Offering for sale, selling anything, or advertising by shouting or outcry within any area of the City, except by a variance issued by the NCO, shall be prohibited. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to prohibit the selling by outcry of merchandise, food, and beverages at licensed sporting events, parades, fairs, circuses, or other similar licensed public entertainment events.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976)
No person shall keep or maintain, or permit the keeping of, upon any premises owned, occupied, or controlled by such person, any animal or fowl otherwise permitted to be kept which, by any sound or outcry, shall result in noise levels at the complainants property line which are audible for more than five minutes in any hour.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2478 c.s., eff. October 15, 1987, § 1, Ord. 2528 c.s., eff. February 16, 1989, and § 1, Ord. 2592 c.s., eff. August 16, 1990)
(a) 
All construction activity shall be prohibited, except between hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. No construction activity shall be permitted on Sunday, or the days on which the holidays designated as Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day are observed.
(b) 
In the case of an emergency, the Building Officer may issue a permit for construction activity for periods during which construction activity is prohibited by subsection (a) of this section. Such permit shall be issued for only the period of the emergency. Where feasible, the Building Officer shall notify the residential occupants within 300 feet of any emergency construction activity of the issuance of any permit authorized by this subsection.
(c) 
If the Building Officer should determine that the peace, comfort, and tranquility of the occupants of residential property will not be impaired because of the location or nature of the construction activity, the Building Officer may issue a permit for construction activity for periods during which construction activity is prohibited by subsection (a) of this section.
(d) 
For purposes of this section, "construction activity" shall mean the erection, excavation, demolition, alteration, or repair of any building.
(e) 
Exemption. This section shall not be applicable to minor repairs or routine maintenance of residential dwelling units.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976, as amended by § 2, Ord. 2535 c.s., eff. April 13, 1989, and § 1, Ord. 2608 c.s., eff. January 3, 1991)
The operation or permitting the operation of any device which creates vibration which is above the vibration perception threshold of an individual at or beyond the property boundary of the source if on private property, or at 150 feet (46 meters) from the source if on a public space or public right-of-way, shall be prohibited. For the purposes of this section, "vibration perception threshold" shall mean the minimum ground or structure-borne vibrational motion necessary to cause a normal person to be aware of the vibration by such direct means as, but not limited to, sensation by touch or the visual observation of moving objects. The perception threshold shall be presumed to be .001 "g's" in the frequency range from zero to 30 Hz and .003 "g's" in the frequency range between 30 and 100 Hz.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976)
(a) 
The sounding or permitting the sounding of any electronically-amplified signal from any stationary bell, chime, siren, whistle, or similar device intended primarily for non-emergency purposes, from any place, for more than 10 seconds in any hourly period shall be prohibited.
(b) 
Houses of religious worship shall be exempt from the provisions of this section.
(c) 
Sound sources covered by the provisions of this section and not exempted by subsection (b) of this section shall be exempted only by a variance issued by the NCO.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976)
(a) 
The intentional sounding or permitting the sounding outdoors of any fire, burglar, or civil defense alarm, siren, whistle, or similar stationary emergency signaling device, except for emergency purposes or for testing as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall be prohibited.
(b) 
The testing of a stationary emergency signaling device shall not occur before 7:00 a.m. or after 7:00 p.m. Any such testing shall only use the minimum cycle test time. In no case shall such test time exceed 60 seconds. The testing of the complete emergency signaling system, including the functioning of the signaling device and the personnel response to the signaling device, shall not normally occur more than once in each calendar month. Such testing shall not occur before 7:00 a.m. or after 10:00 p.m. The time limit specified for testing an emergency signaling device shall not apply to the testing of a complete emergency signaling system.
(c) 
The sounding or permitting the sounding of any exterior burglar or fire alarm or any motor vehicle burglar alarm shall not occur unless such alarm is automatically terminated within 15 minutes after activation.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976)
(a) 
The operation or permitting the operation of any mechanical power saw, sander, drill, grinder, lawn or garden tool, or similar tool, or pneumatic or other air-powered tool between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. of the following day so as to be audible to the NCO at the complainant's real property line shall be prohibited.
(b) 
Any pneumatic or other air-powered tool, motor, machinery, pump, or the like shall be properly muffled and maintained in good working order.
