Goal N-2: Noise Generators – Implementation Actions [Table N-3 part 2]:

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Implementation Action

Agency / Time Frame

GOAL N-2: Reduce the impact of known sources of noise and vibration.

2.1

 Alternative paving. Evaluate the use of alternative paving materials that can reduce traffic noise, as feasible, depending on roadway conditions and cost-efficiency.

PWA 2024

2.2

Freeways. Continue cooperation with Caltrans in the planning of noise attenuation along freeways and assist with outreach efforts to notify residents of major projects that may impact noise levels and aesthetics.

PWA Ongoing

2.3

Roadway designations. Periodically review major roadways and designated truck routes to reduce truck traffic through residential neighborhoods and near schools.

PWA Ongoing

2.4

Rail coordination. Continue to work with rail owners and operators to manage existing quiet zones, monitor safety adjacent to railroad tracks, and consider feasible alternatives that reduce noise.

PWA Ongoing

2.5

Site design and technology. Require that the parking structures, terminals, and loading docks of noise-generating land uses be designed to minimize the potential noise impacts of vehicles on-site and on adjacent land uses. Encourage and/or require feasible technological options to reduce noise to acceptable levels.

PBA Ongoing

2.6

Mitigate existing impacts. Identify existing business operations that produce exterior noise above the maximum levels specified in the City’s General Plan or noise ordinance for adjacent land uses. Reach out to those businesses to provide educational resources about best practices for noise prevention and mitigation. Assist businesses to implement mitigation strategies through permit assistance, expedited permitting, and other incentives. If the noise impact cannot be mitigated, provide site selection assistance to help businesses relocate to other areas of the city.

PBA/CDA 2023

2.7

Best practices. Conduct a study of best practices for the prevention and mitigation of noise impacts on sensitive land uses caused by existing or new business operations.

PBA/PD 2022-2024

2.8

Nuisance noise. Review all permit applications, including special use permits, for potential noise impacts. Utilize existing noise ordinances and antinuisance statutes to reduce the occurrence of nuisance noise violations.

PBA Ongoing