Union City Municipal Code Art. II Declarations of Policy

It is hereby declared to be the policy of the City that the peace, health, safety and welfare of the citizens of Union City require protection from excessive, unnecessary and unreasonable noises from any and all sources in the community. It is the intention of the City Council to control the adverse effect of such noise sources on the citizen under any condition of use, especially those conditions of use which have the most severe impact upon any person. It is the further intention of the City Council that this policy can be implemented most effectively by prohibiting certain defined noise disturbances and by prohibiting certain defined increases in noise levels on specific types of property, all as more specifically set forth in this chapter.

(Ord. 275-86 § 1, 1986)