Trucking Trailer Repair and Sale Operations Still and Issue

The Swartsfiger Trailer Repair Facility continues to be an issue for the Neighbors. Tonight a representative from the Facility was on hand to chastise their neighbors for being a bother to her parents, and the business. Citizens and neighbors to the facility asked that the recorded statements in the minutes be corrected to represent the statements made, and they requested that the City enforce the Conditional Use Permit restrictions.

It would be interesting to know what in their mind constitutes a bother.

Ms. West the from the facility, said that the property is Commercial, "What do you expect when you live next to commercial Property". Well, the zoning of "Commercial" is different than INDUSTRIAL and or Light Manufacturing. Operations are to begin, and end at certain hours, noise and other pollution should be contained to the property, and so forth, THAT is what is expected. Those Expectations are Codified in the City ordinances for Noise, and Occupancy Permits.

SO IF the CITY was holding the Trailer Repair Company to operate in accordance to its Occupancy Permits, and the Truck and Trailer Repair Shop was in conformance then the Bothered Neighbors would be just that.

Barking Dogs, Loud Music, excessive noise from any land use should be considered as it is pollution and adds to the stress level of the community. Hours of Noise and Operations are included in all types of land use in GT.

I agree with Mr. Miller, all the problems should be set out and detailed and resolved one by one. Stopping the you bug me, you bother me, you harass us back and forth as that resolves and corrects nothing.

Code Enforcement should restrict the Operations back to the Current Permits, and enforce that operational level. Variances to be made only after applied for, and approved via the proper procedure. A sit down with the parties of interest will help identify the areas where variances are needed, and may or may not be acceptable to the neighbors.