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HomeMy WebLinkAboutordinance.council.015-14 Ordinance NO. 15 (Series of 2014) AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN,COLORADO AMENDING CHAPTER 18.04 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ALLOW FOR EXTENDED DAYTIME HOURS OF NOISE LEVELS IN THE CITY OF ASPEN AND TO REVISE NOISE READING COLLECTION LOCATIONS. WHEREAS,The City Council desires to amend the City of Aspen Noise Ordinance to balance the needs of downtown businesses and residential units,and 1 WHEREAS, it is in the interest of public health and safety to protect the City and its 1 inhabitants from excessive noise levels. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ASPEN, COLORADO,THAT: Chapter 18.04 of the Municipal Code of the City of Aspen, Colorado, section 18.04.020 and section 18.04.030 are hereby amended to read as follows: 18.04.020 Definitions and standards. (5)Nighttime. Shall mean the period from 9-9911:00 p.m.to 7:00 a.m. daily. (B) Standards used in the measurement of sound as provided for in this chapter shall be those as specified herein: (1) Sound level measurement shall be made with a sound level meter using the "A" weighting scale, set on "slow"response. (2)Measurements shall be taken at the property line of the settee affected property. The meter shall be used according to manufacturer specifications. The meter shall not be held in front of the person taking the reading. 18.04.030 Maximum permitted sound levels in zone districts. (A)No person or group of persons shall operate or cause to be operated any continuous, regular or frequent source of sound that at the point of the measurement set forth in Section 18.04.020 (B)(2), above, exceeds the maximum permissible sound pressure level for the Zone District of the affected property as listed in Table 1. Table 1: Maximum noise level by Zone District Zone District Nighttime 9L8911:00 p.m. to Daytime 7:00 a.m. to 9L49 7:00 a.m. 11:00 P.M. Residential 50 dBA 55 dBA Commercial 60 dBA 65 dBA Lodging 55 dBA 60 dBA (B) No person shall drive, operate, move, cause or knowingly permit to be driven or moved a motor vehicle or combination of vehicles at any time in such a manner as to exceed the noise limits for the category of motor vehicle shown in Table 2. (C)Noise shall be measured at a distance of at least twenty-five(25) feet from the vehicle with the sound level meter at least four(4)feet above the immediate surrounding surface. INTRODUCED,READ,AND ORDERED PUBLISHED as provided by law, by the City Council of the City of Aspen on the 27th day of May, 2014. Att �M Linda Manning,City Clerk Steven S dron,Mayor FINALLY,adopted,passed and approved this 9th day of June,2014. Attest: Linda Manning,City Clerk Steven Skadr n,Mayor Approved as to form: ames R. True,City Attorney Ad Name: 10221033A LEGAL NOTICE HEARING Customer: Aspen (LEGALS) City of Ordinan #115,Se' esANCE 15,2of120114was Cdopted on first reading at the City Council meeting May 27,2014. / Your account number: 1013028 This ordinance,if adopted,will amend chapter 18.04 to allow extending daytime hours of noise levels and revise noise reading collection locations. The public hearing on this ordinance is scheduled for J Galenae 9,2014 at 5:00 p.m.City Hall,130 South PROOF OF PUBLICATION To see the entire text,go to the city's legal notice website 3S :rZ1 IM http://www.aspenpitkin.com/Departments/Clerk/Le- I-Notices/ T A T F you would like a copy FAXed or e-mailed to you, call the city clerk's office,429-2687 Published in Aspen Times Weekly on May 29, 2014(10221033) STATE OF COLORADO, COUNTY OF PITKIN I,Jim Morgan, do solemnly swear that I am General Manager of the ASPEN TIMES WEEKLY, that the same weekly newspaper printed, in whole or in part and published in the County of Pitkin, State of Colorado, and has a general circulation therein;that said newspaper has been published continuously and uninterruptedly in said County of Pitkin.for a period of more than fifty-tiro consecutive weeks next prior to the first publication of the annexed legal notice or advertisement. The Aspen Times is an accepted legal advertising medium, only for jurisdictions operating under lorado's Home Rule provision. That the annexed legal notice or advertisement was published in the regular and entire issue of every number of said daily newspaper for the period of 1 consecutive insertions;and that the first publication of said notice was in the issue of said newspaper dated 5/29/2014 and that the last publication of said notice was in the issue of said newspaper dated 5/29/2014. In witness whereof,I have here unto set my hand this 06/02/2014. Jim Morgan,Gener3fManager Subscribed and sworn to before me,a notary public in and for the County of Garfield,State of Colorado this 06/02/2014. Pamela J. Schultz,Notary Public Commission expires:November 1,2015 ��4PRy pUe`/� PAMELA J. SCHULTZ 9 C01e