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Planning commission approves updates to noise policies, code and CEQA thresholds
Summary
The commission unanimously recommended that the City Council adopt amendments to the general plan public safety element, municipal code chapter 11.16 (noise), and the city’s CEQA thresholds guide to add mixed-use noise guidance, construction and vibration limits, and to standardize measurement procedures.
The Lake Forest Planning Commission on April 3 unanimously voted to recommend City Council adoption of coordinated amendments to the general plan public safety element, Lake Forest Municipal Code chapter 11.16 (noise), and the city’s local CEQA thresholds guide. Staff and the city’s consultant told the commission the changes update how the city measures and regulates noise — including for mixed-use development, construction, and vibration — and bring the documents into consistency with recent case law and modern practice.
"The update considered recent legal challenges regarding construction noise and also allowed for a 90 day Native American tribal consultation period," Ron…
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