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Division 1 — GENERALLY

Sec. 34-30. - Interior noise standards.

San Fernando Planning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-09-02 · San Fernando

(a)

It shall be unlawful for any person at any location within the incorporated area of the city to create any noise or to allow the creation of any noise on property owned, leased, occupied, or otherwise controlled by such person, when the foregoing causes the noise level, when measured within any other dwelling unit on any residential property, either incorporated or unincorporated, to exceed the following:

(1)

The interior ambient noise level plus five dB(A) for a cumulative period of more than five minutes in any hour;

(2)

The interior ambient noise level plus ten dB(A) for a cumulative period of more than one minute in any hour; or

(3)

The interior ambient noise level plus 15 dB(A) for any period of time.

(b)

If the alleged offensive noise consists of impact noise, simple tone noise, speech, music, or any combination thereof, each of the noise levels in subsection (a) of this section shall be reduced by five dB(A).

(Code 1957, § 14.5)

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▸Contents — San Fernando Planning Code
San Fernando Planning Code
  1. Chapter 34 — ENVIRONMENT
  2. ▸Division 1 — GENERALLY
    Overview
    1. Sec. 34-26. - Declaration of policy.
    2. Sec. 34-27. - Definitions.
    3. Sec. 34-28. - Specific noises prohibited.
    4. Sec. 34-29. - Exterior noise standards.
    5. Sec. 34-30. - Interior noise standards.
    6. Sec. 34-31. - Exclusions.
    7. Sec. 34-32. - Noise level measurement.
    8. Sec. 34-33. - Manner of enforcement.
    9. Sec. 34-34. - Variance procedure.
    10. Sec. 34-35. - Appeals.
    11. Sec. 34-36. - Reserved.
    12. Sec. 34-66. - Required.
    13. Sec. 34-67. - Issuance; term.
    14. Sec. 34-68. - Application.
    15. Sec. 34-69. - Conditions of use.
    16. Sec. 34-70. - Notice of denial of amplified sound permit appli…
    17. Sec. 34-71. - Appeal of action on an amplified sound permit ap…
    18. Sec. 34-96. - Title.
    19. Sec. 34-97. - Purpose and intent.
    20. Sec. 34-98. - Definitions.
    21. Sec. 34-99. - Construction and application.
    22. Sec. 34-100. - Prohibited activities.
    23. Sec. 34-101. - Exempted discharges, conditionally exempted dis…
    24. Sec. 34-102. - Good housekeeping practices.
    25. Sec. 34-103. - Requirements for industrial/commercial and cons…
    26. Sec. 34-104. - Requirements for planning priority projects.
    27. 0.2 inches per hour; or
    28. Sec. 34-105. - Enforcement.
    29. Sec. 34-106. - Taking of property.
    30. Sec. 34-107. - Article controls over other provisions.
    31. Sec. 62-26. - Established.
    32. Sec. 62-27. - Composition and appointment of members.
    33. Sec. 62-28. - Compensation.
    34. Sec. 62-29. - Officers.
    35. Sec. 62-30. - Meetings generally.
    36. Sec. 62-31. - Absence from meetings.
    37. Sec. 62-32. - Quorum.
    38. Sec. 62-33. - Rules and regulations.
    39. Sec. 62-34. - Records and reports.
    40. Sec. 62-35. - Powers and duties generally.
    41. Sec. 62-36. - Powers and duties, trees and city's urban forest.
    42. Sec. 62-86. - Authority for proceedings.
    43. Sec. 62-87. - Resolution of intention.
    44. Sec. 62-88. - Notice and hearing.
    45. Sec. 62-89. - Protests and action thereon.
    46. Sec. 62-90. - Protests deemed less than majority.
    47. Sec. 62-91. - Definitions and classifications of businesses.
    48. Sec. 62-92. - Name of area.
    49. Sec. 62-93. - Established.
    50. Sec. 62-94. - Description.
    51. Sec. 62-95. - Businesses subject to additional license fee.
    52. Sec. 62-96. - Additional license fee schedule.
    53. Sec. 62-97. - Use of proceeds of additional license fee.
    54. Sec. 62-98. - Credit against additional license fee.
    55. Sec. 62-99. - Collection of additional license fee.
    56. Sec. 62-100. - New business.
    57. Sec. 62-101. - Businesses exempt from license fee.
    58. Sec. 62-131. - Authority for proceedings.
    59. Sec. 62-132. - Resolution of intention.
    60. Sec. 62-133. - Notice and hearing.
    61. Sec. 62-134. - Protests and action thereon.
    62. Sec. 62-135. - Protests deemed less than majority.
    63. Sec. 62-136. - Name of area.
    64. Sec. 62-137. - Description.
    65. Sec. 62-138. - Benefit zones.
    66. Sec. 62-139. - Uses of proceeds in respective zones; purposes.
    67. Sec. 62-140. - Classification of businesses and appeals.
    68. Sec. 62-141. - Businesses subject to additional fee.
    69. Sec. 62-142. - Rate of increase or additional charge of licens…
    70. Sec. 62-143. - Area constituted and established.
    71. Sec. 62-144. - Definitions and classifications.
    72. Sec. 62-145. - Due date and penalty for nonpayment of addition…
    73. Sec. 62-146. - Collection of additional fee.
    74. Sec. 62-147. - New business.
    75. Sec. 62-148. - Exemption; voluntary contribution.
    76. Article I — IN GENERAL

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