Agenda Packet Cc - regular meeting 8/28/1989

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Zoning File #1417 July 13, 1989 Page 5 Review of Current Submittals - The action notice of the Planning Commission (Exhibit O) spelled out directives for the applicant asking for additional information. Staff shall use that action notice as an outline or "check off" to insure the concerns expressed by both neighbors and Commission members are addressed. A. Noise impact. Applicant was asked to provide information as to intensity of noise. will adjacent residences, approximately 150' away, be able to hear when in use? Applicant's staff made a City of Eaga p.m. Applic Staff was un the cooling : detected at 1 similar to a 200' from th detected, bi :sound was n; sound was le the leaves a transformer the approprii about 150' t 325', it rei relate to de provide as n staff experio wi 11 be take 'lr.nv (n�tn 1 response - Members of the Building & Zoning site inspection of a similar facility in the z. we visited the site at approximately 2:00 ant advised that it was a high impact use time. able to discern the sound of a transformer as ans were in use at that time. The single sound hat time was the sound of the fans that sounded large-scale air conditioner. As we moved 150- transformer, the fan sounds could still be t if a car or plane passed by the area, the t deteched. If one stood behind trees, the asened and could not be heard if the wind blew rid that was at approximately 250-300' from the ite. A-plicant provided a decibel meter and at to locations, decibel readings were taken. At ie decibal reader read 46. At approximately d 40. Because the average person doss not :ibal readings, I have asked the applicants to ear a demonstration at the Councii Chambers as need with the sounds at the site. A recording i at approximately 250' from the transformer and hu on thP_ South side is approximately 240' from the transformer and the nearest residential lot line to the west in the Hunt Farm plat is approximately 3751. A decibel reading will be taken of the sounds reproducted over the recorder. The City would ask that the fans be installed on the facility so to provide the least noice impact to adjacent residential properties to the south and west. How do we resolve the performance standard established in our code for noise control? "SubdiN ision 3 - Noise. Any use established shall be so operative that no noise resulting from said use is perceptible beyond the boundaries of that property line of the site on which such use is located. The standard shall not apply to incidental traffic, parking, loading, construction or maintenance operations."