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City Council Minutes August 20, 2007 Page 5 e 117 FOR THE 193RD AVENUE TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR AND ADOPTING APPROVED APPRAISALS OF VALUE. MOTION CARRIED 5-0. 6.4. Request by Tiller COl;poration for Conditional Use Permit for Mineral Excavation Case No. CU 07-21 Public Hearing. Ms. Haug presented her staff report Kirstin Pauley, with Sunde Engineering-Gave a presentation on the details of this project. She discussed noise, setbacks, screening, traffic, and ground water. Councilmember Gumphrey questioned if more trees could be saved and noise levels reduced if the setback line were changed from 50' to 100.' He further questioned if Tiller needed to operate from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturday. Councilmember Gumphrey questioned how equipment and truck traffic would be routed Ms. Pauley stated the buffer is greater than 50' feet because Proctor Road provides an additional barrier. She stated some traffic would come from Proctor but most of it would access the main entrance on the north side. Mike Caron with Tiller-Stated the city's ordinance allows operation from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Saturdays. He stated work is typically done Monday through Friday but has some emergency situations on Saturdays. He stated he would be willing to work with staff on the hours. e Mayor Klinzing opened the public hearing. Scott Boyd, 19923 Norfolk Street-Questioned what value this business brings to the city. He questioned why it wasn't zoned residential in order for the city to benefit from the tax capture. He stated there will be excess sand and dust that will affect his residence, which he accept because the gravel operation was located here prior to him but now this will be near his doorstep. He stated he would like to keep the vegetative buffer of 300' due to oak wilt concerns. He stated there has been noise issues at 4:00 a.m. He also expressed concerns with the 10 year timeframe because it could affect his property value when he sells his home. Mayor Klinzing closed the public hearing. Mayor Klinzing stated the gravel tax doesn't produce significant funds to the city. She questioned if the 10 year timeframe could be shortened. Councilmember Farber expressed concern with the 50' setback and didn't feel 100' would be unreasonable. Mr. Caron stated the timeframe is based on market demand. He stated the additional setback will cause theni to lose out on a large amount of material. Mr. Beck clarified that the crusher would be setback 600 feet. e Councilmember Morin questioned if there is a reclamation plan. He also requested the dates for condition 6 be changed to April 15-July 15. He questioned if the forester would move the line again if the Council changes the setback.