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Council OKs early-morning noise variance for JE Dunn concrete pours at 165 S. Walnut
Summary
The Canby City Council granted a yearlong noise variance allowing JE Dunn Construction to start concrete pours as early as 4 a.m. for work on the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission site at 165 S. Walnut.
The Canby City Council on Feb. 5 approved a noise-variance request from JE Dunn Construction to allow early-morning concrete pours and site work for the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission project at 165 South Walnut Street.
At a noticed public hearing, JE Dunn representative DJ Leonard described the expected sounds and schedule, saying the work “is going to be mainly mechanical type noises, trucks coming to site. I’ll be running concrete pumps and then concrete trucks.” Leonard told the council the early starts are to allow long concrete pours that can run 14 to 16 hours and to avoid weather and temperature problems.
Planning manager Ryan Potter told the council the project has an approved land-use decision and that complying with the city’s noise ordinance — including obtaining a variance — was a condition of approval. Potter said the project was approved in December and reaffirmed in January with written findings.
Councilor Brad Hadden moved to grant the variance and Councilor Davis seconded. The motion granted JE Dunn a noise variance to allow work between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. for concrete pours and related site work at 165 S. Walnut from March 1, 2025, through Feb. 28, 2026, “to occur as needed.” The motion passed by voice vote, recorded as 5-0.
Council members noted the request was similar to earlier construction projects in the industrial area and said staff had followed required notice procedures. Staff reported that a radius notice and newspaper notice were mailed and published; the planning department had not received written opposition at the time of the hearing.
The variance covers the initial heavy concrete work for slab and tilt-up panels, which JE Dunn expects to complete over “two or three months,” and later, smaller site concrete work for street and half-street improvements.
Agenda action: the council opened and closed the public hearing, took public testimony (none present at hearing), heard staff and the applicant, and approved the variance by motion. No conditions beyond the stated time window were added at the hearing.
