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NOISE ELEMENT |
GENERAL PLAN 2007 - 2027 |
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A noise
element which shall identify and appraise noise problems in the community. |
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The
noise element shall recognize the guidelines established by the Office of
Noise Control in the State Department of Health Services and shall analyze and
quantify, to the extent practicable, as determined by the legislative body,
current and projected noise levels for all of the following sources: |
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Highways
and freeways. |
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Primary
arterials and major local streets. |
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Passenger
and freight on-line railroad operations and ground rapid transit systems. |
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Commercial,
general aviation, heliport, helistop, and military airport operations,
aircraft overflights, jet engine test stands, and all other ground facilities
and maintenance functions related to airport operation. |
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Local
industrial plants, including, but not limited to, railroad classification
yards. |
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Other
ground stationary noise sources identified by local agencies as contributing to
the community noise environment. |
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Noise
contours shall be shown for all of these sources and stated in terms of
community noise equivalent level (CNEL) or day-night average level (Ldn). The
noise contours shall be prepared on the basis of noise monitoring or
following generally accepted noise modeling techniques for the various
sources identified in paragraphs (1) to (6), inclusive. The noise contours
shall be used as a guide for establishing a pattern of land uses in the land
use element that minimizes the exposure of community residents to excessive
noise. |
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The
noise element shall include implementation measures and possible solutions
that address existing and foreseeable noise problems, if any. |
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The adopted
noise element shall serve as a guideline for compliance with the
state’s noise insulation standards. |
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