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AP:HED:mh
CouncIl MeetIng'
Santa Monlca. CalIfornIa
June 24. 1986
TO: Mayor and CIty Councll
FROM: Clty Staff
SUBJECT: Recommendation to DIrect the CIty Attorney to Prepare a
CommunIty NOlse Control Ordlnance and make an
approprlatlon from the General Fund to the AIrpOrt
budget for FY1986-87
IntroductIon
Thi s report recommends tha t the CI ty Councll dl rect the Ci ty
Attorney to prepare a communlty nOlse control ordInance and make
necessary budget adJustments to Implement a nOlse control progTam
in the City.
,Back ground
At Its meetlng on January 14. 1986. the Councl1 dlrected staff to
develop a proposal and lmplementatIon plan for a nOIse ordInance
for reVIew by City Councll In conJunctIon wlth the 1986-87 budget
process.
ThIS dIrectIon derIved from an 1nvestlgation Into a
number of a1 ternat1ves for dealIng Wl th the n01se generated by
motor1zed leaf blowers.
Many cItIzens had complaIned about the
IntrUSIon of this nOIse source into reSIdentIal areas of the
City.
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Noise Element of the General Plan
The quesrlon of an overall program for deallng wIth the problem
of commun1ty n01se pollutlon was first addressed by the C1ty 1n
the mld Seventies.
In response to State requlrements~ the C1ty
conducted a communlty nOIse survey and developed a NOlse Element
of the General Plan. The Noise Element was adopted by the Clty
Counell on November 11. 1975. The document provldes a POllCY
overVlew for deal1ng wlth the problems of nOlse pollutlon.
Speclflcally~
analyzes the
''It 1dentif1es the
sources
of commun1ty noise:
extent
of
nOlse
pollutlon
and
estlmates
the
potential 1mpact upon the Clty.
This ldentlflcatlon process 10
turn provldes the baS1S for goals, obJectlves and lmplementatlon
programs deslgoed to create a qUleter enVlronment 1n the Clty. .."
(Nolse Element of the General Plan, p. 12)
A careful reVlew of the concluslons of the NOlse Element was
undertaken as part of the analysls leading to thlS report. Whlle
the NOlse Element was adopted a decade ago. lt stlll appears to
prov1de adequate POllCY gUldance ln the area of nOlse pollutlon.
A thorough and comprehenslve nOlse survey was taken and a linde
range of
alternatlves was consldered.
Moreover.
the Noise
Element 15 prlmarily useful as a land use plannlng tool 1n
develop1ng communlt1es. By 1975, the
developed and the development actlvl ty
Clty was already fully
then as now was one of
1nflll.
These klnds of n01se problems are better managed through
the abatement and enforcement mechanlsms of a n01se ord1nance.
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The NOIse Element recommended that the CIty".. .adopt and enforce
a noise ordInance."
The Element recommends a maXImum permitted
nOIse level and dIscusses approprIate nOIse levels for dIfferent
zones of the C~ty.
~urrent Noise Control Measures in Santa MODIca
There are a wIde var~ety of references to nOIse and efforts to
control nOIse In the MunicIpal Code. WIth the exceptIon of the
AIrport, whIch poses a unIque problem~ there has been no cohesive
approach to the settIng of communIty nOIse standards. Attempts
at no~se control have been fragmented, epIsodIC and dIverse In
approach. The folloWIng IS a compendIum of Santa MonIca
MunICIpal Code SectIons dealIng with nOIse pollutIon.
o S.H.H.C. Section 3970. Motor Vehicle Alarms: ThIS
sectIon, adopted In 1983, declares that the nOIse from
motor vehIcle alarms IS a publIC nUIsance and prOVIdes that
allOWIng motor vehIcle alarms to emIt nOIse for more than
15 mInutes is an InfractIon.
o S.H.H.C. Section 31010. NOIse Abatement:
ThIS sect Ion establIshes the authori ty of the ChIef of
PolIce to abate nOIse from entertaInment establIshments up
to and IncludIng reqUIring permIttees to Install sound
proofIng.
o SoH.H.C.
