Item B: Delta Sand and Gravel Metro Plan Amendment

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Mr. Belcher disagre,ed. He reiterated Mr. Becker that the commissiollS \vere learning from one another. He said deliberations would not go quickly because of the nature of the proposal. Mr. Dignam, secollded by Ms. Arkin, moved that the Lane County Planning Commission cOlltinue past its three llour deadline. The l1lotion resulted in a tie vote. There \vas gen_eral consensus to continue the n1eeting until 10 pm. . Noise Staff Recommendation: The commissions should find that there is a conflict due to noise and the proposed mitigation measures are sufficient to minimlze the-noise impacts to a level that meets the State DEQ standard. Ms. Schulz noted that there had been a lot of testimony regarding noise during tIle public 1learings. She said there had beel1 a new developtuent after the first public hearing ill that the applicant reexamined the 110ise zone map and 11ad determined that fl. . . tvithout mitigation, DEQ noise standards l1/ould be exceeded at the residences on the site ovvned by the applicant and approved uses lvithin the noise lil11it boundary~ lvould also be affected. " Mr.Yeiter said the definitions in the adolinistrative rules for minimization said tllat n1inimization.ll1eal1t to reduce an identified cotlflict to a level that was no longer significant He said w"hen there was an adopted standard, as was the case \vith noise, the commission s110uld target that standard wIlen consideling nlitigation nleasnres. In response to a question from Ms. Nichols regarding \vhether the City's noise limitation stal1.dards matched those of the State, Ms. Schulz said noise standards were established at the state level. Mr.. Yeiter said the"noise ~rould not be coming frotTI the city litnits. He confirmed that City duration of noise- standards were the same as those being proposed by the applicant. 1fr. Duncan said he \vould support the staffrecomtnendation since the state standards vvere already established. In response to a question tromMr. Belcher regarding how.noise standards were enforced, Mr. Lanfear said there \vas no longer any state agency that enforced noise standards. Mr. Zdzienicki said noise ellforcen1ent \vas a conlplaint driven process and stressed that proxinlity to residential areas "vas a conflicting issue. Ms. Colbath said she agreed \villi staff that there was a conflict due to noise. In response to a question from Mr.. Duncan regarding complaints about noise and whether DEQ standards \vouId be used to meastlre noise, Mr. Lanfear suggested a condition of approval that the operation maintain the correct tloise standards laid out by tIle Department of Environmental Quality. He said Lane County \vould then l1ave the autllority to enforce noise regulations. MINUTES-Lane County Planning Comn1isslon July 25, 2006 Page 13