Noise and construction hours in Pismo Beach: the local rules

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Construction hours on weekends and holidays	Not allowed at any time on Sundays or holidays. Applies: Construction noise disturbing across a home or business property line; utility emergencies and noise officer exceptions excepted; not domestic power tools. § 9.24.050 · code text Operating or causing the operation of any tools or equipment used in construction, drilling, repair, alteration or demolition work between weekday hours of seven p.m. and seven a.m., or any time on Sundays or holidays
Quiet hours	Quiet hours are 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. Applies: Sound devices, loading and powered home tools causing a noise disturbance across a residential and visitor-serving or commercial property line; exceptions possible for sound devices. § 9.24.050 · code text Between the hours of ten p.m. and seven a.m. in such a manner as to create a noise disturbance across a residential and visitor serving or commercial real property line
Noise limit at homes	50 dBA. Applies: R1, R2, OSR, OS1 and Low Density Residential, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., over 30 minutes total per hour; higher for shorter periods. § 9.24.060 · code text \| R1 and R2, OSR, OS1, Low Density Residential \| 10:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. \| 50 \| 55 dBA. Applies: R1, R2, OSR, OS1 and Low Density Residential, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., over 30 minutes total per hour; higher for shorter periods. § 9.24.060 · code text \| \| 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. \| 55 \| 50 dBA. Applies: R3, R4 and RR High Density Residential, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., over 30 minutes total per hour; higher for shorter periods. § 9.24.060 · code text \| R3 and R4, RR High Density Residential \| 10:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. \| 50 \| 55 dBA. Applies: R3, R4 and RR High Density Residential, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., over 30 minutes total per hour; higher for shorter periods. § 9.24.060 · code text \| \| 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. \| 55 \| 60 dB outdoors. Applies: Design standard for new homes in the noise overlay zone, near major noise sources like the freeway. § 17.084.020 · code text \| Residential, Single Family, Duplex, Mobile Homes, Multi-Family Dwelling, Dormitories, etc. \| 60 \| 45 \| 45 dBA. Applies: Inside a neighboring unit of a multi-family building, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., for more than 5 minutes total in any hour. § 9.24.070 · code text \| \| Land Uses \| 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. \| 45 \|

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Pismo Beach's code: Not allowed at any time on Sundays or holidays. (Construction noise disturbing across a home or business property line; utility emergencies and noise officer exceptions excepted; not domestic power tools.) (§ 9.24.050); 50 dBA. (R1, R2, OSR, OS1 and Low Density Residential, 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., over 30 minutes total per hour; higher for shorter periods.) (§ 9.24.060).

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