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KLE/MI-ELDER Bright People.Right Solutions. In addition, the Stockton General Plan states that, "if existing noise standards are currently exceeded, a proposed project shall not incrementally increase noise levels by more than 3 dBA." City of Stockton Development Code The City's Development Code, contained in Chapter 16 of the Municipal Code, contains detailed noise criteria that are applicable to the siting of new noise-sensitive land uses in noise-impacted areas, to infill development, and to proposed noise-generating land uses. The latter category, and the following criteria, drawn from Section 16.60.040 of the Development Code, applicable to the ESRTS project, which is a noise-generating land use. B. Standards for Proposed Noise-Generating Land-Uses and Transportation- Related Sources 2. Commercial, Industrial, and Other Land Use-Related Noise Sources (Except Infill Sites). a. New and Expanded Noise Sources. Land use-related projects that will create new noise sources or expand existing noise sources shall be required to mitigate their noise levels so that the resulting noise: i. Does not adversely impact noise-sensitive land uses; and ii. Does not exceed the standards specified in Table 3-7, Part II (see below). Noise levels shall be measured at the property line of the nearest site which is occupied by, zoned for, and/or designated on the City's General Plan Diagram to allow the development of, noise- sensitive land uses. b. Maximum Sound Level. i. Commercial. (A)The maximum sound level (Lmax) produced by commercial land uses or by other permitted noise-generating activities on any retail commercial zoning district (i.e., CO, CN, CG, CD, CL, or CA districts) shall not exceed 75 dB; and (B)The hourly equivalent sound level (Leq) from these land uses shall not exceed 65 dB during daytime or nighttime hours as 121339/ST011 R226 3-47 October 14, 2011 Copyright 2011 Kleinfelder