20.520.040 Approval Process.
A. Permit issuance. The City shall not issue any building permit or other development permit allowing construction of any new residential structure intended for use as a dwelling or dwellings in the Noise Impact Overlay District except in compliance with this Section.
B. Approval process. An applicant for such a permit shall prepare a Noise Impact Reduction Plan subject to the following procedures:
1. Single-family and duplex units. An applicant for a new or expanded single-family and/or duplex unit(s) shall request approval of the Noise Impact Reduction Plan by means of a Type I procedure, as governed by Section 20.210.040 VMC, using the performance standards contained in Section 20.520.050 VMC below.
2. Projects with three or more residential units. An applicant for a project with three or more residential units shall request approval as part of site plan review, as governed by Chapter 20.270 VMC.
C. Submission requirements. The Noise Impact Reduction Plan, must include the following:
1. A map of the property, drawn to scale, and an identification of the sources of noise that result in noise impacts on the property to Ldn levels of 65 or greater.
2. A statement of the methods proposed to be used to accomplish sound reduction.
3. A statement that the applicant has consulted with any agency or corporation responsible for managing noise generated by a source identified in 20.520.020 VMC, and a certification by the applicant that the proposed construction is designed to reduce sound impacts within structures on the property so as to mitigate any conflict between the noise source and the use of the residential building as a dwelling.
4. A time schedule for construction of the project that clearly shows that sound reduction will have been accomplished prior to any occupancy of the rooms for residential use.
5. An estimate of the Ldn values outside of the proposed building, and an evaluation of the dBA level of single impacts, and a statement by the applicant that the existence of noise levels is acknowledged to exist, as governed by Section 20.520.060 VMC below. (Ord. M-3643, 01/26/2004)