HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12191989 - S.4 TO: BOARD OF SU.PERVISORS
FROM: Contra
Supervisor Nancy Fanden Costa
DATE: December 12, 1989 for action
County
December 19 , 1989
SUBJECT:
NOISE ORDINANCE IN UNINCORPORATED AREAS OF COUNTY
10:00 P.M. - 6:00 A.M.
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
That Dr. William Walker, Environmental Health, be requested
to report to the Board on the feasibility of establishing a
County Noise Ordinance that would regulate loud noises
between the hours of 10: 00 P.M. and 6 : 00 A.M. in the
morning.
BACKGROUND:
Over the past six months my office has received numerous
calls from residents living in the Mt. View and Vine Hill
areas of Martinez complaining of loud noises disturbing
their sleep late at night. And even though complaints have
been directed to the offending parties, the problem has
continued without letup because we have no way of regulating
or enforcing "noise" complaints.
Most of the reported disturbances have been about the Shell
Refinery. However, we have also had complaints about a
local bar that has allowed their band to play music in the
parking lot at 1: 00 A.M. in the morning, keeping the
neighbors awake. This has been an ongoing problem for
almost two years.
Apparently businesses and individuals are unwilling to
voluntarily keep the noise down, especially when they know
the County has no ordinance that would require them to keep
the peace. Therefore, it is not unreasonable for the County
to require businesses and individuals to be considerate of
their neighbors by requiring them to keep the noise level
down during normal hours of rest.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENTS YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTION OF BOARD ON December 19 1989 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X and OTHER X
REQUESTED report to the Board on January 23, 1989. 0
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT 1 ) I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE' .SH/OWN.
CC: Environmental Health ATTESTEDyv � y /9� /9j'9
Health Services Director
county Administrator Phil Batchelor,Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
M382/7-e3 BY �� DEPUTY