Laguna Woods Ca Ordinances

Weed whackers and leaf blowers, beware. Councilman Jim Thorpe has begun exploring the city's noise ordinances. When Laguna Woods became a city five months ago, the council decided to adopt county noise laws, Thorpe said. The ordinances were enacted last July, he said. But Thorpe said the city should consider creating its own codes in light of its opposition to the county's plans to construct an airport at El Toro.

Temporary signs and decorative flags are prohibited throughout Laguna Woods, but the city's planning advisory committee is recommending the city modify its rules. Under the committee's recommendations, banner signs, sandwich signs and decorative colored flags should be allowed in the city with restrictions on size, amount and display times. Seasonal banner signs hung across light poles in shopping and commercial areas should also be allowed.