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TO:--..,. - BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: y Supervisor Robert I. Schroder Contra
Costa
DATE: April 11, 1989 County
SUBJECT: Establish a policy on working hours of subdivisions
under construction
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) $ BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION ,
Refer letter from Mr. Monsen to the County Administrator, Community Development
Department and County Counsel for development of a policy establishing working
hours within subdivision developments.
BACKGROUND
Supervisor Robert I. Schroder advised the Board that he had received a letter
from William H. Monsen relative to requesting that restrictions be established
on working hours of subdivision development. He noted that the correspondent
referred to subdivision activity beginning as early as 5 A.M. on week days
and weekends.
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Community Development Phil Batchelor, Clerk d.the Board 4t
County counsel Supervisors and County Adrlin,'stmtcr
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3840 Cottonwood Drive
Danville, CA 94526 . RECEIVED
415-920-5718
April 1, 1989 APR 31989
The Honorable Robert Schroeder
Supervisor, District
SUPT(''r ov' SCHRODER
Contra Costa County
510 La Gonda Way
Danville, CA 94526
Dear Supervisor Schroeder;
As I . sit here at b AM on Saturday, I am writing you in hopes
that you will be able to find a way that my family and our
neighbors can get a little relief from the subdivision
activity that is going on at shadow Creed:: on Camino
Tassaiara.
We purchased our home in Bl ack:hawk: with the full k:nowl edge
and understanding that a subdivision was proposed behind us.
Starting a year ago, the grading began and we had to listen
to the equipment starting work: at from anywhere between 5 AM
to sometimes as late as 6: 30 and continuing on until , in one
instance 10: 10 PM. This included Saturdays, Sundays and
holidays and went on during the grading, underground,
utilities, curb and gutter- and paving. The contractors
worked seven days a weed:: including holidays, not necessarily
all day but usually starting at daybreak: or before. I think
that the earliest that I recall was Q ZO AM. I called the
County Public Works Department to complain and was told that
the County had no control over the working hours of
subdivision contractors, but that they would appeal to the
comtractor-s and the developer- to restrict the working nq_ hours.
This accomplished nothing.
The houses are now under construction. I hear the work:er-s
start between 5: 10 to 6: 10 AM. The first thing that theydo
is to start up the materials handling equipment. Yesterday
they started at 5: 15 AMI but were finished at 2: .00 RM and
having their Friday afternoon beer bust. Weekdays are not
the problem. What is infuriating is the fact that the early
start-up continue=_ every weekend and holiday.
As you may have determined, I am deeply annoyed by this. I
respect my home and my neighbors and try not to interfere
with their personal lives. Dame Construction apparently has
no such respect, and the County informs me that there is no
control over the working hours of the contractors. What then
are we able to do to at least have some peace and quiet on
the weekends. Blackhawk restricts the contractors from
entering the community until 9:00 AM on weekends.
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The Honorable Robert Schroeder
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I am ask::i ng that you try and help future nei gnbors of
subivision development by establishing some restrictions on
the working hours of the contractors at the Tentative Map
stage, in the Subdivision Agreement, or as a condition of
Building Permits. I do not think:: that this is unreasonable
and that it should be enforceable.
I apologize for the rambling letter, but as you can probably .
tell , I am very upset and frustrated as are my neighbors. In '
fact, I have been approached by several to determine what we
can do, if anything. I . would appreciate your reponse to see
if there are any remedies available to us.
Sincerely,
William Monsen