Sectlon 4128.
NOISY AnImals:
This
section
declares It to be a nUISance to keep, maintaIn, or permit
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any anImal WhICh by sound or cry dIsturbs the peace and
comfort of InhabItants of any neIghborhood.
o S.M.M.C.
SectIon
4204c.
Percussion
Type
Instruments
prohIbIted: ThIs sectIon prOhIbIts the plaYIng of drums or
percussIon Instruments In publIC parks or recreatIonal
faCIlItIes.
o S.M.M.C. SectIon 4204d.
Unnecessarv Noise:
Thl s sect Ion
states that no person shall make, cause~ suffer, or permIt
any unnecessary nOIses or sounds WhICh are physIcally
annoYIng to persons of ordInary sensItIveness or WhIch are
so harsh or so prolonged OT unnatual In theIr use, tIme or
place as to occaSIon phYSIcal dIscomfort to the InhabItants
of any neIghborhood.
o S.H.M.C. Section 4204dl. Restrictlons on Demolltlon of
Buildings, Excavating, or GradIng: ThIS sectIon states the
permItted hours of demolitIon. excavating and grading to be
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
o S.H.M.C.
Section
4204d~T
Nois~S;
Construction
of
Buildln2s. Proieets: ThIS sectIon states the permItted
hours of constructIon In or near a reSIdential zone to be
Monday through Saturday from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., unless
a permIt has been obtaIned or the work IS of an emergency
nature. Saturday hours were recently revised to 9:00 a.m.
to 8:00 p.m.
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o S.H.H.C.
SectIons 4245
4249.
Sound Trucks:
These
sect10ns set standards for the operatIon of sound trucks in
the CIty.
o S.H.H.C. Art1cle IV Chanter
ThIS chapter regulates the
rented halls.
4: Pr1vate DanCln2: PartIes:
conduct of pr1vat.e part1es In
o S.H.H.C. Section 10050 (et seq.):
Code.
AIrport No~se Abatement
In addl t Ion: the Cl ty CounCIl has recent ly adopted an ordInance
(#1361) regulatIng the hours of trash collectIon and has adopted
an ordInance (#1364) prohIbItIng the usage of motorIzed leaf
blowers from 8:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. durIng weekdays and from 8:00
p.m. to 9:00 a.m. on weekends.
It IS clear that the CIty'S approach to nOIse control to date has
been to respond to problems and complaInts as they have arIsen
DurIng the past SIX months alone, the CounCIl has conSIdered
nOIse problems arISIng from constructIon. from maIntenance of
reSIdentIal property. from bars and restaurants, and from prIvate
trash collectIon actIVIties.
Staff strongly belIeves that the CounCIl should adopt a set of
uniform performance standards WhICh are embodj ed In an overall
communIty nOIse ordInance. Such an approach would clearly state
the CI ty IS comml tment to protect 1 ng the qua 11 ty of 11 fe In the
communIty and would prOVIde a legally sound and adminIstratIvely
feaSIble way of controllIng nOIse pollutIon.
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What are the pTevailin~ kinds of noise 1n the C1tv?
Santa Monlca may be characterlzed as a nOlsy urban enV1ronment 1n
that lt has been fully developed for qUlte some t1me. The Santa
Monl ca NOlse Survey found f 1 ve d1 f ferent prImary ca tegorl es of
nOlse to
ordlnance
n01se A
be prevalent 1n the City. A communlty nOlse control
15 useful 1n controlllng three of the flve sources of
d1SCUSSlon of each nOlse source reveals dlfferlng
mltlgatlon problems and opportunlties.
o Surface TransDortatioD Noise.
The noise survey taken 1n 1975 lndlcated that surface
transporta t 10n 1 s the prImary noi se source in the Ci ty.
ThIS findlng
control nOIse
remains valld in 1986.
The City may not
emisS10ns from veh1cles because such dlrect
control 15 pre-empted by the State and Federal governments.
