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MINUTES OF THE ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING Monday, January 23, 2017 7:00 o'clock p.m. 6. JAKE BARKLEY, 430 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD, DETERMINATION OF USE (continued) Barnhart stated he would expect there be an office component to the building and that the better way to address these types of concerns is through design and not regulation. Barnhart stated the design of the manufacturing process is built into how that building operates. Printup asked if there are some platted areas for future roads behind JEM. Barnhart stated that road would be the responsibility of the person who develops the lot. Printup asked if there is anything that goes up to Wayzata Boulevard behind JEM. Barnhart indicated there is an east/west road there. Crosby asked if Mr. Barkley's current building is close to residential. Barkley indicated there is a residential neighborhood adjacent to them at the current site. Crosby asked what their noise situation is currently. Barkley indicated there is truck traffic during the day and that is about it. Crosby asked if there is any noise from the saw running. Barkley stated the neighborhood is to the north and a lot of the equipment is located on the south side of the building. Barkley stated you really cannot hear the noise from the saw when the doors are closed. Walsh asked whether he would be willing to limit deliveries of the stones from 9:00 at night until 6:00 in the morning to avoid deliveries during the night. Barkley stated there are specifics and details to that question that he cannot answer. Barkley indicated right now they do not open the doors during those hours but that if they have a truck coming across the country, the truck will park and wait there until the receiving hours are open. Walsh commented there will always be unexpected circumstances, but that he is talking from a general logistics standpoint. Walsh stated if there are five or ten homes that are valued at half a million dollars across the street that they cannot sell due to a perceived issue, that could be a problem and that he is trying to mitigate that. Walsh stated he is not worried about the noise during the day but that it is the middle of the night hours that could cause issues. Barkley stated another way to respond to that is that a lot of their product gets unloaded with mobile equipment and overhead cranes and it is not safe to do that in the dark. Walsh stated he would be comfortable if Mr. Barkley would say there would be no deliveries from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Walsh stated he is trying to mitigate the worst possible situations that could come up. Page 7 of 15