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Approved 1/11/2016 OC Board of Adjustment – 11/9/15 Page 15 of 48 during these events everything, all the sound, is contained within the barn. There’s no outside amplified music. 1 2 Sharron Linn: And how have you tried to address the neighbors’ concerns up until now? 3 4 Kara Brewer: So we had the neighborhood informational meeting and, from what I could gather, what I did was we did the propose 5 list of conditions which you all have. Also, at the neighborhood informational meeting I’m more than available, I’m happy to sit 6 down and happy to meet with anybody. I’m happy to try to address and concerns in any way that I can. I’m more than willing to do 7 that, I think it’s very important to do so, with this permitting phase and even beyond, during the construction days and during the 8 operational phase as well. It’s important to keep an open line of communication to address concerns before they become issues. 9 10 Sharron Linn: And can you tell us a little bit about the similar venues that are located near….? 11 12 Kara Brewer: Yes. There are two similar venues located less than 5 miles from the property. There’s the Barn of Valhalla and also 13 Rigmore House. So this type of permitted use is not at all unusual for the area. 14 15 Karen Barrows: Are there any questions for Kara from the Board? 16 17 Matt Hughes: You haven’t really clarified regarding concerns over the sound. The sound would not be contained within the 18 building. Even though it will occur within the building but there will be some leakage and I just wondered if this is something you, 19 any kind of documentation about how far you might hear any sound from this building. 20 21 Kara Brewers: Well I don’t currently have documentation with me today, however, I have visited many different event barns with 22 the specific intent of being there during these events, with the specific intent of finding out how far sound travels, and like I said, I 23 don’t have exact numbers for you, I don’t have expert testimony but you walk twenty feet away from the building and you can’t 24 hear anything. 25 26 (multiple people talking) 27 28 Barry Katz: From what I gather, I know you said you didn’t have expert testimony, but what would contain the sound, from what I 29 gather from what you said would be the insulation of the building, as well as the newer windows and doors. And those windows 30 and doors would be graded in a way that would contain sound, but these other event barns that you’ve been to have these types 31 of installations in place to help…? 32 33 Kara Brewer: Well, I don’t even know if the other barns do so. Farrington is a great example of a barn, I know it isn’t a new barn so 34 I’m not sure how up to date they are. We don’t know much of what they do but they keep their sound contained, obviously, (too 35 quiet). 36 37 Barry Katz: Again, we’re talking about this issue of sound, because it could be an important issue. Whether, in fact, it is or not, I’m 38 not certain. But, I would assume that the solid part of the building with the insulation would do a fairly good job of containing sound. 39 But, you have a lot of glass, you have the potential for sound leakage from those areas where there’s glass. Is it possible to 40 arrange vegetation, on the outside of these windows, not directly outside but at some distance so that they would create some kind 41 of sound buffer? Potentially, from where the greatest risk of sound leakage could come from? 42 43 Kara Brewers: I am happy to put in any type of…. 44 45 Barry Katz: Well, I mean, I don’t know. I just… 46 47 Kara Brewers: And again, just the natural, the trees that are currently in place, that also provides a bit of buffer as well. 48 49 (Unknown Board of Adjustment Member): So, what’s the minimum distance from the barn to the nearest house? 50 51 Kara Brewers: I don’t have in front of me, I know it’s about 52 53 (Unknown Board of Adjustment Member): Six or seven hundred feet. Well, ok, so we may hear more about what that distance is 54 later on. 55