Tue, January 29, 2008

Video: HMB City Council approval of concrete crushing plant raises noise pollution issue


By on Tue, January 29, 2008

The Half Moon Bay City Council denied an appeal of a concrete crushing plant next door to the Hilltop mobile home park at its meeting on January 15. You can watch the entire proceedings below.

If you’re pressed for time, I recommend watching the eloquent testimony of the appellant [ Quicktime | Flash ] and the response of the city council [ Quicktime | Flash  ].

Not having followed this case closely, I don’t have an opinion about whether this use should have been approved. But I was startled at how little interest the council showed in the amount of noise this use would create for mobile home park residents.  CCWD commissioner Jim Larimer showed up with an SPL meter to testify that the city’s limit of 65 dB was about what he encountered in his Passat, which he seemed to think was appropriate. There was also some discussion of the noise from Highways 92 and 1.

It got me thinking about whether there should be more discussion and understanding of the issue of noise pollution on the Coastside.

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