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Approved 11/14/2011 <br /> <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 6/13/2011 Page 39 of 44 <br /> <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br />54 <br />Larry Wright: That really would, if for example, 25 years, someone wanted to take that whole place and turn it into, a music <br />festival, they couldn’t do it with 12. They couldn’t make a living with 12. <br /> <br />James Carter: Tom, what are we voting on? <br /> <br />Tom Brown: I am trying to write a draft of a condition saying there would be no more than 12 days during the calendar year <br />using outdoor amplified music. <br /> <br />Mark Micol: For the rest of this year, they have six? <br /> <br />Tom Brown: We say no more than 12 for the calendar year. <br /> <br />Mark Micol: I would agree with that. <br /> <br />Tom Brown: A condition could be added that there would be no more than 12 days of outdoor amplified music during any <br />calendar year. Counsel, would that be adequate to ensure that the educational and other components are not affected, if we <br />say that, it would not affect any agricultural or educational components that currently take place there? <br /> <br />Sahana Ayer: I think that is right. <br /> <br />Tom Brown: How about hours? Should there be restricted hours of playing amplified music at those times? <br /> <br />James Carter: Doesn’t Orange County have an ordinance in terms of time frame? <br /> <br />Tom Brown: The noise ordinance gives times that will apply on every activity. Do you wish to further restrict the hours? Right <br />now, the hours are 9:00 PM Sunday through Thursday, 11:00 PM Friday and Saturday. You can get up to 60 db. That is <br />currently the Orange County Noise Ordinance. <br /> <br />Larry Wright: 60 db wasn’t very loud. <br /> <br />Tom Brown: That depends on where you are sitting at. <br /> <br />Mark Micol: Because these 12 events still have to adhere to the ordinance. <br /> <br />David Blankfard: Why don’t we stick to 12 events? <br /> <br />Tom Brown: What about supervision? Do we want to make any kind of comment to ensure the agricultural center will ensure <br />that all special events are supervised properly by staff? <br /> <br />Mark Micol: I agree with the applicant. We haven’t on other retreats. <br /> <br />Tom Brown: You don’t want put that in a condition? <br /> <br />James Carter: No, because it will go all the way across the board. As you said other, the applicants …. <br /> <br />David Blankfard: Do you have any thoughts on that? <br /> <br />Tom Brown: I am just throwing that out as a possibility. I am trying to get into a position where we can, in some fashion serve <br />both constituents, which is difficult enough as it is. With this one condition we are adding to the condition imposed by staff and <br />that is dealing with noise. <br /> <br />Mark Micol: What are the restrictions placed by Valhalla? <br /> <br />Tom Brown: They had hours of operation due to the noise and they had alcohol problems with people walking around to