§ 48.03 Application

The 2026 draft's § 48.03 beside the current code's § 48.01: removed words are struck through, added words underlined.

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What changed

This chapter applies to the control of noise ~~in areas zoned commercial or residential~~ producing activities and objects originating within the limits of the ~~City,~~ City or originating from properties lying outside the limits of the City owned or controlled by the City with a lease or other similar arrangement, except in where:
1. Another ordinance, such as the ~~following cases: (a) a~~ Zoning Ordinance, provides for the noise control regulations;
2. A State or ~~Federal~~ federal agency has adopted a different standard or rule than that prescribed within this chapter ~~which preempts~~ and has so preempted the regulation of noise from a particular source so as to render this chapter ~~inapplicable,~~ inapplicable thereto; or ~~(b) the~~
3. The Council has determined that, by reason of public acceptance of the activity producing a particular ~~noise or noises,~~ noise, such noise is deemed acceptable to the residents of the City.

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Current code

§ 48.01 Scope Of Regulations

This chapter applies to the control of noise in areas zoned commercial or residential originating within the limits of the City, except in the following cases: (a) a State or Federal agency has adopted a different standard or rule than that prescribed within this chapter which preempts the regulation of noise from a particular source so as to render this chapter inapplicable, or (b) the Council has determined that, by reason of public acceptance of the activity producing a particular noise or noises, such noise is deemed acceptable to the residents of the City.

Ord. 2012-318 · source page

2026 draft

§ 48.03 Application

This chapter applies to the control of noise producing activities and objects originating within the limits of the City or originating from properties lying outside the limits of the City owned or controlled by the City with a lease or other similar arrangement, except where:

1. Another ordinance, such as the Zoning Ordinance, provides for the noise control regulations;

2. A State or federal agency has adopted a different standard or rule than that prescribed within this chapter and has so preempted the regulation of noise from a particular source as to render this chapter inapplicable thereto; or

3. The Council has determined that, by reason of public acceptance of the activity producing a particular noise, such noise is deemed acceptable to the residents of the City.

August 2026 draft · page 106

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