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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING <br />Monday,August19,2002 <br />6:30 o'clock p.m. <br />(#02-2819 TIM DEVRIES, Continued) <br />Smith asked how they could agree that it will be minimal, that it will not operate in the middle of <br />the night. <br />Bremer stated that she assumed there were many other tennis courts in Orono who have not been <br />limited in any way with regard to lighting or noise. <br />Rahn stated that he was unsure he could support the proposal knowing that the court is already <br />being shoehorned in to a wetland area, where it may not belong in the first place. He imagined <br />the noise created from banging pucks on the rink walls at night would be obtrusive and worried <br />about the complaints that might come back to the City. He didn't feel this was the location for a <br />hockey rink. <br />Mr. Robin stated that they have no choice where to place the court and asked Rahn what he <br />proposed the owner do. <br />Rahn stated that as far as he was concerned they could use the other lot, however, it was <br />obviously a monetary issue as far as that went. He acknowledged that there were no regulations <br />regulating people shooting pucks off the boards at 9:59 p.m. at night, but argued the City would <br />sure hear about it. <br />Bremer asked if there were noise ordinances that would be impacted. <br />Gaffron reiterated that the CUP was for grading and not the use of the court. He continued that <br />he didn't believe a few kids, some of who would likely be neighbor kids, using the rink would <br />impact the neighbors all that much. He reminded the Commission that even the nearest property, <br />the Wilson's, was approximately 500 ft. away. Gaffron stated that it would be difficult to find a <br />location that is more remote from adjacent homes than the applicant has proposed. <br />Mabusth asked if there were any way to legitimately deny this application. <br />Rahn stated that if the delineations and moving of the wetlands is involved they could. <br />Mr. Robin stated that they were not moving any wetland. <br />Gaffron pointed out that they are encroaching buffers in a couple of small spots and mitigating. <br />PAGE 24 of28