Palmdale sets no decibel table in its noise chapter. The numeric standard is 65 dBA CNEL at the property line, from General Plan Noise Element Policy N-1.3, applied to industrial uses through PMC 17.67.020 and 17.84.050.
Palmdale Municipal Code Chapter 9.18 bans loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise that unreasonably disturbs a neighborhood, judging volume, duration, time of day, and zoning - it carries no dBA figures. The number comes from the Palmdale 2045 General Plan Noise Element. Policy N-1.3 requires an acoustical analysis and mitigation when a proposed stationary noise source could exceed 65 dBA CNEL at the property line, and caps the mitigated result at 65 dBA CNEL. PMC 17.84.050 binds every use to the Noise Element. PMC 17.67.020 adds that industrial uses next to residential uses must not exceed residential noise levels from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Data-center chillers and generators are stationary sources measured against these limits.
Noise violating Chapter 9.18 is enforced by the City through citations and penalties, and a project exceeding its Noise Element mitigation commitments breaches the conditions of its planning approval.
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