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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes June 20, 2023 Page 4 1 current location and his meter reads equal to or less than the current vacuums. He asked how 2 many spaces for parking does the Commission feel would be appropriate. 3 4 Chair Socha asked if the applicant is agreeable to the other conditions proposed by Mr. 5 Grittman. Mr. Fiere stated they are in agreement. 6 7 Commissioner Morita asked if it is one central vacuum and Mr. Fiere stated it is. He asked 8 what the hours of operation are and Mr. Hernandez stated 8am – 8pm. 9 10 Chair Socha asked if LED lights would be used as are in Oak Grove and Mr. Fiere stated if 11 necessary. 12 13 Commissioner Rude asked about the lighting and it should be limited from shining in the 14 apartment windows. He asked about the block structure and whether that would create a 15 venting/overheating issue for the equipment. Mr. Fiere stated the noise level without any 16 structure is already below the existing noise created. Mr. Fiere suggested putting up a 17 maintenance free PVC fence or a steel sided fence. He noted sometimes an enclosure can 18 increase noise. The inside of the fence could be coated to reduce noise but the cost of the 19 project would increase. An enclosure would not affect the equipment as the exhaust goes up 20 and the enclosure would not have a roof. 21 22 Commissioner Morita asked how many vacuum machines there are currently present and Mr. 23 Hernandez stated there are 6 motors. Mr. Fiere stated the amount of noise would be reduced 24 with the new system. 25 26 Commissioner Erickson stated the maximum noise would be less than currently with all the 27 vacuums running and Mr. Fiere stated that is correct. Commissioner Erickson asked which 28 sides would be enclosed. Mr. Grittman stated it would be screened but open to the north side 29 of the enclosure. 30 31 Commissioner Rude asked how the new system while using all vacuums compare to using 2-3 32 vacuums of the current systems. Mr. Fiere stated the sound is less when not in full use. Mr. 33 Fiere explained in detail about the noise caused by one vacuum system. 34 35 Mr. Fiere asked Mr. Grittman to talk more about the fencing. Is it to reduce noise? 36 37 Mr. Mark Anderson, lives in Legends next door to the carwash. He has spoken to the 38 applicant about the enclosure around the vacuum equipment. The carwash looks great with the 39 addition of live plants. The parking lot has been resurfaced. Mr. Anderson stated he spoke 40 with Mr. Hernandez and he would like to surround the equipment with plants which would be 41 better than concrete blocks. The residents of the Legends that smoke go to smoke between the 42 two buildings (apartment and carwash) and say they never hear the vacuums. The vacuums 43 have never been heard inside the building. Mr. Hernandez is the best neighbor to the residents 44 of the Legends. A petition had been started on behalf of Mr. Hernandez. They support Mr. 45 Hernandez and the upgrade to the carwash. 46