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Planning Commission Minutes — April 14, 2005 Page 2 of 5 Chair Schumann opened the public hearing. David Larrive, 6109 151St Street North, said he lived due east of the site and between his backyard was a pond and berm. Mr. Larrive was concerned about the hours of operation, lighting on the site, and the type of exterior storage. The contractor on the project explained that the storage area would be screened by the fence and there would be shrubs by the pond. For lights, there would be two light poles. Exterior storage would consist of bobcats, trailers, and trucks. Operating hours would be from 7 am to approximately 6 pm, Sunday through Saturday. He showed the Commission pictures that were taken of existing neighboring properties, pointing out that they were using Class 5 rock and felt the applicant should not be required to pave their parking. Chair Schumann pointed out that the Zoning Code had changed and now required it to be done. Mr. Nugent said he was unaware that they were not allowed to park their vehicles on the property and someone was illegally dumping trash on the site. He said he felt that the requirement for 27 trees was excessive and they were planning to stagger the trees in back. They would be storing bobcats and seal coating equipment. The storage area would be screened with the existing fence and Nugent said they could fill it in with lattice or vines. He also said they could put six additional trees in back and another two in front. The CCD suggested moving the pond to provide more of a separation between the exterior storage area and the pond which would provide more room for landscaping and avoid the area from becoming a place for storage. Mr. Nugent explained he had done much upgrading from the original plan. He pointed out the Industrial Park was there prior to the new development (Oneka Ponds). Rosenquist inquired on the Sunday hours. The CCD explained that the ordinance was vague regarding noise and there were no specific standards in the Industrial District. Nugent said they would not be working on site, just picking up equipment and leaving. Most of their business involved commercial parking lots. The contractor said it would not be a `walk-up' business, only employees would be there. Nugent agreed he could put sidewalks in but felt it made no sense, and curb and gutters made no sense. Nugent's partner, Auger Reinhart, said he felt it was not likely that it would ever become a retail area, and a fence around the exterior storage would prohibit them from working freely there. With the fence, it would be hard to maneuver the vehicles.