For those of you that did not attend the BOMA meeting last night, there were a few pretty interesting discussions and votes.
Interesting votes from Monday evening:
OLD BUSINESS:
1.) Consider Resolution 06-04, requesting a State Legislative Amendment to the City Charter allowing for Non-Resident property owners to vote in Municipal Elections.
Passed 9-0
4.) Consider Resolution 06-25, supporting the Certificate of Need application of HCA Tri-Star Health Systems.
Passed 9-0
NEW BUSINESS:
1.) Consider First reading, Ordinance 06-02, rezoning property of MS Development of Duplex Road from Agricultural to R-4, Residential. Application date 3-20-06. Sign posted 3-23-06. Recommended by the Planning Commission on 4-10-06.
Passed 5-4
FYI, this was a revised plan from the GBT Realty proposal from a couple of months ago.
2.) Consider First reading, Ordinance 06-02, rezoning property of MS Development of Duplex Road from Agricultural to R-2, Residential. Application date 3-20-06. Sign posted 3-23-06. Recommended by the Planning Commission on 4-10-06.
Passed 6-3
FYI, this was another piece of the revised plan from the GBT Realty proposal from a couple of months ago.
8.) Consider First reading, Ordinance 06-35, amending Chapter 6, Section 5-607 of the Municipal Code, to increase impact fees.
Passed 8-0-1
FYI, this raised impact fees from $.25 per sq. foot to $.50 per sq. foot.
11.) Consider First reading, Ordinance 06-17, rezoning property of GBT Realty on Duplex Rd. from Ag. to B-4, Commercial. Application date 11-4-05. Sign posted 3-23-06. Recommended by the Planning Commission on 4-10-06.
Passed 5-4
FYI, this was the Business portion of the revised plan by GBT.
24.) Consider First reading Ordinance 06-37, amending the Municipal Code of Beer permits.
Passed 6-3
FYI, those caught selling beer to minors now have a MINIMUM penalty of $500 and 3 days suspension of their beer license. Much more than a simple slap on the wrist. Grand Buffet, Beef 'o Brady's, and Kroger better be happy that they were caught last month instead of sometime this evening.
CONCERNED CITIZENS:
Rick Graham spoke again to the BOMA about the need to modify the Noise Ordinance to include decibel level readings. The City of Spring Hill might find it much easier to enforce our sound ordinance if there were some measurable scale to compare volumes. How loud is too loud? With our residential areas bumping up directy with our B-4 in many cases, a decibel level comparison might help the business owners and residents co-exist a little better in several areas.
That was about it for the evening. If you have further questions I would be happy to elaborate.
Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Interesting Tidbits from the BOMA
Posted by Gorilla in the Corner at 8:12 AM
Labels: Board of Mayor and Aldermen
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5 comments:
trying to remember what the changes were, it looks like they went from high density residential to standard residential? Did they present any further information and are they still going to knock down the hill at Port Royal?
The commercial section is pretty much the same. The hill is still going to be addressed. The traffic light is still going to be addressed. Widening of the street and turn lanes are still part of the plan. The business restrictions are still in place limiting the type of business that will go into the commercial section.
As far as the residential goes, there are now 2 different sections that blend together. One portion is R-2, and one portion is R-4 that they have made much less dense than the requirements.
I still feel that this is a really nice development. The road and intersection improvements alone will improve this area. Just my .02
Gorilla,
I e-mailed this to you a couple weeks ago, but since you are treating me like spam lately, I'll put it here. Hope it helps.
NOISE CENTER OF THE LEAGUE
1 888 NOISE 88
NOISE LEVELS IN OUR ENVIRONMENT FACT SHEET
How Loud is Too Loud? Experts agree that continued exposure to noise above 85 dBA over time, will cause hearing loss. To know if a sound is loud enough to damage your ears, it is important to know both the loudness level (measured in decibels, dBA) and the length of exposure to the sound. In general, the louder the noise, the less time required before hearing loss will occur. According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (1998), the maximum exposure time at 85 dBA is 8 hours. At 110 dBA, the maximum exposure time is one minute and 29 seconds. If you must be exposed to noise, it is recommended that you limit the exposure time and/or wear hearing protection.
Measure Up and Turn it Down: Decibel Levels Around Us The following are decibel levels of common noise sources around us. These are typical levels, however, actual noise levels may vary depending on the particular item. Remember noise levels above 85 dBA will harm hearing over time. Noise levels above 140dBA can cause damage to hearing after just one exposure.
Points of Reference *measured in dBA or decibels
0 The softest sound a person can hear with normal hearing
10 normal breathing
20 whispering at 5 feet
30 soft whisper
50 rainfall
60 normal conversation
110 shouting in ear
120 thunder
Home
50 refrigerator
50 - 60 electric toothbrush
50 - 75 washing machine
50 - 75 air conditioner
50 - 80 electric shaver
55 coffee percolator
55 - 70 dishwasher
60 sewing machine
60 - 85 vacuum cleaner
60 - 95 hair dryer
65 - 80 alarm clock
70 TV audio
70 - 80 coffee grinder
70 - 95 garbage disposal
75 - 85 flush toilet
80 pop-up toaster
80 doorbell
80 ringing telephone
80 whistling kettle
80 - 90 food mixer or processor
80 - 90 blender
80 - 95 garbage disposal
110 baby crying
110 squeaky toy held close to the ear
135 noisy squeeze toys
Work
40 quiet office, library
50 large office
65 - 95 power lawn mower
80 manual machine, tools
85 handsaw
90 tractor
90 - 115 subway
95 electric drill
100 factory machinery
100 woodworking class
105 snow blower
110 power saw
110 leafblower
120 chain saw, hammer on nail
120 pneumatic drills, heavy machine
120 jet plane (at ramp)
120 ambulance siren
125 chain saw
130 jackhammer, power drill
130 air raid
130 percussion section at symphony
140 airplane taking off
150 jet engine taking off
150 artillery fire at 500 feet
180 rocket launching from pad
Recreation
40 quiet residential area
70 freeway traffic
85 heavy traffic, noisy restaurant
90 truck, shouted conversation
95 - 110 motorcycle
100 snowmobile
100 school dance, boom box
110 disco
110 busy video arcade
110 symphony concert
110 car horn
110 -120 rock concert
112 personal cassette player on high
117 football game (stadium)
120 band concert
125 auto stereo (factory installed)
130 stock car races
143 bicycle horn
150 firecracker
156 capgun
157 balloon pop
162 fireworks (at 3 feet)
163 rifle
166 handgun
170 shotgun
Knock what hill at Port Royal?
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