City of Albuquerque - File #: O-16-24

• File #: O-16-24
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 10/5/2016
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 2/22/2017
• Enactment date: 3/10/2017
• Enactment #: O-2017-002
• Title: C/S Amending Article 9, Chapter 9, "The Noise Control Ordinance" (Benton)
• Sponsors: Isaac Benton

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/10/2017	City Clerk	Published
3/10/2017	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
3/2/2017	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
2/22/2017	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass, as Substituted, as Amended (Immediate Action)
2/22/2017	City Council	Passed	Pass
2/15/2017	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Sent to Council for Immediate Action	Pass
2/15/2017	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Substituted, as Amended	Pass
2/15/2017	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Amended	Pass
2/15/2017	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Substituted	Pass
11/30/2016	Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee	Postponed	Pass
10/5/2016	City Council	Introduced and Referred
10/5/2016	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-SECOND COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. C/S O-16-24 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton


ORDINANCE
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C/S Amending Article 9, Chapter 9, "The Noise Control Ordinance" (Benton)
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AMENDING ARTICLE 9, CHAPTER 9, "THE NOISE CONTROL ORDINANCE".
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. Sections 9-9-1 et seq., R.O.A. 1994, is amended to read:
? 9-9-1 SHORT TITLE AND DECLARATION OF INTENT
(A) This article may be cited as the "Noise Control Ordinance."
(B) A substantial body of scientific research has shown that exposure to excessive sound is a serious hazard to the public health, welfare, safety and quality of life. It is the express intent of the City Council to control the level of excessive sound as noise in a manner that promotes the use, value and enjoyment of property, conduct of business, sleep and repose and an environment free from unnecessary and excessive sound.
? 9-9-2 DEFINITIONS
For the purpose of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
APPROVED SOUND-LEVEL METER. An instrument sensitive to pressure fluctuations and meeting the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) S1.4-1983 Type 1 or Type 2 or those of IEC Publication 651 or those of the latest respective revisions thereof.
A-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL. The sound pressure level as measured on an approved sound-level meter using the A-weighting network. The unit of measurement is dB(A). Sounds measured with the "A" weighting network approximate the response of human hearing when measuring sounds of low to moderate intensity.
C-WEIGHTED SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL. The sound pressure level as measured on an approved sound-level meter using the C-weighting network. The unit of measurement is dB(C). The "C" weighting network is more sensitive to low frequencies than is the "A" weightin...