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Council Minutes of 10/7/2008 L Concrete will be extended about 60 feet to allow for adrive-through operation entering the rear of the building and exiting the east of the building towards the front. There will be a new split face block dumpster enclosure provided. The existing parking lot is to be restriped, and one ground and one wall sign are shown. Concerns of the Planning & Design Commission included internal traffic circulation and traffic generation, specifically how customer traffic and trucks loading the recyclable materials would interact. The Commission felt it was appropriate to impose limited hours of operation on the business as part of the conditional use permit, and leave it to the business owner to schedule loading activities for times which would not interfere with their customers. The Commission did not feel noise or odors would be a concern at this location as the site abuts other commercial uses that are auto intensive and is a significant distance away from residential property. There will be video surveillance to curtail any after-hour drop off. Also, the trucks that will come to pick up the materials are stake body or roll out trucks. The trees at the western side of the building will remain, and there are no landscaping changes to the rear of the property. Mrs. Jones asked about noise during the crushing of material. Mr. Ivancic replied that the Bureau of Workers Compensation was out for a noise test at the other facility, and they were well below the noise standard so that their employees do not have to wear ear protection. This means the noise level inside should not be a problem to the surrounding area. In January when Bluestar originally came to present their proposal, Mr. Barker had some concerns as well as others about the possibility of stolen items coming to the facility. He requested Safety Director Dr. Thomas ask our Police Department to contact the Elyria Police Department, and NOPD was told that there were no problems and that Bluestar was a good operation. Bluestar goes forward with the transaction, gets all of the pertinent information from the seller, writes down vehicle information, and it also is on video. They then call police with the information and the police handle the matter. Mr. Ivancic said that he has yet to have a meeting with Dr. Thomas or the Police Department but will in the near future. The discussion of Senate Bill 171 was brought up, which changed the way scrap metal dealers do business. The law establishes more record keeping requirements and makes it harder for persons to sell stolen property. Mr. Ivancic was instrumental in helping getting these guidelines passed because Bluestar has been using strict rules themselves and wanted other businesses to have the same rules and an even playing field for all. There was also discussion concerning the loading of stored material during business hours. The Mayor, who entered the meeting about 7:15 p.m., stated that he is happy to see a business like this and it is a credit to North Olmsted because of the fact the more recycling we do the better for all of us. Mr. Kennedy asked how it works. The answer was you drive in and you are waited on. The market is for scrap dealers, light industry and "soccer moms". They will take most anything except microwave ovens, ballast's, fluids or household chemicals. Plus they will be able to tell you where you may take items that they are unable to recycle. Also, this proposal takes along-time vacant building, improves it, occupies it, brings employment and gives our residents another choice with regards to recycling. These are all positive points. 8