July 1, 2013 Regular Mtg - City of Anoka

June 17, 2013 (Regular)Page 19 of 32the south to give enough light for the spruces, adding that as larger treesdie the spruce will grow and become a nicer screen. He said he believesthat for this reason these are the correct type of tree for the area.Councilmember Weaver referred to the neighbor’s concerns aboutlighting. Mr. Dunn said he does not believe there will be any lightingconcerns as the 18-foot high light is designed not to exceed the boundarylines and will have a shield.Councilmember Weaver inquired about the gaps in fencing and that thereis none on the north. Mr. Dunn said they will replace the existing fence onthe west side with a continual fence and that the second fence will consistof a 12-foot fence and 12-foot junipers to be more decorative and set uphigher on the west side.Councilmember Weaver inquired about the proposed signage. Ms.Paumen said the signage will be six feet tall and focused on Round LakeBoulevard.Councilmember Schmidt referred to the modification on the south end ofthe building to enclose the blower. Ryan Scout, ESI Engineering, said thisaspect was already in the design to have a barrier wall of 14 feet wide tocompletely block the blower along with perforated acoustic panels.Mr. Dunn said they also looked at the vacuum noise. Mr. Scout said thenortheast side and the parking areas up to the building will not have adirect line of noise. He said during noise testing of other car washes thenoise levels never exceeded a daytime use of between L50 60 dba and L1065 dba. He noted that these levels will only occur during hours ofoperation and not overnight.Councilmember Schmidt noted that current traffic levels are 80 dba. Mr.Scout said that in certain areas that is correct, adding that they made themeasurement by Round Lake Boulevard and that it was 60 with theAndover traffic side being worse. He said they have mitigated the noiseso as to not exceed the ordinance.Mayor Rice inquired how an additional two decibels of sound will affectthe noise levels. Mr. Scout explained that while it will add to the level it isactually the individual frequencies that add. He said the noise level willnot increase but you will hear two different things.Mr. Cruikshank asked if the applicant had established a baselinemeasurement. Mr. Dunn said they set a not to exceed decibels range andthat they will not use blowers that exceed the recommended levels. He40 of 360