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Planning Commission Minutes — September 13, 2007 <br />Page 5 <br />Weidt asked about chemicals stored on site. <br />L'Allier said he stored five -gallon buckets of concrete sealer on site. <br />McRoberts pointed out the trees screening the property from the west were the neighbor's trees. <br />L'Allier said he would plant more if necessary. <br />Rosenquist asked about the distance between the driveways. <br />L'Allier said it was approximately 250 feet. <br />Weidt asked about the width of the lot. <br />Staff said it appeared to be approximately 350 feet. <br />Schumann opened the public hearing. <br />John Olson, 7097 177th Street, said he lived directly across the street from L'Allier and L'Allier <br />had total disregard for the neighborhood. His lights shine directly into their home, lights on the <br />pole building are on 24 hours a day, and there was also a boxcar on the property that had motion <br />lights on it. He said there was excessive traffic and a six-foot high fence with a commercial <br />dumpster in front of it and a porta-potty behind it. He said he had seen them come home at 8:30 <br />at night. He had observed the forms for the concrete being burned and cutting and stacking of <br />forms as early as 6:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning. He has heard dump trucks dumping concrete <br />and there were five -six vehicles parked in back. <br />Mr. Olson introduced his wife Mary who showed pictures she recently took of the property. She <br />explained that their home was 110 feet from the road. <br />Mike Gibbs, 6381 177th Street North, said he had nothing personal against the applicant but he <br />had seen vehicles driving over the 30 mph limit. <br />Roxanne Ketcham, 7050 177th Street North, said she had lived there since 1974. She sees all his <br />equipment and sometimes 12-15 cars, even on the weekends. She disapproved of the business in <br />the neighborhood. <br />Rick Arcand, 7270 177th Street North, said it was an eyesore; trees for screening would take a <br />long time to grow. The accessory driveway was extremely rutted compared to other driveways <br />in the area. He said he hoped the Commission would recommend denial. <br />Mary Beth Olson, 6321 177th Street North, said she had nothing personal against the applicant <br />but she did not like the additional traffic. She had bought the house in 1984 and was unhappy it <br />could turn into a commercial neighborhood. She had concerns about the amount of traffic and <br />the speed. <br />Lee Jasniski said he owned the property to the west of Mr. Olson and the L'Allier property was <br />