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Request for Action <br />To <br />Item Number <br />Mayor and City Council <br />7.3 <br />Agenda Section <br />Meeting Date <br />lAugust <br />Prepared by <br />Public Hearin s <br />3, 2015 <br />Zack Carlton, Planning Manager <br />Item Description <br />Reviewed by <br />HiTech Motorsports, Inc. Conditional Use Permit <br />Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Revocation <br />Reviewed by <br />Action Requested <br />Receive additional testimony and determine compliance with Conditional Use Permit (CUP) CU 06-12 <br />permitting the operation of a high performance automobile garage at 16820 Highway 10. <br />• If the City Council determines the operation does not comply with the CUP, staff will prepare a <br />Findings of Fact regarding revocation of the CUP for consideration during the August 17, 2015, <br />Council meeting. Specific reasons for the revocation must be stated. <br />• If it is determined the operation is in full compliance with the CUP, no further action is required. <br />• The City Council may also continue the Public Hearing to a future date. <br />Background/Discussion <br />The City Council held a Public Hearing on July 6, 2015, to discuss the revocation of CU 06-12 <br />authorizing the operation of a high performance automobile shop. During the meeting, staff reviewed <br />noise readings taken at various points around the property and how the measurements compared to <br />environmental sources. The review identified specific noise concerns with the process of moving <br />vehicles from the garage/shop area in the west half of the building to the dyno cell to the east. There are <br />not any external noise reducing measures and readings taken during this process were some of the <br />highest recorded on site. <br />The owner of HiTech Motorsports, Bart Wells, spoke about the results and offered a number of <br />solutions, including backing the vehicles out of the garage in a different direction or towing them around <br />the building so they are not started near the residential properties. He also addressed questions regarding <br />his hours of operation and offered to install a fence to block the back half of the lot to prevent anyone <br />from working after hours. Mr. Wells requested additional time to look into the costs and evaluate the <br />effectiveness of some of the operational changes. <br />The City Council granted the request and continued the public hearing to the August 3, 2015, meeting. <br />Staff was directed to complete additional noise testing after Mr. Wells had completed additional research <br />and work on the site. <br />Noise Levels <br />On July 29, 2015, staff visited HiTech for additional noise testing. The tests evaluated the sound levels <br />associated with moving vehicles in and out of the rear shop area, and sound exiting the building through <br />an open service door on the west side of the building. <br />R'01WIHE8 6T <br />Template Updoted 4/14 INAWRE1 <br />