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22. The Special Permit reads in part (page 3): "The products used in the spray booth are <br /> waterborne, and the applicant is required to comply with all EPA regulations with a <br /> 98% efficiency rating. Matt Dennison stated the majority of the paint is waterborne. <br /> Floor and spray filters should be changes a minimum of twice a year. Auto business <br /> should have a `filtration change-our program' and are generally scheduled with filter <br /> companies regulated by the EPA." <br /> 23. Far from being assuring,the above quote from the Special Permit highlights an extreme <br /> danger. This statement was offered for assurance, and yet the Special Permit did not <br /> incorporate these requirements as conditions of the Special Permit. In fact, the Special <br /> Permit contains no provisions for insuring (locally) that the filters will be changed as <br /> required by the EPA. <br /> 24. The BOH Letter incorporated into the Special Permit contains this post construction <br /> standard related to hazardous waste and materials: "additional review shall be done by <br /> the health agent after the operation has occurred". It is unclear what "operation" is <br /> meant(construction of the facility, or ongoing operations; if ongoing operations, there <br /> is no indication of how often would this additional review be conducted. <br /> 25. The ZBA file contains no acoustical analysis of the degree to which the auto body shop <br /> operation is expected to increase ambient sound pressure levels, a study that would be <br /> typical when a proposed project runs the risk of distressing neighbors by the emission <br /> of greater sound pressures (as the Building Commissioner noted in his comments). <br /> 26. It is irresponsible and capricious to grant a special permit for this activity right next <br /> door to a residential neighborhood. <br /> 6 <br />