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RESOLUTION NO. 2334
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE
LOUDSPEAKER CRITERIA FOR THE TUSTIN AUTO CENTER
The Planning Commission of the City of Tustin, California, does hereby
resol ye as fol 1 ows:
I. The Planning Commission finds and determine as follows'
A. The Planning Commission adopted the revised Master Development
Plan for the Tustin Auto Center on April 28, 1986, this approval
did not include the Loudspeaker Criteria.
B. The Planning Commission, reviewed and considered the revisions
to the Loudspeaker Criteria on May 27, 1986.
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The Loudspeaker Criteria as proposed by the I rvine Company has
been revised as shown in Exhibit "A", Sound System standards,
which shall be the approved Sound System Standards.
D.
The establishment, maintenance and operation of the loudspeaker
systems will not be injurious or detrimental to the property and
improvements in the neighborhood of the subject property, nor to
the general welfare of the City of Tustin, and should be
approved for use under the standards outlined on Exhibit "A".
II. The Planning Commission of the City of Tustin does hereby approve the
revisions to the Loudspeaker Criteria for the Tustin Auto Center
based upon the following findings'
A. The Loudspeaker Criteria as revised in Exhibit "A" will not,
under the circumstances of this case, be detrimental to the
health, safety, morals, comfort, or general welfare of the
persons residing or working in the neighborhood of such proposed
use.
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All noise created by the use of loudspeaker systems in the
Tustin Auto Center shall not exceed the noise levels allowed by
Tustin's Noise Standards, Sections 4600-4625 of the Tustin
Muni ci pal Code.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a re~me~ng of the Tustin Planntng Commission,
held on the 27th day of May, 1986
Resolution No. 2334
Page two
Exhibit "A"
SOUNi) SY~'[EM STAIIDAROS
Any sound system Installation wtthln the Tustln Auto Center shall conform
to the lo.l lowing standards:
1. All dealers are encouraged to use a hand held paging system. In the
event that use of outdoor loudspeakers Is necessary, no dealer will be
authorized for an exclusive use of outdoor loudspeakers, a combination
of loudspeakers and hand held pagtng may be authorized upon revtew of
the system by the Ct ty of Tusttn.
2. [n the event that loudspeakers must be used, a dealer's lot shall be
covered by multiple zones so that enunciation through a loudspeaker
occurs on a controlled area of the parcel rather than across the entire
lot.
3. Should a dealer choose to use some outdoor loudspeakers, the use of
thts system ts 11mtted to operation between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m., Monday through Frtday. Should a dealer wtsh to either
expand these hours or days of use, approval of the Planntng Commission
must be obtained. In no event shall any use of outdoor speakers be
authorized for operation on Sundays.
4. Al1 loudspeakers shall be mounted at a 75 degree angle facing the
ground to avotd voice travel. All loudspeakers mounted on perimeter
walls shall be located at least two (2) feet below the top of the wall.
5. All loudspeakers shall be dtrected toward the interior of each lot.
Each speaker layout system shall be subject to review and approval by
the Community Development Oepartment.
6. Whenever possible, loudspeakers shall be placed within service
buildings' rather than on the outside of the structure.
7. Whenever possible, loudspeakers shall be placed in such a manner to
prevent "bouncing" of sound off a nearby building.
8. All outdoor loudspeakers shall be set at a volume level no louder than
75 dB(A).
g. Prior to installation of a loudspeaker system, each dealer shall obtain
any necessary building permit(s) from the City of Tustin. Upon
installation of the system and as a condition of final approval of work
authorized by these permit(s), sound readings shall be taken of that
dealership's loudspeaker impacts on adjacent land uses, and the speaker
volumes shall be adjusted so that they do not exceed the impacts
stipulated below. Further, the speaker installer or sound engineer
shall advise the City in writing that the loudspeaker volume adjustment
has been mechanically or electrically locked off at 75 dB(A) or lower,
to preclude arbitrarily increasing the volumes at a later date.
Corn munity Development Department
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Resolution No. 2334
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10. Prtor to the actual use of any loudspeaker system, an Inspection shall
be made by the Ctty of Tusttn to ensure that the system ts operating
according to all sound system criteria, both on and off site.
11. Pertodtc random Inspections may be conducted by the Ctty to ensure
maintenance of the maximum 75 dB(A) sound level 11mtt. Should any
system be found tn violation of thts requirement or any of the
standards stated above, the ctty may requtre that the-use of the.
loudspeaker system be discontinued unttl all standards have been
satisfactorily complied with.
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Maximum sound levels at adjacent property lines shall be'
a. 35 dB(A) to any residence along Browntng Avenue;
b. 50 dB(A) to the outside of the soundwall along the property
line of any residence abutting Jamboree Road; and
c. 60 dB(A) to any adjacent commercial uses which occur outside
of the Auto Center. (This level is limited to five (5)
minutes in any hour, overall a maximum of 60 dBA is allowed).
Community Development Department
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STATE OF CAL]:FORN]:A)
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
C]:TY OF TUST]:N )
:]:, PENN]: FOLEY, the undersigned, hereby certtfy that ]: am the
Recording Secretary of the Plann~oq Co.;mt sst on of the Ctty of Tusttn,
California; that Resolution No. ~ was duly passed and adopted at./
n al~l~nn-t~g corem1 sst on, he1 d on the
a regular. An~.ettng of the Tus~l
day of ~, 19