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people should have to have a permit for it. And so the noise that you would be generating from ag
<br />tourism is a different kind of noise, believe me, because I’ve experienced it, than you experience
<br />from ag. I have always said the noise rules are lacking in our county across the board. So I agree
<br />that there needs to be, that really needs to be addressed. But I think that when you look at Cory’s
<br />list, and this is not Cory’s list, this is a list like, once again, that came from a lot of different
<br />testimonies, that more stringent standards allow the neighbors to be able to go to the County and say
<br />this specifically is happening. You can take photos, I mean, I took photos of people doing what
<br />they are doing. And, yes, if you are not allowed to go on private property, I mean, I can’t believe
<br />that, I mean, I can believe it, but if somebody is beating their children, the, you know, the police can
<br />come in and stop that even though, you know -. So I just think that there, I hear what you are
<br />saying, Bobby Jean, and that makes me even more concerned that if we have this legislation, and
<br />again, the number of people is huge on this because it’s easy to tell if there’s 20 or 30 people at a
<br />place, but who can tell if it’s 200 or 350 or, I mean, all that you know is it’s a lot.
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<br />LEITHEAD TODD: What if you made a requirement that you in addition to this, and I’m not
<br />talking about going through like a special use permit because it’s a permitted use under State Law,
<br />but something like you have to file at least a permit application with the County, so that if you’ve
<br />got activity going on next door, you can make a call and find out whether somebody has filed
<br />application or permit or whatever you want to call it, so that you can determine if the activity next
<br />door is under a permit, and then if there is something going on and they haven’t filed some kind of
<br />permit or notice with the County, then you can base the inquiry to the Planning Department of the
<br />fact that “hey, there is this activity going on, I don’t think they are permitted,” and then that would
<br />give the Department a basis for going and doing an investigation. Something, and it says whether
<br />you are minor or major or, and what’s your expected count is and expected activities you have on
<br />the property.
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<br />PALMA GLENNIE: Well, Bobby Jean, I mean, yes, yes, yes, yes, I think a permit has to be
<br />required. But then again, what’s allowed by the permit is what I’m concerned about. Yes, a permit
<br />is I don’t even think there should be a question of that, I don’t understand why there wouldn’t be,
<br />but what’s allowed is huge. And I don’t think, you know, if I hear an ATV running around, which I
<br />do, and as it’s running around, round and round, and people are yelling and screaming, “Ah hah,”
<br />you know, and I call and, yes, they have a permit. Is that, how much better do I feel? I feel like that
<br />isn’t an ag activity, I feel like the County has let me down, I feel like the County has let a huge area
<br />of the law down really.
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<br />LEITHEAD TODD: Part of the problem is ATVs is that State Law allows open area recreational
<br />use on Ag land. And it’s the same reason why you’ve got Zipline tours on Ag land because it’s an
<br />open area recreational use. I’m not, I think they were trying to protect maybe horse rides, trails,
<br />hiking, that kind of thing. But the other thing with ATVs is, where we had difficulty is there are
<br />ranchers and others who are actually using ATVs to access part of their property, and so it became
<br />very difficult for us to, we did have complaints, and so unless we see like a track, you know, and
<br />they are inviting guys to come in, it’s very difficult for us to enforce because there can be legitimate
<br />uses. So we’ve been able to shut down where there has been like an ATV track and they’ve invited
<br />guys to come and race, but beyond that it’s been very difficult because it’s difficult for us to, if
<br />somebody says, “Well, I’m using this so I can go check my fence lines” or “I use it to get to the
<br />remote part.” And I recognize that it’s a noise issue for neighbors. But the other problem is that
<br />whether you are allowed the kind of private enjoyment of your property, like, if you live on the
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