Industrial noise in Fresno is capped by FMC §10-105 receiving-zone dBA limits: industrial zones allow up to 75 dBA at the property line, while any industrial operation that sends sound into adjacent residential zones must stay under the residential caps of 60 dBA day and 50 dBA night. Agricultural processing plants near Jensen, Central, and American Avenues are common complaint sources.
Fresno sits at the commercial center of the Central Valley agricultural economy, with packing houses, cold storage, distribution centers, and manufacturing concentrated south of Jensen Avenue and along Highway 99. FMC §10-105 establishes a receiving-zone standard: even if a factory is zoned industrial, sound measured at the nearest residential property line must comply with 60 dBA daytime and 50 dBA nighttime. Truck loading docks, refrigeration compressors, dust collectors, and forklift backup alarms are typical problem sources. 24-hour operations in food processing create nighttime exposure where the 50 dBA limit is difficult to meet without attenuation. The Fresno Planning and Development Department requires acoustical studies for new industrial CUPs near residential boundaries. SJVAPCD Rule 4623 and FMC air quality rules interact with noise on dust collection equipment. Chronic violators can be abated as public nuisances under FMC Chapter 10.
Citations under FMC §10-105 with escalating fines; repeated violations can trigger CUP review and nuisance abatement.
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