The Clty through Its pollce power can and does enforce
eXlstlng laws governing surface transportation nOise such
as the Motor Vehicle N01 se Standards In the Call fornla
Vehlcle Code.
Staff does not feel that addltlonal CIty
regulatlon ln thIS area 1S warranted.
o Alrcraft NOlse
In
1984 reached
an agreement
problem
WI th the
f or many
Federal
The Cl ty
years and
has
extenslvely
studied thIS
AVIatIon AdmInIstratIon to develop a comprehenSIve noise
mitlgat10n program for the Santa Monica Alrport. Th1s
program was made CIty law 1n early 1985 WIth the adoption
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of the Santa Monlca Alrport NOlse Code (8.M.M.C. Sect10n
10050 et. segl. A1rcraft n01se should spec1f1cally be
exempted from the commun1ty nOIse ordlnance as control over
alrcraft ln flight 15 exclu51vely regulated by the Federal
Government and as extens1ve regulat10n eX1sts as to
alrcraft landIng at or tak1ng off from the Santa Mon1ca
Airport.
o PopulatloD N01se
Th1s category of nOlse can be characterlzed as nUlsance
noise.
Included Wlthln th1S category are noise from lawn
mowers. leaf blowers, ampl1fled mus1c~ bark1ng dogs~ air
cond1tlon1ng UDltS and sW1rnming pool and Jacuzzi pumps. As
ind1cated above, the C1ty currently has a varlety of n01se
related ord1nances but does not have an obJect1ve standard
for allowable levels of n01se 1n the var10US zones of the
C1ty.
o Construction Noise
Constructlon n01se has become a greater problem 1n the C1ty
of late wlth an 1ncrease 1n resl.dent1al remodels,
commerclal
development
and
public
works
proJects.
Differing types of constructlon can make dlfferent levels
of noise. Problems range from equ1pment usage to delivery
of roa ter1al s and can be the resul t of both h1gh nOl se
levels and the t1me of day the act1vlt1es take place. The
C1 ty currently regulates the tlme at WhlCh construct1on
act1vlties take place. It 15 also poss1ble to lim1t
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construct1on noise levels at the adJacent property 11ne by
enact1ng maX1mum nOlse lImIts. Such limlts should be
consistent wIthIn dIfferent zones of the City.
o Industrial Noise
IndustrIal nOIse 15 probably the least signlficant of the
primary nOIse sources 1n the CIty due to the fa1rly good
consolidation of industrIal uses in two areas of the C1ty:
the Olympic corrIdor and the AIrport. A nOIse ordinance
could help to mInImIze problems at the boundaries of
industrIal zones by creating maximum n015e lim1ts for
IndustrIal uses which border on residential or commercIal
land uses.
Hodel CommunIty Noise Ordlnance
A number of agencIes IncludIng the CalIfornIa Department of
Health~ the EnVIronmental ProtectIon Agency and the National
Instituted of OccupatIonal Health and Safety have cooperated to
develop a model communIty noise and VIbratIon control ordInance.
The mode] ord1.nance has been Implemented 1n many communit1es
around the country and has been thoroughly tested 1n the courts.
VerSIons of the model ord1nance have been adopted by the County
of Los Angeles, the County of Orange. the City and County of San
Franc1sco. Burbank and Long Beach. VarIOUS small communitIes In
Los Angeles and Orange Count1es have adopted the model n01se
ordinance and contract w1th the county governments for mon1tor1ng
and enforcement.
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Bas1cally the model
commUnlty nOlse ordinance des1gnates a
maXImum nOl se 1 i IDl t for the ent 1 re Cl ty and allowabl e hourly
nOl se leve 1 s for dl ffer1 ng kl nds of ne 1 ghborhoods: res Ident la 1 .
commerclal and 1ndustrlal. Responslb1l1ty for nOlse problems
from barklng dogs and loud partles. curfew vlolat10ns and general
nUl sance nOl se would remal n Wl th the Po 11ce Department, whlle
enforcement of more stationary. measurable nOlse pollutIon would
be the responslblllty of the Alrport Department.
