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Carson planning commission recommends city council adopt noise-element amendment

Carson Planning Commission · December 10, 2025
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Summary

The planning commission unanimously voted to recommend a general-plan amendment aligning the city's noise element with its municipal noise ordinance, clarifying that ambient noise may serve as the standard and allowing up to a 3-decibel increase for new development when ambient levels are within 3 dB of table 9.3 limits.

The Carson Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the City Council adopt a general-plan amendment to align the city’s noise element with the Carson Municipal Code noise ordinance.

Planning manager Makena Alexander told commissioners the proposed amendment clarifies ambiguities between the general plan and the municipal code and establishes consistent criteria for modest noise increases from new development. “The application before you is general plan amendment number 305,” Alexander…

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