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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 3, 2004 Action Agenda Item No. q - d SUBJECT: Legal Advertisement for November 22, 2004 BOCC Public Hearing DEPARTMENT: County Manager PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT (S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Legal Advertisement County Manager, Ext 2300 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive authorization to submit Public Hearing Legal Advertisement for publication. BACKGROUND: The next Public Hearing date is scheduled for November 22, 2004, This was the original date for the Quarterly Public Hearing, but there are no BOCC/Planning Board public hearing items to be heard, A summary of the item proposed for a BOCC public hearing is provided, Staff will be available to research and answer questions prior to the public hearing, Requests: A. Orange County Noise Ordinance Amendments During the recent past, concerned citizens have requested that the Board of County Commissioners review the County's Noise Ordinance, The purposes of this public hearing are to hear a staff report, to allow the public to comment on the proposals, and to begin the process of considering amendments to the noise ordinance, The objective of the amendments will be the adoption of a noise ordinance that provides certainty to all citizens, the business community, other public/private organizations and enforcement officials, Other parties to be involved are the County Attorney's Office, the SherifFs Office, the Planning Department, and ERCD. Proposed amendments will include, but may not be limited to, the following areas: • Maximum frequency and intensity standards of noise emanating from properties and other general activities, • Specific protocol used to measure ambient community noise levels and specific event and noise episodes, • Enforcement. • Time of day restrictions on decibel levels.