Davis Municipal Code Section 24.02.020 sets Table 1 decibel limits: residential 55 dBA day and 50 dBA night, commercial 60/55 dBA, and 65 dBA anytime along high-noise corridors, with an absolute cap of 80 dBA.
Davis uses objective decibel standards under Municipal Code Section 24.02.020 and Table No. 1, measured at the affected complainant's property plane using an A-weighted meter set to slow response. Residential parcels are limited to 55 dBA from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and 50 dBA from 9:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. Commercial, industrial and core-commercial properties allow 60 dBA from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. and 55 dBA overnight. High-noise traffic corridors, defined as Highway 113 and Interstate 80, allow 65 dBA anytime. Section 24.02.030 adds an absolute maximum: no sound may exceed 20 dBA above the Table 1 limit, and in no case exceed 80 dBA, except for the exempt activities in 24.02.040 and emergencies.
Producing sound above the applicable Table 1 limit or the 80 dBA absolute cap is an infraction, fined under Government Code 36900(b) on the first two offenses in a year and a misdemeanor on the third.
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