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Council Heeting 09-25-79
Santa Monlca~ Callfornla
SEP 2 5 1979
S':'AFP REPORT
TO: nayor and Clty Councll
FRO~1: Ci ty Attorney
SUBJEC~: Alrport NOlse Abate~ent Ordinance and Negatlve Declaration.
INTRODUCTION
ThlS report transmlts for second readlng and adoptlon
an orc.lnance amendlna l'..rticle X of the Santa !'1onlca r'lunicipa1
Code. The ordinance Nas lntroduced by the City Council at
its specla1 meeting of September 10, 1979. It
reduces the slng1e event nOlse exposure limit (SENBL) for
alrcraft uSlng the Santa ~1onlca Alrport to 85 decibels~
establlshes preSQ~ptlons for nOlse level violations, prohlblts
training operations by high perfornance alrcraft, and establishes
rulemaklng procedures.
~he report also tranSMlts a negatlve declaratlon of
envlronmenta1 impact for Councll review and adoption.
BACKGROU~lD
On SepteQber lO~ 1979, the City Councll held a publlc
~eeting to conslder proposed changes to the regulations
governlng the operatlon of aircraft at the Santa Honica Airport.
A large n~ber of people attended the neetinq; numerous people
were heard In support of and In op~osltion to changes in
the law, partlcular1y the reduction of the SENEL. A presentation
was made by staff and by Dr. Karl Kryter, a psycho-acoustlclan.
At the conclusion of the publlC hearing, the Cauncll
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lntroduced the ordinance pro?osed by the City Attorney, and
lowered the SEN=L limltat~on =or alLcraft uSlng
the alrport fro~ 100 to 85. ThlS noise level, in the op1nlon
of experts consulted bv the C1ty, 15 the level that wlll
achleve a cO;1I"1uni ty nOlse exposure le,rel (CNEL) of 55,
Wh1Ch 15 the level reconnended by the Environmental Protection
Agency.
The staff report submltted to the Clty CauDell at the
September 10, 1979, Reetlnq is attached hereto, toqether wlth
the proposed ordlnance.
The ordinance, 1f adopted, will becone effectlve 30
days after lts adoption. An Inltial Study has indlcated that
a Negative Declaratlon and not an EIR lS appraprlate. The
Cauncll should reVlev.- and adopt thlS rlegat1ve Declaration at
thlS meeting. A publ1C hearing lS deslrable, but not required.
If the negatlve declaration 18 adopted lt must be posted for 30
days prlor to the effectlve date af the ordlnance. If there
is substantlal controversy over the Negatlve Dec1aratlon, a sub-
sequent publlc hearlng should be held. In any event, the
ordinance may be adopted at this neeting with the understanding
that lmp1ementatlon ~ay be delayed if the negatlve declarat10n
1S subsequently found to be lnadequate.
ALTERNATIVES
The Councll may adopt the Negative Declaration or
require that an EIR be prepared. If the Councll adopts the
~egatlve Declarat10n it may adopt the proposed ordinance, modlfy
it, or reJect It.
R-::CQ?lrmNDA '='IO~
It 1S respectfully recomnended that the C1ty Cauncll reVlew
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and adopt the Negat~ve Declarat~on and adopt the proposed
ordinance.
Prepared By: Rlchard L. Knlckerbocker
Stephen Shane Stark
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