Montebello has no numeric industrial noise standard; commercial and industrial noise is controlled through the 'loud and raucous noise' prohibition in Chapter 9.08 and the general nuisance standards of the zoning code, not by dBA property-line limits.
Montebello has no dedicated industrial noise ordinance with dBA property-line limits. Industrial, commercial and mechanical noise is governed by Chapter 9.08, which prohibits loud and raucous noise under Section 9.08.020 and defines it in Section 9.08.030 as sound disturbing a reasonable person. Several parts of Section 9.08.050 reach industrial sources: subsection (F) restricts mechanical whistles at stationary locations except to signal work start/stop or warn of fire or danger; subsection (H) bars noisy loading, unloading and box-opening between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.; and subsection (M) requires blowers, fans and engines to be muffled. Heavy equipment is limited by subsections (I) and (L). The zoning code (Title 17) uses a general nuisance-prevention provision (Section 17.61.100) rather than numeric levels.
Industrial noise disturbing a reasonable person, or violating the timed limits (loading 10 p.m.-7 a.m., heavy equipment 8 p.m.-7 a.m.), is loud and raucous. Under Section 9.08.060 it is a misdemeanor or infraction and an abatable public nuisance.
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