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Planning commission weighs new rules for bedrock removal and nuisance noise; staff recommends development‑review controls
Summary
Following recent local projects that used hydraulic chiseling instead of blasting, planning staff proposed a two‑part approach: use nuisance ordinance tools for unplanned noise incidents and add development‑review criteria to govern methods of bedrock removal for future projects. Commissioners raised environmental and landscape concerns that may
May 13 — Planning staff presented draft language and policy rationale for regulating bedrock removal methods after recent local projects used hydraulic chiseling instead of blasting. The city is proposing a two‑pronged approach: use the nuisance ordinance to address one‑off unpermitted loud events, and require project‑level mitigation and justification for methods used through the development‑review process.
Staff told the commission the approach responds to a specific local case where hydraulic chiseling (a noisy, excavator‑mounted chisel) was used rather than blasting regulated…
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