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<br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Minutes <br />July 25. 2000 <br /> <br />Page 9 <br /> <br />outside the building which will generate noise, other than typical roof ventilation <br />fans. <br /> <br />Commissioner Chambers asked what type of trucks will be used. Mr. Jones stated <br />that semi tractor/trailers will be used. <br /> <br />Chair Mesich asked if there will be any type of emissions from the plant. Mr. Jones <br />stated that their facility will be US FA and FDA approved and will emit no VOC's <br />(volatile organic compounds). <br /> <br />Chair Mesich asked if heat will be used in the package process. Mr. Jones stated <br />that low temperature heat is used to seal the pouches so there will be no smoke <br />generation. He explained that the manufacturing process is a full-service <br />procedure, which includes cutting the pouches, making the product, filling and <br />sealing, and shipping the finished product. <br /> <br />Commissioner Kuester asked what hours the trucks would be coming in and going <br />out. Mr. Jones stated that shipping and receiving hours would generally be 8 <br />a.m. to 10 p.m. He noted that when a third shift is started, shipping and receiving <br />would still be mainly on the first and second shifts. <br /> <br />Commissioner Baker asked where there products would be shipped and if private <br />haulers would be used. Mr. Jones stated that their products would be shipped <br />world-wide and shipped by private trucking companies. <br /> <br />Chair Mesich opened the public hearing. <br /> <br />Dick Nelson, 18276 Kent Street, asked how the storage tanks would be <br />connected to the building. Mr. Roger Johnson explained that the storage vessels <br />will be integrally tied to the building and will be fully insulated and heated and <br />cooled just as the rest of the building will be. Mr. Nelson asked if the plant will <br />produce odors. Mr. Johnson stated that the only odor that may possibly be <br />detected occasionally would be a light. fruity smell. He explained that no steam <br />is used in the process and the sealing process is a low heat pressure and should <br />not produce any odor. Mr. Nelson expressed his concern for the noise which <br />would be generated by 50 - 70 trucks a day when the plant is fully expanded. <br /> <br />Barbara Berg, 18274 Kent Street, asked if the semi trucks would be using the ring <br />road shown on the proposed expansion drawing. Mr. Craig Patterson stated that <br />the road would be for emergency access vehicles only. Ms. Berg asked if they <br />have considered putting up a solid fence to help screen the noise from the <br />trucks. Mr. Patterson stated that fences do not work very well to screen noise and <br />he felt the dense planting would be more effective. <br /> <br />Maxine Tempine, 18235 Kent Street, asked why the public hearing was being <br />held, if the business was a permitted use. Ms. McPherson stated that the use is <br />allowed but a conditional use permit is required for the storage tanks. <br /> <br />Shirley Lowery, 13585 182nd Lane, asked if a traffic study has been done. Terry <br />Maurer explained that Highway 10 is capable of carrying the additional traffic <br />and that there are no plans to create any additional lanes at this time. <br />