Ord 1673 - AMENDING SECTION 11.30.080 OF THE LOS GATOS TOWN CODE RELATING TO OUTDOOR PAGING SYSTEMSORDINANCE NO. 1673
AN ORDINANCE OF THE OW °I� N OF — COS GATOS
AMENDING SECTION 11.30.080 OF THE
LOS GATOS TOWN CODE RELATING TO
OUTDOOR PAGING SYSTEMS
THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF LOS GATOS ORDAINS:
SECTION I.
Section 11.30.080 of Chapter 11 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 11.30.080 General restriction.
The following noises are restricted to lower limits than specified in
sections 11.30.010 and 11.30.050:
(1) Hum, whine or pure tone noise produced by an electrically powered
device, limited to a maximum continuous noise level five dBA less than
the applicable nighttime or daytime standards.
(2) Outdoor loudspeakers and paging systems shall not exceed 60 dBA as
measured at the property line of the source property and the speakers
shall be aimed away from any adjoining property.
Notwithstanding Section 1 -18 relating to Abatement of Violations, and any
person found to have violated Section 11.30.080 shall be liable to pay
the Town a civil penalty as follows:
(a). The cost of retaining the services of an acoustical engineer to
perform the noise measurement and to provide a report listing the
necessary corrective measures.
(b). The cost of enforcing this Chapter, which shall include all costs,
staff time, and attorney's fees.
SECTION II.
This ordinance takes effect 30 days after the date it is adopted. Within 15
days after this ordinance is adopted the Town Clerk shall cause it to be
published once in a newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in
the Town.
This ordinance was introduced at a regular meeting of the Town
Council of the Town of Los Gatos on February 3rd 1986 and adopted by the
following vote as an ordinance of the Town of Los Gatos at a regular meeting of
the Town Council on February 18th , 1986.
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS Eric D. Carlson, Thomas J. Ferrito, Brent N.
Ventura, and Mayor Terrence J. Daily
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS
ATTEST:
None
Joanne Benjamin
SIGNED:
MAYOR OF LOS GATOS
CLERK OF THE TOWN OF LOS GAT
ZONIN:NOISE ORD
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