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Zoning File 1590 September 12, 1990 Page 3 scheduled at the October 8, 1990 meeting of the Council. Property owners will be renotified of the public hearing at the Council meeting. Review of Application - As already noted, Minnegasco proposes leasing a 150' x 150' parcel of land from Veda, Inc. for a temporary period of time at approximately 3 to 5 years. Minnegasco proposes to install a portable liquid natural gas vaporizer to be introduced into the distribution system during periods of high demands during the extreme cold winter months. The facility itself will consist of a portable vaporizer that resembles a tanker truck and a tanker that supplies the liquid methol. They propose tapping into an existing gas line that runs along the west side of the property within the right-of-way of Old Crystal Bay Road. The vaporizing process begins at 5:00 a.m. and is completed by 9:00 a.m. During that operation period, employees will be on the site at all times. When the emergency period ends, the tanker will be driven off the site but the vaporizer unit will remain, Minnegasco advises that during these months security patrols will visit the site at irregular intervals. The noise generated from this operation, we are advised, is much less than the noise caused by passing traffic on Old Crystal Bay Road and Highway 12 and, possibly, less objectionable to some of the noises omitted from the existing industrial uses. At any rate, the noises are omitted during the cold winter months for a maximum 4 hour period in the a.m. The applicant has submitted photos of the portable vaporizer used in Spring Park during the 1989-90 heating season. It would appear that the use meets all required setbacks from proposed lot lines although the existing residence on the property has not been located, the tanker truck would appear to be approximately 100' from the re»iJt;nce structure but this must be confirmed prior to the Council public hearing. As noted above, all employee parking areas must meet the required setbacks from the fenced in areas. Note that the gate opening will open to a maximum width of 20' meeting the required opening by the Fire Department (16' required, if 20' stopping distance in not provided off right-of- way). Applicant should be asked to respond to the question of the opaqueness of the fencing proposed. Landscaping doesn't appear feasible because of the temporary nature of the facility. Planning Commission members should provide direction on this matter. The use of the satellite should be defined by applicant. Is this a sanitary facility?