Document Types: Noise
Table N-3 Noise Element Implementation
An implementation plan is a coordinated series of actions the City desires to take in the future that are intended to advance, over the long term, the City’s Shared Vision, Core Values, and the General Plan goals and policies. An implementation plan is thus a follow-up measure for this element. Taken as a whole, these … Continued
Table N-2 Related General General Plan Policies
Each policy in the City of Santa Ana General Plan is listed under the most related goal and element. Some policies, however, also reinforce other goals in different elements. To provide a more complete picture of all of the policies that support the goals of this element, Table N-2 lists each Noise Element goal in … Continued
Table N-1 Interior and Exterior Noise Standards
The City’s primary focus is to minimize noise problems in areas sensitive to noise because the majority of land in Santa Ana is fully established. The City emphasizes mitigation measures to deal with existing noise problems, as well as the prevention of new noise problems. Noise levels are managed through proper design and location of … Continued
Figure N-3 Airport Noise Contours
ABOUT THE MAP. This map shows the exterior levels of noise created by aircraft operations at John Wayne Airport. California Building Code (Title 21) standards states that the basis for the acceptable level of aircraft noise for persons living in the vicinity of airports is 65 decibels (dBA CNEL).
Figure N-2 Future Noise Contours
ABOUT THE MAP. This map shows the projected exterior levels of noise (based on buildout of the land use plan), created by cars, trucks, or trains traveling along roadways and rail lines in the city. The City’s noise and land use compatibility standards (see Table N-1) consider exterior levels above 65 decibels (dBA CNEL) to … Continued
Figure N-1 Existing Noise Conditions
ABOUT THE MAP. This map shows the current exterior levels of noise created by cars, trucks, or trains traveling along roadways and rail lines in the city. The City’s noise and land use compatibility standards (see Table N-1) consider exterior levels above 65 decibels (dBA CNEL) to be generally incompatible for residential and other noise-sensitive … Continued