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Jim McCallum questioned one of the requirements for an AS district which states that frontage 17 <br /> shall be a minimum of 200 feet. Hinkley responded that he should have used the term lot width, <br /> shall be a minimum of 200 feet,and not frontage. <br /> Mrs.Berry expressed concern that there will be a lot of traffic at her yard. An unidentified lady <br /> stated that there is a family near Quiet Acres with newborn twins and an eight year old who will <br /> be strongly impacted by the noise and safety issues. She also expressed concern with the school <br /> buses. <br /> Robin Clark stated that there are over 83 houses with driveways on Sawmill Road. She stated <br /> that according to OSHA,the decibel level for the type of equipment required for a landscape <br /> recycling operation would be above what is considered harmful to the human ear which is 100- <br /> 110 decibels. She stated that this would give the residents nearby a constant sound which would <br /> be equivalent to a string trimmer or leaf blower. <br /> Allison asked what are the dimensions of the Iot. Yuhasz responded approximately 350 feet <br /> across. Allison also asked about buffer requirements. Hinkley responded that for a use such as <br /> this next to a residential use is 100 feet around the property. <br /> Strayhorn asked about noise requirements. Hinkley stated that within certain districts there are <br /> regulations on noise but AS is not listed as one of those districts. The districts that are listed are <br /> Neighborhood Commercial,General Commercial,Community Commercial,Existing <br /> Commercial,Industrial II and Industrial III. He further stated that the Noise Ordinance is <br /> enforced by the Sheriff s Department. <br /> McBroom provided a brochure on the noise level for grinding. Hinkley corrected his previous <br /> statement and stated that noise levels for AS districts are listed in the Zoning Ordinance. He <br /> stated that if an AS district is next to a residential district then there are decibel limits during <br /> certain hours of the day. During the hours of 7:00 p.m.to 7:00 a.m.the noise limit is listed at 45, <br /> for commercial 60 and for industrial 70. He stated that during the hours of 7:00 a.m.to 7:00 p.m. <br /> for an AS district next to a residential district the decibel value would be 50. <br /> The Board went through each of the following findings of fact: <br /> 10 <br />