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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION <br />Monday, April 16, 2018 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />Hasse indicated it will be 7:00 to 7:00 Monday through Friday and 7:00 to 2:00 on Saturday. <br />Libby stated given the amount of thought put into sound mitigation, he is less worried about that aspect. <br />Ressler stated if you look at the neighbors, there is County Road 15, the maintenance facility, and that he <br />could probably argue that the neighbors are going to generate more noise than this facility. Ressler stated <br />the concern is at night or when those businesses are not open. Ressler asked if the dogs will be outside at <br />night. <br />Speck stated the dogs will be let outside once in a while for a potty break but that it will be brief and there <br />will be no play time. Speck indicated those dogs will be confined to the potty pen and will not be running <br />around the yard. <br />Ressler asked if The Woofington also has an outside play area. <br />Oakden indicated they do. <br />Ressler asked if the City has received any complaints regarding The Woofington. <br />Oakden stated they have not. <br />Thiesse noted urination will permeate in the warmer months and asked what their plan is to address that. <br />Hasse pointed out the primary area where the dogs will be trained and the potty area. That area will be <br />maintained to a high degree and that potty grass that will be utilized is an industry specific product and is <br />a 100 percent permeable product. Hasse indicated the dog waste will be shoveled and then the solid <br />waste will be gathered essentially as soon as it happens, put in a bag and sealed, put in another bag and <br />sealed and then put in a cart that is then hauled away with the trash. <br />Speck stated the dogs will be put in a potty area that is not the yard before they are brought indoors and <br />that they want to confine the waste to one area as much as possible. <br />Landgraver stated he does not completely understand the business model and that when he hears 55 <br />maximum dogs, he is not sure what the staging or the sequencing of dogs being dropped off will be. <br />Hasse stated Nicole has a good understanding of the traffic patterns and that the idea is to have the <br />employees park in the back and the customers in the front. The goal is to have a quick exchange that will <br />take about two to three minutes, which is what the customers also want. Hasse indicated they can process <br />a lot of drop-offs at the same time. Hasse stated the other element is that all those dogs will not <br />necessarily come in at the same time and that some dogs will be there half time and some dogs are <br />brought to be groomed. Hasse stated in his opinion there will never be 55 dogs there at one time based on <br />their experience but that they would be willing to add more parking if deemed necessary. <br />Speck noted there is no primary drop-off and pickup time, and that based on her experience, the proposed <br />parking is very reasonable. Speck stated the clients will be in and out in a short period of time. <br />Ressler asked if the City has any guidelines as it relates to kennels. <br />Page 11 of 21 <br />