California State Government Code Section 65302 Mandates that

California State Government Code Section 65302

Mandates that noise elements be included as a part of city general plans and that cities adopt

comprehensive noise ordinances.

California Noise Control Act

California Health and Safety Code

Sections 46000 - 46080

Glendora Code on Noise and PA Control

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4600. The Legislature hereby finds and declares

that:

(a) Excessive noise is a serious hazard to the

public health and welfare.

(b) Exposure to certain levels of noise can result

in physiological, psychological, and economic

damage.

bombardment of noise in the urban, suburban, and

rural areas.

(d) Government has not taken the steps

necessary to provide for the control, abatement,

and prevention of unwanted and hazardous noise.

(e) The State of California has a responsibility to

protect the health and welfare of its citizens by the

control, prevention, and abatement of noise.

(f) All Californians are entitled to a peaceful

and quiet environment without the intrusion of

noise which may be hazardous to their health

or welfare.

(g) It is the policy of the state to provide an

environment for all Californians free from noise

that jeopardizes their health or welfare. To that

end it is the purpose of this division to establish a

means for effective coordination of state activities

in noise control and to take such action as will be

necessary to achieve the purposes of this section.

46001. No provision of this division or ruling of the

Office of Noise Control is a limitation or expansion:

(a) On the power of a city, county, or city and

county to adopt and enforce additional regulations,

not in conflict therewith, imposing further

conditions, restrictions, or limitations.

(b) On the power of any city, county, or city and

county to declare, prohibit, and abate nuisances.

request of the office, the state department, or upon

his own motion to bring an action in the name of

the people of the State of California to enjoin any

pollution or nuisance or to protect the natural

resources of the state.

(d) On the power of a state agency in the

enforcement or administration of any provision of

law which it is specifically

permitted or required to enforce or administer.

(e) On the right of any person to maintain at

any time any appropriate action for relief

against any private nuisance as defined in the

Civil Code or for relief against any noise

pollution.

46022. "Noise" means and includes excessive

undesirable sound, including that produced by

persons, pets and livestock, industrial equipment,

construction, motor vehicles, boats, aircraft, home

appliances, electric motors, combustion engines,

and any other noise-producing objects.

46060. It is the purpose of this chapter to

encourage the enactment and enforcement of

local ordinances in those areas which are most

properly the responsibility of local

government. It is further the purpose to insure

that the state is of maximum assistance to local

agencies in the discharge of those responsibilities,

furnishing technical and legal expertise to assist

local agencies in the enactment and enforcement

of meaningful and technically sufficient noise

abatement measures.

44507. "Pollution" means an alteration of the

quality of the environment of the state and shall be

determined by the various standards prescribed

from time to time by this state, the federal

government, or any agency, department, or

political subdivision of this state or the federal

government, and may include, but is not limited to,

earth, air, or water pollution, pollution caused by

solid or hazardous waste disposal, thermal

pollution, radiation contamination, the release of

hazardous materials, or noise pollution. Pollution

also includes, but is not limited to, the

contamination of soil or groundwater resulting from

the release of hazardous materials, as defined in

Section 25260, or the presence of asbestos or

lead paint, at sites with a reasonable potential for

economically beneficial reuse.

HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE

SECTION 46060-46062

Office of Noise Control

46062. The office shall provide assistance to local

agencies in the preparation of model ordinances to

control and abate noise. Such ordinances shall be

developed in consultation with the Attorney

General and with representatives of local

agencies, including the County Supervisors

Association of California and the League of

California Cities. Any local agency which adopts

any noise control ordinance shall promptly furnish

a copy to the office.

California Land Use Compatibility Noise Guidelines

LAND USE CATEGORY -- Residential - Low Density, Single-Family, Duplex , Mobile Homes

Normally Acceptable

Conditionally

Acceptable

Normally

Unacceptable

Clearly Unacceptable

50-60 dBA

55-70 dBA

70-75 dBA

75-85 dBA

Source: California Land Use Compatibility Noise Guidelines - Community Noise Equivalent Level (CNEL*)

Glendora Single-Family Residential - Noise Regulations

7:00 am 7:00 pm

55 dBA

7:00 pm 10:00 pm

50 dBA

10:00 pm 7:00 am

45 dBA

Source: City of Glendora Municipal Code, Chapter 9.44, Noise Regulation.

An overview on the Law of Nuisance - Glendora Code on Noise - City of Glendora Law of Nuisance Code

Glendora Code on Zoning - Glendora Environmental Impact Report

Ambient noise: background or existing noise level. The composite of noise from all sources near and

far in a given environment, exclusive of occasional and transient intrusive noise.

CNEL (Community Noise Equivalent Level): a noise measurement scale applied over a 24-hour

period to all noise events received at the measurement point. It is weighted more heavily for evening and

night periods in order to account for the lower tolerance of individuals to noise during those periods.

EIR: environmental impact report, a requirement of CEQA.

EIS: environmental impact statement, a requirement of NEPA.

EPA: federal Environmental Protection Agency.