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Commissioners accept industry practice of after‑hours rock crushing if noise rules met; no new code enacted
Summary
After a staff review of complaints about short‑term crushing operations at county and private pits, commissioners agreed to allow short‑term, multi‑shift crushing that ends by 10 p.m. under existing noise rules rather than adopt new time‑of‑operation code limits.
Yakima County commissioners on Monday discussed recurring complaints about temporary, intensive rock‑crushing work at county and private mine sites and directed staff to rely on existing noise rules and permit controls rather than adopt new county‑wide crushing‑hour restrictions.
Public‑services staff explained that non‑permitted, contractor‑provided crushing jobs often involve two shifts that start early in the…
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