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MINUTES OF THE ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION Monday, April 16, 2018 6:30 o'clock p.m. Speck stated the dogs will be put in a potty area that is not the yard before they are brought indoors and that they want to confine the waste to one area as much as possible. Landgraver stated he does not completely understand the business model and that when he hears 55 maximum dogs, he is not sure what the staging or the sequencing of dogs being dropped off will be. Hasse stated Nicole has a good understanding of the traffic patterns and that the idea is to have the employees park in the back and the customers in the front. The goal is to have a quick exchange that will take about two to three minutes, which is what the customers also want. Hasse indicated they can process a lot of drop-offs at the same time. Hasse stated the other element is that all those dogs will not necessarily come in at the same time and that some dogs will be there half time and some dogs are brought to be groomed. Hasse stated in his opinion there will never be 55 dogs there at one time based on their experience but that they would be willing to add more parking if deemed necessary. Speck noted there is no primary drop-off and pickup time, and that based on her experience, the proposed parking is very reasonable. Speck stated the clients will be in and out in a short period of time. Ressler asked if the City has any guidelines as it relates to kennels. Oakden stated as it relates to the conditional use permit, it does not specify a number of dogs and the City does not have any numbers outlined as far as commercial kennels and dogs. Libby asked if there is a way for the dogs to enter into the other part of the yard or get loose. Libby noted Orono has a leashing law that is enforceable and that he does not want any loose dogs running around. Hasse noted they have elected for a 10 -foot setback on the fence and a 6 -foot high vinyl fence. The fence will be 100 percent opaque and the dogs will not be able to see through it. Hasse stated they do not want the dogs to get out because it hurts their reputation and that the fence is designed to be dog -proof. In addition, any area where the dogs will be outside will be fenced. Landgraver asked if there will be a person on site at night. Speck indicated there will be a staff member there at all times. Thiesse asked if anyone would be living in the house. Hasse indicated there will not be. Chair Thiesse opened the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. There were no public comments regarding this application. Chair Thiesse closed the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. Thiesse asked if a kennel license is revocable.