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May$26,$2017$ <br />$ <br />Mr.$Michael$Harvey$ <br />Current$Planning$Supervisor$ <br />Orange$County$ <br />$ <br />$ <br />Mr.$Harvey,$ <br />$ <br />Thank$you$for$your$letter$dated$May$15,$2017$notifying$me$about$reports$concerning$a$wedding$ <br />event$held$at$Wild$Flora$Farm$on$May$7,$2017.$$The$primary$concerns$conveyed$in$those$reports$ <br />were$apparently$related$to$noise$complaints$and$the$event$hours.$ <br />$ <br />As$noted$in$your$letter,$the$Sheriff’s$department$investigated$and$determined$no$noise$ <br />ordinance$violation$had$occurred.$In$fact,$the$Sheriff’s$report$(attached)$expressly$states$that$ <br />the$responding$Deputy$attempted$to$take$a$noise$level$reading,$but$the$sound$meter$did$not$ <br />register$any$noise.$ <br />$ <br />With$respect$to$event$hours,$our$Rural$Special$Event$Permit$allowed$for$the$May$7,$2017$event$ <br />to$operate$up$to$11:00pm$and$we$complied$with$that$requirement.$The$caterers$started$ <br />breaking$down$the$food$service$by$10:30.$The$band$played$their$last$song$at$or$around$10:45pm$ <br />or$10:50pm.$The$bride$and$groom$were$sent$off$just$before$11:00pm.$The$event$was$over$at$ <br />11:00pm.$The$last$shuttle$back$to$Chapel$Hill$left$shortly$thereafter,$as$did$all$those$who$drove$ <br />themselves.$By$approximately$11:15pm,$all$guests$had$left$the$property,$while$the$caterers$and$ <br />band$completed$their$breakXdown.$The$band$and$caterers$departed$around$11:30pm$to$ <br />11:40pm.$I$was$present$during$their$breakXdown$and$can$confirm$that$there$were$no$undue$ <br />noises$made$in$this$process.$For$example,$there$is$no$dumpster$on$the$property.$I$was$the$last$ <br />person$on$the$property$and$left$around$11:50pm.$$It$should$also$be$noted$that$by$10:30pm,$a$ <br />significant$portion$of$the$guests$had$already$left$the$event.$$$ <br />$ <br />Thank$you$for$the$opportunity$to$clarify$these$points.$We$will$continue$to$work$with$the$County$ <br />to$ensure$that$our$events$meet$the$terms$of$the$permit.$If$you$would$like$any$additional$ <br />information$about$the$May$7,$2017$event,$please$let$me$know.$ <br />$ <br />Yours$truly,$ <br />$ <br />$ <br />Kara$Brewer$ <br />$ <br />$ <br />$ <br />173 of 200