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Noise Ordinance. Proposed Changes to Chapter 42. Proposed Changes . Establish definitions Establish “multi-use” category and standards Establish new standards for downtown Allows for measurement from point of origin or offending property line. Measurement point.
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Noise Ordinance Proposed Changes to Chapter 42
Proposed Changes • Establish definitions • Establish “multi-use” category and standards • Establish new standards for downtown • Allows for measurement from point of origin or offending property line
Measurement point • Amendments provide definitions of “real property line” • Reflects emerging condominium and apartment market downtown • Recognizes that “source” can be managed by a property owner
TABLE INSET: Proposed Decibel Level Tables *Class B Standards apply to noises originating from heavy manufacturing uses, as defined in the City’s Land Development Code. Class A Standards apply to all other uses.
Community Participation • Ad hoc committee • Residents • Bar/Nightclub owners • Multi-family manager • Staffed by DDB, CE, OPD • Reviewed ordinances from around country • Primary interest in developing “multi-use” standard
Existing Chapter 42 • Originally adopted when industrial noise was primary concern • Does not work effectively with Ch. 18A or goals for downtown event development • Measurements from offended person’s property line • Relies on “standards” that no longer exist
Impetus for amendments • Current ordinance legally suspect • Originally rooted in “industrial” noise • Emergence of mixed-used development • Evolution of downtown core
Downtown Specific Changes • Recognizes existing terminology and conditions ( previously limited to MA overlay district ) • Allows for moderate increase in noise levels over existing ordinance • Allows for extended time for noise on weekends
Sample Measurements Potential measurement locations