and therefore had to estimate what Mr. Furseth's hours of operation would be for The Hitching Post. In doing so I agreed to the retail function of the building operating from 8:00 AM until 10:00 PM which is acceptable to Mr. Furseth. However, due to the nature of service work and customer requirements for dropping off vehicles and picking them up, Mr. Furseth would appreciate having the service hours of operation amended to a start of 7:30 AM and a close of 7:30 PM. I hope that this will be amenable to the City Council.