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Review of Request for Permission to Conduct Concrete Pours Outside of Noise Ordinance Provisions
PURPOSE: The Board of Aldermen is asked to review and discuss a request from Inter Faith Council regarding the need to conduct nighttime concrete pours associated with construction of a new building at 110 West Main Street.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning and Police
CONTACT INFORMATION: Marty Roupe, Development Review Administrator, 919-918-7333 & Walter Horton, Police Chief, 919-918-7408
INFORMATION: In January 2019, the Board of Aldermen received a report on current regulations relating to noise. Information regarding that discussion can be found here:
Agenda item:
https://carrboro.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=3834179&GUID=DC75D872-FC26-47C7-97AC-907FAB0F094B&Options=ID|Text|&Search=noise+regulations
The noise ordinance is included as Attachment A, and an excerpt from the 1/15/19 Board meeting minutes is included as Attachment B.
At this time, Inter Faith Council has submitted a letter (Attachment C) to the Town Manager requesting permission to conduct multiple nighttime concrete pours associated with construction of a new building at 110 West Main Street. The pertinent excerpt from the letter reads as follows:
A question was brought to the table last week concerning major concrete pours. We are planning approximately 4 or 5 pours, one for each floor, and one for the foundation and one for the foundation walls with each being one day in duration. We are planning on pumping all our concrete to minimize time and we will be staging our pours on West Main Street. NCDOT does not want us pouring concrete on West Main Street during NCDOT prime time usage of the street. CT Wilson Construction Co. preference is to do nightly pours. Pours will start at 3 AM and conclude at 6:30 AM. I know the Town of Carrboro has a Night Noise Ordinance which prohibits such practices. Weighing the two possibilities and considering the impact to pouring durin...
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