CC Ordinance No. 1906ORDINANCE NO. 1906
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO
AMENDING CHAPTER 10.48 OF THE CUPERTINO MUNICIPLE CODE
REGARDING HOURS OF OPERATION FOR HOME MAINTENANCE
ACTI¥ITES - USE OF POWER EQUIPMENT AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES
OF CLARIFICATION
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to limit early morning use of motorized
equipment for home maintenance;
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to clarify the measurement procedure for
daytime and nighttime maximum noise levels.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CUPERTINO DOES ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
Chapter 10.48 of the Municipal Code of Cupertino is hereby amended to read as follows:
10.48.051 Home maintenance activities.
The use of motorized equipment for home and yard maintenance activities shall be
limited to the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on weekdays, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on
weekends and holidays, with the exception of maintenance activities for public schools,
which are allowed to be begin at 7:00 a.m. The use of motorized equipment for home
and yard maintenance activities during these hours is exempted from the limits of Section
10.48.040; provided, that reasonable efforts are made by the user to minimize the
disturbances to nearby residents by, for example, installation of appropriate mufflers or
noise baffles, running equipment only the minimal period necessary, and locating
equipment so as to generate minimum noise level on adjoining properties.
10.48.040 Daytime and nighttime maximum noise levels.
Individual noise sources, or the combination of a group of noise sources located on the
same property, shall not produce a noise level exceeding those specified on property
zoned as follows, unless specifically provided in another section of this chapter:
Land Use at Point
of Origin
Maximum Noise Level at Complaint
Site of Receiving Property
Nighttime Daytime
Residential 50 dBA 60 dBA
Nonresidential 55 dBA 65 dBA
Ordinance No. 1906
This ordinance shall take effect and be in force thirty (30) days after its passage.
INTRODUCED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Cupertino this
16th day of December, 2002, and ENACTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Cupertino this21 st day of January, 2003 by the following vote:
Vote
Members of the City Council
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAiN:
Chang, James, Lowenthal, Kwok, Sandoval
None
None
None
ATTEST:
?ROVED:
or, C~ty of Cuper~no
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA )
CITY OF CUPERTINO )
I, KIMBERLY SMITH, City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the City
Council of the City of Cupertino, California, do hereby certify the attached
to be a true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 1906, which was enacted on
January 21, 2003 and that it has been published or posted pursuant to law
(G.C. 40806).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and seal this
28th day of January 2003.
KIMBERLY SMIiTI-I, City Clerk and Ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City of Cupertino, California
ordinance certificate