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034 Existing Commercial (EC-5) . IMPACT: Approval of the request would correct an error In - the Zoning Atlas •made at the time Cheeks Township was zoned . A complaint has been filed concerning the nature of the use on Lot 11 - an auto repair . shop. The complaint has addressed concerns about • the excessive noise both during and after normal working hours, the unsightly nature of the operation, and travel safety since cars are parked within the right-of- way of Highway 70. The 1984 traffic count on. U.S. Highway 70 was 5,700. trips per day. Article 6. 14.2 of the Zoning Ordinance (see attached copy) . sets performance standards i.n _ regard to permitted noise levels. For properties zoned EC-5, noise levels cannot exceed 50 decibels between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm or 45 decibels between 7:00 pm and _ 7:00 am. For purposes of comparison, the noise level on a busy urban street is 90 decibels, while an. accelerating motorcycle is rated at 110 decibels. The racing of automobile engines on Lot 11 would fall within the same general rating. . The Sheriff 's Department has a decibel meter with . which to determine if performance standards are met. The obvious problem of enforcement is that noise levels could be decreased at the - time deputies appear to take measurements. A similar problem already exists in that automobile noise levels are increased after deputies have warned . the occupants of the site that they are disturbing neighbors. RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Department recommends approval of the rezoning of Lot 10 from EC-5 to R-1 . The - Planning Department recommends that Lot 11 be left in an R-1 classification. Nonresidential - uses on that site would become nonconforming and subject to the provisions of Article 11 .9 (see = attached copy) . • •