1. Any property use established in a zoning district as defined and designated under the provisions of the Township Zoning Ordinance (Chapter 27) shall be such as to comply with the performance standards governing noise set forth hereinafter for the district in which such use shall be located.
2. Noise levels shall be measured in terms of the sound level in dBA using equipment which meets the requirements established by this Part.
3. In all commercial and industrial zoning districts, at no point on the boundary of any residential zoning district shall the sound level of any individual operation or business, or the combined operations of any person, firm or corporation exceed the dBA levels shown below for the zoning district as measured under the test procedures established by § 10-110.
A. Maximum sound levels dB(A) along district boundaries as measured by conventional sound level meters on slow response:
(1) Residential A-scale levels: 55dB(A); and
(2) Commercial-industrial A-scale levels: 62 dB(A).
B. In commercial zoning districts, all activities involving the production, processing, cleaning, servicing, testing, repair of materials, goods or products, or any property use shall conform with the performance standards stated above, provided that performance standards shall, in every case, be applied at the boundaries of the lot on which any such activities take place, except in such cases where the maximum permitted sound levels may be exceeded at a more distant point.
C. In residential zoning districts, any property use shall conform with the performance standards stated above for residential district boundaries, provided that performance standards shall, in every case, be applied at the boundaries of the lot on which such use is established, except in such cases where the maximum permitted sound levels may be exceeded at a more distant point.
D. The maximum sound levels established in this Section to be applied to the boundaries of a lot shall not apply to construction sites and emergency operations. Construction site noise levels shall be regulated by § 10-108 of this Part.
(Ord. 1969-2, passed 5-26-1969; Ord. 1989-1, passed 3-13-1989)