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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, April 16, 2018 6:30 o'clock p.m. stated in the summertime there might be a greater capacity by using the outdoor area but that they are looking to create a quality experience for the dogs. Speck stated they are primarily a daycare for the dogs during the day and that nighttime boarding of dogs will be very limited. The overnight capacity will probably be ten dogs. The business will primarily be a Monday through Saturday daycare and that they will only be taking the best of the dogs to be kenneled overnight. Speck indicated there will not be high volume on the weekends. Thiesse asked how many dogs there would be per staff person. Speck indicated they are looking at 1 to 15 or 1 to 12. Hasse stated that is considerably better than industry average, which is 1 to 30 is acceptable. Lemke asked what the hours will be. Hasse indicated it will be 7:00 to 7:00 Monday through Friday and 7:00 to 2:00 on Saturday. Libby stated given the amount of thought put into sound mitigation, he is less worried about that aspect. Ressler stated if you look at the neighbors, there is County Road 15, the maintenance facility, and that he could probably argue that the neighbors are going to generate more noise than this facility. Ressler stated the concern is at night or when those businesses are not open. Ressler asked if the dogs will be outside at night. Speck stated the dogs will be let outside once in a while for a potty break but that it will be brief and there will be no play time. Speck indicated those dogs will be confined to the potty pen and will not be running around the yard. Ressler asked if The Woofington also has an outside play area. Oakden indicated they do. Ressler asked if the City has received any complaints regarding The Woofington. Oakden stated they have not. Thiesse noted urination will permeate in the warmer months and asked what their plan is to address that. Hasse pointed out the primary area where the dogs will be trained and the potty area. That area will be maintained to a high degree and that potty grass that will be utilized is an industry specific product and is a 100 percent permeable product. Hasse indicated the dog waste will be shoveled and then the solid waste will be gathered essentially as soon as it happens, put in a bag and sealed, put in another bag and sealed and then put in a cart that is then hauled away with the trash.