Pico Rivera does not set numeric decibel limits. Chapter 8.40 uses a qualitative unnecessary-noise nuisance test rather than measured dBA thresholds, so enforcement turns on whether noise annoys a person of ordinary sensitiveness.
Unlike cities with a graduated dBA table, PRMC Chapter 8.40 contains no decibel-based standard and no zoning-specific sound limits. PRMC 8.40.010 instead prohibits noises that are physically annoying to persons of ordinary sensitiveness or so harsh, prolonged, or unusual as to occasion physical discomfort to a neighborhood. This is a subjective nuisance test enforced by observation and complaint rather than a sound-level meter reading. Because Pico Rivera is an incorporated general-law city, its own Chapter 8.40 applies inside city limits rather than the Los Angeles County decibel ordinance. No local maximum dBA figure exists to cite.
No numeric dBA threshold to measure against; noise is cited as a nuisance under PRMC 8.40.010 based on whether it is unnecessary and annoying to a person of ordinary sensitiveness.
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