It 1 S proposed that the Gounc i 1 dl rec t the Cl ty Attorney to
prepare a nOlse ordlnance follo~nng an approach Slmilar to the
model communl ty nOlse ordl nance.
proposed ordlnance follows.
A dlScussion outllne of the
The ordlnance would declare It to be Clty POllCY to protect the
publlC health. safety and welfare by declarlng that the causing
of nOl se 1 n a manner prohl bl t ed by the ordlnance 1 S a publ ic
nuisance. and would state that thlS actlon 15 conSIstent with the
nOlse element of the Clty'S general plan.
The ordlnance would deflne propertles as belng asslgned to
var lOUS nOl se zones. Genera lly speakl ng, the most res trl ct 1 VB
nOlse zone 1S the R-l and R-2 zones. whlle the least restrictive
nOl se zone would be the M-2 zone.
The chart below deplcts the
four n01se zones recommended for the Clty.
NOlse Zone
Land Use
Zone I
Single Fam11y and Duplex Res1dentlal (Rl-R2)
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Zone II Multl-Fam11y Dwelllng Resldentlal/ Llmlted
Commerclal
Zone III Commerclal
Zone IV Manufacturlng & Industr1al
Wlthin each of the above nOlse zones. the ordInance would set the
extet'lor nOlse standards. as measured at the adJacent property
Ilne
NOlse Zone
Land Use
Tlme
Interval
I Resldentl.al
10pm-1am
7am-lOpm
II Multl.famlly
Resldentlal
lOpm-1am
7am-lOpm
III CommercIal
lOpm-7am
7am-lOpm
IV Indu~trIal or
ManufacturIng
Any Tl.me
Allowable
ExterIor
NOlse Level
50dBA
60dBA
55dBA
60dBA
60dBA
65dBA
70dBA
levels are recommended by the OffIce of
CalifornIa Department of Health as
an urban enVlronment. These levels both
The above noise
Control
of
the
approprIate for
NOIse
belng
allow
Indlviduals who may be
dlsturbed.
These
normal urban actlvltles to take place and prOVIde protectl.on for
also
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levels
are
consIstent with the NOIse Element WhICh set a planning standard
of 55dBA, but recommended that enforcement standards be 5 dBA
hIgher for a perIod of fIve year s a fter adopt 100 of anal se
ordInance.
In areas where eXl st 1 ng ambi ent n01 se levels exceed the nOl se
standards. the ambIent nOIse level would be the basIc standard.
In order to a 11 ow for the averag 1 ng of nOl sy act 1 vi tIes over
tIme, the ordInance would sta te that it 1 S unl awful to create
nOIse which causes the nOIse level on adJacent property lInes to
exceed:
o the nOIse standard for a cumulatIve perIod of more than 15
mInutes In any half-hour~
o the noise standard plus 5dBA for a cumulatIve perIod of
more than 7-1/2 mInutes In any half-hour
o the nOIse standard plus lOdBA for a cumulative perIod of
more than 3 mInutes In any half-hour;
o the nOIse standard plus 15dBA for a cumulative perIod of
more than 1 mInute ln any half-hour:
o the noise standard plus 20dBA for any period of time.
Further.
the ordInance could provIde for exemptIons to the
prOVISIons of the communIty nOIse ordInance:
a Actlvltles to the extent regulatIon thereof has been
pre-empted by State or Federal law (thIS would Include
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aIrcraft In flIght, motor vehIcles and raIlroad nOIse
regulatIon} .
b. ActIVItIes conducted on publIC parks and playgrounds
and on school grounds.
c. Outdoor gatherIngs and events conducted pursuant to a
permIt.
d.
