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Title 12 — NOISE CONTROL

National City Municipal Code Ch. 12.22 Appendices

National City Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · National City

Cite as: National City Municipal Code Chapter 12.22 · Text as of 2026-10-04

12.22.020 - Description, effect and adoption.

Appendices as described in Chapter 18.136 may be adopted to supplement this title. The effect of such appendices as well as adoption, amendment, and other administrative procedures shall also be as provided in Chapter 18.136.

(Ord. 2188 § 2, 2001)

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12.22.040 - Appendix A—Adoption.

Appendix A to this title, codified in Section 12.22.060, is adopted concurrently with the adoption of the ordinance codified in this title.

(Ord. 2188 § 2, 2001)

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12.22.060 - Appendix A—Designated.

APPENDIX A TO TITLE 12

CLASSIFICATION OF NOISE SOURCES

ENVIRONMENTAL NOISE NUISANCE NOISE
Air-conditioning units (fixed) Air-conditioning units (improperly maintained)
Animal shelters Animals, pets
Auto and vehicle repair in conjunction with permitted commercial or industrial activity Auto and vehicle repairs on residential sites
Carbide igniters and similar devices producing impactive noise
Commercial activities normally found in connection with a permitted activity Commercial activities, other than those permitted which are causing a nuisance. . Also, outdoor commercial sales activities
Industrial activities normally found in conjunction with a permitted activity Industrial activities, other than environmental
Loose shutters, squeaky gates, clattering drain covers, and other conditions resulting from inadequate property
Machinery and compressors (fixed or maintained in conjunction with a permitted activity Machinery and compressors other than environmental
Off-road vehicles
Outcrying, shouting, screaming, whistling singing
Powered model toys, devices, vehicles and equipment
Power tools normally found in conjunction with permitted uses Power tools, other than environmental. Also, hobby activities
Lawn mowers
Pumps—Same as machinery and compressors Pumps - Same as machinery and compressors
Private parties, gathering, assemblages of limited duration
Public address and public assembly, indoor and outdoor, as permitted Public address and public assembly, indoor and outdoor, as "temporary use" or as an assembly other than use environmental
Radios, stereos, televisions, sound amplifiers, musical instruments, drums
Signaling devices (non-emergency) radio stationary Signaling devices (non-emergency) mobile utility truck speakers
Outside phone bells
School Bells Emergency Burglar alarms
Auto theft alarms
Sound trucks

(Ord. 2188 § 2, 2001)

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