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CC Regular Session <br />Meeting Date: 04/10/2012 <br />By: Bill Goodrich, Administrative Services <br />Information <br />Title: <br />Introduce Ordinance Amending the City Code Relating to Noise Nuisance/Sound Levels <br />7. 2. <br />Background: <br />In review and enforcement of the City Code relating to noise creating a nuisance, the police department staff has <br />noted an error in the City Code text which defines the standards for sound levels. The intention is that our City <br />Code adopt the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) noise standards as identified in Minn. Administrative <br />Rule 7030.0040. The following is the corrected provision of City Code which does adopt the correct MPCA Noise <br />Standards. <br />TABLE 1 <br />Land Use 7:00 a.m. — 10:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. — 7:00 A.M. <br />L50 L10 L50 L10 <br />Residential 60 65 50 55 <br />Commercial 65 70 65 70 <br />Industrial 75 80 75 80 <br />Notification: <br />NA <br />Observations: <br />Staff has drafted the attached Ordinance which provides for the correct noise standard. <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends Council introduce the attached ordinance amending Table 1 of City Code § 30-3 (32) a. Sound <br />Levels. <br />Funding Source: <br />NA <br />Council Action: <br />Motion to introduce an Ordinance amending § 30-3 Property Conditions constituting a public nuisance by <br />amending paragraph (32) a. relating to sound levels. <br />Attachments <br />Ordinance Amending City Code § 30-3 -Sound Levels <br />Form Review <br />Inbox Reviewed By Date <br />Kurt Ulrich Kurt Ulrich 04/05/2012 02:40 PM <br />Form Started By: Bill Goodrich Started On: 04/05/2012 11:13 AM <br />Final Approval Date: 04/05/2012 <br />