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surrounding the park and ride facilities. Several people have commented on the additional traffic and the inconvenience of people parking on the street—even, on occasion, in front of their mailboxes—but the majority of these comments also include a recognition that the short-term inconvenience is easy to tolerate because of the great value of the park and ride facilities. Planning Division staff believes that the preponderance of positive comments received about the park and ride facilities is evidence that the nvTExiM usES do not constitute an excessive burden on streets, parks, or other facilities. c. The proposed use will not be injurious to the surrounding neighborhood or otherwise harm the public health, safety, and general welfare. In the many years that the park and ride facilities have operated, Planning Division staff has received no reports of health or safety issues, but preventing buses from staging in the right-of-way seems like a good way to ensure traffic safety as the sites grow more popular over time. Noise and trash are concerns and, based on the email communications provided with this report, seem to have been problematic at on particular location. But the present application no longer includes the location that was the source of the only unsupported comments, and a series of conditions of approval that have been refined over the years would help to ensure that the other sites continue to operate in a way that the neighboring property owners find acceptable. C).O PUBLIC COMMENT In addition to two supportive phone calls from homeowners near a couple of the sites, Planning Division staff has received several emails, which are included with this report as Attachment D. 7.0 STAFF RECOMMENDATION Based on the comments and findings outlined in Sections 4– 6 of this report, the Planning Division recommends renewed approval of the annual state fair park and ride facilities as nvTE�1�t uSES for an additional 5 years, subject to the following conditions: a. The hours of operation at each of the sites shall be limited from 7 a.m. to midnight during the 12-day Minnesota State Fair; b. Each site shall have a minimum of one portable restroom that is cleaned on a regular basis (every four days, at a minimum); c. Each site shall have trash containers appropriately placed throughout the site to encourage use, and each trash container shall be emptied daily; d. Each site shall be monitored (walked by volunteer staffl hourly between the hours of 7 a.m. and 7 p.m., and every half hour between the hours of 7 p.m. and midnight; e. Each site is allowed directional signage and a"lot full" sign not exceeding 28 inches by 36 inches, additional signage shall be placed on-site to direct users away from local residential streets, and all signage and other pertinent information shall be taken down daily; f. Bus traffic and loading/unloading locations shall substantially adhere to the preferred route reviewed as part of the application and which is on file in the Community Development Department; PF07-017 2011 Renewal RPCA 110211 Page 4 of 5 ,� .