Davis caps sound at the complainant's property plane under Municipal Code Section 24.02.020: 55 dBA daytime and 50 dBA from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. at homes, and 60 dBA daytime with 55 dBA overnight at commercial and industrial property.
Municipal Code Section 24.02.020 Table No. 1 sets maximum noise by the affected property's land use, measured at that property's plane closest to the source. Residential: 55 dBA from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. and 50 dBA from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Commercial, industrial, and core commercial: 60 dBA from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. and 55 dBA from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Property bordering Highway 113 or Interstate 80 carries 65 dBA at any hour. Section 24.02.030 imposes an absolute ceiling of 20 dBA above Table No. 1, never exceeding 80 dBA. Zoning Section 40.24.040(a) adds octave-band sound pressure limits of 60, 40, and 30 decibels for industrial uses.
Noise over the Section 24.02.020 limits is a Chapter 24 violation enforced by Davis police and code enforcement through citations, and through the noise conditions imposed at performance standards review.
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