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APPROVED 5/10/2010 <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 3/8/2010 Page 24 of 86 <br />1 2 3 <br />4 <br />5 6 7 <br />8 <br />9 10 11 <br />12 <br />13 14 15 <br />16 <br />17 18 19 <br />20 <br />21 22 23 <br />24 <br />25 26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br /> <br />Tony Whitaker: The reality is there is enough land area with this lot to have two residences. <br /> <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: Other questions by the board? Thank you Mr. Whitaker. Your next witness, Mr. Herman, will be? <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Mr. Noral Stewart. <br /> <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: How long do we anticipate with this gentleman? <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Fifteen minutes for me. While I am putting this away Mr. Stewart, provide your full name for the record. <br /> <br />Noral D. Stewart: Noral Darner Stewart. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Where do you live? <br /> <br />Noral D. Stewart: 5107 Kate Denson Way, Raleigh, N.C. <br /> <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: Mr. Stewart, have you been sworn in? <br /> <br />Noral D. Stewart: Yes. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Are you employed? <br /> <br />Noral D. Stewart: Yes. With my firm, Stewart Acoustical Consultants. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: How long have you been employed in that capacity? <br /> <br />Noral D. Stewart: A little over 31 years. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: You said Stewart Acoustical Consultants, are you a principal in that firm? <br /> <br />Noral D. Stewart: Yes, I am the principle of the firm. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: How long? <br /> <br />Noral D. Stewart: For 31 years. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Would you briefly tell the board what Stewart Acoustical Consultants does. <br /> <br />Noral D. Stewart: We are consultants in acoustics and noise control. I have two guys working for me full time plus other <br />consultants we use occasionally. The majority of our work is for architects or building owners on architectural acoustics <br />problems that are problems within buildings that design a meeting room, design churches, schools. We also work on those <br />projects and other projects with environmental community noise aspects. Any new building will have some degree of outdoor <br />sound or it might be subject to problems from existing outdoor sound or new outdoor sources that come into the community <br />so we work with people on those. A small part of our work also has to do with working with factories to reduce noise to <br />protect people’s hearing. <br /> <br />Nick Herman: Are you or your firm affiliated with and national acoustical organizations? <br /> <br />Noral D. Stewart: Yes. I have been a member of the Acoustical Society of America since 1969. Also a member of the <br />Institute of Noise Control Engineering and was chair of their National Noise Conference in 1981 or co-chair of it. I am a <br />member of the National Council of Acoustical consultants. I have been a past president of that organization, our national <br />trade organization or international trade organization of acoustical consulting firms. Also, I am a member of ASTM