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Jim Petroske stated he and his neighbors are against the proposal. The facility would generate too much noise. The neighbors oppose not only the car wash, but also the 24-hour operation. The neighbors have had their sleep disturbed by the noise from the cars, the horns, and squealing tires at night. The whole works should be closed from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. Now that Tank-n-Tummy has closed, the neighbors realize how much noise Tank-n-Tummy caused. After it opens again, the neighbors will have the same aggravations again. Tim Anderson, a resident living across the street from the Tank-n-Tummy, stated he was concerned about other issues than the noise. Regarding the noise, it is like a different neighborhood since Tank-n-Tummy closed. Anderson said his concern was parking. The City has posted County Road E2 “No Parking Anytime” along Anderson’s property. Anderson stated semi trucks constantly park on both sides of E2. Anderson said his children cannot see oncoming traffic when they try to cross the street because of the truck parking. In the summer, Anderson said it seemed his home is located in the middle of a truck stop. The trucks sit out there idling all night. Even without the car wash, if the applicant does not widen the entrance to Tank-n-Tummy so semi trucks can get off the road, what will be done to enforce the no parking zone? Baker asked Anderson if the trucks are parking in the existing Tank-n-Tummy lot. Anderson answered that the trucks cannot make the turn into Tank-n-Tummy so they are parking on both sides of E2. Baker said then the truck parking has nothing to do with the use. Anderson responded that the trucks went into Tank-n- Tummy to buy groceries and use the phone and would sit on E2 waiting to be dispatched to the next load. Baker asked Teague if the neighbors had notified the Police Department about the parking problem. Teague responded the Police Department reviewed the plans and did not indicate any concerns about parking. Teague said the Police Department enforced parking limits. Teague said he would notify the Police Department to enforce the no parking zone. Anderson said that trucks had blocked his driveway so he could not get his car out. Squad cars go by and do not say anything to the truck drivers. Anderson said that he called the Police Department, but forty-five minutes later when a squad arrives, the truck is gone. The Police Department has said that County Road E2 is a county road so the Ramsey County Sheriff should be contacted to enforce the no parking zone. Baker asked if anyone else wished to speak. No one responded. PH. Motion by Baker, seconded by Schopf, 5 Ayes - 0 Nays. Motion Carried. TO CLOSE THE UBLIC EARING Baker said he was concerned about the car wash. Baker said he was not convinced that the blower will not create a noise problem if the door is open. Schiferl said he shared Baker’s concern about the open doors. Schiferl said that if there were a reasonable way to develop performance standards, instead of just saying the door will be closed, that may work. What would happen if the applicant replaced the equipment after developing some sort of performance standards for the old equipment? Baker asked the applicant what would happen if the City accepted the veracity of the statements in the letter and then the City found the statement only applied to the equipment when it was new. How would staff handle measuring the noise level at the site? Teague said the City would have to get a state agency involved to measure the levels to see if the noise levels constitute noise pollution. Corrine Thomson, an attorney from the City Attorney’s office, suggested the Commission accept the letter as a condition of approval, with the provision that the dryer system meets the noise standard. Baker stated there is plenty of room on the site to add length to the building. If the applicant does not want to add to the building, they should add to the cycle time. Baker said he could not approve the proposed car wash 3 I:\COMMISSIONS\PLANNING\MINUTES\1999\02-16-99.WPD