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STAFF ANALYSIS (CONT.) . Site Plan Review (conI.) Additional sound information should be provided should the Commission wish to consider this application further. (10) Storage and screening requirements: This section indicates that any outdoor storage areas that exceed a height of 6' shall be subject to building setbacks requirements and screening must be provided up to 6'. Based on the applicants' site plan the three stockpile areas do meet the required building setbacks that were noted earlicr in this report. However, no screening plan has been provided. While not listed as specific performance standards under Scction 6-390, staff is concerned with the following additional issues: . Dust: Due to the nature of the use the applicants will be required to control dust beyond the property line. . Truck traffic: Large trucks will be moving through the entire property and onto adjacent public roadways. . Hours of Operation: The applicants' submittal materials indicate that the hours of operation will be 24 hours a day. . After review of the performance standards noted in Section 6-390, staff is concerned with whether sound and screening standards can be met on the property. Staff is also concerned with dust control beyond the lot line, truck traffic throughout the property and extensive hours of operation all have the potential to negatively impact adjacent light industrial uses and Long Lake Regional Park. Should the Commission wish to recommend approval of this proposal additional information should be provided by the applicant that addresses these issues. Special Use Permit A Special Use Permit is requested to allow the asphalt/concrete production facility use as well as the outdoor storage component of the use. As specified in Section 8-130 of the Zoning Code, no special use shall be recommended by the Planning Commission unless five findings can be met. Those findings and staff s response are noted below: a. That the establishment, maintenance, or operations of the special use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, and comfort of the general public. . Because of/he heavy industrial nature of/he use, there is the potential that this intensification will negatively impact the comfort of the general public. This is because the site is surrounded by uses considered light industrial with limited or no outdoor storage, as well as a regional park.