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WILLIAM A. HUSTON, CITY MANGER
COI~UNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
STATUS OF NOISE COMPLAINT AT 621 W. SIXTH STREET; #A
RECOMMENDATION
Receive and file.
BACKGROUND
In response to a Council inquiry, the following is a summary of complaints
registered and follow-up actions taken to date on the above property which is
located within a Planned Industrial Zoning District.
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1. June 2, 1989, Community Development r~cef~ed a copy of a letter written to
Mayor Kennedy from Mrs. C. W. Anderson, a resident across the street,
regarding the above address. Her concern was over noise from the above
address during early morning hourS.
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2. On June 15, 1989, an inter-office memo WaS sent to the Tustin Police
Department asking for their assistance to investigate at the above address
due to the unusual hours of the noise activity.
3. June 23, 1989, an inter-office memo from the Police Department was
received and confirmed that the source of the noise activity was a
distribution center for the L. A. Times delivery. The officers indicated
that Mr. Moe Millard, business operator at the subject property, was
cooperative.
4.-~ June 23, 1989, a letter was issued to Mrs. C. W. Anderson from the Tustin
Police Department in response to her complaint and their investigation of
the premises. Lt. Crane explained that Mr. Millard would make every
possible correction to alleviate the extent of the noise problem.
At this point staff believed that the noise problem had been resolved as we
received no further contact from Mrs. C. W. Anderson. A month passed
before staff again received a complaint. Staff again took steps to abate
the problem.
5. August 3, 1989, staff issued a courtesy notice describing the nuisance to
Mr. Moe Millard. Staff informed him to again cease excess noise during
distribution operations of the L. A. Times.
City Council Report
October 16, 1989
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August 7, 1989, staff received correspondence from Mr. Millard in response
to our courtesy notice. He informed our department that he had again
issued warnings to his distributors at the location. He also had problem
equipment maintained. He expressed that he hoped both of these measures
would reduce the impacts of the noise during operating hours.
Once again, staff had assumed that the issue of noise at this location had
been resolved, as our department received no further complaints. Almost a
month later our department began receiving complain.ts again.
September 27, 1989, Mrs. C. W. Anderson called our department and requested
action be taken again. She also inquired about the possibility of a noise
test being performed.
October 3, 1989, Mr. Millard was_once again given Suggestions by staff to
alleviate noise at the location. Staff al so notified the County of Orange
Environmental Management Agency's (EMA) Noise Control Department. Staff
made contact with Agent Ellwyn Brickson to conduct a noise',test for 621 W.
Sixth Street, unit A.
As of October 6, 1989, the offices of the EMA are moving and could not
schedule appointments or make contact with complaintants until after
October 9, 1989. Mr. Brickson has indicated that he will give this case
priority and will be contacting Mrs. Anderson directly to receive all
pertinent information (standard EMA policy) and to place noise testing
equipment.
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Planning Technician
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Christine Shingleton~-
Director of Community Development
Community Development Department