2526ORDINANCE NO. 2526
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
AMENDING TITLE 6 OF THE. ANAHEIM MUNICI-
PAL CODE BY ADDING THERETO CHAPTER 6.70,
RELATING TO SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1.
That Title 6 of the Anaheim Municipal Code be, and the
same is hereby amended by adding thereto Chapter 6.70 reading as
follows:
"CHAPTER 6.70 SOUND PRESSURE LEVELS.
"SECTION 6.70.010
"Sound produced in excess of the sound pressure levels
permitted herein are hereby determined to be objectionable
and constitute an infringement upon the right and quiet
enjoyment of property in this City.
"No person shall, within the City, create any sound, radiated
for extended periods from any premises which produces a sound
pressure level at any point on the property line in excess
of sixty (60) decibels (Re 0.0002 Microbar) read on the A -
scale of a sound level meter. Readings shall be taken in
accordance with the instrument manufacturers' instructions,
using the slowest meter response.
"The sound level measuring microphone shall be placed at any
point on the property line, but no closer than three (3.) feet
from any wall and not less than three (3) feet above the
ground, where the above listed maximum sound pressure level
shall apply. At any point the measured level shall be the
average of not less than three (3) readings taken at two (2)
minute intervals. To have valid readings, the levels must
be five (5) decibels or more above the levels prevailing at
the same point when the source(s) of the alleged objectionable
sound are not operating.
"Sound pressure .levels shall be measured with a sound level
meter manufactured according to. American Standard S1.4-1961
published by the. American Standards Association, Inc., New
York City, New York.
"Traffic sounds, sound created by emergency activities, and
sound created by governmental units shall be exempt from the.
applications of this ordinance. Sound created by construction
or building repair of any premises within the City shall be
exempt from the applications of this ordinance during the
hours of 6:00. A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
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"SECTION 6.70..020 VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.
"Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of
this Chapter or any section or part of a section thereof,
whether such violation shall consist of the commission of
an act forbidden thereby, or the failure to perform any
act required thereby, shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and punishable under Section 1.01.370 of this Code.
"SECTION 6.70.030. ENFORCEMENT.
"The building officials of the City of Anaheim shall enforce
the provisions of this Chapter."
SECTION 2.
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage of this
ordinance and shall cause the same to be printed once within
fifteen (15) days after its adoption, in the Anaheim Bulletin,
a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and
circulated in said City, and thirty (30) days from and after
its final passage it shall take effect and be in full force.
THE FOREGOING ORDINANCE is approved and signed by me
this I Rth day of June , 1968.
ATTEST:
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I, DENS M. WILLIAMS$ City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2526 was introduced at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of AnahelCm held on the 28th day of
May, 1968, and that the same was duly passed and adopted at a regular meeting
of said City Council held on the 18th day of June, 19689 by the following
vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: Dutton, Krein, Schutte, Clark and Pebley
NOES: COUNCILMEN: None
ABSENT:, COUNCILMEN: None
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the Mayor of the City of Anaheim approved
and signed said Ordinance No. 2526 on the 18th day of June, 1968.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of the City of Anaheim this 18th day of June, 1968.
( SEAL)
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
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