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9.04.010 Chapter 9.04 NOISE REGULATIONS Sections: 9.04.010 Declaration Of Policy 9.04.020 Definitions 9.04.030 Noise Limits - Residential Property 9.04.035 Noise Limits - Commercial Or Industrial Use Adjacent To Residential Zone 9.04.040 Noise Limits - Commercial Property 9.04.045 Leaf Blowers 9.04.050 Noise Limits - Industrial Property 9.04.060 Noise Limits -Public Property 9.04.070 Daytime Exceptions 9.04.072 Electricity Generators, Fuel Cells, And Wind Energy Facilities 9.04.074 Skateboard Ramps 9.04.076 Skateboard Ramp - Time Of Operation 9.04.080 Safety Devices 9.04.090 Emergencies 9.04.100 Construction 9.04.110 Exception Permit 9.04.010 Declaration Of Policy: It is declared to be the policy of the city that the peace, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the city require protection from excessive, unnecessary and unreasonable noises from any and all sources in the community. It is the inten- tion of the city council to control the adverse effect of such noise sources on the citizens under any condition of use, especially those conditions of use which have the most severe impact upon any person. (Prior Code § 4-9.01) 9.04.020 Definitions: For the purposes of this chapter, certain terms aze defined as follows: A. "Emergencies" means essential activities necessary to restore, preserve, protect or save lives or property from imminent danger of loss or harm; work by private or public utilities when restor- ing utility service or such routine testing or standby equipment as may be neces- sary to assure reliability in the event of emergencies. B. "Noise level" means the maximum continuous sound level or repetitive peak level produced by a source or group of sources as measured with a precision sound level meter using the "A" weighting scale, and the meter response function set to "slow". C. "Person" means any individual, or other entity including, but not limited to, a partnership, association or corporation. D. "Property plane" means a vertical plane including the property line which determines the property boundaries in space. E. "Sound level" is expressed in deci- bels (dB), which is a logarithmic indica- tion of the ratio between the acoustic energy present at a given location and the lowest amount of acoustic energy audible to sensitive human ears and weighted by frequency to account for chazacteristics of human hearing, as given in the American 215 (Pleasanton January 2004)