Alarm deVIces prOVIded that
termInated WIthIn 15 m1nutes
theIr
operatIon
1S
of
beIng
activated
(conSIstent WIth current ordInances).
e. Construct10n. repaIr, remodelIng and gradIng of real
property prOVIded that such actiVItIes do not take
place between the hours of 7: 00 pm and 8: 00 am on
weekdays and 9: 00 am and 8: 00 pm on Saturdays The
actiVIty might addItIonally be prohIbIted from
exceed1ng the n01se standard for the applIcable zone as
specifIed In SectIon 5(b) plus 10 dBA.
f N01se sources associated WI th the maIntenance of real
property. prOVIded such act 1 VI tIes take pI ace between
7am and 8prn Monday through Saturday or 9am and 8pm on
Sunday and prOVIded the n01se level does not exceed the
nOIse standards as speCIfIed in Section 5(b) plus
20dBA. ThIS prOVISIon could apply to edgers, lawn
mowers and leaf blowers. It would prOVIde a more
len1ent standard for real property maIntenance In
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recogn1tIon of
both the essentlal nature of
thIS
actlvlty and of 1tS 1ntermlttent nature.
Enforcement
Certa1n actlvltles under the ordinance could be enforced wlthout
measurement,
for
example,
barklng
dogs,
loud
partl.es
and
violat1on of n01se curfews.
Other enforcement act1vit1es will
requIre measurement of sound levels by Clty personnel and the
issuance of orders to abate n015e. cltatlons, or flnes.
Such
actlons could be appealed to a hearlng examlner appo1nted by the
City Attorney.
NOlse Ordinance Implementation
In order to determ1ne the staff and budgetary lmpacts resulting
from the adoptlon of a communIty noise ordlnance. staff contacted
four Southern Californ1a Jur1sd1ctions wh1ch have lmplemented
simllar ordlnances. Questlons were asked regardlng stafflng.
volume of complaInts, population served and equlpment utl11zed.
The four JUTlsdlctlons contacted were the City of San D1ego, Clty
of Long Beach. the County of Los Angeles and the County of
Orange.
o City of San Diego
The Communlty nOlse ordlnance for the C1ty of San D1ego is
adm1n1stered by the Noise Abatement Offlce of the BU1ldlng
Department. The of f 1CB handles communi ty nOl se, a 1 rport
n01SB and no~se enforcement for the construct1.0n of new
bUlld~ngs.
The n01se abatement office has a total staff of
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SlX~ of whom three are dIrectly lnvolved 1n the enforcement
of communIty nOIse standards.
The CIty of San DIego has a total populatIon of Just over
one millIon people. A total of 8~500 communIty nOIse
complaInts are receIved each year~ for an average of one
complalnt of every 118 persons. ThIS ratlo If applled to
Santa Monlca'a 90.000 resldents~ would result in about BOO
complaInts per year. The chart below depIcts the type of
complalnts recelved 1n San DIego and the correspondlng
proJected complalnt levels here 1n Santa Monlca.
Types of Complalnts
~ #/San Dle~o #/Santa MonIca
o Barking Dogs
60% 5,100 480
o Loud MUSIC
18% 1,530 144
o ConstructIon
6% 510 48
o Pumps, Compressors.
Mlscellaneous
TOTAL
16% 1.360 128
100%
8.500
800
Under the proposed Santa Monlca ordinance, loud partles and
barking dog problems would remain the responslblllty of the
Pollce Department under general nUlsance provlslons, thereby
redUCIng the enforcement workload by about 75%.
ComplaInt forms are available In San Dlego publIC 11braTles
OT are mal led out upon recelpt of a telephone complalnt.
Enforcement act Ion 1 S 1 n~ t 1 a ted by recelpt of a compl eted
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complalnt form.
San Dlego follows a four tlered approach to
enforcement as outllned below:
1. 00 recelvlng the flrst complalnt a "green card" is
malled to the alleged offender lnd1catlng that a nOlse
complalnt has been flIed and lncludes recommeodatlons
on how to resolve the problem.
resolves 52% of the cases.
