Bishop sets no decibel limit. Municipal Code Chapter 8.12 bans any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that injures or endangers health, peace or safety, and exempts construction between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Data-center cooling and generators are judged by that nuisance standard.
Chapter 8.12 of the Bishop Municipal Code is a narrative nuisance ordinance with no decibel table and no day/night sound-level standards. Section 8.12.010 makes it unlawful to make or continue any loud, unnecessary or unusual noise that injures or endangers the health, peace or safety of others, while allowing construction and repair work between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Section 8.12.020 lists specific offenses, including idling diesel trucks near homes and motels, garbage collection before 6:30 a.m., and sound devices plainly audible 50 feet away between 10:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. A data center's chillers and generators fall under the general 8.12.010 standard, and the planning commission can attach noise conditions to a use permit.
Noise in violation of Chapter 8.12 is enforced by the city under the general penalty provisions of Chapter 1.16, and can breach conditions attached to a data center's use permit.
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