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EVALUATION FOR <br />AGENCY USE ONLY <br />Construction noise would be temporary in nature. According to the Everett <br />Municipal Code (EMC) 20.08.100(B)(3) ...B. The following sources of noise <br />are partially exempt from the provisions of this chapter: (3) Noise emanating <br />from temporary construction sites is exempt or partially exempt from the <br />provisions of this chapter except between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. <br />on weekdays and six p.m. and eight a.m. on Saturdays, Sundays and state <br />recognized holidays if the receiving property is located within District I of the <br />city. PRMC is required to comply with these hours of construction and would <br />only be allowed to operate from 7 a.m. until 10 p.m. Monday through Friday <br />and between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. on weekends and Holidays. <br />Activity <br />Leq (in decibels) <br />Clearing <br />71 <br />Grading <br />63 - 76 <br />Paving <br />60 - 76 <br />Types of Equipment Range of Noise Levels <br />Bulldozer 65 - 84 <br />Dump Truck 70 - 82 <br />Paver 74 - 76 <br />Generators 59 - 70 <br />Compressors 62 - 69 <br />These noise levels would be short-term and in many cases of short duration. <br />Noise generated from construction is exempt from the City noise regulations as <br />previously noted. <br />3) Proposed measures to reduce or control noise impacts, if any: <br />The hours of construction would be limited to those allowed by code, thereby <br />reducing impacts into the more sensitive evening and early morning areas. <br />8. LAND AND SHORELINE USE <br />a. What is the current use of the site and adjacent properties? Will the proposal <br />affect current land uses on nearby or adjacent properties? If so, describe. <br />The site is currently used as a parking lot and PRMC's Central Utility Plant. <br />The current uses of the adjacent properties to the northwest, north, east and southeast <br />are single-family residential. The existing Providence Campus borders the site on <br />the south and west. <br />b. Has the project site been used as working farmlands or working forest lands? <br />If so, describe. How much agricultural or forest land of long-term commercial <br />significance will be converted to other uses as a result of the proposal, if any? If <br />resource lands have not been designated, how many acres in farmland or forest <br />land tax status will be converted to nonfarm or nonforest use? <br />Environmental Checklist — Providence Regional Medical Center Everett — North Site Page 18 <br />© SHnC�KEI' <br />