Ord 2380 - Noise Ordinance
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COUNCIL BILL NO. 2555
ORDINANCE NO. 2380
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE 2312 (THE WOODBURN NOISE
ORDINANCE) TO REDUCE CERTAIN DECIBEL LEVELS AND DECLARING AN
EMERGENCY
WHEREAS, on September 13, 2004, the Council received public comment
from citizens concerned about noise issues; and
WHEREAS, the Council referred the matter to the Woodburn Livability Task
Force to conduct a public discussion on the City's Noise Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Woodburn Livability Task Force sent a meeting notice to
concerned citizens and published the notice in the paper, conducted a
meeting and received oral and written testimony from the public, consulted
with City staff, and prepared recommendations that were presented to Council
on January 24, 2005; and
WHEREAS, the Council directed staff to prepare an ordinance amending
the Noise Ordinance to reflect the recommendations of the Woodburn Livability
Task Force; and
WHEREAS, the revisions to the Noise Ordinance are expected to improve
enforcement issues, and are believed to better reflect the border line between
acceptable and unacceptable noise levels in the community; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 6A of Ordinance 2312 is amended to read as follows:
A. It shall be unlawful for any person to produce or permit to be
produced, with any sound producing device which when measured at or within
the boundary of the property on which a noise sensitive unit is located which is
not the source of the sound, which sound exceeds the following levels:
(1) 55 dBA at any time between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a,m. of the
following day where the property receiving the noise has a residential zoning
designation.
(2) 65 dBA at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. of the
same day where the property receiving the noise has a residential zoning
designation.
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(3) 60 dBA at any time between 9:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the
following day where the property receiving the noise has a zoning designation
which is not residential.
(4) 75 dBA at any time between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. of the
same day where the property receiving the noise has zoning designation which
is not residential.
Section 2. Emeraency Clause. This ordinance being necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency
IS declared to exist and this ordinance shall take effect immediately upon
passage by the Council and approval by the Mayor.
Approved as to form: ry; c~ ~
City A Horney
Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
February
February 16,
February 16, 2005
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
February 16, 2005
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ATTEST: j)'1(.l.<.,4: 7 S-v..'f'..c4
Mary Ter1r{ant City Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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