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City Council meeting of June 15, 1998 Page 3 PUBLIC HEARING (TRAFFIC ORDINANCE AMENDMENT) A public hearing was held to consider adopting an ordinance amending Chapter 180 of the Hugo City Code entitled "Motor Vehicle and Traffic" by amending and repealing portions of the ordinance and establishing weight restrictions on City streets, road, and other public ways. The public hearing was opened, and there were no oral or written comments. Miron made motion, Barnes seconded, to adopt ORDINANCE 1998-322, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REPEALING PORTIONS OF CHAPTER 180 AND ESTABLISHING WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON CITY STREETS, ROADS, AND OTHER PUBLIC WAYS. VOTING AYE: Arcand, Barnes, Goiffon, Miron Motion Carried. AMENDED SPECIAL USE PERMIT (BESA) The Bald Eagle Sportsman Association, 6517 125th Street, requested to amend their SUP to operate a firing range on the property; specifically, they are requesting to reestablish a 200 -yard shooting range with six shooting stations, allow the use of muzzleloaders, and amend Condition #8 of the existing SUP to allow operation of the range on six consecutive Sundays, prior to the opening of the Minnesota deer season. A public hearing on this request was held by the Hugo Planning Commission on May 27, 1998, at which time the PC recommended the following: I. That Condition #8 of the SUP be amended to allow operation of the range on six consecutive Sundays immediately prior to the opening of Minnesota deer season, from the hours of I LOOAM to 5:OOPM. 2. The PC made no recommendation, due to a split vote, on the re-establishment of the 200 -foot shooting range. 3. The PC made no recommendation, due to a split vote, on the use of muzzleloaders at the facility. Although public comment was heard at the PC meeting, Mayor Miron allowed comments regarding the request. Neighbors were not opposed to the Sunday request, but disapproved of the muzzleloaders and the 200 -yard range. Other comments in opposition: noise unbearable; SWAT team noise unbearable (rapid fire); clean up what they have rather than allow expansion; Club violates City's nuisance ordinance: change in operation would attract more members; have complained for years with no relief; impulsive noise; plan homelife around Club's shooting schedule. Comments supporting requests/Club: db samples from various sites indicate that guns are less noisy than other rural noise; Hugo residents use Club, hears the noise from a distance, and has no problem with the noise; Hugo resident feels it is our heritage to have a place to shoot guns; a place to take my family to a controlled facility, and necessary to have a place like this; noise not loud as I drive by, trains make more noise; Hugo resident who uses Club stated shouldn't build next to a gun club if they don't like the noise; member was hoping to keep family tradition of use a muzzleloaders; Hugo resident dealt with daily noise from Oneka Ridge, and felt that Club provided a community service by providing safety training. Miron made motion, Goiffon seconded, to approve the request of the BESA and amend Condition #8 of their SUP to allow six (6) Sundays ending with the Sunday closest to the Minnesota Deer Season Opener. Sunday hours shall be from 11:OOam to 5:OOpm. All aye. Motion Carried.