(c) 
It is unlawful to operate a gas-powered leaf blower in the City at any time. Electric leaf blowers, either corded or cordless, may only be used between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Saturday. No leaf blowers shall be used on Sunday, or the days on which the holidays designated as Memorial Day, the Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, and New Year's Day are observed.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976, as amended by § 1, Ord. 2450 c.s., eff. November 20, 1986, § 1, Ord. 2478 c.s., eff. October 15, 1987, § 1, Ord. 3097 c.s., eff. October 18, 2012, and § 1, Ord. 3180 c.s., eff. August 10, 2018; Ord. 3269-24 c.s.eff. 5/2/2024; Ord. 3269-24 c.s., eff. 5/2/2024)
No person shall operate any refuse collection vehicle between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. the following day in a residential area.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976)
The Southern California Edison Company steam plant, bounded by the A.T. & S.F. Railroad, Beryl Street, Harbor Drive, and Herondo Street, shall be allowed to produce a maximum of 72 dBA at its property lines until January 1, 1978. Commencing January 1, 1978, said facility shall be required to comply with the provisions of Sections 4-24.301 of Article 3 and 4-24.401 of Article 4 of this chapter. If for any reason it is suspected that Southern
California Edison Company may be in violation of the maximum sound level provided by this section prior to January 1, 1978, monitoring shall be carried out at its property lines.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976)
The provisions of this section shall be in addition to the provisions set forth in Chapter 11 of Title 4 (Oil Wells) of this Code.
(a) 
Pumping phases. Until January 1, 1978, all oil drilling and pumping sites within the City boundaries, while in the pumping phase of operation, shall be allowed to produce a maximum of 60 dBA at their property lines. As of January 1, 1978, all oil drilling and pumping sites within the City boundaries, while in the pumping phase of operation, shall be required to comply with the provisions of Sections 4-24.301 of Article 3 and 4-24.401 of Article 4 of this chapter.
(b) 
Drilling, rework, or maintenance phases. Until January 1, 1978, all oil drilling, rework, or maintenance sites within the City boundaries, while in the drilling, rework, or maintenance phases of operation, shall be allowed to produce a maximum of 65 dBA at their property lines. As of January 1, 1978, all oil drilling and pumping sites within the City boundaries, while in the drilling, rework, or maintenance phases of operation, shall be required to comply with the provisions of Sections 4-24.301 of Article 3 and 4-24.401 of Article 4 of this chapter.
(c) 
Monitoring. If for any reason it is suspected that any oil drilling and pumping site, while either in the pumping, drilling, rework, or maintenance phases of operation, may be in violation of the provisions of this section prior to January 1, 1978, monitoring shall be carried out at its property lines.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976)
It is unlawful for any person, other than personnel of law enforcement or governmental agencies, to install, use, or operate within the City a loudspeaker or sound amplifying equipment in a fixed or movable position or mounted upon any sound truck for the purpose of giving instructions, directions, talks, addresses, or lectures or transmitting music to any person or assemblage of persons in or upon any street, alley, sidewalk, park, place, or public property without first filing an application for a variance and obtaining approval thereof as set forth in Article 7 of this chapter.
(§ 1, Ord. 2183 c.s., eff. August 11, 1976)
It is unlawful for any person to permit the transmission of, or cause to be transmitted, any amplified sound on any public street, sidewalk, alley, right-of-way, park, or any other public place or property which sound is clearly audible for a distance in excess of fifty (50′) feet from the source of such sound. This section shall not apply to any noncommercial public speaking, public assembly, or other activity for which a permit has been issued.
(§ 2, Ord. 2478 c.s., eff. October 15, 1987)
It is unlawful for the operator of any motor vehicle to permit the transmission of, or cause to be transmitted, any amplified sound which is clearly audible to other than the occupants of the vehicle. For the purposes of this section, "amplified sound" shall not include horns or any other legal warning devices used on motor vehicles.
(§ 2, Ord. 2478 c.s., eff. October 15, 1987)
(a) 
Defined. For the purposes of this section, "pandemoniac motor vehicle" shall mean a motor vehicle of any appearance, performance, or capability, designed, constructed, or operated in such a manner as to create audible noise related to tire friction by accelerating such vehicle.
(b) 
Prohibited. It is unlawful for any person to operate a pandemoniac motor vehicle on any street or in any other place within the City.
(c) 
Exemption. This section shall not apply to an area expressly designated by ordinance or resolution as a "raceway" or "dragstrip."
(§ 2, Ord. 2478 c.s., eff. October 15, 1987)
The operation or playing or permitting the operation or playing of any radio, television, phonograph, drum, musical instrument, sound amplifier, or similar device which produces, reproduces, or amplifies sound in any place of public entertainment at a sound level greater than 90 dBA as read by the slow response on a sound level meter at any point which is normally occupied by a customer shall be prohibited, unless a conspicuous and legible sign is located outside such place, near each public entrance, which sign states: "Warning, Sound Levels Within May Cause Permanent Hearing Impairment."
(§ 2, Ord. 2478 c.s., eff. October 15, 1987)