A sound meter may be used as evidence of a violation provided the following standards are followed:
(A) Sound level measurement shall be made with a sound level meter using the “A” weighting scale set on “slow response.”
(B) Sound level meters shall be of at least Type Three meeting American National Standards Institute (ANSI) S1.4, latest edition Requirements. The entire sound measurement system shall be serviced and operated as recommended by the manufacturer. Persons using the sound level meter shall be trained in should level measurement and the operation of sound level meters.
(C) Except as provided in division (D) below, noise measurements shall be taken at a point on the complainant’s property line nearest the noise source, but when this location is not practicable in the opinion of the duly authorized law enforcement officer because of ambient noise at the complainant’s source, or some other factor that is distorting a proper reading, noise measurements shall be made at the boundary of the public or private right-of-way which adjoins the complainant’s property.
(D) In the case of noises emanating from within a multi-family structure and where the complainant is a resident of the same multi-family structure, noise measurements shall be made in the unit of the complainant at the height of at least four feet above the floor and at a point approximately equal distance from all walls.
(Ord. passed 9-18-2006; Ord. passed 10-19-2015)