Thank you for reporting this issue using SeeClickFix. We will look into this issue and report back shortly. If you'd like to talk about this issue, please feel free to contact me directly.

Louis hat dieses Thema Amir (Ali) zugeordnet

Yes, they, also, broke a water pipe on the neighbor's property, and it was flooding the street, last night.

It is obvious from previous years of pounding bedrock 6 days a week from 7am to 6pm for many months on end that the torture of continuous pounding in our ears as we live and work in our homes is over bearing. Bedrock pounding/crushing/jack hammering should be limited to so many hours a day and with mandatory breaks. This is worse than a pounding migraine head ache. If fact the noise is causing migraine headaches since is to consistent and long. With technology more people work from their homes and this has greatly affected our lives. This is torture and needs a remedy fast. Use common sense when the adverse impact is so great compared to the benefit that was well made aware of when the owner took on this monstrous undertaking. I'm a quarter mile away and suffering incredibly I can't imagine what others close are feeling. We need action not awareness.

This is constant drilling causing damage & traumatizing our pets and neighbors. Drilling should not be going on this long nor should it be causing the kind of damage it is doing. What they are doing on Laura La Plante was brought up several times to city council in hearings why not to even build on this site - all which went onto the normal deaf ears of the city council who passed every exception requested by the builder...as has the last four projects on this street and total disregard for the residents that live here. It has been a solid 6 years of construction, and this is the worst damage I have seen - which is hard to beat what was done with the building of the white house. Having to dig into bedrock in between three homes is unreasonable and irresponsible and total inconsideration of all residents that live here.

The, incessant, jack hammering, also, is giving me headaches, and is freaking out my dog..

The, incessant, jack hammering, is, also, giving me headaches and freaking my dog out. This is disgusting.

Fix it. This is torture for anyone involved

Please advise if Amir is working on this thank you - constant pounding going on two months

Luis do you still get notifications? This is exactly like the other house on Laura La Plante that went on for three years with garbage thrown on the lot instead of a garbage bin, constant drilling, street blocked, etc. Drilling has already begun again, horses are crying, dogs are crying, houses are shaking and falling apart around the drill site, residents are having to listen to constant drilling going on over two months now and no one from city hall is doing anything about it. This was brought up in the meeting - this is a huge mess which all residents said would happen and three out of the five council members ignored us. If Amir is doing anything about this, he needs to comment on here what he is doing. This is flat out wrong.

I fully understand the concerns of the neighbors but one thing we need to keep in mind is that everyone has the right to build on their property as long as they are not violating any codes.
Having said that, I know its not easy listening to drilling noise as I have recently had the same experience, however I promise to do what I can within my authority to work with this issue. Meanwhile, I have talked to some of the neighbors as well as the property owner. I have also met with him in person and tried to come up with ways to lessen the problem at hand and try to finish that portion of the job fast. If the drilling or operation hours were to be restricted as some of you suggested, then this process would take more days to finish!
I also asked him to meet with the neighbors (which I understand he has met with few already) and promise to be as accommodating as possible. Additionally I informed our building inspector to keep a closer eye on this project.
As much as I am trying to be helpful and I know noise is always an issue in every construction project, but I can only act within my authority.

Thank you for the update. We as residents should also have rights it should not be just that he has the right to build. This should have never been approved in the first place as all concerns are happening and a job that takes two months of drilling should not be allowed as well as the neighbors properties are being damaged . If properties are being damaged and people are being physically affected with migraines something needs to be done. Thank you

I never said other resident do not have rights. As a matter of fact since I have had similar experience I know what you are going through, however if a developer has gone through all the approval process (in which everyone has a chance to voice their opposition), and gets their approval, then we are limited on what we can force them to do.
If you think your property is being damaged specifically due to the drilling or if they work outside the construction hours or doing anything outside of the normal construction practice, please provide us with the proof and we will certainly take action. As I mentioned, we are and will continue to do what we can within our authority.

I get so tired of hearing that comment, the right to build, doesn't mean at ANY cost or affect.

We all voiced our concerns - all were ignored by three members of city council. Something should be changed within the approval process as this is happening over and over again and people / property continue to get harmed. I’m saying maybe someone should take notice to the damage the approval has caused and not keep repeating it. The council should listen. I have a new house being built behind me and we have no complaints. No one is drilling into a hill that is solid granite - they are building on top of the lot that is buildable. They had to drill for a week which is understandable - not two months straight . If someone owns a lot that is not buildable on then an approval should never be given .

I believe the correct term is not "drilling," but HYDRAULIC JACK HAMMERING into SOLID GRANITE BEDROCK, day in and day out, FOR MONTHS AND MONTHS! The city council should be intelligent enough to know this area and its limitations. I SERIOUSLY, don't believe , Amir, that you've "experienced" ANYTHING, REMOTELY, similar to INCESSANT HYDRAULIC JACK HAMMERING FOR MONTHS ON END!!#!!! This is causing SERIOUS SUFFERING to the local residents.

WORD!!!!

There are environmental laws that apply to noise. If you thought about it no construction in a residential area should start until 9 o'clock.

Hi Amir , I am curious as to why the city thinks they can do nothing to fix this mess which the residents said this would happen and requested this site to not be approved for this massive project of jack hammering into bedrock , and then approved it anyway. You can’t just rubber stamp approvals and expect no responsibility when items are brought up and ignored?

There are multiple departments that are involved when approving a project. I will get together with other departments and see if there is anything that can be done. Thx.

Thank you Amir , we need to make sure this doesn’t happen again as there are lots behind us and don’t want this happening for the next 10 years - this neighborhood has been through enough . We don’t mind putting up with construction done right but it needs to be built with the lot, not carved into a hill and forced . Appreciate your help

Ditto, to above comment, from Michelle.