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EOty1� ,.,�� Request for Action <br /> River <br /> To Item Number <br /> Mayor and City Council 7.1 <br /> Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> Public Hearin� 1july6, 2015 Zack Carlton,Planner I <br /> Item Description Reviewed by <br /> HiTech Motorsports Inc. —Public Hearing to Cal Portner, City Administrator <br /> Revoke Conditional Use Permit CU 06-12 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 July 20, 2015, <br /> Council meeting. Specific reasons for the revocation must be stated. <br /> ■ If the Council determines the operation is in full compliance with the CUP, no further action is <br /> required. <br /> ■ The Council may also continue the public hearing to a future date. <br /> Background/Discussion <br /> During the June 15, 2015, City Council meeting, a public hearing was held to receive testimony regarding <br /> the potential revocation of the CU 06-12 authorizing the operation of HiTech Motorsports. Six nearby <br /> property owners spoke in support of revoking the CUP, stressing excessive noise levels and concern that <br /> the garage doors have been left open while testing vehicles. A former neighbor also expressed concern <br /> that chemicals had been dumped on site and leaked into his yard,killing a section of his lawn. <br /> Mr. Wells, owner of HiTech Motorsports, and his attorney,Michael Hoverson,requested that the public <br /> hearing be continued to July 6, 2015, to allow for additional testimony from witnesses that could not <br /> attend the meeting. The owner also reviewed a diagram of the site and associated photographs to <br /> illustrate the sound reducing measures that are currently in place. It was also stressed by Mr. Wells that <br /> the dyno cell cannot be operated with the doors open, addressing some of the concerns from nearby <br /> property owners. <br /> After receiving testimony from all parties, the City Council continued the public hearing to July 6, 2015, <br /> and directed staff to perform a soil test and measure the noise levels originating from the building. <br /> Noise Levels <br /> City staff utilized a decibel meter from the Elk River Police Department to measure the noise levels at <br /> various points around the site (a map showing the location of each reading is attached). At each location <br /> a baseline was established by measuring the ambient noise in the area for a period of one minute. After <br /> the baseline was established,Mr. Wells tested a vehicle using the dyno and the peak decibel reading was <br /> recorded. Noise levels were measured on two separate dates. The first, on June 19, 2015, measured the <br /> noise utilizing in-place noise reducing measures, and the second,July 1, 2015, measured the noise levels <br /> POWERED 6T <br /> Template Updoted 4/14 INAWRE1 <br />