Gardena Municipal Code 8.36.040 sets exterior noise limits of 55 dBA daytime and 50 dBA nighttime for residential property, with higher caps for commercial and industrial land and 5 dB reductions for tonal noise.
GMC 8.36.040 establishes exterior 15-minute average (Leq) limits by the receiving land use: Residential 55 dBA (7 a.m. to 10 p.m.) and 50 dBA (10 p.m. to 7 a.m.); Commercial 65/60 dBA; Industrial 70 dBA day and night. Maximum (Lmax) limits are 75/70 residential, 85/80 commercial, and 90 industrial. GMC 8.36.050 sets interior residential limits of 45 dBA day and 40 dBA night. If the offending noise contains a pure tone, repetitive impact noise, or music/speech, each standard is reduced by 5 dB. If ambient noise already exceeds the standard, ambient becomes the standard.
Misdemeanor under GMC 8.36.090; up to $1,000 fine and/or six months (Chapter 1.16); abatable as a public nuisance.
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