Chapter 21.83, Sections 21.83.010-21.83.140

Noise

• Alarm termination time5 minutes

  Sounding or permitting the sounding of any exterior burglar or fire alarm or any motor vehicle burglar alarm unless such alarm is terminated within five minutes of activation.

• Construction hours

  Construction and demolition activities located within one thousand feet of noise-sensitive land uses provided they occur during normal daytime hours, excluding Sundays and federal holidays, subject to the conditions imposed by city permit. For construction activities, daytime hours are defined as 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. loading hours

  Loading, unloading, opening, closing or other handling of boxes, crates, containers, building materials, garbage cans, or similar objects between the hours of 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. in such a manner as to cause a noise disturbance within a noise-sensitive area.

• ProhibitedProhibitedNot allowed in the district at all, short of rezoning or a variance. party hours

  Any noise, commotion or sound resulting from a party between the hours 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. Sunday through Thursday and 12:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Friday and Saturday that creates sound determined by either code enforcement or city peace officers to be excessive for the time and location, or determined to be in violation of the Table 21.83.060-1 standards of this chapter.

• Distance for audible radio/device100 ft

  Operating, playing, or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, stereo, television set, audio equipment, electronic equipment, drum, musical instrument, or device which produces or reproduces sound at any time of day plainly audible over background ambient conditions at a distance of one hundred feet from such device.

• Vibration threshold

  Operating or permitting the operation of any device that creates a vibration which is above the vibration perception threshold of an individual at any sensitive location if the source is on private property or at one hundred fifty feet from the source if on a public space or public right-of-way.