TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Talyn Mirzakhanian, City Manager
FROM:
Masa Alkire, Community Development Director
Ryan Heise, Building Official
SUBJECT:Title
Request from the Sunrise Assisted Living Facility for Evening Construction Hours (No Budget Impact) (Community Development Director Alkire).
APPROVE
Body
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council consider Sunrise's request to approve the extension of evening construction hours to 8:30 p.m. on seven separate weekdays for concrete pours and to authorize the Director of Community Development to approve evening work requests for this project for a period of six months.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no fiscal implications associated with the recommended action.
BACKGROUND:
The Manhattan Beach Municipal Code (MBMC) section 9.44.030 allows construction activity to occur between 7:30 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. on weekdays, and between 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Saturdays. The MBMC also prohibits construction activity on Sundays and City-recognized holidays. MBMC section 9.44.030(F) allows the City Council to modify the hours for outdoor construction activity under limited circumstances. Council shall consider the request in light of the criteria listed in Section 5.48.140 of the Municipal Code as follows:
1. The level of the noise;
2. Whether the nature of the noise is usual or unusual;
3. Whether the origin of the noise is natural or unnatural;
4. The level and intensity of the background noise if any;
5. The proximity of the noise to residential sleeping facilities;
6. The nature and zoning of the area within which the noise emanates;
7. The density of the inhabitation of the area within which the noise emanates;
8. The time of the day and night the noise occurs;
9. The duration of the noise;
10. Whether the noise is recurrent, intermittent or constant;
11. Whether the noise is produced by a commercial or non...
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