Wednesday, December 05, 2012 - Regular Planning ... - Polk County

CONDITION(S) OF APPROVAL:
1. All previous conditions of approval shall be revoked and replaced with the conditions of
approval listed herein. [PLG]
2. This approval shall be for an 82 acre off-road vehicle park consisting of an off-road drag
racing strip, an off-road ATV drag racing strip, an off-road motor-cross race track, an offroad
youth motor-cross race track, two mud pits for vehicle usage, and a 29 acre campground
for self-contained tent and RV camping only. Overnight stays shall not extend beyond two
weeks. In addition, foot-races and off-road ATV/motorcycle trail riding shall be allowed east
of the 82 acre site for land shown within Exhibit 2 with the exception of land east of the
powerline gap/easement within Section 32, Township 32, and Range 27. [PLG]
3. No big-tire truck activities or events shall be allowed on any portion of the site. [PLG]
4. All on-site activity shall be consistent with all Recreation conditions and requirements of
LDC Chapter 303; however, landscape buffering shall be required as provided on the
approved Level 3 conditional use site plan. [PLG]
5. With the exception of the areas specified for development on the proposed site plan, none of
the existing vegetation shall be cleared unless for approved public safety purposes (e.g.
stabilized public safety access, fire breaks, prescribed burns, ecological habitat maintenance).
[PLG]
6. Vehicles that create engine noise levels above 96 decibels, as measured at the property lines,
shall be prohibited from the 82 acre site. The remainder of the conditional use site outside of
the 82 acres shall be limited to a sound level equivalent (or average) 65 decibels measured at
the conditional use property line. [PLG]
7. In no case shall any activity occurring at this site exceed 2,500 vehicles or 500 Recreational
Vehicles (campers) cumulatively on any given day to this site. Advertisements, websites, and
promotional material provided by the owner/operator of this facility shall clearly indicate this
limitation to avoid overbooking of the facilities prior to event days. [PLG]
8. The applicant shall monitor the traffic generated by this use and submit a traffic summary
with the monthly average traffic generated by this use for review by the Polk County
Transportation Planning Organization (TPO) and County Engineer by April 1st, 2013. If the
impacts generated by this site exceed available capacity on road link numbers 5401, 5402,
and 8072, the applicant shall submit mitigation strategies for approval by the Polk County
TPO and County Engineer. [PLG]
9. Vehicles that are not street legal shall be transported to and from the site via registered and
street legal vehicles and trailers. [PLG]
10. Access to and from the facility shall be through a restricted reinforced lockable gate operable
from the applicant’s side of the gate, which shall only be open between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m.
[PLG]
DRC Findings/Recommendation Page 3 of 12
Level 3/TDW 11/21/2012 2:06:53 PM CU 11-04M December 5, 2012