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ORONO COUNCIL MEETING HELD FEBRUARY 11, 1991 ZONING FILE #1600- RICK'S SUPER VALU CONTINUED Mr. Fuller stated that the movement of the County Road 15 access 20' west was not emphasized at either of the Planning Commission meetings. He said, "In preparation for this evening's Council meeting, we met on the site and were told by the County that they preferred to have the County Road 15 access remain in place. We believe we are providing Rick's customers with the safest and most convenient access. There have been two reported accidents on the County Road 19 exit in the past two years, but none on County Road 15. There has been no demonstrated need to move that access. Also, there has been discussion about someday vacating Kelly Avenue, which would conflict with intentions to place an access in that location. If you look at the other commercial entities in this area you will see that they have similar access situations." Bernhardson stated that if Kelly Avenue were to be vacated, a cul -de -sac would be placed south of Super Valu's proposed access on Kelly. He suggested that a compromise for the access would be to allow it to remain on County Road 15 for now, but require it to be relocated to Kelly if demonstrated problems occur in the future. Bernhardson suggested including such language in the resolution, if approved. Jabbour asked what time of day truck traffic is most likely to occur. Bloomquist stated that most of the trucks should be in and out between 7:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. He reiterated that a Kelly Avenue access would create maneuvering problems for the large semi - trailer trucks. It was the consensus of the Council that the access should remain in its current location, and that language be included in the resolution giving the City the authority to require relocation should safety problems arise. Goetten asked about the noise level of the compactor and the hours it would be operated. Bloomquist replied, "It is an electric hydraulic compactor and the noise level will be very minimal." Fuller added that he had been unable to obtain specific decibel information, but has been told that the compactor will generate a low humming noise. He said, "I believe the compactor will be operated once a,day." Goetten stated that she would have no objections to the compactor if it has a low noise level and is operated in the morning hours, as opposed to evening. - 7 -