(A) Generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to make, cause or continue to make, any excessive, unnecessary or unusually loud noise, or any noise which either annoys, disturbs, injures or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace or safety of others, within the town limits.
(B) Reference standards. Unless otherwise defined herein, all terminology shall be in conformance with applicable publications of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or its successor body.
(C) Noise measuring devices. In addition to other available equipment or means, noise may be measured with a sound level meter meeting the ANSI standards, and pursuant to measurements conducted in accordance with the American Standard Method for the Physical Measurement of Sound.
(D) Frequency and decibels. For all zoning districts, there shall be no noise measured along the property line on which the use is located which shall exceed the values given in the following table.
Frequency Band in Cycles/Seconds | Average Sound Level in Decibels |
Frequency Band in Cycles/Seconds | Average Sound Level in Decibels |
0 to 75 | 55 |
75 to 150 | 50 |
150 to 300 | 44 |
300 to 600 | 38 |
600 to 1,200 | 35 |
1,200 to 2,400 | 32 |
2,400 to 4,800 | 29 |
4,800 and above | 26 |
(E) Noise restrictions for air conditioning units. Noise level restrictions for air conditioning equipment are contained in § 153.028(F).
(F) Exemptions. The following activities or sources are exempt from these noise standards:
(1) Noise from the operation of refuse collection and utility service vehicles;
(2) Noise from construction or routine maintenance of public service utilities;
(3) The emission of sound for the purpose of alerting persons to the existence of an emergency, or created in the performance of emergency work; and
(4) Noise from routine lawn and landscape maintenance activity and equipment
(Ord. 1-90, passed 1-31-1991) Penalty, see § 153.999