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The applicant objected to this condition, and the Planning Commission did not support the recommendation stating MnDOT will address these concerns in the future. Since the commission meeting, MnDOT has finalized their review and provided additional comments. MnDOT supports the ingress/egress condition and has also expressed concerns with past snow -making activities that have created hazardous conditions to the highway system. State statute §160.2715 - Right -Of - Way Use; Misdemeanors states it shall be unlawful to obstruct any highway or deposit snow or ice thereon. Changeable Copy Sign The applicant is proposing a 30-foot-tall sign with approximately 70 sq. ft. of changeable copy. The City Council review is only for the changeable copy portion of the sign and the overall sign will require a building permit. The Planning Commission agreed with the standards set forth in Sec. 30-864 (e), the use should not endanger, injure or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity or the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. They supported the 70 sq. ft. of changeable copy. Hours of Operation The most common complaint the city receives about ERX is noise, with traffic being second. Generally, the complaints are with vehicles getting too close to the property line. To maintain the general welfare of residents in the area, specific hours of operation need to be in place. Staff recommended the current hours of operation continue as follows: a. Sunday through Wednesday 7:00 a.m. — 9:00 p.m. b. Thursday 7:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m. c. Friday and Saturday 7:00 a.m. —11:00 p.m. d. Five (5) three (3) day events per year, by special event permit, will be granted for extended hours to midnight. The applicant is requesting the hours of operation for all Fridays and Saturdays be extended by one hour from 7:00 a.m. —12:00 a.m. The Planning Commission indicated they had no concerns with the extra hour. In reaction to public comments, the hours of operation were discussed at length by both the Planning Commission and City Council in 2018. Based on the history of complaints and previous discussions regarding the operation, staff continues to recommend the currently approved hours of operation end at 11:00 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. The main uses on the campus are racing in nature where varying levels of noise are expected. With reasonable hours of operation, and the recommended condition of noise generated on the property complying with those outlined in the MPCA Guide to Noise Control, this should reduce unacceptable excessive noise. The setbacks condition for motor vehicle activities (Snowmobiles, ATVs, and motorcycles) is to help address the complaints with vehicles getting too close to the property line. While there is no distance that will