ORD 393 ORDINANCE NO. 393
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA,
CALIFORNIA, REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION
6.08.050 OF THE LA QUINTA CHARTER AND MUNICIPAL
CODE RELATING TO DISTURBANCES BY CONSTRUCTION
NOISES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA QUINTA, CALIFORNIA DOES HEREBY
ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That Section 6.08.050 of the La Quinta Charter and Municipal
Code is hereby repealed and replaced as follows:
6.08.50 Disturbances by construction noises
A. It is a nuisance and it is unlawful, for any person to be engaged or employed,
or for any person to cause any other person to be engaged or employed, in any
work of construction, erection, alteration, repair, addition to, or improvement
to realty, except between the hours set forth as follows: ~
October 1't Monday- Friday: seven a.m. to
Through five-thirty p,m.
April 30t' Saturday: eight a.m. to five p.m.
Sunday: none
Holidays*: none
May 1't Through Monday- Friday: six a.m. to seven
September 30th p.m.
Saturday: eight a.m. to five p.m.
Sunday: none
Holidays*' none
Ordinance No. 393
Municipal Code Amendment Section 6.08.050
Construction Noise Disturbances
Adopted: December 16, 2003
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*For purposes of this section, the following shall be considered Holidays:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (third Monday in January)
President's Day (third Monday in February formerly Washington's birthday)
Memorial Day (last Monday in May)
Independence Day (July 4)
Labor Day (first Monday in September)
Veteran's Day (November 11)
Thanksgiving (fourth Thursday in November)
Christmas Day (December 25)
B. No person doing or causing work prohibited by subsection A of this section,
after being informed orally or in writing that the work is in violation of Section
A, shall fail, refuse or neglect to cease said work.
Exceptions:
· .
1. Emergency repair of existing installations or equipment or appliances;
2. Construction work' complying with the terms of a written early work permit
which may be issued by the city manager or his designee, upon showing of
'sufficient need due to hot or inclement weather, or the use of an unusually long
process material, or other circumstances of unusual and compelling nature.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
thirty (30) days after its adoption.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the La Quinta City
Council held on this 16th day of December, 2003, by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members Henderson, Perkins, Sniff, Mayor Adolph
NOES: Council Member Osborne
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Ordinance No. 393
Municipal Code Amendmem Section 6.08.050
Construction Noise Disturbances
Adopted: Decamber 16, 2003
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DON ADO~.PH, i~l'aYo~
City of La Quinta, California
ATTEST:
JUI~ ~'. GREEK, CMC, Cit?'~le~k-
City of La Quinta, California
(CITY SEAL)
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
· NE,ocr~ou,~, ~.,~y ~ttorney
City of La Quinta, California
Ordinance No. 393
Municipal Code Amendment Section 6.08.050
Construction Noise Disturbances
Adopted: December 16, 2003
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF LA QUINTA )
I, JUNE S. GREEK, City Clerk of the City of La Quinta, California, do hereby certify
the foregoing to be a full, true and correct copy of Ordinance No. 393 which was
introduced at a regular meeting held on the 2nd day of December, 2003, and was
adopted at a regular meeting held on the 16th day of December, 2003, not being
less than 5 days after the date of introduction thereof.
I further certify that the foregoing Ordinance was posted in three places within the
City of La Quinta as specified in a Resolution of the City Council.
JUN~ (~REEK, CMC, City ~'lerk
City of La Quinta, California