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Neighbor warns proposed Bartlett Bay entrance plantings and seating could harm privacy and noise buffering
Summary
A nearby resident told the board that cutting mature evergreens and installing small-caliper plantings and an entrance seating area risks increased noise and loss of screening; the board asked the applicant for stronger vegetative screening and clarified construction timing would follow local noise ordinances with work limited to typical contractor hours.
A resident living nearest the Bartlett Bay wastewater plant urged the Development Review Board to require the city to retain mature screening and to improve noise mitigation for the project.
Eric Dupin, who said his property abuts the plant, read a letter asking the board to require improved vegetative screening, to reconsider cutting mature cedar trees at the entrance and to eliminate the proposed public seating area that sits directly across from his primary bedroom. “I request that the board requires the applicant to improve the proposed vegetative screening at the entrance,” Dupin said in his written testimony. He also asked for information on planned noise‑mitigation measures so the upgraded technology and equipment do not increase noise levels.
City staff and the applicant responded that construction would follow the city’s nuisance/noise ordinance (typical contractor hours) and estimated the work would take "about 2 years on and off." The board acknowledged the concerns and asked the applicant to consult the city arborist and provide more detail on screening, planting sizes and proposed noise mitigation measures before the next hearing.
