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.-30-G4; 1: 4EGM: van Fein lS, .b0~ 3E56t &6 # of 6 PLANNING COMMISSION COUNTY OF HAWAII Pl.ANN1NCi DEPARTMEfiI'f Page trvo July 2:!, 2003 II. Noise Thr, heating officer recomme:ndcxf that the "(n)oise associFaexl with the public tours and re~ ail activities shall not exceed a maximum of .5 decibels (dbA) along any properly boundary...`', (.Hearing officer`s report at p.3lsec.S.hJ, and tecorrmreuds prohibition of arnplificaiion devices for speech and musiq (p31, sec. St). Douter seeks i:o allow the use of amplified music, without a. decibel limitation or other standard. The; fountain/pooUwaterfall pavilion on the propert}+ at certain times (which relates to wind direction) we believe has been generating noisy in excess of 70 dbA onto our property's house site. To be heard over the falling water of the fountain/pooUwaterfall pavilions, amplification would likely have to exceed 70 dbA. Would Douter fain off the fountaiNpool/waterfall pavilion, a centerpnece of 'its. anraction, during its other conunercial activities? Not likel}+. In the prior correspondence anc'. (uow apparently) abatndoned agreement with us, no amplification of any kind was involved. Douter now proposes some undefined and unlimited amplification. There should be no amplification of any kind, and no ~ f042^.tairr~poaUwatorfa!1 pa:~tlio.'. cl'etat:nn Axr~pt .n~l:e,,,, t: ...,s*,s r:.,,..:,t. Thar Conntp and the neightrors should not be burdened by having to poLtce and f enforce amplification limits or other exceptions. III. R'~~dinas and Otha'Y rven~ I In prior correspondence and by fine abandoned agretimrent with us, Douter had promised no weddings or other non-ai~ricultrual (coffee) tours or events of any kind, except weddingg.,i'or Hawaii Dou~~p~vees and Kona Ca~ze Festival events. This was also recommended by the he>uing officer (S.e. on page 30). Douter is now seeking to allow "concerts, conventions and other types of special events", with the only qualifier being that they somehow "relate" to the "coffee industry." This could be regular craft fairs and farmers maark:ets (with attendant, noise, traffic and other problems) that Douter world claim is tenuously related to the "coffee industry". This could include concerts (amplified or otherwise) and almost any other event which might involve some small portion. of pr.~cP.eds going to I:he °`coffee industry" or in some arguable way ostensibly promotinf; the "coffee industry". These undefined and indeimabie exceptions mah:e the h:aring orricers recomrnendateon meaningless. And, as referred to below, Douter cannot be misted to act in good faith. Must the County or neig66ors inva>stigate every event to find if there's a significant "connection" to