Volume 2: Draft Gorst Planned Action Environmental Impact Statement

GORST PLANNED ACTION EIS | SUMMARYApplicable Regulations and Commitments• BMC Chapter 6.32 (Noise Levels) establishes limits on noise levels and durations of noise crossing propertyboundaries with the City of Bremerton.• KCC Chapter 10.28 (Noise) establishes limits on noise levels and durations of noise crossing propertyboundaries within the unincorporated areas of Kitsap County.• The FHWA has adopted criteria for evaluating noise impacts associated with federally funded highwayprojects, and for determining whether such impacts are sufficient to justify funding of noise abatement. Thesecriteria are specified in the Code of Federal Regulations (23 CFR 772), Procedures for Abatement of HighwayTraffic Noise and Construction Noise. WSDOT has adopted the FHWA Noise Abatement Criteria for evaluatingnoise impacts and determining whether such impacts are sufficient to justify funding of noise abatement forroadway improvement projects with state funding. Any roadway improvements that would occur within thestudy area that would use state or federal funding would be subject to State and/or FHWA policies andprocedures for evaluating traffic noise impacts and noise abatement. In cases where no state or federalfunding is involved, the WSDOT and FHWA protocols are not applicable.Other Potential Mitigation MeasuresSection 3.5 Noise provides potential mitigation measures regarding site planning, noise barriers, and buildingconstruction that are summarized below:• Proper site planning to reduce noise impacts should be considered for all noise sensitive developments.• Noise barriers such as walls and earthen berms are commonly used to mitigate noise from groundtransportation, commercial and industrial sources. Noise barriers can be used to reduce the noise level bothoutdoors and indoors.• The location of a building on its site, the arrangement of rooms, and the location of doors and windows allhave a bearing on interior noise control.The following mitigation measures are general and programmatic in nature, and may be further refined in projectspecificSEPA documents applicable in the watershed or applied in the Planned Action Ordinance in the UGA.• Revise the Noise Ordinance and condition development proposals to achieve the following:ooooooooProvide hourly and maximum property line noise level limits for all major zoning districts defined in theZoning OrdinanceLimit the hours of deliveries to commercial, mixed use, and industrial uses adjacent to residential andother noise sensitive land usesLimit the hours of operation for commercial and retail to limit noise intrusion into nearby residential andother noise sensitive land usesLimit noise levels generated by commercial and industrial usesLimit outdoor industrial activities or operations to control excessive noise at adjacent residentialpropertiesLimit the hours of operation of high noise-generating industrial equipmentLimit the hours of operation for refuse vehicles and parking lot sweepers if their activity results in anexcessive noise level that adversely affects adjacent residential usesRequire the placement of loading and unloading areas so that commercial buildings shield nearbyresidential land uses from noise generated by loading dock and delivery activities. If necessary, additionalsound barriers shall be constructed on the commercial sites to protect nearby noise sensitive usesDraft | June 2013 1-27