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14� IMPACT: Approval of the request would correct an error in the Zoning Atlas made at the time Cheeks Township was zoned . A com- plaint 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 US Highway 70 was 5,700 trips per day. Article 6. 14 .2 of the Zoning Ordinance ( see attached copy) sets performance standards in 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 deci- bels between 7: 00 pm and 7: 00 am. For purposes of compari- son, 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 de- creased 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 occu- pants of the site that they are disturbing neighbors . RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Board recommends approval of the rezoning of Lot 10 from EC-5 to R-1 . The Planning Board recommends that Lot 11 be left in an R-1 classification . Non-residential uses on that site would become nonconforming and subject to the provisions of Article 11 .9 (see attached copy) .