(A) The use of sound amplifying equipment is limited to the conditions specified in this section.
(B) Outdoor amplified sound, including a live musical group or individual using sound amplifying equipment, may be produced only if an authorized agent of the sponsoring business, organization or group has been granted an outdoor amplified sound permit. This permit must be signed by a representative of the business, organization or group holding or sponsoring the event at which the outdoor amplified sound will be produced, as well as the applicant if different from the business, organization or group holding or sponsoring the event. Such person, group, organization or business shall be responsible for costs associated with providing security and cleanup costs as identified on the permit application.
(C) Except as allowed in division (D) below, no person shall operate or cause to be operated any source of sound in such a manner as to create a sound level which at its peak exceeds the limits set forth for the use occupancy categories in Table 1 when measured at or beyond the property line of the property from which the sound originates. For purposes of measurement, the back of the curb, the outside edges of driveways, fences, hedges or other physical features commonly associated with property boundaries are presumed to be at a point which is at or beyond the property line. In all cases the maximum sound level permitted by use occupancy shall be determined on the basis of the use occupancy of the property from which the sound originates and not by the use occupancy of any surrounding property. Sound which originates from a dwelling unit in a duplex or other multi-family housing unit shall be measured from any point which is at least 25 lineal feet, whether inside or outside a building, from the nearest point of the enclosed or habitable space of the dwelling unit from which the sound originates.
Table 1: Sound Levels by Use Occupancy | ||
Use Occupancy Category | Time | Sound Level Limit (dB(A)) |
Residential | 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. | 60 |
11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. | 55 | |
Public space, commercial or business | 7:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. | 65 |
11:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m. | 60 | |
Manufacturing, industrial or agricultural | At all times | 75 |
(D) Sound levels in excess of the limits established in Table 1 will be permitted in public space, commercial or business space, manufacturing, industrial or agricultural space, but not residential space, as follows:
Table 2: Greater Sound Levels, Allowed Only at Registered Events Using Public Facility or at Event Approved by Special Use Permit
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Not to Exceed (dB(A)) During Hours Listed | |
Weekdays (5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.) | 65 |
Weekends (as defined in § 95.02) (Friday 5:00 p.m. - 11:00 p.m. Sunday) | 80 |
Holidays (as defined in § 95.02) (12:00 p.m. noon - 11:00 p.m.) | 80 |
(Ord. 21-09-01, passed 9-3-2021) Penalty, see § 95.99