The
"green card"
2. If a second complalnt 1S received at least seven days
after the green card 1S malled, a "second notlcell 15
mal led to the alleged offender
complalnant. The "second notlcell
and a copy
advi ses the
to the
alleged
offender of the requlrements of the Munlclpal Code, and
that a fleld lnvestlgatlon wl11 be made. The
1nvestlgator evaluates the nOlse problem, makes
recommendatlons to abate the problem. and establlshes a
deadllne by WhlCh the recommendatlons are to be met.
The "second notlce" and investlgatlon process resolve
79% of the cases that reach the second notlce stage.
For cases involvlng a dog barklng. a notice titled.
"Suggested Ways to Control Excesslve Dog Barklngt" 15
malled wlth the second not1ce.
3. If the lnvestlgator lS not successful ln solving the
problem. two courses of actlon may be taken:
( a) For cases where the nOl se 1 S cl ear ly under the
dlrect control of the alleged offender and is
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easIly quant.lflable. (I.e., machlnery. or mUSIC),
an on-sIde cItatIon may be lssued by a nOIse
aba tement. representa t 1 ve WI th t.he as Sl stance of
the PolIce Department.
(b) For cases where the nOIse 15 not clearly under the
dlrect control of the alleged offender and IS not
easIly quantIfIable, (e.l.. barklng dogs). an
admlnlstratlve hearlng may be scheduled by the
NOIse Abatement Officer. At the hearlng, the
He a r I n g Of f Ice r WI 11 de term i n elf t he S 1 t u at i on
meets
the
crIterIa
necessary
to
IndIcate
a
vlolatlon of the MunICIpal Code.
To meet thIS
crIterla, the complaInt must be supported by two
or more resIdents resIding In separate resIdences
adjacent to the alleged offender, or three or more
reSldents residlng ln separate resIdences not
nece ssar lly adJacent, but 1 n close proxlml ty to
the alleged offender. If these crIteria are met,
the Hearl ng Of f lcer WIll make recommenda t Ions to
abate the problem and gIve a speCIfIC tlIDe lImIt
to achIeve complIance.
The "hearIng" resolves 78%
of cases that reach the hearIng stage.
4. If the recommendatIons set forth at the hearlng are not
successful In resolVIng the problem. the case may be
sent to the CIty Attorney for prosecutlon. Only Z% of
the total cases processed are sent to the CIty
Attorney.
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Staff recommends that the San Dlego approach to enforcement
be utillzed ~n Santa Honl.ca wl.th overall responslblllty
being asslgned to the Airport Department~ but enforcement
of problems re la ted to human and anlmal nOIse ~ domes t lC
dlsputes~ parties, barklng dogs~ etc, and evenIng and
nIght curfew enforcement remaining wlth the Santa Honlca
Pollee Department.
o Clty of Long Beach
The communIty nOIse ordInance for the City of Long Beach IS
admlnl.stered by lts Department of PublIC Health, WhICh 1S
also responsIble for health lnspections. tOXlC wastes~
storage tanks and other health and safety enforcement
dutles. The Clty of Long Beach has a staff of three
inspectors who work on all of the above actlvltles In
addltlon to nOlse ordlnance enforcement.
Enforcement actlvltles are two-fold.
The CIty records
nOlse levels of places of entertalnment prIor to the
Issuance of bUSIness lIcenses for night clubs and danCIng
establIshments. In addItIon, the City~ WIth a populatIon
of over 300,000, receIves an average of two to three noise
complalnts each week from the community. The peak
complal nt perlod 1 s the summer and the prlmary type of
complaInt 1S nOlse from 81r cond1t1oners. If the compla1nts
requ1re f1eld
necessary as
measuTement, one Vl S1 t of
well
as pos51ble
follow
up to an hour
up VIsits.
1S
In
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addItl.On~ some paperwork 1S Involved. Other phone calls
may also be rece1ved of a non-enforceable nature.
The Long Beach Health Department does not handle Alrport
n01se complalnts or barkIng dog complalnts Alrport
compla1nts are responded to by Long Beach Alrport staff and
anlmal complalnts are taken by the Anlmal Regulatlon
Dlvlslon.
