10.48.050 Brief Daytime Incidents.

   A.   During the daytime period only, brief noise incidents exceeding limits in other sections of this chapter are allowed; providing, that the sum of the noise duration in minutes plus the excess noise level does not exceed twenty in a two-hour period. For example, the following combinations would be allowable:

 

Noise Increment Above Normal Standard	Noise Duration in 2-Hour Period
5 DBA	15 minutes
10 dBA	10 minutes
15 dBA	5 minutes
19 dBA	1 minute

 

   B.   For multifamily dwelling interior noise, Section 10.48.054, the sum of excess noise level and duration in minutes of a brief daytime incident shall not exceed ten in any two-hour period, measured at the receiving location.

   C.   Section 10.48.050A does not apply to Section 10.48.055 (Motor Vehicle Idling).

(Ord. 1871, (part), 2001)