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Chapter 18.02 Title

City Code Chapter

18.02.010 Title.

(Amended by Ordinance No. 171455, effective August 29, 1997.)  This Title shall be known as “Noise Control.”

18.02.020 Policy Statement.

(Added by Ordinance No. 175772, effective August 1, 2001.)  It is the intent of the City Council to minimize the exposure of citizens to the potential negative physiological and psychological effects of excessive noise and protect, promote and preserve the public health, safety and welfare.  It is the intent of the City Council to control the level of noise in a manner that promotes the use, value, and enjoyment of property, conduct of business, sleep and repose and reduces unnecessary and excessive sound in the environment.