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7 <br /> SEL and the number of events which occur during the. nighttime hours (10:00 <br /> T7 p.m.—7:00 a.m.).. <br /> 2. The original' report .(Qctob.e�r 7., 2000) indicated that since individuals near the <br /> project site l6cated on agriculturally-zoned parcels, and not on residentially <br /> zoned proporty, there is a question regarding the applicability of the Coot'y's <br /> noise level-standatds for.,rosidiential land,uses:. The vreport indicates that the Right <br /> to Farm Ordiri4nee indiWes-that'slnce.people reside on agricultw-ally zoned land, <br /> there is an expectation. tliat.these;-residences will be exposed to elevated -noise <br /> lbvels associaledwith jicafby agriculturadactivities. In the May 7,2010 comment <br /> letter-from the SahJo*j.b­ ,C_b,unv-,Corhm'iffijiY Developmeift Department to BAC <br /> states:the following: <br /> The Inst paragraph under the subbeelding "Right .to Farm Ordin(unce, " it is <br /> implied that'this project falls under the exo.ml)tion of the County Righ r to farn? <br /> Ordinance:, Theftl IQ Rqrm Ordinance does,not apply to quarries. <br /> However, the two revised reports continue, to insist that residences in the <br /> immediate projeci vicinity are constructed on agricultutAl lands, And that there is <br /> 1. 4- an expectation aiat these residences will be exposed to elevated noise levels <br /> wssociated withnearbyagric:V'Itura) activities. <br /> It is difficult IQ.find a. nexus.between the noise generated by seasonal agricultural <br /> operations, regardless o.f the time of day which it occurs, -and the nighttime <br /> operations of an asphalt-batch plant, heavy truck traffle, on-site skip loaders.mid <br /> other mobile:dquipment. Pievious noise,level measpi-cinents.of walnut harvesting, <br /> operations or agricultural spraying indicate that this.occurs once per-year, and are <br /> usually gone l frorn the immediate vicinity within a few days.. <br /> It is not unusual for commitnities to establish high. cfr noise levels for activities <br /> which are historically the -eponomic base of the. community. Agricultural <br /> . <br /> activities are-historically the-economic base of the Central Valley, <br /> 13 <br /> On page 10, second, third and fourth paragraphs, the report states that it is highly <br /> unlikely that outdoor activities would be taking-place between I a.m. and'3.a.m, <br /> when the facility will be operating. Although the analysis does evaluate the San <br /> Joaquin County nighttime exterior noise level standards, thisdiscussion discounts <br /> the applicability of the San Joaquin County nighttime noise level criteria of 45 dB <br /> Leq and 65 dB Lmax. It leads the reader to a conclusion that there.is no need for <br /> nighttime noise-standatds. However,in review of the City of Diland General Plan <br /> Update Noise Section,which was recently-developed by BAC,the Noise Element <br /> clearly identifies an exterior nighttime noise level criterion of 45 dB 1,--q. <br /> 4 <br />