HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 1125ORDINANCE NO. 1125
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA MODIFYING SECTION 9.24.030 OF THE
NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE — AS AN URGENCY ORDINANCE
The City Council of the City of Palm Desert, California, does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1: That Section 9.24.030 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert, California, be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 9.24.030 Sound level limits.
A. The following one half-hour average sound level limits, unless
otherwise specifically indicated, shall apply as indicated in the follow table:
Applicable Limit One -Half
Zone
Time
Hour Average Sound
Level Decibels
Residential — All zones
7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
55
10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
45
Commercial Zone
7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
65
10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
55
Manufacturing Industrial
7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
70
Agricultural Zone
I 10 p.m. to 7 a.m.
55
Section 2:
B. If the measured ambient noise level exceeds the applicable limit as
noted in the table in subsection (A) of this section, the allowable average
sound level shall be the ambient noise level. The ambient noise level shall be
measured when the alleged noise violation sources is not operating.
C. For noise sources consisting of music or music in combination with
other noise, the C-Weighted level after 10:00 P.M. shall not be more than
three decibels higher than allowed A -weighted level over any ten (10) minute
period."
That Section 9.24.110 of the Code of the City of Palm Desert, California, be
and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
A. The location selected for measuring exterior noise levels shall be at
the property line of the affected residential property. Affected residential
property shall be the noise measurement shall be made within the affected
residential unit. The measurement shall be made at the a point at least four
feet form the wall, ceiling or floor nearest the noise source.
B. The location selected for measuring exterior noise levels between two
zoning districts shall be at the boundary of the two districts.
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Section 3: The City Council does hereby declare that this ordinance to be an urgency
ordinance and determines that there is need to prevent excessive and
offensive noises to the citizens of the City, and to protect the public health,
safety, and welfare of the citizens of this and surrounding communities that
this Ordinance shall be effective immediately
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Palm Desert,
California, at its regular meeting held this 13th day of July, 2006, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: BENSON, KELLY, SPIEGEL, and FERGUSON
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
ATTEST:
RA ELLE D. K SSE ITY CLERK
CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA
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