Long Beach |
Municipal Code |
Title 20. SUBDIVISIONS |
Chapter 20.32. CONDOMINIUM, COMMUNITY APARTMENT PROJECT AND STOCK COOPERATIVE CONVERSION |
Article 2. RESIDENTIAL RENTAL TO RESIDENTIAL/COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL OWNERSHIP REQUIREMENTS |
§ 20.32.110. Sound attenuation.
Sound attenuation in all wall and floor-to-ceiling assemblies abutting other dwelling units, or hallways shall be required to meet a minimum Sound Transmission Class (STC) of forty-nine (49) as defined in Uniform Building Code Standard No. 35.1 and ASTM Standard E-413 "Determination of Sound Transmission Class". (Field tested data may be substituted for the STC specifications to validate STC forty-nine (49) ratings.) Common walls where plumbing facilities or built-in facilities preclude reasonably feasible upgrading to STC forty-nine (49) shall be excepted.
(Ord. C-5975 § 1 (part), 1983)