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Planning Commission February 28, 2023 Page 3 Condition #1— Industrial operations outside of a structure are prohibited between 9:00 p.m, and 6:00 a.m., Monday through Saturday, and on Sunday. It is a challenge to meet this condition because their operations with manufacturing and loading are all about tuning. The new building will help reduce noise by moving a lot of operations inside. Their team met and determined they can't meet the recommended hours of operation and would like to be able to start at 5:00 a.m. The local company delivering their raw materials has operational hours of 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Mr. Olson outlined their processes and how they would be set back if they don't start early enough. Delivery shortages in recent years have been challenging and they've had to be resourceful in finding product, which leads to delivery happening at differing hours. Employee retention can be difficult. Employees work long hours and want to get home in the evenings to family. Changing the hours could have a negative impact on retention. Due to Mn/DOT restrictions, loading and getting product to customers often needs to be done by 6:00 am or the trucks are required to be pulled from roads. During a construction project there could be timelines with major road closures, such as the Highway 169 project, and an item like a girder beam may need to be set during this timeframe, so sometimes there maybe product loading at midnight, which doesn't happen all the time. They want to be a good neighbor and feel they have shown they are being a good neighbor. The commissioners discussed the following: The 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 a.m. restricted hours seem tied to noise issues. If the applicant is working to minimize the noise, it would be fair to say there would see less complaints. And if the noise is lowered, the restricted hours wouldn't be needed. Mr. Carlton stated the condition could be modified by differentiating loading from manufacturing. Mr. Olson stated they are working to abate the noise but want to make it clear they feel they will never get to a point where it will be eliminated. There being no one else to speak, Acting Chair Beise closed the public hearing. The commissioners discussed condition #1 and agreed that removing the condition is appropriate based on the testimony from the applicant. Moved by Commissioner Booth and seconded by Commissioner Johnson to recommend approval of the Conditional Use Permit with the following conditions to satisfy the standards set forth in Section 30-654: 1. Industrial operations outside of % struetur-e are prohibited between 0-00 p.m. and 6,00 a.m. Alenday through Saturday and on Sundays. 2. All exterior openings shall be closed when industrial operations occur within a building during the prohibited periods. 3. All vehicle back-up alarms shall be converted to a white -noise style by June 30, 2023. ri rI er UR€