Siskiyou County has no noise ordinance with decibel limits. A data center's cooling and generators are held to the General Plan Noise Element land-use compatibility standard, which treats 60 dBA Ldn as the normally acceptable ceiling at homes, enforced through CEQA and permit conditions.
Siskiyou County regulates stationary noise through the Noise Element of its General Plan, not a code chapter - the County Code's only noise sections cover aircraft (Section 3-6.08) and CEQA definitions. The Noise Element's land-use compatibility table treats residences as the most sensitive use, setting 60 dBA Ldn as normally acceptable; new development in a residential area is limited to 60-65 dBA with noise abatement, and 65-75 dBA is allowed only after detailed acoustical analysis. Because these are community-noise ranges rather than a fixed nighttime cap, a data center's chillers, cooling towers, and backup generators are controlled through CEQA study and binding permit conditions, not a standalone decibel ordinance.
There is no noise-ordinance fine schedule. A data center exceeding the noise levels analyzed under CEQA or the conditions of its use permit is enforced through permit review and the county's nuisance authority - mitigation orders and use-permit revocation.
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