§ 4-18-41 — SOUND ASSESSMENT REQUIRED
Austin City Code (Supp. No. 174: codified through Ordinance No. 20260521-050, effective June 1, 2026) · Austin City Code § 4-18-41
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§ 4-18-41 - SOUND ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.
(A) Except as provided in Subsection (B), a person who applies for a site plan to develop a new residential use or hotel-motel use must obtain a sound assessment that complies with Section 4-18-42 (Sound Assessment) if the site is located within: (1) 600 feet of one or more outdoor music venues that: (a) operates after 10:00 p.m.; and (b) is authorized to exceed 70 dBA or 80 dBC; or (2) 300 feet of one or more performance venues. (B) A sound assessment is not required if the residential use may be developed: (1) without a site plan; or (2) as a small project under Section 25-5-3 (Small Projects). (C) When a sound assessment is required, the accountable official may not approve a site plan unless the applicant certifies that a sound assessment was conducted. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the accountable official to disapprove a site plan or site plan application because the applicant does not incorporate the sound assessment into the design of the residential or hotel-motel use.
Source: Ord. No. 20240912-005, Pt. 1, 9-23-24.