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City of San Leandro 2824 Halcyon Drive Residential Project 84 Regulatory Setting City of San Leandro 2035 General Plan Action EH-7.1.A: Review of Future Development Proposals On an on-going basis, review future development proposals for compliance with the General Plan Noise and Land Use Compatibility standards in Chart 7-2. Require acoustical studies for projects that are likely to be exposed to noise levels that exceed the “normally acceptable” standard and for projects that are likely to generate noise in excess of these standards. Impose mitigation measures based on the findings. Noise studies should consider the effects of significant short-term noise sources (such as passing trains or planes) as well as the average noise levels that may be experienced over a 24- hour period. Policy EH-7.2: Residential Interior Noise Standard As required by the State of California, ensure that interior noise levels in new residential construction do not exceed 45 dB Ldn. For non-residential construction, the acceptable interior noise levels should be determined on a case by case basis, depending on the type of activity proposed. Policy EH-7.3: Residential Exterior Noise Standard Strive to maintain an exterior noise level of no more than 60 dB Ldn in residential areas. Recognizing that some San Leandro neighborhoods already exceed this noise level, encourage a variety of noise abatement measures that benefit these areas. Policy EH-7.4: Degradation of Ambient Noise Levels If a neighborhood is well within acceptable noise standards, do not automatically allow noise levels to degrade to the maximum tolerable levels shown in Chart 7-2. A project’s noise impacts should be evaluated based on the potential for adverse community response, as well as its conformance to the adopted standards. For CEQA purposes, an increase of 3 dB Ldn should generally be considered a significant adverse impact. Policy EH-7.6: Minimizing Noise in New Housing Areas In the event that new housing is constructed in areas that exceed normally acceptable noise levels, require project design and construction measures that minimize noise intrusion. Policy EH-7.9: Vibration Impacts Limit the potential for vibration impacts from construction and ongoing operations to disturb sensitive uses such as housing and schools. Action EH-7.9.A: Vibration Impacts Adopt Standard Conditions of Approval or Construction Development Standards to reduce the potential for vibration-related construction impacts for development projects near sensitive uses. Vibration impacts shall be considered as part of the project-level environmental evaluation and approval process for individual development proposals. San Leandro Municipal Code SLMC Section 4.1.1115(b) prohibits construction-related activity near residential uses except between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on weekdays, or between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. on Sunday and Saturday.