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I <br /> J� <br /> MINUTES OF THE <br /> ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br /> Monday,January 23,2017 <br /> 7:00 o'clock p.m. <br /> 6. JAKE BARKLEY,430 OLD CRYSTAL BAY ROAD,DETERMINATION OF USE <br /> (continued) <br /> Barnhart stated the challenge Staff has is that this is an industrial zone and that another use would also <br /> likely have trucks backing up into this space. Barnhart stated there is always some give and take a little <br /> bit with industrial and that in his view the bigger issue is not the noise generated from truck engines but <br /> rather from the backup alarms. <br /> Jake Barkley,3640 Bayside Road, stated his current business is located in Mankato, Minnesota,and that <br /> they presently run a day shift from 6 a.m.to 4 p.m.,which is also when shipping and receiving occurs. <br /> Barkley stated one block of granite takes about 36 hours to saw and that there will not be 20 trucks <br /> coming a day. Barkley indicated limestone saws can cut three to four stones a day,and to be <br /> economically feasible,the plant needs to run 24/7. <br /> Walsh stated his main concern is the deliveries and the lights given the residential development that will <br /> be located across the street. Walsh stated while Mr.Barkley can say deliveries are rare,that does not <br /> mean there are not ten loads coming in the following week at night. <br /> Barkley stated they would not be unloading blocks at night and that they currently only have deliveries <br /> during the day. Barkley noted there are trucks going up and down Highway 12 around the clock,which is <br /> different from Old Crystal Bay Road,but that there is traffic on that road throughout the night. Barkley <br /> stated any amount of shipping would be minimal in the grand scheme of things. <br /> City Attorney Mattick stated under a site plan approval,limiting site hours is more difficult,but that Staff <br /> can take a look at that. <br /> Barnhart noted he spoke earlier about screening and door orientation,which is something that will be <br /> looked at during the site plan process. Barnhart stated it would be appropriate,as part of the site plan <br /> review,to look at where the exterior doors are located. Barnhart stated any industrial property will have <br /> noise issues and responsible site design can mitigate those issues to some degree. <br /> Seals asked whether it is possible to position the doors and deliveries towards the back or sides that are <br /> not facing residential areas. Seals stated her big concern is Orono Preserve and that she would like to <br /> mitigate some of those issues. <br /> Barkley stated they intend to have an office and a more presentable street front. Barkley stated he is <br /> assuming they will want to put that on the west side and face the street but that they have not begun <br /> designing the building at this point. <br /> Barkley indicated his current building is approximately 65,000 square feet but their flow is not good. <br /> This site can handle roughly 60,000 square feet of building. If the building layout is efficient,they will be <br /> able to grow into that for the next 10-20 years. Barkley stated the idea with manufacturing is to put the <br /> raw goods at one end,with the end product coming out the other end. Barkley indicated they perhaps <br /> could run it from east to west but that they will want to store a lot of finished goods on the north or south <br /> side. <br /> Council Member Printup asked if berming could be required along Old Crystal Bay Road. <br /> Page 6 of 15 11 <br />