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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY
DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney
411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LONG BEACH AMENDING LONG BEACH
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTER 8.80 TO IMPLEMENT
AMENDMENTS TO THE NOISE ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, Chapter 8.80 of the Long Beach Municipal Code establishes exterior and interior noise limits for the generation of sound within the City; and WHEREAS, an update to the City’s original 1975 Noise Element is proposed as well as the corresponding Long Beach Municipal Code amendment to the City’s Noise Ordinance to bring the City’s Noise Ordinance into conformance with the updated Noise Element and the 2019 General Plan Land Use Element; WHEREAS, the City desires to amend Chapter 8.80 to implement the Noise Element update and facilitate consistency with the Land Use Element; NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Long Beach ordains as follows:
Section 1. The Long Beach Municipal Code is amended by amending Subsection 8.80.030 to read as follows:
8.80.030 Administration and enforcement
The noise program established by this Chapter shall be administered by the noise control office as designated by the City Manager. An official within the noise control office shall be appointed as the Noise Control Officer and shall be a person with sufficient knowledge of environmental acoustics to enforce noise regulations. All departments with noise regulation responsibilities may, based on circumstance and need, carry out the duties of the Noise Control Officer to help ensure that noise complaints from the public are timely and adequately addressed. This includes but is not limited to taking noise measurements and acting as a case manager, upon receiving a noise complaint; ORD-23
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 coordinating with the Noise Control Officer and relevant departments as appropriate based on the circumstance; and conducting other actions necessary to facilitate resolution of the noise complaint. Further, the City is committed to annually reviewing the provisions of this ordinance.
Section 2. The Long Beach Municipal Code is amended by amending Table A to Subsection 8.80.160 as follows:
Table A
EXTERIOR NOISE LIMITS
Receiving Land Use District* Time Period Noise Level** (dBA) District One Night:
10:00 p.m.—7:00 a.m. 45
Day:
7:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. 50
District Two Night:
10:00 p.m.—7:00 a.m. 55
Day:
7:00 a.m.—10:00 p.m. 60
District Three Any time 65
District Four Any time 70
District Five Regulated by other agencies
and laws
*District One: Predominantly residential with
other land use types also
present
District Two: Mixed-use or predominantly
commercial with other land
use types also present
Districts Three and Four: Predominantly industrial with other land types use also
present
District Five: Airport, freeways and
waterways regulated by other
agencies
** Districts Three and Four limits are intended primarily for use at their boundaries rather than for noise control within those districts.
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 Section 3. The Long Beach Municipal Code is amended by amending Table B to Subsection 8.80.160 by removing the existing Noise District Map and inserting the following Noise District Map:
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 Section 4. The Long Beach Municipal Code is amended by amending Subsection 8.80.170.A to read as follows:
8.80.170 Interior noise limits - Sound levels
A. The interior noise standards for various land use districts as presented in Table C shall apply, unless otherwise specifically indicated, within the structures located in designated zones with windows in their normal seasonal configuration.
TABLE C
Receiving Land
Use District
Type of
Land Use
Time Interval
Allowable
Interior
Noise Level
(dBA)
All
Residential
10:00 p.m.—7:00
35 45
a.m.
7:00 a.m.—10:00
p.m.
All
Mixed-use
10:00 p.m. -7:00
45 50
a.m.
7:00 a.m.-10:00
p.m.
All
School
7:00 a.m.—10:00
p.m.
(While school is in
session)
45 Hospital, designated noise sensitive
zones
Any time 40
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OFFICE OF THE CITY ATTORNEY DAWN MCINTOSH, City Attorney 411 W. Ocean Boulevard, 9th Floor Long Beach, CA 90802 Section 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this ordinance by the City Council and cause it to be posted in three (3) conspicuous places in the City of Long Beach, and it shall take effect on the thirty-first (31st) day after it is approved by the Mayor.
I hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Long Beach at its meeting of , 2023, by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers:
Noes: Councilmembers:
Absent: Councilmembers:
Recusal(s): Councilmembers:
City Clerk
Approved: (Date) Mayor