Long Beach opera tes two sound
monltor equlpped wlth a prInter
hand-held meter.
level meters: a portable
l.nstalled 1n a van~ and a
o County of Los Angeles
The county of Los Angeles admlnl.sters a communi ty nOlse
control program for both the unlncorporated areas of Los
Angeles County and for 5 CItIes on a contractual baSIS.
The total populatIon served IS 1.25 m1.l11.on. As 1.n Long
Beach~ the program IS
also responslble for
codes. The County of
run by the Health Department who 15
enforcement of health and safety
Los Angeles employs fIve people ln
thl.S diVIsion.
An average of 4 noise complaInts are
receIved and responded to each week.
The County of Los Angeles owns and operates two portable
nOl se monl tor s and two hand held sound 1 eve 1 meters. The
maJor categorIes of nOlse problems are the follOWIng:
lndustrlal nOlse~ aIr condltloners and amplIf1.ed sound from
nIght clubs and amphltheaters.
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County of Orange
The Orange County Health Department enforces a commun1ty
no~se ord1nance for the unlncoporated areas of Orange County
and for fourteen cltles on a contractual basls.
Total
populatlon served 1S over 1.5 mllllon. One staff person 1S
assIgned to thIs program on a full time basls.
Orange County recel ves between three and f 1 ve noi se
complaInts per week related to JacuzzI and sWlmmIng pool
pumps, alr condItIoners. commercIal nOlse and ampllfled sound
from nIght clubs. In additlon~ they recelve a number of
complaInts related to outdoor amphItheaters.
Orange County operates a portable nOIse monltor and a sound
level recorder which can record for up to flfty hours.
Bud~etary/Flscal Imoact
Staff
proposes
that
nOlse
ordlnance
enforcement
requirIng
to thel r
measurement be
assIgned
to the Al rport
Department due
greater
eXperIence
WIth
acoust1Cs
and
nOlse
standards.
Enforcement
of
transltory
nOlse
sources
such
as
partIes~
constructlon noise~ barklng dogs~ motor vehlcle nOIse~ etc. would
contlnue to be handled by the Santa Monlca Pollce Department. No
~ncrease ln approprlatlon for the Pollce Department is necessary.
It wlll be nece~sary to approprlate $16.420 from the General Fund
into the Alrport Department budget for FY1986-87. Necessary
approprIat1ons and techn1cal adJustments are as follows:
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Acct.:/!
Descrlotlon
Puroose
Jncrease Bv
33-610-631-000-150
Temp Employees
.5 FTE $ 7~520
Staff Asst.
II for cler~cal
support
.
.
33-610-631-000-282
Conf./Meet/
Travel
Acoust~cs
TraInIng
$
750
33-610-631-000-290
MembershIp/Dues
AcoustIcal
SOCIety
Membershl.p
$
150
33-610-631-000-506
Prof. SerVIces
Contour $ 5,000
MappIng for
AmbIent Levels
33-610-631-000-810
EqUIpment
NOl.se
Recorder &
Analyzer
Total
$ 3~OOO
$16~420
33-700-695-000-506
Interfund
Transfer
N/A
($16.420)
01-700-274-000-785
Interfund
Transfer
N/A
$16.420
No Increase In permanent pOSItions 15 antICIpated at thIS tIme.
Other one-tIme start up costs such as pr~ntlng and supplIes can
be absorbed withIn the adopted AIrport budget.
RecommendatIon
City staff respectfully recommends that the CIty CounCIl:
11 DIrect the Cl.ty Attorney to prepare a communIty no~se
ordlnance~ and
2 I
ApproprIate $16.240 from
FY1986-87 AIrport budget
appropriatIon set forth In
sectIon of thIS report.
the General Fund Into the
by approv~ng the speCIfIC
the budgetary/fIscal Impact
Prepared by: Hank DIttmar~ AIrport DIrector
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