Commission asks for updated acoustic study as Speedway seeks more event days and relaxed enforcement terms
Facing requests to raise permitted event days to 50 and extend operating parameters, the Planning Commission voted 4–2 to request an updated independent acoustic study and directed staff to work with the Speedway operator on sound-study scope and revised enforceable conditions.
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The Shenandoah Speedway SUP amendment — seeking additional permitted event days and clarified operational hours — prompted an extended debate about the existing permit’s enforceability and how best to measure and limit community noise. Staff provided a complaints table and proposed new draft conditions. Commissioners scrutinized the track’s operating calendar (32 scheduled event days in the March–October season, including 17 racing, 10 drifting and seven pulling events) and a requested increase to 50 event days.
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