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AGENDA REPORT f!`
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DATE: July 9, 2001
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
THRU: John B. Bahorski, City Manager
FROM: Lee Whittenberg, Director of Development Services
SUBJECT: Amendment to Noise Ordinance re: Allowable Hours for
Construction and Maintenance - Introduction of Ordinance
SUMMARY OF REOUEST:
Introduce Ordinance No. amending the allowable hours for construction and
maintenance activities to not begin until 8:00 AM on Saturdays.
At the June 25, 2001 City Council meeting staff was requested to prepare an ordinance
amending the provisions of Chapter 13D, Noise Control, regarding the allowable starting
time for construction and maintenance activities on Saturdays from the currently
permitted 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM. The concern of the City Council is related to adverse
noise impacts to adjoining residential uses by early morning construction and
maintenance activities on Saturdays.
Provided below for the information of the City Council are the current language of the
appropriate sections of Chapter 13D, Section 13D -7, Special Provisions, regarding
construction and maintenance activities allowable hours:
"(e) Noise sources associated with construction, repair, remodeling, or
grading of any real property, provided said activities do not take place
between the hours of 8:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. on weekdays, including
Saturday, or at any time on Sunday or local, State or Federal holidays.
(f) Noise sources associated with the maintenance of real property
provided said activities take place between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00
p.m. on any day except Sunday or local, State or Federal holidays, or
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on Sunday or local, State or
Federal holidays."
Agenda Item
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Noise Ordinance Amendment -
Introduction of Ordinance No. _
City Council Stg0 Report
July 9, 2001
Staff has prepared as Attachment 1 an ordinance for introduction that will revise the
hours in Section 13D -7(e) as indicated below:
"(e) Noise sources associated with construction, repair, remodeling, or
grading of any real property, provided said activities de-x take place
between the hours of 9099 p.m 7:00 a.m. and ';^„Qam, 8:00 p.m. on
weekdays, ift"kid between 8:00 am. and 8.00 p.m. on Saturday, eF
and do not take place at any time on Sunday or local, State or Federal
holidays.
The proposed amendment will restrict hours for construction, repair, remodeling, or
grading activities on Saturdays between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. The current hours of
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays and the prohibition of construction activities on
Sundays are retained. In addition, the currently permitted hours of maintenance on
Saturdays, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., are not proposed for amendment.
FISCAL IMPACT- None.
RECOMMENDATION,
Introduce Ordinance No. An Ordinance of the City of Seal Beach Amending
Section 1313-7 of the Code of the City of Seal Beach Regarding the Allowable Hours of
Construction Activities
e Whittenberg
Director of Development Services
Attachments: (1)
Attachment 1: Ordinance No. An Ordinance of the City of Seal
Beach Amending Section 13D -7 of the Code of the City of
Seal Beach Regarding the Allowable Hours of Construction
Activities
Noise O,di.., Reuj..CC Staff Rc q