Ordinance 3128-09 - Laserfiche WebLink

5) Energy efficient appliances 6) Low-water use appliances 7) Facilities to recharge batteries • Promote enhanced recycling, waste reduction, and reuse • Use materials which are resource efficient, recycled, with long life cycles, manufactured in an environmentally friendly way and locally made • Recycle or reuse demolished construction materials • Provide onsite renewable energy sources including solar and wind Section 7: NOISE 7.1 Mitigation Required by Existing Regulations 1. City Noise Regulations The Everett Municipal Code (EMC) noise ordinance [EMC Section 20.08.100 (8)] applies to industrial and commercial noise sources, as well as "nuisance noise" originating from residential areas. The Everett noise ordinance exempts motor vehicle noise on public roads from City code requirements, provided individual vehicle noise levels meet City regulations (EMC 20.08.060 through 20.08.080). Permissible sound levels at a receiving land use depend on the district zoning. The City noise control districts are classified as follows: • District I: All residentially zoned districts including but not limited to R.S., R-1, R-2, R- 3(A), R-4 and R-5; • District II: All business and commercially zoned districts including but not limited to B-1, B-2(A), B-2, B-2(B), B-3, C-1 and C-2; and • District III: All agricultural and manufacturing zoned districts including but not limited to A, M-M and M-1, and all other non-residential, non-business and non-commercially zoned districts. 2. Federal and State Traffic Noise Impact Criteria The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) have adopted criteria for evaluating noise impacts associated with federally funded or state-funded highway projects, and for determining whether such impacts are sufficient to justify federal funding of noise abatement. These criteria are specified in 23 CFR 772, Procedures for Abatement of Highway Traffic Noise and Construction Noise. 7.2 Mitigation Measures No significant noise impacts are expected, so no noise mitigation is required. Certain noise control measures would be required to comply with current regulations. These required measures would be the use of low-noise mechanical equipment at office and retail facilities adequate to comply with the City noise ordinance limits. Residential buildings, though not the major source of noise, can be designed to include better noise attenuation. 21