Plumas County has no adopted noise ordinance. A data center's cooling fans, chillers, and generators are instead held to the General Plan Noise Element standards, applied as conditions through CEQA and site development review. The plan's land-use guidance treats up to 60-65 dB Ldn/CNEL as normally acceptable at homes.
Plumas County has not adopted a standalone noise ordinance. Its 2035 General Plan Update Draft EIR states plainly that the County does not currently have an adopted noise ordinance for code enforcement. Instead, noise is regulated through the General Plan Noise Element standards, which the County uses for planning and imposes as project conditions during CEQA and site development review under Section 9-2.1132. The plan follows the State's land-use compatibility guidelines, treating exterior noise up to 60-65 dB Ldn/CNEL as normally acceptable at residences. A data center's chillers, cooling fans, and generator testing would be conditioned to meet those levels at nearby homes. Without a noise ordinance, enforcement runs through permit conditions, not a decibel citation.
There is no noise-ordinance fine schedule; the county has none.
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