Planning Commission Minutes 2017 07 13

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes July 13, 2017 Page 9 of 12 existing station is operational. We only have a single tie-in which eliminates the chance for the facility to be shut down. This plant provides the base loading for entire city year-round. Commission Questions of Applicant: Rice says I suspect neighbors will have questions with regard to an industrial facility and the nuisance that could come from it, such as noise and light and excess vehicle traffic. Can you address those issues? Peterson says because this is a replacement pump station, we are not anticipating any additional traffic. We are not adding more staff. It will be the same current noise level. We are replacing the five pumps now with five new pumps. They are all within the facility. Lighting will probably be improved. Lighting currently faces south. The new pump station will have lighting facing north, toward open space and away from residents. Rice says you will pave the road too. Any dust kicked up by vehicle traffic will be reduced. Peterson says yes. Public Comment: Stuart and Liane Todd, 1852 Fillmore Court, Louisville, CO We live by the water plant. The dust is not what we worry about. It is the noise. The view of the mountains has been taken away from us. We built in 1980 and were promised that they would not expand and nothing will be tall. Every rule has been broken. Every time we bring something up, we feel like we don't exist up there. The trees are so high that we cannot see the mountains. We were promised there would be bushes. From our street, no one can see the mountains. Some people took it upon themselves to trim the trees from different sides. Can we work together so everybody is happy? How large is the building going to be? Like the other one? Will it be larger? It does make noise. The trucks go back and forth all day. What can you do for us up there? We went to a meeting when the solar started coming up there. We were not informed. Mr. Fleming and everybody came up to check it out. The solar was a 20' extension so it is literally in front of the people's houses. Bushes are covering the solar panels. Please inform us and hold to what you say. It is heartbreaking. Heidi Henriksen, 3543 Nyland Way, Lafayette, CO I live north of the facility. I wonder if the northern facing lights will impact us. I'd like to see a different layout than this. Please keep light pollution in mind. All of our lights in the neighborhood are 34 high. We'd like to be able to see the stars. Hopefully, we will not get any impact from the new plant. Walter Davis, 1853 Fillmore Court, Louisville, CO I live next to the Todds. I back right up to the Water Treatment Plant. I understand the City has to update. Are you going to build it into the south side of the hill? Could you please hide the new building? A couple of the trees are getting really big and they are blocking the views. If they were topped, they could be 15-20'. This is our complaint. Please don't let the trees be so obtrusive. Tom Robertson, 513 W. Cedar Place, Louisville, CO I have a few questions. I will be able to see this new construction, but it is not in my direct line of site. I just heard that the old, existing pumping station has 5 pumps, 2 of which are now dysfunctional. The new plant, I presume, will have 5 pumps. Why can't we replace the two pumps in there? We obviously can function on less than 5. That way we can maintain the existing facility. What will become of the old building currently that houses the pumps? Commission Questions of Staff and Applicant: Moline asks to see the landscaping plan. Has Staff considered modifying it? We have been so successful with the landscaping that it has become an impact for people. I'd also like to hear about the noise and lighting. Ritchie says the landscape is considered under agricultural zoning, which does not necessarily have a landscape requirement. Staff requested the landscaping as an effort to help screen the