Noise Element of the General Plan

Noise Element of the General Plan

Siskiyou County proposes the update of the Noise Element of the Siskiyou County General Plan. The original Noise Element was adopted December 6, 1978. The proposed Noise Element updates existing data and information contained in the original document. It identifies key noise sources throughout the county, and based on noise samples and projections, has determined noise contours for major highways, railroads, selected commercial and industrial activities, and airports. Based on the identification of areas potentially impacted by noise, goals and policies include mitigation measures which can be applied to reduce noise impacts on land uses to avoid land use conflicts resulting from noise. It should be noted that much of the material content of the proposed update is the same or similar to the current Noise Element adopted in 1978. As proposed, the update would not impose new restrictions on existing approved land uses. It contains the technical methodology used to sample noise and make projections. This information is used in the land use decision-making process.

Siskiyou

Countywide

California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Northern and Eureka Region 1 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Highway Patrol, California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Redding Region 5 (RWQCB), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, North Coast Region 1 (RWQCB), Caltrans, Division of Aeronautics, Department of Housing and Community Development, Department of Water Resources, Resources Agency, California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT)

California Department of Transportation, District 2 (DOT)

General Plan Amendment

Land Use/Planning, Noise, Public Services, Recreation, Transportation