9-404.060 - Additional Regulations for Specific Activities

(a)

Construction. General construction noise shall be limited to weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Preconstruction activities, including loading and unloading, deliveries, truck idling, backup beeps, and radios, also are limited to these construction noise hours.

(1)

No noise-producing construction activities shall be permitted outside of these hours or on Sundays and federal holidays unless a temporary waiver is granted by the Building Official.

(2)

More restrictive construction noise hours may be established as a Condition of Approval of an Administrative Use Permit or a Conditional Use Permit when appropriate given the surrounding neighborhood, the type of noise, or other unique factors.

(3)

Any waiver granted shall take the potential noise impacts upon the surrounding neighborhood and the larger community into consideration.

(4)

Except in emergencies, no construction shall be permitted outside of these hours, including maintenance work on public rights-of-way, that creates construction noise..

(b)

Deliveries. Deliveries to or pickups from any commercial use sharing a lot line with any conforming residential use may occur between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. daily. No deliveries to or pickups from any such use shall occur outside of these hours unless specifically authorized by a Conditional Use Permit.

(c)

Normal Maintenance. Maintenance of real property operations may exceed the noise standards between 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m.