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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDoc 617 - Noise Permit - Hwy 97 - ODOT ProjectDeschutes County Board of Commissioners 1300 NW Wall St., Suite 200, Bend, OR 97701-1960 (541) 388-6570 -Fax (541) 385-3202 -www.deschutes.org AGENDA REQUEST & STAFF REPORT For Board Business Meeting of December 2, 2013 Please see directions for completing this document on the next page. DATE: October 24, 2013 FROM: Paul Blikstad Department CDD Phone # 6554 TITLE OF AGENDA ITEM: Public Hearing on an application (file no. SOP-13-l) from the Oregon Department of Transportation for a Special Operating Permit to conduct road improvements on Highway 97 between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. from April through October of2014. PUBLIC HEARING ON THIS DATE? Yes BACKGROUND AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS: The Oregon Department of Transportation has requested a Special Operating Permit for the Highway 97 pavement preservation project between Mile Posts 123.16 and 132.67. ODOT has requested that they be approved to work between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. due mainly to the necessity of lane closures. The project is anticipated to occur between April through October of2014. See the applicant's attached burden of proof for the work being proposed. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. The road project is funded through the State of Oregon. RECOMMENDATION & ACTION REQUESTED: Staff recommends approval of the Noise Permit. ATTENDANCE: Paul Blikstad, DISTRIBUTION OF DOCUMENTS: Planning Division staff will send notice to all parties of the Noise Permit. Community Development Department Planning Division Building Safety Division Environmental Soils Division P.O. Box 6005 117 NW Lafayette Avenue Bend, Oregon 97708-6005 (541)388-6575 FAX (541)385-1764 http://www.co.deschutes.or.us/cdd/ NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Deschutes County Board of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, December 2, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. in the Barnes and Sawyer Rooms of the Deschutes Services Center, located at 1300 NW Wall Street in Bend, to consider the following request: FILE NUMBER: SOP-13-1 SUBJECT: The request is for a Noise Permit (Special Operating Permit) to allow the Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) to conduct night-time work for the Highway 97 pavement preservation project. The timeframe for the proposed Highway project is from April through October of 2014. The work would take place between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. (SOP required for work done between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.). APPLICANT: Oregon Department of Transportation LOCATION: The proposed road improvements are to occur between Mile Posts 123.16 and 132.67 on Highway 97. ALL PERSONS MAY APPEAR, BE HEARD, BE REPRESENTED BY COUNSEL, OR SEND WRITIEN, SIGNED TESTIMONY. ALL WRITIEN COMMENTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY THIS DEPARTMENT PRIOR TO THE HEARING DATE OR SUBMITIED AT THE HEARING. ANY PARTY TO THE APPLICATION IS ENTITLED TO A CONTINUANCE OF THE INITIAL EVIDENTIARY HEARING, OR HAVE THE RECORD LEFT OPEN IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 22.24.140 OF THE DESCHUTES COUNTY CODE. Recipients of this notice may request a copy of the Staff Report (25 cents a page). Any person submitting written comment or who presents testimony at the hearing will receive a copy of the decision. Copies of the application, all documents and evidence submitted by or on behalf of the applicant and applicable criteria are available for inspection at the Planning Division at no cost, and can be purchased for 25 cents a page. The staff report should be made available prior to the date set for the hearing. STANDARDS AND APPLICABLE CRITERIA: Title 8, Deschutes County Health and Safety Code Chapter 8.08, Noise Control, Section 8.08.080, Permits-Issuance Quality Services Perjllrmeti witll Pride NOTICE TO MORTGAGEE, LIENHOLDER, VENDOR OR SELLER: ORS CHAPTER 215 REQUIRES THAT IF YOU RECEIVE THIS NOTICE, IT MUST PROMPTLY BE FORWARDED TO THE PURCHASER. Staff Contact: Paul Blikstad, Senior Planner at (541) 388-6554; email address: paul.blikstad@deschutes.org, if you have any questions. Dated this __ day of October, 2013 Mailed this __ day of October, 2013 REVIEWED LEGAL COUNSEL For Recording Stamp Only NOISE PERMIT DESCHUTES COUNTY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT BEND (541) 388-6575 LOCATION: HIGHW 97 BETWEEN MILE POSTS 123.16 AND 132.67) FILE NUMBER: (SOP-13-1) APPLICANT: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OWNER: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TYPE, DATES &TIME OF EVENT: ROAD WORK FOR A HIGHWAY 97 PAVEMENT PRESERVATION PROJECT, APRIL THROUGH OCTOBER 2014. OPERATOR: OREGON DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION PHONE 541 388-6383 1. THE APPROVED PERMIT SHALL BE RETAINED ON-SITE UNTIL THE PROJECT IS COMPLETE. 2. BY ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PERMIT, OWNER/OPERATOR CONSENTS TO ALLOW LAW ENFORCEMENT TO COME ON THE PREMISES FOR WHICH THE PERMIT HAD BEEN GRANTED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INSPECTION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE PERMIT AND DCC 8.16, AND ANY OTHER APPLICABLE LAWS OR ORDINANCES. FINDINGS for ODOT Noise Permit The Board of County Commissioners ("Board") finds that a public necessity exists for granting this permit for construction hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. The Board bases the findings on evidence in the record and testimony at the hearing. These findings include: 1. The potential loss of revenue and inconvenience to local residence and travelers should the highway be required to be closed during the day for the road project; 2. The need to conduct nighttime operations to minimize traffic delays, decrease the risk of construction-related crashes on Highway 97, and comply with freight mobility regulations; CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. Trucks delivering to or loading from the Highway site, heavy equipment such as rollers, paving machines, graders, etc. are all approved. Back-up alarms shall be avoided where possible. Page 1 of 2 -Oregon Dept. of Transportation SOP-13-1 (December 2, 2013), Deschutes County Document No.2013-....... ,. T i: i_. ~-/ 2. The construction activities in Condition 1 are limited to 10:00 pm to 7:00 am, between April and October, 2013. 3. This permit expires October 31, 2014. DATED this __day of December, 2013. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON ALAN UNGER, Chair ATTEST: TAMMY BANEY, Vice Chair I Recording Secretary ANTHONY DEBONE, Commissioner Page 2 of 2 -Oregon Dept. of Transportation SOP-13-1 (December 2,2013), Deschutes County Document No.2013­